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Results of 1901 Spring Movement:

Austria: A vie - tri
Austria: A bud - ser
Austria: F tri - adr

This looks fairly anti-Italian to me, but that could be because I am the
Italian. He's left the back door open to Russia, but since Russia didn't go
to Galacia maybe they're peaceful. Trieste to Adriatic is just what he needs
to defend against me, but it gives up any shot at Greece this year.

England: F lon - nth
England: F edi - nwg
England: A lvp - yor

A fairly popular English opening that indicates trust of France. He will get
Norway in the fall and can influence Belgium, Holland, and Denmark. Given
that France stayed out of the channel, this is a good strong opening for
England.

France: A par - bur
France: A mar S A par - bur
France: F bre - mao

The Maginot opening. A flexible opening that shows an alliance with England.
It seems very anti-German to me, especially with an apparently cooperative
England. I will probably hear from him about Munich. It is possible for France
to come out of this opening with three more supply centers. It's unlikely, but
two is almost certain.

Germany: A ber - kie
Germany: A mun - ruh
Germany: F kie - hol

This opening is second only to kie-den in popularity for Germany. He's giving
up scandinavian influence for stronger defense against France and more leverage
in the low countries. A good opening considering what France did.

Italy: A rom - ven
Italy: A ven - tyr
Italy: F nap - ion

This is the Obriani opening, the most popular for Italy. My plan is to attach
Austria. The problem is, his moves leave him well situated to hold me off, and
nobody else is attacking him directly.

Russia: A mos - ukr
Russia: A war NMR
Russia: F stp/sc - bot
Russia: F sev - bla (*bounce*)

Leaving Warsaw in place seems indecisive, but could just mean that he doesn't
want war with Austria or Germany just yet. Still, it seems it could have been
useful somewhere, whatever he's planning. I haven't heard whether the Black Sea
bounce was planned. He'll have a hard time getting Rumania in the fall.

Turkey: A con - bul
Turkey: A smy - arm
Turkey: F ank - bla (*bounce*)

Very anti-Russian. Probably no second neutral with this, but will keep Russia
out of Rumania and has a legitimate shot at capturing Sevastapol in the fall.

Evaluation:

England and France seem to be off to a good partnership, but Germany is ready
to defened against them. He's under no pressure from Russia, either, and
shouldn't be any time soon if he's giving up on Scandinavia. Russia's problems
are in the south, where Turkey has opened strongly against him, but I really
need one of them to weaken Austria for me or I don't have much chance of
progressing very far.

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Results of 1901 Fall Movement:

Austria: A tri S F adr - ven (*cut*)
Austria: A ser S Turkey A bul - rum
Austria: F adr - ven (*bounce*)

This is exactly what I expected, and the best thing he could do from this
position. It keeps me out, had a chance to work, and with his build (in
Vienna I assume) he will be stronger than I am.

England: F nth C A yor - bel
England: F nwg - nor
England: A yor - nth - bel (*bounce*)

Cooperation with France keeps Germany out of Belgium and he gets his build
from Norway.

France: A bur S England A yor - bel
France: A mar - spa
France: F mao - por

Both Iberian neutrals is good for France. Keeping Germany out of Belgium is
less aggressive than attacking Munich, but the fight is coming.

Germany: A kie - den
Germany: A ruh - bel (*bounce*)
Germany: F hol S A ruh - bel

A good play for Belgium, but it didn't work. He got two build, though, and
knows who his opponents are.

Italy: A ven S A tyr - tri (*cut*)
Italy: A tyr - tri (*bounce*)
Italy: F ion - tun

It was defensive and had a chance to work, but I'm not sure how I'll proceed
from here. Turkey gave me good information that Greece would be free, but I
received it too late to change my orders. Not sure it would have made much of
a difference anyway.

Russia: A ukr - rum (*bounce*)
Russia: A war - gal
Russia: F bot - swe
Russia: F sev - bla (*bounce*)

Russia wisely realized that he couldn't get Rumania so he bounces the Black
Sea again, a good tactical choice that will help him a lot this coming turn.

Turkey: A bul - rum
Turkey: A arm - sev (*bounce*)
Turkey: F ank - bla (*bounce*)

Austrian help gets him Rumania (but not Bulgaria yet). I expected to see him
in the Black Sea.

Evaluation:

Russia played this turn very well, giving up on short term gains for a better
long term strategic position. England and France have laid their cards on the
table against Germany, but with two builds he'll be a tough nut to crack.
After building Austria's probably got the upper hand on me and I am unlikely
to get any help from Russia or Turkey, given how tied up with each other they
are.

