Hi Players,

Now this is what I call a decisive season.  No, not decisive as in deciding the game.  Decisive as in not waffley.  Last Fall I took in twenty sets of Fall orders before the deadline.  That was an average of 3+ for each active player.  This time, fewer than ten.  I guess some turns are easier than others.

Highlights of the season:


The French Channel is challenged, but the Frogs hold fast.

The Kaiser kicks the Italians all the way out Germany, but I don't think they're yet sleeping soundly in Munich.

Russia nobly joins the stop the leader movement.  His reward?  Getting back-doored by the Sultan.



Turkey makes a move, or maybe a couple of moves.  Opportunities galore for the Ottomans this Fall.

Actually, I think we can generalize that last statement to say there are a plethora of options for everyone on the table.  I know what that means.  Late nights for you, and for me?  Time to get ready for another Fall season of heavy traffic in my Inbox.

RETREATS:
French F Clyde can retreat to Liverpool or North Atlantic Ocean or OTB.
Italian A Ruhr can retreat to Burgundy or OTB.

NEXT DEADLINE:  Retreats are due tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, at 18:00 Eastern time.  Recall that retreat orders are considered final unless otherwise noted, and so I will send out the results early if they're in and I'm able.

Cheers,
Chris


Orders as resolved.  Let me know right away if you spot an error.
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England:
F Denmark - North Sea
(*Fails*)
F Edinburgh Supports F Norwegian Sea - Clyde
F Irish Sea Supports F North Sea - English Channel
F London Supports F North Sea - English Channel (*Cut*)

France:
A Burgundy - Belgium
F Clyde Supports F Norwegian Sea - Edinburgh (*Dislodged*)
F English Channel Supports A Wales - London (*Cut*)
A Wales - London (*Fails*)

Germany:
A Holland Supports A Kiel - Ruhr
A Kiel - Ruhr
A Munich Supports A Kiel - Ruhr
F North Sea - English Channel (*Fails*)

Italy:
F Brest Supports F English Channel
A Budapest - Vienna
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea
A Marseilles - Piedmont
A Ruhr - Munich (*Dislodged*)
F Spain(sc) - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Trieste Supports A Venice - Tyrolia
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Ionian Sea
A Venice - Tyrolia
A Vienna - Bohemia

Russia:
F Norwegian Sea - Clyde
A Silesia Supports A Munich
A Tyrolia - Trieste (*Disbanded*)
A Ukraine - Sevastopol
(*Fails*)

Turkey:
F Black Sea Supports A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Bulgaria - Rumania
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
A Galicia - Warsaw
A Rumania - Sevastopol
A Serbia Supports A Bulgaria - Rumania
F Smyrna Supports F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
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