Friends,
While eight powers technically remain, there is certainly a clear pecking order. Ascendent are the powerful French, swelling to 11 supply centers and facing only a marginal threat on one of their three, diverse fronts. Prussia, still strong at 8, has clearly stagnated and will need a new strategic course to rise again to be the jewel of Europe. From there, Sweden is a confident third with 6 centers and a cozy corner position, staring out at a poorly defended Prussian east and the crumbling remains of Austria and the Ottoman Empire. Next is Spain, playing their own game but, without enemies or threats, finally nudging up to a fifth supply center. Then two very different 4 center powers: the Danes, who have been cooly efficient for the duration but may have made the French skittish this turn judging on the latter's moves in the UK. Along with Austria, who seems friendless in and around the alps, remaining at a relevant size but seemingly a less relevant place at the table. Last of all we have our two single center powers: Great Britain and the Ottomans. The British, hit early by the Prussians and then squeezed by the Danes and French have been ill-handled for lo these many years while the Ottomans began their campaign indecisively and have never been able to muster the strength to amass force against their red antagonist.
Will this year see a resurgence from our humble trailers? Will someone in the middle be next to break out? Or will the crafty French prove unstoppable in the wake of their latest surge? We shall know much more next Tuesday!
There are two retreats due: Ottoman A Vienna can retreat to Croatia or OTB. Prussian A Courland can retreat to Kon or OTB. In both cases, retreating OTB impacts the adjustments, as shown in that section. While for the purposes of the attached map I have made the valid on-board retreats, both of you may, of course, choose to remove. Other players, if you desire, provide contingency builds/disbands on this basis.
Retreats and adjustments due in 32 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
Emperor Joseph II misses the wise counsel of the departed Empress
King Christian VI continues following their strategic plan to modest results
Parisians buzzing that King Louis XV may be the better of his illustrious great grandfather
Christiana is cold solace for the dismantled British Empire
With Austrian campaign seemingly concluded, Ottoman regime is left to speculate on what might have been
The dreams of Frederick the Great are no meeting reality
Spanish sailors cheer as success finally realized against tenacious Algerians
Adolph Frederick continues advancing collapsing Prussian resistance in the east
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ADJUSTMENTS
Britain:
Remove
France:
Build
Build
Build
Build
Ottoman:
Remove (if retreat to Croatia)
Prussia:
Build (if retreat OTB)
Spain:
Build
Sweden:
Build
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ORDERS
Austria:
A Ankara - Constantinople (*Fails*)
A Budapest - Vienna
A Tuscany - Papal States (*Disbanded*)
A Tyrol - Bavaria (*Fails*)
A Republic of Venice Supports A Budapest - Vienna
Britain:
F Christiania Hold
F Scania - Copenhagen (*Bounce*)
Denmark:
F Edinburgh - North Sea
F Hesse-Westphalia - Helgoland Bight
F North Sea - Norwegian Sea
F Skagerrak - Copenhagen (*Bounce*)
France:
A Baden-Wuerttemberg Supports A Burgundy - Switzerland (*Cut*)
A Burgundy - Switzerland
F English Channel - London
F Irish Sea Supports A Wales - Liverpool
F Savoy - Tuscany
A Switzerland - Milan
A Wales - Liverpool
Prussia:
A Bavaria - Baden-Wuerttemberg (*Fails*)
A Berlin - Hanover
A Bohemia - Dresden
A Courland Hold (*Dislodged*)
A Galicia - Bohemia
F Koenigsburg - Baltic Sea
A Lithuania - Posen
F Mecklenburg Supports F Koenigsburg - Baltic Sea
Spain:
A Andalusia Hold
F Ionian Sea - Tunis (*Fails*)
F Morocco Supports F Western Mediterranean - Algiers
F Western Mediterranean - Algiers
Sweden:
F Gulf of Bothnia Supports A Livonia - Courland
A Kiev - Lithuania
A Livonia - Courland
A Moscow Supports A Kiev - Lithuania
A Zaporozh'ye Supports A Kiev - Lithuania
Turkey:
F Constantinople Hold
A Vienna Hold (*Dislodged*)
Algiers:
F Algiers Hold (*Disbanded*)
Crimea:
A Crimea Supports A Kiev - Lithuania
Papacy:
A Papal States Supports F Savoy - Tuscany
Tunis:
F Tunis Hold
TwoSicilies:
F Two Sicilies Supports A Papal States
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OWNERSHIP
Austria: Ankara, Budapest, Republic of Venice, Vienna
Britain: Christiana
Denmark: Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Hesse-Westphalia, United Provinces
France: Austrian Netherlands, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Brest, Liverpool, London, Marseilles, Milan, Paris, Savoy, Switzerland, Tuscany
Prussia: Bavaria, Berlin, Breslau, Dresden, Hanover, Koenigsburg, Mecklenburg, Warsaw
Spain: Algiers, Barcelona, Madrid, Morocco, Portugal
Sweden: Abo, Courland, Kiev, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Stockholm
Turkey: Constantinople
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Upcoming Deadlines (all orders are due at 5 PM EST, GMT -5)
Winter 1766 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday February 2
Spring 1767 Prelims, Friday February 3
Spring 1767 Orders, Tuesday February 7
Summer 1767 Retreats, Thursday February 9
Fall 1767 Prelims, Friday February 10
Fall 1767 Orders, Tuesday February 14 |
