Hi guys,
what is there to say of the spring results?
With the Poles and Swedes already engaged in battle, the Tsar has now decided to join the party. The history of the 1650s is repeating itself in our game. Those years went into history as the "Polish Deluge"...
Further south, the Ottomans have abandoned the siege of Candia. Just as well, seeing how the Spaniards supported the Venetian garrison there. Instead the Sultan has chosen to shift his forces eastwards. In any case, the pressure on Turkey seems to be mounting by the day.
The third power in serious difficulties would be England. Denmark has swept into Scotland and defeated the English Navy in the strategically important German Sea. Meanwhile, a large sea battle between the Commonwealth and France ended inconclusively. Does Cromwell face a hostile coalition? And how does the Spanish armada in the Cantabrian Sea factor into all of this? Does it at all?
In Italy, both Paris and Vienna offered Spain support into the Papal States. Albeit to different coasts. The Most Catholic King went with the eastern option. What does that mean for the future?
Administrative note: I'll publically name any player who goes into grace time. Consider that an incentive to meet the proper deadline. Further, I might mention that I accept anybody's changes while in grace time and I haven't received orders from all players.
Andras owes me two retreat orders.
Happy dipping!
Charles
PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Andrew Tanner
DENMARK-NORWAY: Patrick Cloutier
ENGLAND: Andras Vaski
FRANCE: Ciaran Boyle
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Douglas Kent
RUSSIA: Gert Petter
SPAIN: Mark Utterback
SWEDEN: Wladimir Mysonski
TURKEY: Max Victory
PRESS: None.
ORDERS:
Austria:
A Hungary - Transylvania (*Bounce*)
A Prague - Slovakia
A Swabia Supports A Vienna - Bavaria
A Venice Supports F Naples - Papal States(wc) (*Void*)
A Vienna - Bavaria
Denmark-Norway:
F Christiania - German Sea
F Copenhagen - Helgoland Bight
A Lower Saxony Supports F United Provinces
F Norwegian Sea - Scotland
F United Provinces Supports F Christiania - German Sea
England:
F Bristol Supports F German Sea - English Channel
F German Sea - English Channel (*Dislodged*)
F Scotland Hold (*Dislodged*)
France:
F Brest - English Channel (*Bounce*)
A Lorraine - Switzerland
A Paris - Lorraine
F Picardy Supports F Brest - English Channel
A Tuscany Supports F Naples - Papal States(ec)
Poland-Lithuania:
A Royal Prussia - Brandenburg (*Fails*)
A Samogitia - Ducal Prussia
A Warsaw Supports A Samogitia - Ducal Prussia
Russia:
A Crimea - Moldavia (*Fails*)
A Moscow - White Ruthenia
A Novgorod - Vitebsk
A Turkestan - Persia
A Ukraine - Volhynia
A Voronezh Supports A Turkestan - Persia
Spain:
A Algiers Supports F Barbary Sea - Morocco
F Barbary Sea - Morocco
F Ionian Sea Supports F Candia
F Naples - Papal States(ec)
A Rhineland Hold
F Seville - Cantabrian Sea
Sweden:
F Baltic Sea Supports A Brandenburg - Royal Prussia
A Brandenburg - Royal Prussia (*Fails*)
A Courland - Samogitia
A Riga - Courland
A Stettin - Brandenburg (*Fails*)
Turkey:
F Aegean Sea - Constantinople
F Constantinople - Armenia
A Karaman - Damascus
A Wallachia - Transylvania (*Bounce*)
Bavaria:
A Bavaria Hold (*Disbanded*)
Croatia:
A Croatia Hold
Ireland:
A Ireland Supports F Norwegian Sea - Scotland
Mecklenburg:
A Mecklenburg Hold
Moldavia:
A Moldavia Supports A Wallachia - Transylvania (*Cut*)
Morocco:
A Morocco Hold (*Disbanded*)
PapalStates:
A Papal States Hold (*Disbanded*)
Persia:
A Persia Hold (*Disbanded*)
Portugal:
F Portugal Hold
Prussia:
A Ducal Prussia Supports A Courland - Samogitia (*Disbanded*)
Savoy:
A Savoy Supports A Lorraine - Switzerland
Saxony:
A Saxony Supports A Royal Prussia - Brandenburg
Switzerland:
A Switzerland Supports A Swabia (*Disbanded*)
Transylvania:
A Transylvania Supports A Moldavia (*Cut*)
Tunis:
F Tunis Supports F Ionian Sea
Venice:
F Candia Supports F Ionian Sea
RETREATS:
English F German Sea can retreat to Norwegian Sea or Yorkshire or London or Flanders or Skagerrak.
English F Scotland can retreat to Yorkshire or Caledonian Ocean or Irish Sea.
SC OWNERSHIP (Winter 1649):
Austria(5): Prague, Swabia, Trieste, Venice, Vienna.
Denmark-Norway(5): Christiania, Copenhagen, Holstein, Lower Saxony, United Provinces.
England(3): Bristol, London, Scotland.
France(5): Brest, Lorraine, Marseille, Paris, Tuscany.
Poland-Lithuania(3): Cracow, Vilna, Warsaw.
Russia(6): Crimea, Moscow, Novgorod, Turkestan, Ukraine, Voronezh.
Spain(6): Algiers, Flanders, Madrid, Naples, Rhineland, Seville.
Sweden(6): Abo, Brandenburg, Courland, Riga, Stettin, Stockholm.
Turkey(4): Belgrade, Constantinople, Damascus, Wallachia.
Minor Powers(16): Bavaria, Croatia, Ireland, Mecklenburg, Moldavia, Morocco, Papal States, Persia, Portugal, Ducal Prussia, Savoy, Saxony, Switzerland, Transylvania, Tunis, Candia.
SCHEDULE (3 PM GMT):
Summer 1650 Retreats: 26 March
Fall 1650 Moves: 31 March
Winter 1650 Retreats/Adjustments: 2 April
Spring 1651 Moves: 7 April |
