Same old, same old... that is, if by ???same old, same old???, you mean that Man is a fickle and treacherous being, the story of whose Genesis is rife with fratricide. In that case, yes, it???s the same old, same old. If by ???same old, same old???, you mean that Dip is a game for bloodthirsty backstabbers. Then, yes, we have a backstabber McJabber.

Point is: no matter how I turn the moves over in my mind, I cannot see how Adaria???s orders and their seizure of Kiel follows in the ongoing narrative of ZAT domination.

My, oh my, how very... Dystopian. I am reminded of the famous quote from "It???s a Wonderful Life":

Every time a Dipper stabs, an angel gets its wings.

Alright, well, I???ll let you all get to the adjudication. The less I chatter, the better. There is but one retreat: A Kiel retreats to Berlin. Mike, you can change that if you like, but I???m guessing you???ll keep it (technically, you have until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow).

Fall 1909 will be next Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. CST (which, I believe, will be 18:00 GMT ??? Daylight Savings Time and all that!)

Spring 1909 Adjudication:

Adaria:
Bel to Ruh (*Fails*)
Hol support Den to Kie
Lvp to Cly
Yor to Lon
Nth to Den
Den to Kie
MAO to Wes (*Fails*)
Spa to GoL
Gas to Spa

Hembria:
F Picardy ??? Belgium (*Fails*)

Itea:
F Swe S F Nwy H
F Nwy S F Swe H

Trigspor:
F WMe S MAO (*Ordered to Move*)
F Ion S Gre (*Ordered to Move*)
A Tri S Vie
A Tyl -> Mun
A Ruh S Tyl -> Mun (*Cut*)
A Kie ??? Den (*Dislodged*)
F Ber - Bal
A Boh S Vie
A Vie S Tri

Zonotrichia:
A St. Petersburg - Finland
A Livonia - St. Petersburg
A Prussia hold
A Silesia hold
A Warsaw S A Galicia
A Ukraine - Moscow
A Galicia hold
A Budapest hold
A Serbia S A Budapest
F Greece - Aegean Sea (*Bounce*)
F Smyrna - Aegean Sea (*Bounce*)