Josiah has again failed to submit orders, which means he abandons his position. I know Denmark was in a difficult position, but it still irks me when people quit playing once they realize their position is hopeless. Every single order is potentially game changing in Diplomacy, and to fail to submit orders is just disrespectful to your competitors, and the game itself. I understand at times people will miss deadlines when real-life intrudes, but quitting when you are losing is different. It's not as if one "forgets," at least in my games I send reminders a couple of times leading up to the deadline. And it doesn't take any effort to send in a quick email with an order for a single unit. Not sending orders when losing is a willful choice, and it's pretty much equivalent to taking your ball and going home because your friends won't let you win.
Denmark-Norway is now in Civil Disorder, making Christiania a newly independent minor power. For the fall, that unit will be an army, and it's support can be purchased with DPs.
Elsewhere, France suffers serious setbacks on its eastern front, and the Franco-British alliance which looked so strong a few turns ago, now appears to be losing the war to the eastern powers. France is poised to make gains in Spain, but I still wonder if given a do-over Britain/France might not reconsider their Spanish offensive.
There are three retreats, due Thursday, 22:00 GMT. The possibilities are:
French A Burgundy can retreat to Picardy or Paris or Marseilles or Gascony or Austrian Netherlands or OTB.
French A Hesse-Westphalia can retreat to United Provinces or Austrian Netherlands or OTB.
Spanish F Western Mediterranean can retreat to Sardinia or Gulf of Lyon or Gibraltar or OTB.
DC386 SPRING 1766 ADJUDICATION
PLAYERS:
Austria-Hapsburg: Arandia / Adriaan Tichler / arandia.t@gmail.com
Britain-Hanover: psychosis1973 / Michael Thompson / psychosis@sky.com
Denmark-Norway: Josiah / Josiah Henderson / josiah.henderson@gmail.com (abandoned Spring 1766)
France: alwayshunted / Warren Fleming / alwayshunted@hotmail.com
Ottoman Empire: Lane / Aidan Slattery / aislattery@aol.com
Poland-Saxony: raybrucea / Bruce Ray / raybrucea@aol.com
Prussia: DrSwordopolis / Nick Powell / nick.s.powell@gmail.com
Russian Empire: dknemeyer / Dirk Knemeyer / dirk@knemeyer.com
Spain: Brstd46 / Richard Aldous / aldous@xtra.co.nz
Sweden: Wladimir7 / Wladimir Mysonski / wmysonski@gmail.com
HEADLINES:
German coalition defeats France in Hesse and Burgundy.
British walk into undefended Berlin.
Spanish fleet burns in Barcelona harbor.
Turks and Russians continue pushing west.
ORDERS:
Austria: A Bavaria - Tyrol.
Austria: A Bohemia - Lusatia.
Austria: A Budapest - Galicia (*Bounce*).
Austria: A Dresden Supports A Berlin - Hesse-Westphalia.
Austria: A Milan - Savoy (*Fails*).
Austria: A Papal States - Tuscany.
Austria: A Republic of Venice - Switzerland.
Austria: A Vienna - Bohemia.
Britain: F Andalusia - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Fails*).
Britain: A Copenhagen - Scania (*Bounce*).
Britain: A Hanover Supports A Posen - Berlin.
Britain: F Helgoland Bight - Skagerrak.
Britain: F North Sea Supports F Helgoland Bight - Skagerrak.
Britain: A Posen - Berlin.
Denmark: F Christiania, no move received.
France: A Burgundy Supports A Savoy (*Dislodged*).
France: F Gulf of Lyon - Barcelona.
France: A Hesse-Westphalia Supports A Posen - Berlin (*Dislodged*).
France: A Languedoc Supports F Gulf of Lyon - Barcelona.
France: F Mid-Atlantic Ocean - Portugal (*Bounce*).
France: A Savoy Supports A Burgundy (*Cut*).
Prussia: A Berlin - Hesse-Westphalia.
Russia: F Abo - Gulf of Bothnia.
Russia: F Courland - Baltic Sea.
Russia: A Crimea - Lithuania.
Russia: A Koenigsburg Supports A Lithuania - Posen.
Russia: A Lithuania - Posen.
Russia: A Moscow - Novgorod Territory.
Russia: F St Petersburg - Livonia.
Saxony: A Baden-Wuerttemberg Supports A Switzerland - Burgundy.
Saxony: A Breslau Supports A Bohemia - Lusatia.
Saxony: A Switzerland - Burgundy.
