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Message from France to Master
Woohoo!! 4 for 4 on build guesses! Though I suppose I can't really take
credit for "predicting" my own build.... :-)
Pretty straightforward orders this tur. I'm going to order Pie-Tyl, and
hope for support. Either that or Russia and Turkey both trying to support
the other one in :-). I'd like to see Italy destroy the army in Apulia,
with Rom S Nap-Apu, but since Italy has been ultra-conservative so far
this game, I expect he will order Rom S Ven. I expect Turkey to order
Apu-Nap to cut the support for my move on the Ionian. Which is okay by
me, since in all likelihood even if I made it to the Ionian in spring,
Apu-Nap could kick me back out in the fall.
In the north, I'm going to try and outguess Russia by mixing things up.
Russia has shown himself to not be one content with just holding a line,
so he may try to do something fishy this turn. Note that when I say he
has shown himself to not be content with holding stalemate lines, I don't
mean that as a bad thing. I think I called him out many years ago for
some builds that prevented him from holding the War/Mos line, and he has
certainly made that pay off for him, as he now controls at least 4 more
centers than he would have had in that line.
But still, I would not put it past him to try something like Nwy S
Bar-Nwg, while Den bounces me out of Ska, and Ber-Kie to cut my support
for an attack on Den. It's not a bad gamble really, especially since I've
ordered the same moves in the north for at least 2 turns running now.
My plan is Hel S Kie-Den, Ruh-Kie, Nth-Ska, Edi S Nwg, which would destroy
F Den if he tries those aggressive moves, and in a worst case, we'd all
bounce just like we've been doing. There's not a whole lot of risk for
me, though I do risk Nwy S Den-Nth (unlikely), or Den S Ber-Kie (slightly
more likely but I think still unlikely)
I'll throw in a bonus convoy of Clyde to Norway because, hey, I've got
nothing else to do with A Cly :-P Maybe I'll cause one of the other
powers to ruminate if there is any sort of hidden meaning in it... :-)
Message from Italy to Master
i'm crippled!
not sure what to do; i'll try to make T pay for his
terason and at the same time enhance my position in I.
Message from Russia to Master
I now expect France & Turkey to bounce over Tyr,
while Turkey attack Nap from Apu to protect Ion.
The problem for me is to guess what France will do
about Mun & Kie. he can't completely protect both
of them, but if Mun fall, Kie is at risk afterward. He's
good enough that I'm afraid he will opt for: Kie-Ber,
Bur s Mun, Ruh s Hel-Kie & Hel-Kie. Enough to
protect Mun unless I attack from Ber, wich would
let him in Ber.
My solution: Ber-Mun supported by Sil & Boh, Bal
c Swe-Ber with Den-Ska, Nwy-Nwg supported by
Bar & Stp-Nwy.
Ska is protected while Den is at risk, but it can retreat
to Swe if Kie doesn't go for Ber. It can also get all my
armies on the mainland where they are more usefull.
I should also point out that Bud is going to Vie to plug
the hole. I'm pretty sure Turkey expect it, so it should
not be a problem
Message from Turkey to Master
Interesting times ahead. Russia made the disband I was sure he would make. I
am also sure that he is happy with my build. We now have to safely remove
Italy. I have no idea how France will react. I suspect that he will first
try to defend Italy. RT have to be careful but we should be able to safely
remove Italy.
We have to ensure we close central europe. I have to be careful down south
but I should be able to hold France off.
France: Army Burgundy SUPPORT Italian Army Munich
France: Army Clyde → Norwegian Sea → Norway (*bounce*)
France: Fleet Edinburgh SUPPORT Fleet Norwegian Sea
France: Fleet Helgoland Bight SUPPORT Fleet Kiel → Denmark
France: Fleet Kiel → Denmark
France: Army Marseilles → Piedmont (*bounce*)
France: Fleet North Sea → Skagerrak (*bounce*)
France: Fleet Norwegian Sea CONVOY Army Clyde → Norway
France: Army Piedmont → Tyrolia (*bounce*)
France: Army Ruhr → Kiel
France: Fleet Tunis → Ionian Sea (*bounce*)
France: Fleet Tyrrhenian Sea SUPPORT Fleet Tunis → Ionian Sea
Italy: Army Munich SUPPORT French Fleet Kiel (*void, dislodged*)
Italy: Fleet Naples → Apulia
Italy: Army Rome SUPPORT Army Venice
Italy: Army Venice SUPPORT Fleet Naples → Apulia
Russia: Fleet Baltic Sea CONVOY Army Sweden → Berlin
Russia: Fleet Barents Sea SUPPORT Fleet Norway → Norwegian Sea
Russia: Army Berlin → Munich
Russia: Army Bohemia SUPPORT Army Berlin → Munich
Russia: Army Budapest → Vienna
Russia: Fleet Denmark → Skagerrak (*bounce, dislodged*)
Russia: Fleet Norway → Norwegian Sea (*bounce*)
Russia: Army Silesia SUPPORT Army Berlin → Munich
Russia: Fleet St Petersburg (north coast) → Norway (*bounce*)
Russia: Army Sweden → Baltic Sea → Berlin
Turkey: Fleet Aegean Sea SUPPORT Fleet Ionian Sea
Turkey: Army Albania → Trieste (*bounce*)
Turkey: Army Apulia → Venice (*bounce, destroyed*)
Turkey: Army Bulgaria → Serbia
Turkey: Army Constantinople → Bulgaria
Turkey: Fleet Ionian Sea HOLD
Turkey: Fleet Smyrna → Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey: Army Trieste → Tyrolia (*bounce*)
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