Spring 1905: England recaptures Liverpool from the Russians with the help of France. Question remains whether Russia really believed France's request for support was genuine. The Russians manage to keep the Germans out of Sweden which causes the English attack on Denmark to fail. Further south the Russians seem to make evasive maneuvers around Italy and Turkey. Or is it trying to support the Germans in their defense of the southern border?
The Turks move all units south-west displaying a strong confidence that the Russians will keep their hands off their motherland. Support given to a Russian Serbia - Albania move is wasted as the Russians have moved north into Budapest. Italy uses the majority of its units to ensure a swift victory in Triest only to find that the Russians have already left the place to go to Tyrolia. Meanwhile the Italians also sneak an army behind German lines and take Berlin. So perhaps Germany considers itself lucky that it ordered its fleet from Helgoland to Kiel. The German and the French still battle over Ruhr: will this continue to be a stalemate until their home SCs have eroded?

One retreat required. See below.

Adjudication
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England:
F North Sea - Denmark (*Fails*)
F Norwegian Sea - North Sea (*Fails*)
A Wales - Liverpool

France:
A Belgium Supports A Burgundy - Ruhr
A Burgundy - Ruhr (*Fails*)
F English Channel Hold
F Irish Sea Supports A Wales - Liverpool
A Paris - Gascony
A Picardy Supports A Belgium

Germany:
A Denmark - Sweden (*Bounce*)
F Helgoland Bight - Kiel
A Holland Supports A Ruhr
A Munich Supports A Ruhr
A Ruhr Supports A Munich (*Cut*)

Italy:
F Adriatic Sea Supports A Venice - Trieste
F Albania Supports A Venice - Trieste
A Silesia - Berlin
A Venice - Trieste

Russia:
A Budapest - Vienna
F Liverpool Supports F Irish Sea - Wales (*Dislodged*)
A Moscow - St Petersburg
A Norway - Sweden (*Bounce*)
F Rumania - Sevastopol
A Serbia - Budapest
A St Petersburg - Finland
A Trieste - Tyrolia
A Warsaw - Prussia

Turkey:
F Ankara - Constantinople
A Armenia - Smyrna
F Constantinople - Aegean Sea
A Greece Supports A Serbia - Albania (*Void*)
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean

Retreats
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Just one: Russian F Liverpool can retreat to North Atlantic Ocean or Clyde. Or OTB.
Due by Sunday Feb 15 at 23:00 GMT.
Fall deadline will be set for Wednesday Feb 18 at 23:00 GMT.

Endgame Proposals
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The GER-RUS Draw proposed was voted down.

Frank