Grüß Gott!
(Sorry. A Damascus moved to Egypt rather than Tekke. Don't know why I made such a mistake. Anyway, corrected the below and attached a .dpy file taking acount of this).
The very first adjucation is always something special. One has only the (written) word of one's fellow players to go on. Hopes and fears of what the future holds make for a conflicting cocktail of emotions. And how much more keenly are those felt when all parties are embarking on an unfamiliar journey, a first playtest!
Let me thank all players for us being off to a smooth start, having dilligently forwarded me their correspondence and in some cases sharing their strategic intentions with me. It has been most instructive and has helped me catch various mistaken notions in regards to the 1648's rules and geography. I am also constantly reminded that players approach a power position very differently from what I might tend to do.
Few words on my adjucating. Since I'm entering all the orders into Realpolitik and letting it work things out, the map output takes precedence over the written results, simply because there's less scope for me to mess things up with the former. Rest assured that I scrupulously check and double-check DP allocations. I'm happy to send you my spreadsheet for you to review these once the game's over.
Talking of Realpolitik, last night I created less anachronistic unit icons and updated the whole 1648 Realpolitik module (which had at least one bug, I'm afraid). I'll let you know once it's available for download. I've attached the .dpy file (a Realpolitik save game you can load once you've got the new module), so you can load it and have the present map situation at your disposal.
Since there are no pending retreats, we'll be immediately moving on to Fall 1649, its deadline being next Wednesday, 8 July.
Servus,
Charles
PS: Forgot - much to my chagrin - the great press sent to me. Players and observes are most welcome to contribute press!
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PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Jorge Saralegui
DENMARK-NORWAY: Michael Thompson
ENGLAND: Chris McInerney
FRANCE: Nathan Albright
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Roger Leroux
RUSSIA: Mikael Johansson
SPAIN: Matt Kremer
SWEDEN: Wayne Bailey
TURKEY: Dirk Knemeyer
PROCLAMATIONS:
o AUSTRIAN INFLUENCE REIGNS SUPREME IN SWABIA AND VENETIA
o HOUSE OF OLDENBURG ASSUMES LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE IMPERIAL CIRCLE OF LOWER SAXONY
o CROMWELL JUDGES ENGLISH NAVY UN-SEAWORTHY, DEFEATS SCOTTISH COVENANTERS AT DUNBAR
o MAZARIN HELPS SPANIARDS SECURE THE "SPANISH ROAD"
o EFFECTIVE POLISH RULE RE-ESTABLISHED IN THE DUCHY OF PRUSSIA
o RUSSIANS PUSH STEPPE FRONTIER FURTHER SOUTH, SKIRMISH WITH SWEDES ON BANKS OF THE NEVA
o PHILIP IV SECURED KEY PORTS ALONG THE MOROCCAN COAST
o ITALIANS WARY OF SPANISH AMBITIONS ON THE ITALIAN PENINSULA
o ELECTORATE OF BRANDENBURG ONCE MORE INVOLUNTARY HOST OF MARAUDING SWEDES
o OTTOMAN GALLEY FLEET SIGHTED NEAR MALTA
o PRINCE OF WALLACHIA ACKNOWLEDGES CONTINUED TURKISH SUZERAINITY
MESSAGES:
From France:
Dateline Paris: As soon as peace was declared in the streets of Paris from the recent unpleasantness in Germany, the peasants rose up against the nobles in an uprising some of the few literate Frenchmen are calling the Fronde. Seeking to quell the unrest and turn the energies of the French people into something productive, new French monarch Nathan Bourbon has decided to begin mobilizing the French army for further advances to achieve la glorie. Predictably, the revolts in Paris and other cities ceased as hot-blooded Frenchmen (and even a few Frenchwomen) sought to enlist to slaw the enemies of La Patrie. Where these new armies are going, no one has a clue.