Saxony: A Warsaw - Galicia (*Bounce*).
Spain: F Barcelona - Andalusia (*Disbanded*).
Spain: A Madrid - Portugal (*Bounce*).
Spain: F Western Mediterranean Supports F Barcelona - Andalusia (*Dislodged*).
Sweden: F Stockholm - Scania (*Bounce*).
Turkey: A Algiers Supports F Morocco.
Turkey: A Constantinople Hold.
Turkey: F Ionian Sea Supports F Two Sicilies - Tyrrhenian Sea.
Turkey: F Morocco Supports F Tunis - Western Mediterranean.
Turkey: F Tunis - Western Mediterranean.
Turkey: F Two Sicilies - Tyrrhenian Sea.
Mecklenburg: A Mecklenburg Supports A Berlin (*Ordered to Move*).
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The following units were dislodged:
French A Burgundy can retreat to Picardy or Paris or Marseilles or Gascony or Austrian Netherlands or OTB.
French A Hesse-Westphalia can retreat to United Provinces or Austrian Netherlands or OTB.
Spanish F Western Mediterranean can retreat to Sardinia or Gulf of Lyon or Gibraltar or OTB.
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UNIT LOCATIONS:
Austria: A Bohemia, A Budapest, A Dresden, A Lusatia, A Milan, A Switzerland,
A Tuscany, A Tyrol.
Britain: F Andalusia, A Berlin, A Copenhagen, A Hanover, F North Sea, F
Skagerrak.
France: F Barcelona, A Languedoc, F Mid-Atlantic Ocean, A Savoy. (A United Provinces/Austrian Netherlands/OTB), (A Picardy/Paris/Marseilles/Gascony/Austrian Netherlands/OTB).
Prussia: A Hesse-Westphalia.
Russia: F Baltic Sea, F Gulf of Bothnia, A Koenigsburg, A Lithuania, F
Livonia, A Novgorod Territory, A Posen.
Saxony: A Baden-Wuerttemberg, A Breslau, A Burgundy, A Warsaw.
Spain: A Madrid. (F Sardinia/Gulf of Lyon/Gibraltar/OTB)
Sweden: F Stockholm.
Turkey: A Algiers, A Constantinople, F Ionian Sea, F Morocco, F Tyrrhenian
Sea, F Western Mediterranean.
Christiania: A Christiania
Mecklenburg: A Mecklenburg.
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OWNERSHIP OF SUPPLY CENTERS:
Austria: Bavaria, Budapest, Dresden, Milan, Papal States, Tuscany, Republic
of Venice, Vienna.
Britain: Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Hanover, Liverpool, London, United Provinces.
France: Austrian Netherlands, Brest, Hesse-Westphalia, Marseilles, Paris,
Savoy.
Prussia: Berlin.
Russia: Abo, Courland, Crimea, Kiev, Koenigsburg, Moscow, St Petersburg.
Saxony: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Breslau, Switzerland, Warsaw.
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Portugal.
Sweden: Stockholm.
Turkey: Algiers, Ankara, Constantinople, Morocco, Tunis, Two Sicilies.
Christiania: Christiania
Mecklenburg: Mecklenburg.
Austria: 8 Supply centers, 8 Units: Builds 0 units.
Britain: 6 Supply centers, 6 Units: Builds 0 units.
France: 6 Supply centers, 6(4) Units: Builds 0 units.
Prussia: 1 Supply center, 1 Unit: Builds 0 units.
Russia: 7 Supply centers, 7 Units: Builds 0 units.
Saxony: 4 Supply centers, 4 Units: Builds 0 units.
Spain: 3 Supply centers, 2(1) Units: Builds 1 unit.
Sweden: 1 Supply center, 1 Unit: Builds 0 units.
Turkey: 6 Supply centers, 6 Units: Builds 0 units.
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BUILD CENTERS:
Austria: Budapest, Milan, Vienna
Britain: Edinburgh, Hanover, Liverpool, London
France: Brest, Marseilles, Paris
Prussia: Berlin, Breslau, Koenigsburg
Russia: Crimea, Kiev, Moscow, St. Petersburg
Saxony: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Dresden, Warsaw
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, (Portugal)
Sweden: Abo, Stockholm
Turkey: Ankara, Constantinople, Tunis
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UPCOMING DEADLINES:
Summer 1766 retreats Thursday, June 23, 22:00 GMT
Fall 1766 preliminaries Friday, June 24, 22:00 GMT
Fall 1766 orders Tuesday, June 28, 22:00 GMT
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