Friends,
As the war closes in on its tenth year, will the belligerents reach an accord and find peace?
Of course not!
Another season of bloodshed is upon us...and unfortunately that marks the death of two powers and one player. France and the Soviets both are eliminated. While Karsten will fight on with the Republicans, we bid adieu to Nick. A great sport, Nick was knocked down early yet continued playing with elan and keeping the game moving. An excellent player to have in the game. Thanks Nick.
BUT, there is another opportunity to make love not war: a 3-way Italy-Poland-Turkey draw has been proposed. Be sure to vote yea or nay with your SPRING orders!
A schedule reminder: I am NOT planning to delay the game for the U.S. holiday Thanksgiving. If any of our players need a break on its account - or if people from other countries have similarly time-sucking holidays, please make sure there is at least one week's notice before a requested break.
There are only two retreats this season, both Turkish: A Rumania can retreat to Dobruja, Bulgaria or OTB. A Serbia can retreat to Bosnia, Bulgaria, Thrace or OTB. If Turkey takes both retreats he will have zero builds and disbands, whereas he will receive a build for each unit he chooses to disband instead. I took the liberty of disbanding Soviet A Moscow as its retreat will have no bearing on the situation.
Retreats and builds (which may be contingent on Turkish retreats) are due in just under 24 hours!
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PLAYERS
Britain - sunchung / Sun Chung / sun.chung(at)gmail.com
France - DrSwordopolis / Nick Powell / nick.s.powell(at)gmail.com
Germany - charlesf / Charles Feaux de la Croix / charlesf(at)web.de
Italy (and Nationalist Spain) - raistlin / David Gould / davidchegould(at)bigpond.com
Poland - smileyrob / Robert Stein / smileyrob68(at)gmail.com
Turkey - Wladimir7 / Wladimir Mysonski / wmysonski(at)gmail.com
USSR (and Republican Spain) - Nitsch / Karsten Nitsch / karsten.nitsch(at)gmx.de
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HEADLINES
A Minor Disaster: French, Soviets are exterminated!
British consolidate their position, again lose middle easter foothold
Italy vaults into continental control with a big season
Poland = the new superpower? Ascendent nation powers forward
Turks fortunate to claim Suez as disaster strikes in the Balkans
Gutty Republicans claim Brest and will build again!
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Italian Press:
In a concilatory gesture towards all his foes, Mussolini has put all Polish invaders of Czechia to the sword and massacred the peace-loving Turks of Serbia.
It is hoped by the world that these peaceful moves will at last end this conflict, which has torn Europe asunder and cast its shadow as far as China, Australia and South America.
The massacres were filmed and are available in NewsReel format. All proceeds from their sale will go to the Returned Services League of Italy or to Mussolini's monuments-to-himself building program - his choice, of course
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Britain:
A Belgium Supports A Netherlands - Rhineland
F Berlin - Hamburg
F Hamburg - Netherlands
F Ireland Supports F Suez - Atlantic Ocean
A Netherlands - Rhineland
F Suez - Atlantic Ocean
F English Channel Supports F Irish Sea - South-Western Approaches
F Irish Sea - South-Western Approaches
France:
A Brest - Edinburgh
Italy:
A Austria Supports A Czechia - Slovakia
A Burgundy - Paris
A Croatia - Serbia
A Czechia - Slovakia
A Hungary Supports A Croatia - Serbia
A Lorraine Supports A Picardy - Rhineland
F Morocco Supports F Western Mediterranean - Gibraltar
A Munich - Czechia
A Picardy - Rhineland
F Adriatic Sea - Albania
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Western Mediterranean
F Western Mediterranean - Gibraltar
Poland:
A Archangel - Siberia
A Byelorussia Supports A Leningrad - Moscow
A Cracow Supports A Transylvania - Rumania
A Greater Poland - Silesia
A Leningrad - Moscow
A Silesia - Czechia
A Slovakia - Transylvania
F Sweden - Denmark
A Transylvania - Rumania
A Western Ukraine - Eastern Ukraine
Turkey:
A Eastern Ukraine - Western Ukraine
A Egypt Supports F Eastern Mediterranean - Suez
A Iran Hold
A Rumania Supports A Serbia - Transylvania
A Serbia - Transylvania
A Siberia - Archangel
F Stalingrad(wc) - Black Sea
F Aegean Sea - Greece
F Eastern Mediterranean - Suez
F Ionian Sea Hold
F Libyan Sea Supports F Ionian Sea
USSR:
A Moscow Supports A Siberia - Archangel
Republican_Spain:
A Gascony Supports F South-Western Approaches - Brest
A Madrid - Gibraltar
F Portugal - South-Western Approaches
F South-Western Approaches - Brest
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Winter 1944 Builds:
Britain
Remove
Italy
Build
Build
Poland
Build
Build
Build
Turkey
Build?
Build?
Republican_Spain
Build
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Ownership of supply centers
Britain: Belgium, Berlin, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Liverpool, London, Netherlands.
France: None.
Germany: None.
Italy: Algiers, Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Marsailles, Milan, Morocco, Munich, Naples, Paris, Rome, Serbia, Switzerland.
Poland: Cracow, Denmark, Finland, Gdynia, Latvia, Leningrad, Lithuania, Moscow, Norway, Rumania, Sweden, Warsaw.
Turkey: Ankara, Beirut, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Istanbul, Izmir, Stalingrad, Suez, Tripoli.
USSR: None.
Republican_Spain: Brest, Burgos, Madrid, Portugal, Valencia.
Britain: 7 Supply centers, 8 Units: Remove 1.
France: 0 Supply centers, 0 Units: Remove 0.
Germany: 0 Supply centers, 0 Units: Remove 0.
Italy: 14 Supply centers, 12 Units: Build 2.
Poland: 12 Supply centers, 9 Units: Build 3.
Turkey: 12 Supply centers, 12 Units: Build 0.
USSR: 0 Supply center, 0 Units: Remove 0.
Republican_Spain: 5 Supply centers, 4 Units: Build 1.
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Winter 1944 Retreats and Adjustments, Friday November 12
Spring 1945 Prelims, Monday November 15
Spring 1945 Orders, Tuesday November 16
Summer 1945 Retreats, Thursday November 18
Fall 1945 Prelims, Friday November 19
Fall 1945 Orders, Tuesday November 23
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