Hello Players,

We have our first elimination.  Germany goes out not with a bang, but a whimper, failing to submit orders for his last season.

Current End-Game Proposal:  The Russian solo proposal has failed. 

New Proposal for next Spring:  3-way draw between France, Russia and Turkey

What happened?



Austria finally achieves his life-long goal of occupying Venice, thanks to a helping hand from the Sultan.

Germans are scrambling for French and Russian phrasebooks.  Consider this revenge in advance for 30 years from now.

France, it would appear, has decided that England's usefulness has expired.  Can't quick picture a Froggie in a kilt, though.

Turkey and Russia swap dots in the Balkans ... Okay,
we're really stretching for news here.  Let's just skip to the aftermath, shall we?



RETREATS:

English F Edinburgh can retreat to Clyde or OTB.
French A Munich can retreat to Burgundy or Tyrolia or OTB.
Italian A Venice can retreat to Tuscany or Piedmont or Apulia or OTB.

ADJUSTMENTS (see below for ownership and SC charts)

England is -1, unless retreat is OTB.
France is +1
Russia is +1
Turkey is +1  ... How very civilized and equitable these three are.

NEXT DEADLINE:

Autumn retreats and Winter orders are due, together, on Friday, February 18, at 18:00 EST.  I expect to be adjudicating close to on time tomorrow, gents.  Some of you have been pushing your luck a little lately with past-the-last-minute revisions.  Just don't start relying on them, okay?

Cheers,
Chris


Orders as resolved.  Let me know if you spot an
error.
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Austria:
A Trieste Supports A Tyrolia - Venice
A Tyrolia - Venice

England:
F Clyde - Norwegian Sea
F Edinburgh Supports F North Sea (*Dislodged*)

France:
F Gulf of Lyon - Tyrrhenian Sea (*Fails*)
F Holland Supports A Kiel
A Kiel Supports F Helgoland Bight - Denmark (*Void*)
A Munich - Berlin (*Dislodged*)
F North Africa - Tunis (*Fails*)
F North Sea - Edinburgh
A Ruhr Supports A Kiel
F Western Mediterranean Supports F North Africa - Tunis
A Yorkshire Supports F North Sea - Edinburgh

Germany:
F Helgoland Bight, no move received

Italy:
A Rome Supports A Venice (*Cut*)
A Venice Hold (*Dislodged*)

Russia:
A Albania - Serbia
F Baltic Sea Supports A Berlin - Kiel
A Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*)
A Bohemia Supports A Silesia - Munich
F Denmark Supports A Berlin - Kiel
F Norway
Supports F Edinburgh - North Sea (*Void*)
A Serbia - Budapest
A Silesia - Munich
F Skagerrak Supports F Edinburgh - North Sea (*Void*)
F St Petersburg(nc) - Barents Sea
A Ukraine - Galicia

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea Supports A Bulgaria - Greece
A Bulgaria - Greece
F Ionian Sea Supports F Tunis
F Tunis Hold
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Rome (*Fails*)
A Vienna Supports A Trieste
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Ownership:

Austria (2):   Trieste, Venice.
England (1):   Liverpool.
France (10):    Belgium, Brest, Edinburgh, Holland, Kiel, London, Marseilles, Paris, Portugal, Spain.
Germany (0):  
Italy (2):     Naples, Rome.
Russia (12):    Berlin, Budapest, Denmark, Moscow, Munich, Norway, Rumania, Serbia, Sevastopol, St Petersburg, Sweden, Warsaw.
Turkey (7):    Ankara, Bulgaria,
Constantinople, Greece, Smyrna, Tunis, Vienna.

Adjustments:

Austria:   Supp  2 Unit  2 Build  0
England:   Supp  1 Unit  2 Remove 1 ... or no change if retreat is OTB
France:    Supp  10 Unit  9 Build  1  ... or Build 2 if retreat is OTB
Germany:   Supp  0 Unit  1 Remove 1 ... eliminated 1906
Italy:     Supp  2 Unit  2 Build  0  ... or Build 1 if retreat is OTB
Russia:    Supp 12 Unit 11 Build  1
Turkey:    Supp  7 Unit  6 Build  1