Tomorrow is Veteran???s Day. I won???t be around. So, Autumn 1902 retreats are due on Friday at 3:00 CST (21:00 GMT). The retreats are both from??? yup. The Were-Hamsters.

The Were-Hamster fleet in Denmark may retreat to Baltic Sea, Helgoland Bight, Skagerrak, or OTB.
The Were-Hamster fleet in Norway may retreat to Barents Sea, North Sea, St. Petersburg (nc), or OTB.


Press from the Democratic Roman Empire:
The Senate is dead, may the Empire rule.

Press from Hembria:
My moves may speak for themselves, but I thought a little explanation was in order. I ask you one question: how would you react if your discussions went like this: http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/evil-hamster-attack/1glhar6j2?from=en-ca-hpquad

Were-hamsters or just hamsters, I've taken my rabies shot and I'm ready for war!


In case you???ve missed it, the Were-Hamsters were attacked by a coalition of Hembrian and Itean forces. Things did not go well for the Were-Hamsters. Rumors are that they were betrayed by a Gerbil spy. The results are a little complicated, but The One Who Will Win loses Berlin and Norway for a net -2. Itea loses Denmark and gains Norway for no net change. Which, of course, leaves Hembria at +1. Hembria exhibits an unusual trend from this year: all the countries that had a net gain this year gained *two* centers AND *lost* one center. Funky.

In fact, let???s review that scoreboard, shall we? It???ll help prep you for next Monday???s adjustments. (Remember, we???re using chaos builds).

Assuming that the Were-Hamsters do not retreat off the board, this year???s winners are:

Adaria (+Belgium, +Spain, -Marseilles): +1
Hembria (+Berlin, +Norway, -Belgium): +1
Trigspor (+Marseilles, +Venice, -Spain): +1

The no-change crew:

Dulceria
Itea (+Norway, -Denmark)
Zonotrichia

And the oppressed:

DRE (-Venice): -1
The One Who Will Win (-Berlin, -Norway): -2


The Standings:
Adaria 7
Hembria 6
Zonotrichia 6
Trigspor 5
Dulceria 3
The One Who Will Win 3
Democratic Roman Empire 2
Itea 2

For the record, if you had asked me before S1901 what the standings would be right now, you???d see that I don???t know what the heck I???m talking about. Don???t get me wrong??? I got a couple of picks right??? but on the whole, this is not what I expected.

Fall 1902 Adjudication:

Adaria:
Wal to ECH
ECH to Bel
Gas to Spa
Tus S Tri to Ven
TyS to Tun
Pie S Mun to Tyr

Democratic Roman Empire:
A Rome s F Naples
F Naples s A Rome
F ION ??? Greece

Dulceria:
F Constantinople S F Armenia - Ankara
F Armenia - Ankara
F Smyrna S F Constantinople

Hembria:
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Skagarrak - Norway
F North Sea - Denmark
A Kiel Supports F North Sea - Denmark
A Munich - Berlin
A Bohemia ??? Silesia

Itea:
F Ska - Nwy
A Swe S F Ska ??? Nwy

The One Who Will Win:
F Denmark Supports A Finland - Sweden
A Finland - Sweden
F Norway Supports A Finland - Sweden
A Ukraine Supports A Warsaw - Galicia
A Warsaw ??? Galicia

Trigspor:
F WMe -> Tun
F Mars Hold
A Tri -> Ven
A Gre S Bul

Zonotrichia:
F Sevastopol S A Serbia - Rumania
F Black Sea - Ankara
A Serbia - Rumania
A Bulgaria S A Greece
A Budapest - Galicia
A Vienna S A Budapest - Galicia