Dc189 Spring 853

GM Commment: Emergency call to trivia last night (we lost by 2 points) so hence a delayed adjudication. Apologies but sometimes it happens - GM

Adjudication.

Angles:
F Durham Hold
A Mercia Hold
A Norfolk Supports A Suffolk
A Suffolk Hold
F Thames - Kent (*Fails*)

Britons:
F Bretagne - Celtic Sea
A Flanders Supports A Rheinland
F Hoek of Holland - Straits of Dover (*Bounce*)
A Ile de France - Picardie
F Picardie - Baie de la Seine

Danes:
F Jylland - Helgoland Bight
F Lower Saxony(wc) - Drenthe (*Fails*)
F Odensland - Jylland
A Prussia - Rheinland (*Fails*)

Frisians:
F Drenthe - Lower Saxony(wc) (*Fails*)
F Helgoland Bight - Jutland(wc)
A Holland Supports A Rheinland
A Rheinland Supports F Drenthe - Lower Saxony(wc) (*Cut*)

Irish:
A Kerry - Connacht
A Louth - Armagh (*Bounce*)
F St. George Channel Hold
F West Irish Sea - Armagh (*Dislodged*)

Norse:
F German Ocean - Firth of Forth
F Lofoten Sea - German Ocean
F Skagerrak - Dogger Bank (*Fails*)
A Sweden - Ostfold
F Zetland Supports F Lofoten Sea - German Ocean

Picts:
A Argyll Hold (*Dislodged*)
F Dogger Bank Supports F Jylland - Skagerrak (*Void*)
A Lothians Supports A Argyll
F Moray Firth Supports F Orkney Islands
F Orkney Islands Hold

Saxons:
A Essex Supports A Middlesex
F Kent - Thames (*Fails*)
A Middlesex Supports A Essex
A Sussex Supports A Middlesex (*Cut*)
F Wight - Straits of Dover (*Bounce*)

Scots:
A Cumbria - Ayr
F Highlands Supports F Inner Hebrides - Argyll
F Ingolfshofdi - Iceland
F Inner Hebrides - Argyll
F Sea of the Hebrides Supports F Inner Hebrides - Argyll

Welsh:
F Anglesey - West Irish Sea
F Bristol Channel - St. George Channel (*Fails*)
F Damnonia - Cardigan Bay
A Devon - Wiltshire (*Fails*)
F East Irish Sea Supports F Anglesey - West Irish Sea
A Gloucester Supports A Mercia - Middlesex (*Void*)
A Wiltshire - Sussex (*Fails*)

Deadlines:
Summer 853 will be run as soon as I get non-preliminary retreats in OR in the next 48 hours (Friday 4th 5pm, Australian EST)
Fall 853 will then be due Wednesday 9th, 5pm Australian EST.
Winter 853 will be run Friday 11th.
Spring 854 is then likely to be around the 25th July, due to player absence* - could be earlier

Summer 853
Pictish A Argyll can retreat to Grampian or Perth.
Irish F West Irish Sea can retreat to Man or Wexford or Dublin
or Clyde Firth.

PRESS



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Britions speak,

To Frisians,

We have realised the error of our ways and is thus withdrawing our support of the Danes. Since Norse seem to be on a similar line of thought, we see no need to help a sinking ship. We do need to reslove Hoe, I am reluctant to leave it empty since that limits my potential front and leaving it in your hands puts two of my centers in your direct line of fire...then again, I'm threthening 3 of your centers now. Difficult scenario - perhaps best to dmz? Alsom our armies will now continually support each other, if Hol and Rhe do the same, we have balance.

To Danes,

Sorry.

To Norse,

Go for Isle together with Frisians?

To Irish,

We will now attempt to enter Cel, since you are in a troubling position.

To Welsh,

As much as we value our friendship with the Welsh, just as much we are concerned about the fate of the Irish and the Saxons.

To Saxons,

We hear your pleas for help. If deal is cut with Frisians, Britons might send a fleet or two to help you out. Still working on the details here.

To Scots,

Are we on par?

Saxons to Neighbors [again]: No clue how this turns out but I will not stop with the bold cries for peace. The Welsh look to have a new direction to explore and there is no reason that those Armies can't be of use elsewhere. Not wishing ill upon the Irish, but...they do look to be an appealing target. And better that the Isle be Welsh than something else. The Angles and I both have better prospects and are making ZERO progress while others start to salivate. Please please let's stop. Surely there are fertile grounds elsewhere. If you kill me, however can the term WASP come into being?

Saxons to ALL: HELP!! I say, I say again - HELP!!

Angles, once again, if I lost Wil, do your best to cut the supports I'll need to retake it in the fall.

Irish, I realize your weakness for blarney. But the documented fact is I told you exactly where I would move last year: to bounce you in St. in the spring, and then move away from you in the fall. Instead of following suit, you encouraged the Britons to attack me, and chose to take St. As a result, it's you who's threatening my home SC, not the other way around. As always, I'll take your lead... and double you. This year you'll find me on your shores. That's where I'll remain unless somebody else makes me move, or you find a way to undo what you've started.

-Wales

Danes to Welsh: WOW!
Danes to Norse: happy to leave SKA, KAT as dmz while you mind the Picts

Wales: I couldn't have him retreating to Sta in the Spring, but please support Mer - Mid if you can this time around. I'll Cut Sus if I make it to Ken. Thanks!
- Angles

Norse press to Danes..... Will move as soon as threat gone. I was good with you and did not join in on the obvious 2-1 so please be good with me. To Picts. I have given you every opportunity to go elsewhere but you insist on coming for me, you leave me with no options. To Scots. Clearly the Picts will be a continuing threat to you and don't want you to have any presence on the mainland. Someone as stabby as he is probably going to grab everything else that he can if you did go down after the Irish. A move to CLY guarantees take next year and probably sets up taking 2...

Picts' Announcement:
To Danes: would you like secure your north? Let's work together
To Scots: thank you. I am looking forward to more cooperation. Hope you did well in your West. I will secure your back. If you have spare fleet, can you help me to drive Nores away?

Stephen Lytton
aka Deathblade_penguin (Knight of the Rose)
at www.diplomaticcorp.com


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