Hi Players,

Here we are starting our seventh year.  Do you know that I've seen gunboat games in which someone has soloed in 1907?  I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that that isn't going to happen here in Gumball.  Too many sticky situations.  Too many blown opportunities.  Too many bubbles bursting in people's faces.  (Are you following my drift?  I hope so.  I'm running out of subtle here.)

Common wisdom often says that you play for position in the Spring and dots in the Fall.  I'd say that pretty well describes our moves this season.  At least, it describes our attempted moves.  Successful in a couple cases (Germany into Galicia, Austria into Tyrolia) and unsuccessful in a few more (Germany blocked from
Yorkshire, Italy blocked from MAO and Constantinople).

I also note that we're still seeing folks trying to help other folks, but finding it difficult to make the connection.  Will they try again, or are will they turn to other options?  Love unrequited only lasts so long, you know.

RETREAT NEEDED:  Austria army Galicia may retreat to Budapest, Warsaw or off the board.  Please get that retreat in to me within the next 24 hours.

NEXT DEADLINE:  Fall 1907 is due next Wednesday, August 11, at 8 pm Eastern US time.

Cheers,
Chris


Orders as resolved.  Please check for errors.
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Austria:
A Bulgaria Supports A Greece - Constantinople (*Void*)
A Galicia - Bohemia (*Dislodged*)
A Piedmont Supports A Trieste - Tyrolia
A Rumania Supports A Bulgaria
A Trieste - Tyrolia
F Venice - Trieste
A Vienna Supports A Galicia -
Bohemia

England:
F London - Yorkshire (*Bounce*)
F North Atlantic Ocean - Norwegian Sea
F Norwegian Sea - Edinburgh

France:
F Brest Supports F Portugal - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Marseilles Supports A Spain
A Picardy Supports F Brest
F Portugal - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Spain Supports A Marseilles

Germany:
A Belgium - Yorkshire (*Bounce*)
A Berlin - Silesia
A Bohemia Supports A Silesia - Galicia
F Holland - Helgoland Bight
A Munich Supports A Bohemia
F North Sea Convoys A Belgium - Yorkshire
A Silesia - Galicia
A Sweden - Norway

Italy:
F Aegean Sea Supports F Smyrna - Constantinople
A Greece Hold
F North Africa - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
F Smyrna - Constantinople (*Fails*)
F Western Mediterranean Supports F North Africa - Mid-Atlantic Ocean

Russia:
A Moscow Supports A Warsaw - Ukraine
A St Petersburg Supports F Norwegian Sea - Norway
(*Void*)
A Warsaw - Ukraine

Turkey:
A Ankara Supports A Constantinople
F Black Sea - Sevastopol
A Constantinople Supports A Ankara (*Cut*)

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