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Results of 1902 Winter Adjustment:

Austria builds an army in Budapest
England builds a fleet in London
France builds an army in Paris
France builds a fleet in Brest
Germany builds an army in Kiel
Germany builds an army in Munich
Italy builds a fleet in Naples
Russia builds an army in Moscow
Turkey builds a fleet in Constantinople

England's build is pretty straightforward. France, thankfully, builds only in
the north. Germany's making a strong western front. It might be hard for
France to hold him off without violating the Channel DMZ. Russia's army-Moscow
is for fighting turkey, who's new fleet makes sense in definitively taking the
Black Sea, but I'm nervous about what he'll do with it after that. I was
certain Austria would build in Vienna and triple team Tyrolia (and then Venice)
but he must be nervous about Galicia and Rumania. That's lucky for me. It buys
me some time. Italy always builds a fleet in Naples and I couldn't see how an
army in Rome would actually help me so I did it. I feel much better that there
    isn't an army in Vienna.

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Results of 1902 Spring Movement:

Austria: A tri - adr - apu (*no convoy, dislodged*)
Austria: A ser - tri (*bounce*)
Austria: F adr S A tri - apu (*void*)
Austria: A bud S Turkey A rum (*cut*)

He must have meant to order "adr c tri-apu". It would have bounced me out of
Apulia, which could make a difference this fall. He's got plenty of force to
kick me back out, though. Hopefully he'll be so focused on Trieste that I'll
be able to get Greece. The dislodged army in Trieste retreated to Vienna.

England: F nth - bel (*bounce*)
England: F nor - stp/nc
England: A yor - lon
England: F lon - eng

The back door attack on Russia is good. He has nothing to gain from Russian
friendship and Russia is preoccupied with the south. This shifts the balance in
favor of Turkey. The English Channel may be planned with France, but I'm
surprised they didn't coordinate on Belgium again this turn.

France: A bur H
France: A spa - gas
France: F por - mao
France: A par S A bur
France: F bre - pic

It's good to see he's not moving in my direction (but I think our relationship
is pretty good so I wasn't expecting any trouble). He's building a strong front
against the Germans, they're probably planning to snatch Belgium in the fall.

Germany: A den S A kie
Germany: A ruh - bel
Germany: F hol S A ruh - bel
Germany: A kie S F hol
Germany: A mun H

I would have moved Kiel to Ruhr to plug that gap. Especially since Kiel is
under no threat. It would have helped in the attempt to keep Belgium in the
fall. As it is, he won't hold it if England and France cooperate at all.

Italy: A ven S A tyr - tri
Italy: A tyr - tri
Italy: F tun - ion
Italy: F nap - apu

I didn't really expect to take Trieste. I expected the same bounce. It's
doubtful that I can hold it in the fall. If I lose it I may be able to take
Greece, though. Austria's convoy to Apulia was a complete surprise, but 
fortunately for me he messed up the orders so I didn't bounce.

Russia: A ukr S F sev - rum (*void*)
Russia: A gal - bud (*bounce*)
Russia: F swe NMR
Russia: F sev NMR
Russia: A mos - sev (*bounce*)

No move received for Sevastapol. That's a big miss. He would have taken it,
too, and kept Armenia out of Sevastopol. As it is, he has to hunker down and
defend Sevastopol with everything. Galicia's still free to help me out, though.
There's no way he can retake St. Petersburg so he's got to make up for it
somewhere else.

Turkey: A rum S Austria A bud
Turkey: A arm - sev (*bounce*)
Turkey: F ank - bla
Turkey: F con S F ank - bla

Noting surprising here. Just the logical progression from his other turns.
The Black Sea is important for fighting Sevastopol and he'll probably take
Bulgaria in the fall.

Evaluation:

If England's trying to go it alone that will be an interesting fight to watch
in the northwest. If he's still working with France, Germany is in trouble.
Russia just took a bad blow and with his missed order he's not likely to
recover. I think that puts the lead in Turkey's hands. I have a temporary
advantage over Austria, but he has several ways to kick me back out and
even deny me Greece at the same time.

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Results of 1902 Fall Movement:

Austria: A vie S F adr - tri
Austria: A ser S F adr - tri
Austria: F adr - tri
Austria: A bud S Turkey A rum (*cut*)

He came up with the good idea, which was to attack with the fleet, so I
couldn't cut its support. I was hoping he'd miss that. He recovers his home
supply center, but doesn't get a build.

England: F nth S A lon - bel
England: F stp/nc - nor
England: A lon - eng - bel
England: F eng C A lon - bel

I'm not sure how he got French support after invading the DMZ'ed English
Channel, but it works to get him Belgium and knock Germany out (disbands him,
actually). Was he hoping to bounce Russia out of Norway, or was that something
planned in the north? I'm not sure.

