A&E 090205 / DC240: The Fall 1765 season has been adjudicated. Sorry for the delay, but I am just now recovering from Friday night. Thanks to Frank for getting his orders in. As a general note, if anybody ever needs a deadline delay, please don't hesitate to ask.

This season was worth the wait, as the map-wide war between the two opposing sides is fascinating. There was progress made all over the board, with some successes (and failures) for each side. Looking to Scandinavia, Czar Nathan capitalized on his clever move to the Gulf of Bothnia last year, and with an army in Novgorod, there are a lot of possibilities for next year. Congratulations to Denmark-Norway, for gaining their long-awaited third supply center in Mecklenburg. That British loss (seemingly little mourned, if one reads the press) was offset by a gain at French expense in Baden-Wurttemburg.

Turning to the Austro-Ottoman battlefront, I'm guessing that there will be more joy at the Sublime Porte than at the Hofburg, as the Polish attempt to capture Budapest succeeded, and Turkish soldiers are now making themselves at home in Morocco. On the other hand, an Austrian fleet enjoys the freedom of the Adriatic now, and the Spanish gambit to capture Tuscany fell short.

Retreat orders are needed from three players: Austria, France, and Turkey. Please send in those orders ASAP, and hopefully I will be able to adjudicate that tonight or tomorrow morning.

The deadline for Winter 1765 is Mon, Mar 30th, and Spring 1766 is Thu, Apr 2nd.

Before the adjudication, we have two sets of press. By the way, anonymous press is permitted.

Press #1 (Russian):

Dateline: Gulf of Bothnia: Russian sailors are in a tizzy over how to move their fleet, since it is so long since they have been to sea. "How do we work all this rigging and these sails," one can hear the sailors mutter underneath their breath. Admiral Ivan Ryllich of the Baltic Fleet stated to our reporter, "I hope we can find a good port soon, because there are a lot of barnacles that need to get scraped off of our ships. We've had them holed up in St. Petersburg too long and we need to make sure our ships are seaworthy. Finding some good Swedish trees should help us fix some of our hulls from the effects of the lengthy drydocking."

Press #2 (British)

Press:
AP England: Hearing rumors from the board, I've put in orders to attemp to not lose BOTH Han and Mec. If I lost one, I sure I hope I lost it to Denmark. Of all the things I've heard, the only one that I can process is that David truly needs and deserves a build. Beyond that, it gets a little fuzzy.

England to France: Once again I have not attacked you, Mike. But if you attacked me in Hanover, my fleets are taking the gloves off. I think you need to look as to where Jorge is going to look to get his 15 centers. HeW is one of them.

England to Prussia: We have just not hit it off this game. I blame myself and my lack of communication. But see my note to France. Helping Austria against Turkey is just mindboggling. The Turk, and the Spaniard working with the Turk in Italy, are the only things preventing your whole world from becoming Austrian. The BEST thing in the world for you is Turkey having the advantage over Austria in the south. Rumor has it you're attacking Mother England too. If I'm willing to disappear from Han and Mec, are you prepared to help against a 10 center Austria?

England to Austria: At this point in the game, Jorge, you deserve the win. Your tireless diplomacy continues to affect those that could do you harm, and persuades them to turn a blind eye to the fact that you need their centers to meet the victory condition. Hopefully the small group that is working against you is able to build a southern wall, forcing you north for gains. And if so, maybe that will open an eye or two.

England to Denmark: Truly, David, if you attacked, I hope you attacked Mec and got it. If you did, I implore you to see the board and build an army to come south. A fleet build in Chr will only force me to fight for the North Sea, which will allow France the ability to turtle, which will allow Jorge the free reign in the north that he needs. Please write.

England to Spain: Isaac....I need the services of your army. Can we take out Mike now?

England to GM, players, and peanut gallery: Sorry for the late orders.


After that quite detailed missive from London, now the adjudications:

Spring/Fall Adjudications Austrian A Baw - Bav *Bounce* Austrian A Bud - Vie *Bounce* *Dislodged* Austrian A Dre - Boh Austrian A Swi - Sav *Bounce* Austrian A Tus - Sav *Bounce* Austrian A Ven - Vie *Bounce* Austrian F Dal S F Vie - Adr Austrian F Vie - Adr British A Han - Hew British A Mec - Ber *Bounce* *Dislodged* *Disbanded* British F Eng - Ane *Bounce* British F Mid S A Alg - Mor British F Pic - Ane *Bounce* British F Upr S A Han - Hew Danish F Bal S A Hol (ec) - Mec Danish F Hol (ec) - Mec French A Bre H French A Hew - Han *Bounce* *Dislodged* French A Par S A Bre Neutral A Bav H Neutral A Cri H Neutral A Pap S F Tws Neutral F Cou H Neutral F Mor H *Dislodged* *Disbanded* Neutral F Tws S F Adr *Cut* Polish A Boh - Bud Polish A Kon - Lit Prussian A Ber S A Hew - Han *Cut* Prussian A Lit - War Prussian A Pos - Brl Russian A Liv - Stp Russian A Mos - Nov Russian F Gbo - Abo *Bounce* Spanish A Leo - Gas Spanish F Brc H Spanish F Gly - Tus *Bounce* Spanish F Mar - Gly *Bounce* Swedish A Kar - Abo *Bounce* Swedish F Sto H Turkish A Alg - Mor Turkish A Wla S A Boh - Bud Turkish F Adr - Tws *Bounce* *Dislodged* Turkish F Ion S F Adr - Tws
Retreat Possibilities Austrian A Bud can retreat to Bos, Cro, Gal or disband British A Mec is destroyed (no valid retreats) French A Hew can retreat to Bur, Dre, Lus or disband Neutral F Mor is destroyed (neutral) Turkish F Adr can retreat to Bos, Con, Cro or disband
Position Power Abb 1764 1765 Change SCs changing possession 1 Austria** A 8 8 0 -Bud, +Swi 2 Britain* B 6 7 +1 +Hew 3 Turkey** T 4 5 +1 +Mor 4 Spain S 4 4 0
5 Denmark D 2 3 +1 +Mec 6 Prussia P 3 3 0 -Mec, +War 7 Russia R 3 3 0
8 France F 3 2 -1 -Hew 9 Poland X 2 2 0 +Bud, -War 10 Sweden W 2 2 0

* Britian will get two builds because their army in Mecklenburg was destroyed.
** Austria and/or Turkey could gain another build if they disband their retreating unit.

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Nick Higgins
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http://1814congressofvienna.tripod.com