Hey Gumballers,

A lot of pushing and shoving this turn, but not much in the way of actual accomplishments.

Turkey had the most going on -- losing a fleet in the Aegean, recapturing Rumania from Russia, and then losing Bulgaria from behind to the opportunistic Austrians.  Elsewhere in Europe the most we could manage in terms of excitement were a couple of bounces.

Game notes:
- The western trio of E, F and G failed to move a single unit.  Not any of them.  That's 16 units all sitting in exactly the same spots as they were at the end of Spring.  No SC gained, no SC lost.  In my experience, I'd have to call that unprecedented this early in a game.
- Russia beats a tactical retreat from Rumania, resecuring his home province of
Sevastopol.
- Austria and Italy continue to work well together.  Austria saves Venice from the wandering bear, while Italy establishes total dominance of the Eastern Med.

RETREATS:  Turkish F Aegean has no options for retreat.  Poof!  Turkish F Sevastopol has only one option, Armenia.  The retreat has been made automatically but, as always, the Sultan may choose to disband that unit instead.  Just let me know ASAP so I can pass it on to the rest of the group.

SC Ownership at the end of 1903:

Austria:   Budapest, Bulgaria, Serbia, Trieste, Vienna.
England:   Denmark, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Norway, Sweden.
France:    Brest, Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.
Germany:   Belgium, Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy:     Greece, Naples, Rome, Tunis, Venice.
Russia:    Moscow, Sevastopol, St Petersburg,
Warsaw.
Turkey:    Ankara, Constantinople, Rumania, Smyrna.

Adjustments:

Austria:   Supp  5 Unit  4 Build  0  ... no home SC free for building
England:   Supp  6 Unit  6 Build  0
France:    Supp  5 Unit  5 Build  0
Germany:   Supp  5 Unit  5 Build  0
Italy:     Supp  5 Unit  5 Build  0
Russia:    Supp  4 Unit  4 Build  0
Turkey:    Supp  4 Unit  4 Build  0 ... or Build 1 if F Sevastopol retreats off the board.

NEXT DEADLINE:


Cheers,

Chris



Orders as resolved.  Look 'em over and let me know ASAP if there are any mistakes.

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Austria:
A Budapest Supports A Vienna (*Cut*)
A Serbia - Bulgaria
F Trieste - Venice (*Bounce*)
A Vienna Supports A Budapest

England:
F Denmark Hold
F English Channel Supports F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F North Atlantic Ocean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Fails*)
F North Sea - Holland (*Bounce*)
F Skagerrak Supports F Denmark
A Sweden Supports F Denmark

France:
A Brest Hold
F Irish Sea Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean Supports F Western Mediterranean (*Ordered to Move*)
A Piedmont - Marseilles (*Bounce*)
A Spain - Marseilles (*Bounce*)

Germany:
F Baltic Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)
A Belgium - Holland (*Bounce*)
F Helgoland Bight - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Kiel - Holland (*Bounce*)
A Munich
Hold

Italy:
A Albania - Greece
F Eastern Mediterranean - Smyrna (*Bounce*)
F Greece - Aegean Sea
F Ionian Sea Supports F Greece - Aegean Sea
F Western Mediterranean - Tyrrhenian Sea

Russia:
A Galicia - Budapest (*Fails*)
F Rumania - Sevastopol
A Tyrolia - Venice (*Bounce*)
A Ukraine Supports F Rumania - Sevastopol

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Greece (*Disbanded*)
F Ankara - Black Sea
A Bulgaria - Rumania
A Constantinople - Smyrna (*Bounce*)
F Sevastopol Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania (*Dislodged*)

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