ORDERS:
Austria:
A Prague - Swabia
A Trieste - Venice
A Vienna - Tyrolia
Denmark-Norway:
F Christiania - Norwegian Sea
F Copenhagen - Helgoland Bight
A Holstein - Lower Saxony
England:
F Bristol - Scotland
F London - Yorkshire
France:
F Brest - English Channel
A Marseilles - Savoy
A Paris Supports A Flanders - Lorraine
Poland-Lithuania:
A Cracow - Podolia
A Vilna - Samogitia
A Warsaw - Prussia
Russia:
A Moscow - Voronezh
A Novgorod - Ingria (*Bounce*)
A Voronezh - Severia
Spain:
A Flanders - Lorraine
A Madrid - Sevilla
F Naples - Papal States(wc) (*Fails*)
F Sevilla - Morocco
Sweden:
A Abo - Lapland
A Riga - Ingria (*Bounce*)
A Stettin - Brandenburg
F Stockholm(ec) - Baltic Sea
Turkey:
A Belgrade - Wallachia
F Constantinople - Ionian Sea
A Damascus - Egypt
Algiers:
F Algiers Supports F Sevilla - Morocco
Bavaria:
A Bavaria Supports A Prague - Swabia
Brandenburg:
A Brandenburg Hold (*Disbanded*)
Courland:
F Courland Supports A Warsaw - Prussia
Crimea:
A Crimea Hold
Ireland:
A Ireland Supports F Bristol - Scotland
Lorraine:
A Lorraine Hold (*Disbanded*)
LowerSaxony:
A Lower Saxony Hold (*Disbanded*)
Mecklenburg:
A Mecklenburg Supports A Stettin - Brandenburg
Moldavia:
A Moldavia Hold
Morocco:
A Morocco Hold (*Disbanded*)
PapalStates:
A Papal States Hold
Persia:
A Persia Hold
Portugal:
F Portugal Hold
Prussia:
A Prussia Supports A Vilna - Courland (*Disbanded*)
Rhineland-Westphalia:
A Rhineland-Westphalia Supports A Holstein - Lower Saxony
Savoy:
A Savoy Hold (*Disbanded*)
Saxony:
A Saxony Hold
Scotland:
A Scotland Hold (*Disbanded*)
Swabia:
A Swabia Hold (*Disbanded*)
Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Marseilles - Savoy
Transylvania:
A Transylvania Supports A Belgrade - Wallachia
Tunis:
F Tunis Hold
Turkestan:
A Turkestan Hold
Tuscany:
A Tuscany Supports A Trieste - Venice
Ukraine:
A Ukraine Hold
UnitedProvinces:
F United Provinces Supports F London - North Sea (*Void*)
Venice:
F Candia Hold
F Venice Hold (*Disbanded*)
Wallachia:
A Wallachia Hold (*Disbanded*)
RETREATS:
None pending.
SUPPLY CENTER OWNERSHIP:
Austria(3): Prague, Trieste, Vienna.
Denmark-Norway(3): Christiania, Copenhagen, Holstein.
England(2): Bristol, London.
France(3): Brest, Marseilles, Paris.
Poland-Lithuania(3): Cracow, Vilna, Warsaw.
Russia(3): Moscow, Novgorod, Voronezh.
Spain(4): Flanders, Madrid, Naples, Sevilla.
Sweden(4): Abo, Riga, Stettin, Stockholm.
Turkey(3): Belgrade, Constantinople, Damascus.
Minor Powers(30): Algiers, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Candia, Courland, Crimea, Ireland, Lorraine, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg, Moldavia, Morocco, Papal States, Persia, Portugal, Prussia, Rhineland-Westphalia, Savoy, Saxony, Scotland, Swabia,Switzerland, Transylvania, Tunis, Turkestan, Tuscany, Ukraine, United Provinces, Venice, Wallachia.
DEADLINE SCHEDULE: (all orders are due NLT 6PM CET...not local time)
o Fall 1649 Moves: 8 July
o Winter 1649 Retreats/Adjustments: 9 July
o Spring 1650 Moves: 15 July
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