Friends,
As the third year winds to a conclusion, two great powers are, alas, no more. Jim Atkins' Poland/Saxony and Suzanne Castagne's Russia fall beneath the boots of Prussian-Swedish hegemony. Thank you both for playing and providing timely orders until the very end. I do hope you will submit end of game reports.
Elsewhere, Prussia continues to grow despite relatively mixed results compared to past bounding success. France is the big winner this year, working with Denmark-Norway to compound the misery of the fading Britons. Keeping a stiff upper lip, the Brits have re-trenched in Norway and have a decision to make about from where to pursue their fortune. Meanwhile, despite an Austrian build, the Hapsburgs join the Ottomans and Spanish in being largely left out of the continental growth festivities.
There is only one retreat: British F Edinburgh can retreat to Ireland or Liverpool or North Atlantic Ocean or OTB. If OTB, Britain will not have a disband. Feel free to send in conditional adjustments based on this retreat.
Retreat and adjustments due Thursday January 19 at the usual time.
Happy hunting!
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 (Eliminated Fall 1765)
Prussia - Chris Morse, camorse22@yahoo.com
Russia - Suzanne Castagne, sucastag@wanadoo.fr (Eliminated Fall 1765)
Spain - Warren Fleming, alwayshunted@hotmail.com
Sweden - Wladimir Mysonski, wmysonski@gmail.com
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HEADLINES
Austrians re-claim Budapest, swap Constantinople for Ankara
Don't look now, the Danes are on the rise
French regulars march alongside the Thames
George III's imperial ambitions threatened by overrun of London, Scotland
Ottoman dreams realized as parades held simultaneously in Constantinople and Vienna
Polish attempts to cooperate with Russian ally falls flat
Loss of Hesse-Westphalia sobers Frederick the Great's conquests of Bavaria, Mecklenburg
Catherine the Great submits to Swedish oppressors
Spain continues to flounder against unruly minor powers
Sovereignty over the former Russia fulfills multi-generational dynastic dreams
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ADJUSTMENTS
Austria:
Build
Britain:
Remove
Denmark:
Build
France:
Build
Build
Prussia:
Build
Sweden:
Build
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ORDERS
Austria:
A Budapest - Vienna (*Fails*)
A Constantinople - Ankara
A Tuscany - Papal States (*Fails*)
A Republic of Venice Supports A Budapest - Vienna
Britain:
F Edinburgh - North Sea (*Dislodged*)
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Skagerrak - Christiania
F Skagerrak - Christiania
Denmark:
F Helgoland Bight - Hesse-Westphalia
F North Sea - Edinburgh
F Yorkshire Supports F North Sea - Edinburgh
France:
A Burgundy Supports A Switzerland
F English Channel Convoys A United Provinces - London
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Irish Sea
A Switzerland Supports A Republic of Venice
A United Provinces - London
Prussia:
A Baden-Wuerttemberg - Bavaria
F Berlin - Mecklenburg
A Bohemia Supports A Baden-Wuerttemberg - Bavaria
A Galicia Supports A Vienna - Budapest
A Hanover Supports F Berlin - Mecklenburg
A Koenigsburg - Lithuania
A Tyrol - Vienna (*Fails*)
A Warsaw Supports A Koenigsburg - Lithuania
Russia:
A Kiev - Moscow (*Disbanded*)
Saxony:
A Zaporozh'ye Supports A Kiev - Moscow
Spain:
F Barcelona - Western Mediterranean (*Fails*)
F Morocco Supports F Western Mediterranean - Algiers
A Portugal Hold
F Western Mediterranean - Algiers (*Fails*)
Sweden:
F Gulf of Bothnia - Courland (*Fails*)
A Kazan Supports A Moscow
A Lithuania - Kiev
A Moscow Supports A Lithuania - Kiev
Turkey:
F Ionian Sea - Constantinople
A Vienna - Budapest (*Fails*)
Algiers:
F Algiers Hold
Bavaria:
A Bavaria Hold (*Disbanded*)
Courland:
F Courland Hold
Crimea:
A Crimea Hold
Mecklenburg:
A Mecklenburg Hold (*Dislodged*)
Papacy:
A Papal States Hold
Tunis:
F Tunis Supports F Algiers
TwoSicilies:
F Two Sicilies Supports A Papal States
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OWNERSHIP
Austria: Ankara, Budapest, Milan, Republic of Venice, Tuscany
Britain: Christiana, Liverpool
Denmark: Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Hesse-Westphalia, United Provinces
France: Austrian Netherlands, Brest, London, Marseilles, Paris, Savoy, Switzerland
Prussia: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Breslau, Dresden, Hanover, Koenigsburg, Mecklenburg, Warsaw
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Morocco, Portugal
Sweden: Abo, Kiev, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Stockholm
Turkey: Constantinople, Vienna
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Winter 1765 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday January 19
Spring 1766 Prelims, Friday January 20
Spring 1766 Orders, Tuesday January 24
Summer 1766 Retreats, Thursday January 26
Fall 1766 Prelims, Friday January 27
Fall 1766 Orders, Tuesday January 31 |
