Drama to open1905!  An NMR!! (It was veeeeerrrrry close to being two).  And a seeming misorder.  The only way we could've had more drama is if there had been an actual stab.

First, the NMR.  Russia NMR's.  Is that good?  Probably not.  Units do not advance toward the front.  That fleet in Denmark does not support the Turkish attack on Kiel (which it may or may not have intended).  Allies are not reassured.  And yet...  Now Russia has the option to retreat into Clyde (or Barents Sea), and is that so bad?

Then there's the 'misorder'.  Turkey orders Con to Aeg to Ion to Tun to... F Tun S F WMe... F WMe-MAt.  Those orders sure do give the impression that John intended to order F Tun-WMe and that his misorder caused a 4-unit Mediterranean traffic jam.  On the other hand, that 'misorder' allows France to succeed with F Spa-WMe, which in turn allows Turkey to advance F Lyo-Spa.

And this leaves France with a decision.  Does his fleet retreat northward to help England against Russia?  Or does it retreat to Portugal in hopes of counterattacking Spain?  Or does it retreat to Brest to protect the French flank?  Or...

Retreats are due tomorrow at the usual hour.
The Russian fleet in Norwegian Sea may retreat to Barents Sea, Clyde, or OTB
The French fleet in Mid-Atlantic Ocean may retreat to Brest, English Channel, Irish Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, or OTB.


Spring 1905:

Austria:
A Bohemia Supports A Munich
A Munich Supports A Berlin - Kiel
A Piedmont - Marseilles (*Bounce*)
A Rome Hold
A Trieste - Venice
A Tyrolia Supports A Munich
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Gulf of Lyon (*Bounce*)

England:
F Edinburgh Supports F North Sea
F Holland Supports F North Sea
A Kiel Hold
F North Atlantic Ocean - Norwegian Sea
F North Sea Supports F North Atlantic Ocean - Norwegian Sea

France:
A Burgundy - Marseilles (*Bounce*)
A Gascony Supports A Burgundy - Marseilles (*Fails*)
F Marseilles - Gulf of Lyon (*Bounce*)
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - North Africa (*Dislodged*)
A Ruhr Supports A Kiel
F Spain(sc) - Western Mediterranean

Italy:
F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic Ocean

Russia:
F Denmark Hold
A Finland Hold
F Norway Hold
F Norwegian Sea Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Prussia Hold
F St Petersburg(nc) Hold
F Sweden Hold

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Ionian Sea (*Fails*)
A Albania Hold
A Berlin - Kiel (*Fails*)
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea (*Fails*)
F Gulf of Lyon - Spain(sc)
F Ionian Sea - Tunis (*Fails*)
F North Africa Supports F Western Mediterranean - Mid-Atlantic
           Ocean
F Tunis Supports F Western Mediterranean (*Ordered to Move*)