A&E 090205 / DC240: The Spring 1766 season has been adjudicated. In a blockbuster season with dramatic action all over the board, the top billing has to go to the convoy of the French army from Brest to Portugal, courtesy of the Royal Navy. Suddenly, the Iberian motherland is laid bare, and there will surely be some diplomatic fireworks in response (indeed, there is already some in the press...).
Staying in the Med, Turkey recaptured the Adriatic, but Austria's fleet found a home in Two Sicilies. The Polish-Saxon army was knocked out of Lithuania, with a Prussian army now enjoying free rein over the plains. Poland-Saxony certainly has an interesting retreat decision to make at this point, as the Russian SCs of Moscow and Kiev must look tempting. While that is a potential setback for Russia, Russia met a true setback in the north this spring, as the Tsar's men finally captured Karelia, but at the very heavy price of losing control of the Gulf of Bothnia. We finish with Denmark, whose appetite was apparently whetted by their appetizer in Mecklenburg last fall, and they have followed that up with a second successive SC gain in Berlin.
The deadline for the Spring 1766 Retreat season is Friday, April 3rd at 10 pm USA Eastern time. However, if my Friday night goes well, then the adjudication will more likely be noon-ish on Saturday. Orders are needed from Prussia, Poland, and Russia. The next major deadline is for Fall 1766 on Thursday, April 9th.
Before the adjudication, we have four(!) sets of press, all of them very entertaining from the neutral perspective:
PRESS #1: British
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England to Spain: You might be surprised (shocked) at these moves, but the English government felt they were necessary. In short, the consensus feeling was that you were more concerned with getting centers immediately than focusing on the task at hand, and were not comfortable hearing that the centers would come). When we’re bickering over who gets a center in the spring, we’re not in the right place.
England to France: Con-voy! (CW McCall song from the 70s, and I don’t even like country music). If you bought into the plan, we’re going to have a load of fun.
England to Turkey: you're going to be mad. I hope my move can be explained during the summer, but I couldn't put up with Isaac's worry about centers over need. I think France will be better for me in the west, and I hope my hurting of Isaac in the west can be overcome in your east. I'm sorry I didn't talk to you about it, but I feared your reaction would change the spring. I await your response cringedly
England to Denmark: Welcome to Berlin? I hope you’re feeling the love from England, because I might have just lost not one, but possibly two southern allies. And if Mike took my convoy and threw it in my face, I might have truly made a mess of this.
England to GM: Thanks as always for running such a smooth game to this point. [Nick: aw, thanks]
England to Austria: Jorge…if I completely missed the ball on this one, and I lose France, Spain, Turkey, and Denmark because of my moves, care to open up talks again? Your embassy in London, though empty, still has the heat turned on (and most of the leaks patched).
England to Peanut Gallery: I’m wondering who in the group is chuckling, saying “same ole Frank”. Haha….maybe all of you.
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PRESS #2 (Anonymous)
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Congrats, Frank, on winning this game. You've got Denmark as a dog, Spain as a stooge, France as fodder and Germany as a gift. There's no way you're going to be stopped from here. We may as well vote on it now and get it over with.
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PRESS #3 (Russia)
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Russian Press: Dateline St. Petersburg: The formerly besieged Army of St. Petersburg has decided to stir at last. General Ivan Illich has formed plans, with the consent of the Czar, to push Sweden permanently out of Russian territory with an aim at decisive victory in Karelia. Word has it that since the winter has lasted long in this territory that the Northern Armies of Russia are equipping for their battle with skis to better reclaim their territories.
Russia to Sweden: I hope you found a smarter use for your fleet than trying to attack the Gulf of Bothnia
Russia to Denmark: I hope you have seen that my A Novgorad has no aggressive intentions towards your lands.
Russia to Poland: What is the purpose of that A Lithuania?
Russia to the rest of Europe: Your ambassadors are welcome in Moscow. It should be a bit cooler in the summer than your lands, and we will make them feel quite at home. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Press #4 (Danish)
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Denmark:
Almost anyone would have believed that in the middle years of the 18th century Denmark was being watched by intelligences greater than their own. And as we the Danish people busied ourselves about our various concerns, they observed and studied, the way a Dane with a fishing net might scrutinise the herring that swarm and multiply in the sea. With infinite complacency, Danes went to and fro across the Baltic, confident of our dominance over - or at least our presence in - this small patch of sea. Yet across the gulf of space known as Novograd, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded Christiania with envious eyes and slowly and surely made their plans against us.
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Spring Adjudications
Austrian A Baw S A Boh - Bav *Cut*
Austrian A Boh - Bav *Bounce*
Austrian A Swi - Bur
Austrian A Tus - Sav *Bounce*
Austrian A Ven - Vie *Bounce*
Austrian F Adr - Tws
Austrian F Dal - Bos
British A Han S F Mec - Ber
British A Hew - Baw *Bounce*
British A Lon - Ane
British F Eng C A Lon - Ane
British F Mid C A Bre - Por
British F Pic S A Gas - Bre
British F Upr - Hew *Bounce*
Danish A Chr - Lap
Danish F Bal S F Mec - Ber
Danish F Mec - Ber
French A Bre - Por
French A Dre H
French A Par H
Polish A Bud - Vie *Bounce*
Polish A Lit - War *Bounce* *Dislodged*
Prussian A Ber S A Brl - Pos *Cut* *Dislodged*
Prussian A Brl - Pos
Prussian A War - Lit
Russian A Nov S A Stp - Kar
Russian A Stp - Kar
Russian F Gbo S A Stp - Kar *Cut* *Dislodged*
Spanish A Gas - Bre
Spanish F Brc - Gly
Spanish F Gly - Tys
Spanish F Mar - Sav *Bounce*
Swedish A Kar - Abo
Swedish F Sto - Gbo
Turkish A Mor H
Turkish A Wla - Bud *Bounce*
Turkish F Con S F Ion - Adr
Turkish F Ion - Adr
Turkish F Tun - Ion
Neutral A Bav S A Bud - Vie *Cut*
Neutral A Cri S A War - Lit
Neutral A Pap S F Adr - Tws
Neutral F Cou S F Sto - Gbo
Neutral F Tws S A Pap *Cut* *Dislodged* *Disbanded*
Retreat Possibilities
Polish A Lit can retreat to Gal, Kie, Kon, Liv, Mos, Zap or disband
Prussian A Ber can retreat to Brl, Lus or disband
Russian F Gbo can retreat to Liv, StP or disband
Neutral A Bav is destroyed (neutral)
Neutral F Tws is destroyed (neutral)
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