Friends,
What an interesting game we have already! Two of the fragile 2 SC powers, Denmark-Norway and the Ottoman Empire, have decided to eschew trying for a quick build to bolster their tenuous positions. Meanwhile, two of the mightiest powers on the map, Great Britain and Russia, lose a supply center to their antagonists and sit in seemingly troublesome strategic positions. On the other hand, Prussia is the only power to gain two or more SC's with just two and the total builds around the board are a mere 8 - unthinkably low in a 10 player game with ample neutrals after the first season!
I'm planning to keep our normal schedule, as no one has asked for a change owing to the holidays. I do think the adjudication days fall on sensible days relative to the New Year and Christmas holidays which will perhaps enable the game to progress unimpeded. However, if any of you have travel plans that would adversely impact your ability to play the game well, let me know ASAP so I can make adjustments.
Also, it appears that this will be about the earliest that I am able to get adjudications done given my current work and commute schedules. I will be sure to get adjudications out the same night as the order deadline but do not expect to receive it too immediately in the future.
There are no retreats. Builds are due on Thursdays; prelims for next spring on Friday.
Have fun!
Dirk
PLAYERS
Austria - Daniel Eichner, Knightofroma@hotmail.com
Denmark - Karel Verbrugge, diplodocus83@gmail.com
France - Robert Stein, smileyrob68@gmail.com
Great Britain - Nathan Deily, ndeily@yahoo.com
Ottoman - Michael Thompson, psychosis@sky.com
Poland/Saxony - Jim Atkins, savwa4@comcast.net
Prussia - Chris Morse, camorse22@yahoo.com
Russia - Suzanne Castagne, sucastag@wanadoo.fr
Spain - Warren Fleming, alwayshunted@hotmail.com
Sweden - Wladimir Mysonski, wmysonski@gmail.com
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HEADLINES
Alps succumb to Austrian hegemony, even as Lowlands army vanquished
Danish merchant navy graduates as warships seize the North Sea
The Prince of Soubise proves his ability by expelling the Austrians from the Netherlands
George III dismayed as British navy fails to progress
In a dramatic about-face, Mustafa III orders his forces west
Tragic death of August III overshadows successful conquest of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Confident Frederick the Great eyes a premature North German Confederation
As the Russian navy is scuttled the Old Believers yearn for the days of Peter the Great
Spanish re-unification of Iberia sets the table for exploring new horizons
Conquest of St. Petersburg raises Swedish dreams of imperialism
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ADJUSTMENTS
Austria:
Build
Build
France:
Build
Prussia:
Build
Build
Saxony:
Build
Spain:
Build
Sweden:
Build
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ORDERS
Austria:
A Austrian Netherlands - Picardy
A Milan - Switzerland
A Republic of Venice Supports A Milan - Switzerland
A Wallachia Supports A Lithuania
Britain:
F Edinburgh - North Sea
F English Channel Supports F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Brest
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Brest
Denmark:
F Christiania - North Sea
F Holstein(wc) - Helgoland Bight
France:
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Burgundy Supports A Picardy - Austrian Netherlands
A Picardy - Austrian Netherlands
Prussia:
A Hanover Supports A Lusatia - Hesse-Westphalia
A Koenigsburg - Courland
A Lusatia - Hesse-Westphalia
Russia:
A Kiev - Moscow
A Livonia Supports A Karelia - St Petersburg
F St Petersburg Hold
Saxony:
A Dresden - Baden-Wuerttemberg
A Lithuania - Livonia
Spain:
F Andalusia Supports A Madrid - Portugal
A Madrid - Portugal
Sweden:
F Gulf of Bothnia - St Petersburg
A Karelia Supports F Gulf of Bothnia - St Petersburg
Turkey:
F Black Sea - Constantinople
A Constantinople - Bosnia
Algiers:
F Algiers, no move received
Baden-Wuerttemberg:
A Baden-Wuerttemberg Hold
Bavaria:
A Bavaria Supports A Dresden - Baden-Wuerttemberg
Courland:
F Courland Hold
Crimea:
A Crimea Hold
Hesse-Westphalia:
A Hesse-Westphalia Hold
Mecklenburg:
A Mecklenburg Hold
Morocco:
F Morocco Supports F Brest - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Papacy:
A Papal States Supports A Tuscany
Portugal:
F Portugal Hold
Sardinia:
A Savoy Hold
Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Dresden - Baden-Wuerttemberg
Tunis:
F Tunis Hold
Tuscany:
A Tuscany Hold
TwoSicilies:
F Two Sicilies Hold
UnitedProvinces:
F United Provinces Supports F Christiania - North Sea
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OWNERSHIP
Austria: Budapest, Milan, Switzerland, Republic of Venice, Vienna
Britain: Edinburgh, Liverpool, London
Denmark: Christiania, Copenhagen
France: Austrian Netherlands, Brest, Marseilles, Paris
Prussia: Berlin, Breslau, Hanover, Hesse-Westphalia, Koenigsburg
Russia: Kiev, Moscow
Saxony: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Dresden, Warsaw
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Portugal
Sweden: Abo, St. Petersburg, Stockholm
Turkey: Ankara, Constantinople
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Winter 1763 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday December 22
Spring 1764 Prelims, Friday December 23
Spring 1764 Orders, Tuesday December 27
Summer 1764 Retreats, Thursday December 29
Fall 1763 Prelims, Friday December 30
Fall 1763 Orders, Tuesday January 3
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