Hi guys,
so, how did this season shape up?
Austria: Considerable effort was tied up with destroying the annoying Spanish fleet in the midst of imperial yellow (gold to be exact). Relations between the Hofburg and Stockholm may have deteriorated. For an Austrian army took up opposite positions against Sweden's Polish army. And then there's Austria's attack on Sweden's host in Lower Saxony.
Denmark: I'm sorry to say that it's time to say farewell to the Kung. Patrick, a pity things went south for you after a promising start. I hope you'll fare better as the Reds in the 1936 game. Please submit your EOG report within the next few days. Thanks!
England: Cromwell retook Bristol, but suffers a net loss of one SC this year. The British Isles still remain the most crowded battlefield in Europe.
France: The Spanish Army of Flanders was cornered and then unceremoniously destroyed. This means modest growth for the Bourbons. What's to make of France repeatedly giving Austria void support?
Russia: More or less encircles the whole map. Quite something. The Tsar outfoxed his opponent in the desert, Rommel-style so to speak.
Spain: Madrid's darkest hour? Three (!) Spanish units got destroyed this season. In Italy, the Low Countries and British Isles. Normally the Spaniards could have now levied replacements. But there's no vacant HSC to build in... This is where France's foray into Spain really hurt since it forced Spain to cover both Seville and Madrid. Viewed together with the bad news from the desert, then one has to consider this a very dire turn for Spain.
Sweden: Three builds! All of Northern Germany secured! But there are some troubling developments in respect to Austria. And such plentiful builds might provoke envy among Sweden's rivals.
We have another draw proposal on the table. See below. Deadline for votes is the winter phase. 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)
PRESS: None.
GAME END Proposal: Three-way draw involving Austria, Russia and Sweden.
ORDERS:
Austria:
F Adriatic Sea - Naples (*Fails*)
A Albania - Belgrade
F Croatia - Trieste (*Bounce*)
A Franconia Supports A Swabia
A Hesse Supports A Swabia
A Hungary - Trieste (*Bounce*)
A Lombardy - Venice
A Papal States Supports F Adriatic Sea - Naples (*Cut*)
A Saxony - Lower Saxony (*Bounce*)
A Slovakia - Cracow
A Swabia Hold
A Tyrolia Supports A Lombardy - Venice
Denmark-Norway:
F United Provinces - Lower Saxony (*Dislodged*)
England:
F Cornwall Supports F English Channel - Bristol
F English Channel - Bristol
F Scotland - Ireland (*Bounce*)
France:
A Aragon - La Mancha
A London Supports F Cornwall - Bristol (*Void*)
A Lorraine Supports A Switzerland
A Luxembourg Supports F Picardy - Flanders
F Picardy - Flanders
A Rhineland Supports A Hesse - Lower Saxony (*Void*)
A Switzerland Hold
A Tuscany Supports A Papal States
F Yorkshire Hold
Russia:
F Black Sea - Constantinople
F Constantinople - Ionian Sea
A Damascus - Egypt (*Bounce*)
A Egypt - Tunis
F Indian Ocean - Atlantic Ocean
A Karaman Hold
A Moldavia Hold
A Moscow Hold
F Norwegian Sea - Caledonian Ocean
A Vitebsk - Pskov (*Bounce*)
A Volhynia - Black Ruthenia (*Bounce*)
Spain:
F Bristol Supports F Irish Sea - Ireland (*Disbanded*)
A Flanders Supports F United Provinces (*Disbanded*)
F Irish Sea - Ireland (*Bounce*)
A Leon - Madrid
F Naples - Adriatic Sea (*Fails*)
A Sahara - Egypt (*Bounce*)
F Seville Hold
F Tyrrhenian Sea Supports F Venice - Papal States(ec)
F Venice - Papal States(ec) (*Disbanded*)
Sweden:
F Baltic Sea Hold
A Brandenburg Supports A Lower Saxony
F Christiania - Norwegian Sea
A Copenhagen - Holstein
F German Sea Supports F Helgoland Bight - United Provinces
F Helgoland Bight - United Provinces
A Lapland - Christiania
A Lower Saxony Supports F Helgoland Bight - United Provinces (*Cut*)
A Riga - Pskov (*Bounce*)
F Skagerrak - Helgoland Bight
A Warsaw - Black Ruthenia (*Bounce*)
Minor Powers:
F Candia Supports F Constantinople - Ionian Sea
RETREATS:
Danish F United Provinces can retreat to English Channel.
ADJUSTMENTS:
Austria:
Build
Denmark-Norway:
Remove (if F United Provinces does not disband)
England:
Remove
France:
Build
Russia:
Build
Spain:
Build
Sweden:
Build
Build
Build
SC OWNERSHIP (Winter 1652):
Austria (12): Bavaria, Belgrade, Cracow, Croatia, Prague, Saxony, Swabia, Transylvania, Trieste, Venice, Vienna, Wallachia.
Denmark-Norway (2): Holstein, United Provinces.
England (3): Bristol, Lower Saxony, Scotland.
France (9): Brest, London, Lorraine, Marseille, Paris, Rhineland, Savoy, Switzerland, Tuscany.
Russia (11): Constantinople, Crimea, Damascus, Moldavia, Moscow, Novgorod, Persia, Turkestan, Ukraine, Vilna, Voronezh.
Spain (10): Algiers, Flanders, Ireland, Madrid, Morocco, Naples, Papal States, Portugal, Seville, Tunis.
Sweden (11): Abo, Brandenburg, Christiania, Copenhagen, Courland, Ducal Prussia, Mecklenburg, Riga, Stettin, Stockholm, Warsaw.
Minor Powers (1): Candia.
SCHEDULE (3 PM GMT):
Winter 1653 Retreats/Adjustments: 14 May
Spring 1654 Moves: 19 May
Summer 1654 Retreats: 21 May
Fall 1654 Moves: 26 May |
