Hi guys,
Denmark lives to see another day. Holstein - devastated by English marauders - remains in the hands of the House of Oldenburg. And the Danes moved into Dutch quarters vacated by the vaunted Army of Flanders (who've now returned to their home base after being on a circular tour).
Owing to Denmark's gradual decline, Sweden now lords over the entirety of Scandinavia.
Farther south, it looks like the Austrians and Russians now are at war with Spain. Rather than try to defend Constantinople against overwhelming odds, Spain pivoted towards Austria. The most Catholic King has also lost ground in the British Isles. There, England managed to recover Scotland with Russian aid.
The Russians have been busy sailing around the map. Causing Madrid quite a bit of grief, I'd wager. Now they threaten to force the Egyptian bottleneck, possibly opening up the Maghreb to those hardy Cossacks.
Since yesterday, Andrew, Gert and Patrick are now also participating in my 1936 variant playtest. If any of you are interested in seeing how they fare, let me know and I'll put you on the observer list.
I need winter orders from everyone save Leif. Deadline's on Thursday 3 PM GMT.
Cheers,
Charles
PLAYERS:
AUSTRIA: Andrew Tanner
DENMARK-NORWAY: Patrick Cloutier
ENGLAND: Andras Vaski
FRANCE: Leif Kjetil Tviberg (joined Winter 1651)
POLAND-LITHUANIA: Douglas Kent (eliminated Winter 1650)
RUSSIA: Gert Petter
SPAIN: Mark Utterback
SWEDEN: Wladimir Mysonski
TURKEY: Max Victory (eliminated Winter 1651)
AUSTRIAN PRESS: Today the Holy Roman Emperor has decided it is time to pay a visit to the Vatican!
ORDERS:
Austria:
A Belgrade Supports A Wallachia
A Franconia Supports A Swabia
A Hesse Supports F Holstein(wc) - Lower Saxony
A Hungary - Transylvania
A Lombardy - Papal States (*Fails*)
A Saxony Supports F Holstein(wc) - Lower Saxony
A Swabia Supports A Rhineland
F Trieste - Croatia
A Tyrolia Supports A Swabia
A Venice Supports A Lombardy - Papal States
A Wallachia Supports A Hungary - Transylvania
Denmark-Norway:
F Helgoland Bight - United Provinces
A Lower Saxony Supports F Helgoland Bight - United Provinces (*Disbanded*)
F Skagerrak - Copenhagen (*Dislodged*)
England:
F Bristol Supports F Yorkshire - Scotland
F Cornwall Supports F Bristol
F Holstein(wc) - Lower Saxony
F Yorkshire - Scotland
France:
A Brest - Marseille
F English Channel Hold
F German Sea - Yorkshire
A London Hold
A Lorraine Supports A Switzerland
A Luxembourg Supports A Rhineland
A Rhineland Supports A Hesse - Lower Saxony (*Void*)
A Savoy Supports A Switzerland
A Switzerland Supports A Savoy
Russia:
A Armenia Supports F Black Sea - Constantinople
F Atlantic Ocean - Indian Ocean
F Black Sea - Constantinople
A Bulgaria Supports F Black Sea - Constantinople
A Damascus - Egypt (*Fails*)
A Karaman Supports F Candia (*Cut*)
A Moldavia - Volhynia
F Norwegian Sea Supports F Yorkshire - Scotland
A Novgorod - Vitebsk
A Persia - Voronezh
Spain:
F Cantabrian Sea - Morocco
F Constantinople - Karaman (*Dislodged*)
A Egypt - Damascus (*Fails*)
F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea
F Ireland Supports F Scotland - Bristol
F Papal States(ec) Supports F Ionian Sea - Adriatic Sea (*Cut*)
A Portugal Hold
F Scotland - Bristol (*Dislodged*)
F Tyrrhenian Sea Supports F Papal States(ec)
A United Provinces - Flanders
Sweden:
F Baltic Sea Supports F Bay of Luebeck - Copenhagen
F Bay of Luebeck - Copenhagen
A Brandenburg Supports F Holstein(wc) - Lower Saxony
F Christiania Supports F Stockholm(wc) - Skagerrak
A Lapland Supports F Christiania
A Mecklenburg Supports F Holstein(wc) - Lower Saxony
A Scania Supports F Bay of Luebeck - Copenhagen
F Stockholm(wc) - Skagerrak
A Warsaw Hold
Algiers:
F Candia Hold
A Transylvania Hold (*Disbanded*)
RETREATS:
Spanish F Constantinople can retreat to Aegean Sea or Ionian Sea or Albania.
Spanish F Scotland can retreat to German Sea or Caledonian Ocean or Irish Sea.
Danish F Skagerrak can retreat to Helgoland Bight or German Sea or Bohuslan.
ADJUSTMENTS:
Austria:
Build
Denmark-Norway:
Build (if F Skagerrak disbands)
England:
Remove
Russia:
Build
Spain:
Build (if F Constantinople disbands)
Build (if F Scotland disbands)
Sweden:
Build
Build
SC OWNERSHIP (Winter 1651):
Austria (11): Bavaria, Belgrade, Cracow, Croatia, Prague, Saxony, Swabia, Trieste, Venice, Vienna, Wallachia.
Denmark-Norway (3): Christiania, Holstein, Lower Saxony.
England (4): Bristol, Copenhagen, London, Scotland.
France (9): Brest, Flanders, Lorraine, Marseille, Paris, Rhineland, Savoy, Switzerland, Tuscany.
Russia (10): Crimea, Damascus, Moldavia, Moscow, Novgorod, Persia, Turkestan, Ukraine, Vilna, Voronezh.
Spain (10): Algiers, Constantinople, Ireland, Madrid, Morocco, Naples, Papal States, Seville, Tunis, United Provinces.
Sweden (9): Abo, Brandenburg, Courland, Ducal Prussia, Mecklenburg, Riga, Stettin, Stockholm, Warsaw.
Minor Powers (3): Candia, Portugal, Transylvania.
SCHEDULE (3 PM GMT):
Winter 1652 Retreats/Adjustments: 30 April
Spring 1653 Moves: 5 May
Summer 1653 Retreats: 7 May
Fall 1653 Moves: 12 May |
