Friends,
Sheepishly, Frederick the Great took all of the chilling Eiswein and placed it back in long-term storage, as what appears to be audacious treachery from Louis XV and his minions puts a serious crimp in Prussian dreams of hegemony. Also on the outside are the Ottomans, apparently as blindsided by the perfidy as their ubermenschen. Meanwhile, France not only has productive cooperation with the similarly randy Austrians, but with the sailing Danes as well. The British and Swedes might have detente, while poor Spain continues to move about the board without any apparent friends and a long-term plan that - to this observer - remains murky.
As usual in this game we have no retreats, pressing us forward to the fall. Let's keep the deadlines the same unless anyone objects, given the lost 24 hours.
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
Franco-Austrian cooperation sees Austrians on verge of re-claiming fair Venice
Slow, strategic growth seems quite alright with new Danish monarch Christian VII
French clearly on the rise with productive alliances, active units across various fronts
Britons position to defend their new Norwegian homes
Mustafa III grateful to hang on to Constantinople but concerned about stagnant position
Time for Prussia to consider a new path forward?
Charles III full of sound and fury - what will it signify?
Adolph Frederick's inability to make progress is of concern to the folks back home
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ORDERS
Austria:
A Ankara - Constantinople (*Fails*)
A Budapest - Vienna (*Fails*)
A Milan - Republic of Venice
A Tuscany Supports A Milan - Republic of Venice
A Republic of Venice - Tyrol
Britain:
F Christiania - Scania
F Norwegian Sea - Christiania
Denmark:
F Copenhagen - Skagerrak
F Edinburgh Supports F Yorkshire - North Sea
F Hesse-Westphalia Hold
F Yorkshire - North Sea
France:
A Burgundy - Baden-Wuerttemberg
F English Channel Supports F Yorkshire - North Sea
F Irish Sea - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A London - Wales
F Marseilles - Savoy
A Paris - Burgundy
A Switzerland Supports A Republic of Venice - Tyrol
Prussia:
A Bavaria Supports A Vienna
A Bohemia - Budapest (*Fails*)
A Galicia Supports A Warsaw - Lithuania
A Hanover - Berlin
F Koenigsburg Supports A Lithuania - Courland
A Lithuania - Courland
F Mecklenburg - Baltic Sea (*Bounce*)
A Tyrol Supports A Switzerland - Republic of Venice (*Disbanded*)
A Warsaw - Lithuania
Spain:
F Barcelona - Western Mediterranean
F Morocco - Mid-Atlantic Ocean (*Bounce*)
A Portugal - Andalusia
F Western Mediterranean - Ionian Sea
Sweden:
F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea (*Bounce*)
A Kazan - Zaporozh'ye
A Kiev - Lithuania (*Fails*)
A Moscow Supports A Kiev - Lithuania
A St Petersburg - Livonia
Turkey:
F Constantinople Hold
A Vienna Supports A Switzerland - Republic of Venice (*Void*)
Algiers:
F Algiers Hold
Courland:
F Courland Supports F Gulf of Bothnia - Baltic Sea (*Disbanded*)
Crimea:
A Crimea Supports A Warsaw - Lithuania
Papacy:
A Papal States Supports A Switzerland - Republic of Venice (*Void*)
Tunis:
F Tunis Supports F Algiers
TwoSicilies:
F Two Sicilies Supports F Western Mediterranean - Ionian Sea
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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)
Summer 1766 Retreats, Friday January 27
Fall 1766 Prelims, Friday January 27
Fall 1766 Orders, Tuesday January 31
Winter 1766 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday February 2
Spring 1766 Prelims, Friday February 3
Spring 1766 Orders, Tuesday February 7 |
