Hello Players,

An interesting turn.  A quiet turn, I'm guessing, diplomatically.  Before we discuss the results, we have one brief, but biting, snippet of press.

Press # 1


"Let me kill England" says France.

"Great strategy, Dot Farm" says Italy


"Let me stab Russia" says Turkey


"Great strategy, Friendless" says Italy


Great sarcasm, but how accurate was it? 


France doesn't kill England.  In fact, he has to work hard to keep the White fleet out of Liverpool.


Turkey does grab a second city in the Russian homeland, but clever defense by the natives thwarts the attempt to grab Moscow, as well.

Italy, meanwhile, turns over one dot to each of his so-called lackeys.  Were they both planned?  The Brest stroke allows France to stay on 4, compensating for his losing Belgium to the Germans.  Greece to Turkey?  Well, he didn't try to stop it....


After the dust settles, the counting begins.  An interesting count it is, too.  Italy has dropped back one SC from last year to stand now on 10, while Turkey has gained two to make 9 total, putting him just one behind the leader.

Are we setting up for a race to the finish, or a
friendly partitioning of the continent?  Is it too late for a third force, perhaps an alliance of northern powers, to stop this Southern Surge?  Stay tuned.  I have a feeling we'll have an answer in the not very distant future.

RETREATS:  German A Munich can retreat to Ruhr or Kiel or Berlin or OTB.

ADJUSTMENTS:  See ownership and adjustment tables below, following the orders.

NEXT DEADLINE:  German retreat and adjustments from everyone are due Friday, May 6, at 18:00 Eastern time.  Reminder that you may submit orders that are conditional on another player's retreats.

Cheers,
Chris


Orders as resolved.  See something, say something.
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England:
F Denmark - North Sea (*Fails*)
F Edinburgh - Norwegian Sea
F Irish Sea Supports F Clyde - Liverpool
F London - Wales (*Fails*)

France:
A Belgium - Ruhr
(*Disbanded*)
F English Channel - Brest
F North Atlantic Ocean Supports A Wales - Liverpool
A Wales - Liverpool (*Bounce*)

Germany:
A Holland Supports A Ruhr - Belgium
A Munich - Burgundy (*Dislodged*)
F North Sea - English Channel (*Bounce*)
A Ruhr - Belgium

Italy:
F Adriatic Sea Supports F Ionian Sea
A Bohemia Supports A Tyrolia - Munich
F Brest - Picardy
A Burgundy Supports A Belgium - Ruhr (*Cut*)
F Ionian Sea Hold
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - English Channel (*Bounce*)
A Piedmont - Marseilles
A Trieste Supports A Vienna - Budapest
A Tyrolia - Munich
A Vienna - Budapest

Russia:
F Clyde - Liverpool (*Bounce*)
A Silesia - Warsaw (*Fails*)
A Ukraine - Moscow (*Bounce*)

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Greece
F Black Sea - Rumania (*Fails*)
A Rumania - Sevastopol (*Fails*)
A Serbia Supports F Aegean Sea - Greece
A Sevastopol - Moscow (*Bounce*)
F Smyrna -
Aegean Sea
A Warsaw Supports A Sevastopol - Moscow (*Cut*)
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Ownership:

England (4):   Denmark, Edinburgh, London, Sweden.
France (4):    Brest, Liverpool, Paris, Portugal.
Germany (4):   Berlin, Holland, Kiel, Munich.
Italy (10):     Budapest, Marseilles, Munich, Naples, Rome, Spain, Trieste, Tunis, Venice, Vienna.
Russia (3):    Moscow, Norway, St Petersburg, Warsaw.
Turkey (9):    Ankara, Bulgaria, Constantinople, Greece, Rumania, Serbia, Sevastopol, Smyrna, Warsaw.

Adjustments:

Austria:   Supp  0 Unit  0 Build  0  ... eliminated 1903
England:   Supp  4 Unit  4 Build  0
France:    Supp  4 Unit  3 Build  1
Germany:   Supp  4 Unit  4 Build  0 ... or
build 1 if A Munich retreats OTB
Italy:     Supp 10 Unit 10 Build  0
Russia:    Supp  3 Unit  3 Build  1
Turkey:    Supp  9 Unit  7 Build  2