Friends,
The end game is beginning to come into focus. The Prusso-Swedish stab of the Dane along with other maneuvers appears to signal a mighty east-central alliance on one side of the board - augmented by the fighting fleets of King George III - to counter France and their seeming Spanish ally in the west. In the middle, Austria, Denmark and Turkey lie twisting in between.
We have only one retreat: Austrian A Bavaria can retreat to Bavaria or OTB. Daniel, I've auto-retreated you to Bavaria. If you prefer OTB, please announce that by our deadline tomorrow; you can have an extension if you need it. If you decide OTB I will send out new maps.
In administrative news I am back home and, by our next adjudication, should be back to my reliable schedule. At least for a few weeks, before my next trip.
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
Austrians gladly trade Tyrolian wastelands for Bavarian riches
Christian VII may pay for slow Danish gains as enemies appear to be encroaching from all sides
Does the fall of the Palatinate signal the decline of the mighty French empire?
British navy re-gains some pride with timely Prussian assistance
Ottomans content to remain moored in Constantinople
Prussia is back on the rise with conquest of two ungainly, hyphenated territories
The fighting Spanish are back on the rise with no-nonsense capture of Tunis
Swedes grab Crimea, eye Christiana
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ORDERS
Austria:
A Ankara - Constantinople (*Fails*)
A Tyrol - Switzerland (*Dislodged*)
A Republic of Venice Supports A Tyrol - Switzerland (*Cut*)
A Vienna Supports A Republic of Venice
Britain:
F Scania - Copenhagen
Denmark:
F Helgoland Bight - Copenhagen (*Fails*)
F North Sea - Edinburgh
F Norwegian Sea - Christiania
F Skagerrak Supports F Norwegian Sea - Christiania
France:
A Baden-Wuerttemberg - Tyrol
F Brest - English Channel
F Irish Sea - North Atlantic Ocean
A Liverpool Hold
F London Supports F Brest - English Channel
A Marseilles - Savoy
A Milan - Republic of Venice (*Fails*)
A Paris - Picardy
A Switzerland Supports A Baden-Wuerttemberg - Tyrol
F Tuscany Supports A Papal States
Prussia:
F Baltic Sea Supports F Scania - Copenhagen
A Bavaria - Baden-Wuerttemberg
A Bohemia Supports A Bavaria - Baden-Wuerttemberg
A Dresden Supports A Bavaria - Baden-Wuerttemberg
A Hanover - Hesse-Westphalia
A Koenigsburg Hold
F Mecklenburg Supports F Baltic Sea
A Posen - Berlin
Spain:
F Algiers Supports F Ionian Sea - Tunis
A Andalusia Hold
F Barcelona - Gulf of Lyon
F Ionian Sea - Tunis
F Morocco - Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Sweden:
A Courland - Lapland
F Gulf of Bothnia Convoys A Courland - Lapland
A Lithuania - Crimea
A Moscow - Novgorod Territory
F Stockholm - Scania
A Zaporozh'ye Supports A Lithuania - Crimea
Turkey:
F Constantinople Hold
Crimea:
A Crimea Hold (*Dislodged*)
Papacy:
A Papal States Supports A Republic of Venice
Tunis:
F Tunis Hold (*Dislodged*)
TwoSicilies:
F Two Sicilies Hold
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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)
Fall 1767 Prelims, Friday February 10
Fall 1767 Orders, Tuesday February 14
Winter 1767 Retreats/Adjustments, Thursday February16
Spring 1768 Prelims, Friday February 17
Spring 1768 Orders, Tuesday February 21
Summer 1768 Retreats, Thursday February 23 |