France: A bur - ruh (*bounce*)
France: A gas - bre (*bounce*)
France: F mao - bre (*bounce*)
France: A par - bur (*bounce*)
France: F pic S England A lon - bel

He helped England with Belgium but self-bounced in Brest. If the self-bounce
was from actual fear of invasion it's interesting that he helped with Belgium
(though holding back Germany is always in Frances own interest). If the self-
bounce is cover and he and England are still close allies, then France
basically wasted a turn putting only 20% of his forces to any real use.

Germany: A den H
Germany: A bel S F hol (*cut, dislodged*)
Germany: F hol S A bel
Germany: A kie - ruh
Germany: A mun S A kie - ruh

He might have taken a stab at Sweden, but it's probably better to not add
anyone to his list of enemies. Otherwise, Kiel to Ruhr shores up his front
and he had a good shot at holding Belgium if France had really been scared of
Englan.

Italy: A ven S A tri
Italy: A tri S Russia A gal - bud (*cut, dislodged*)
Italy: F ion - gre
Italy: F apu - adr

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to hold Trieste. But forcing Austria to
concentrate on it kept him from getting a build and let me sneek into Greece.
The way forward from here is very unclear, though. I'll retreat to Tyrolia
just to keep Turkey from getting any more nervous about me.

Russia: A ukr NMR
Russia: A gal - bud (*bounce*)
Russia: F swe S England F stp/nc - nor
Russia: F sev NMR (*dislodged*)
Russia: A mos NMR

I don't know what to say about this. Is it a mistake that these units didn't
receive any orders? Or has he thrown in the towel? Moscow and Ukraine
supporting Sevastopol would have kept Turkey out, but none of them receive
orders. The fleet has nowhere to retreat to, and so is disbanded.
On the other hand the unwanted support in the north instead of bouncing
in Norway is a clever way of keeping St. Petersburg.

Turkey: A rum H
Turkey: A arm - sev
Turkey: F bla S A arm - sev
Turkey: F con - aeg

The attack on Sevastopol shouldn't have worked, but thanks to Russia's
pacivity Turkey gets a build. I asked him not to go to the Aegean, and got a
very angry response back, I tried to backpeddal and I hope I haven't done
any serious harm.

Evaluation:

Wow 1902 and Bulgaria remains unclaimed. That's pretty unusual. I think I have
to make a deal with Turkey to eliminate Austria. The question is, what then?
It's hard to attack France because I can't move on him without giving him
about a year's warning time. But Turkey will be a tough fight, especially as
he grows. Russia appears to be rolling over for him and he has Austria as a
willing partner. I'm not sure if England and France are still solid allies but
Germany needs them to be fighting each other. He's pretty strong, but without
any allies he's in trouble.

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Results of 1903 Winter Adjustment:

England builds a fleet in London
Germany builds a fleet in Kiel
Italy builds an army in Rome
Turkey builds an army in Constantinople

I built an army because a fleet doesn't help me against Austria and I have no
reason to antagonize France, just yet. Turkey agreed that I should build an
army. Germany must think he can hold off France (he can't) so he built a fleet
to move into the seas against England. An army for Turkey and fleet for England
are no surprise.

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Results of 1903 Spring Movement:

Austria: A vie S F tri
Austria: A ser S F tri
Austria: F tri H
Austria: A bud S Turkey A rum (*void*)

Still helping out turkey (even though it was voided) because he has plenty of
strength to keep me out. I made a (theoretical) deal with Turkey, though, so
maybe Austria's fortunes will change.

England: F nth - hel
England: F nor - stp/nc
England: A bel S France A bur - ruh
England: F eng S F lon - nth
England: F lon - nth

This puts a lot of pressure on Germany while still leaving the option of taking
Brest for the stab.

France: A bur - ruh
France: A gas S A par - bur
France: F mao H
France: A par - bur
France: F pic S England A bel

Nice, friendly cooperation here. Ruhr is positional and he can take Munich in
the fall, but he's got to face England sooner or later or he will get stabbed.

Germany: A den H
Germany: F hol - nth (*bounce*)
Germany: A ruh - hol (*bounce, dislodged*)
Germany: A mun - ruh (*bounce*)
Germany: F kie S A ruh - hol

This is our replacement Germany. He was upset that nobody wrote to him, but we
were all away for the holiday. I would have supported Holland from Kiel if I
were him, but it wouldn't have made much of a difference. The army in Ruhr was
destroyed (no retreats available).

Italy: A ven - tri (*bounce*)
Italy: A tyr S A ven - tri
Italy: F gre - alb
Italy: F adr S A ven - tri
Italy: A rom - ven (*bounce*)

I'm not going to get anywhere on my own, but the replacement Russia thought he
could use Galicia to get back into Sevastopol (he couldn't) and Turkey's too
worried about Russia to spare Rumania for my purposes (I wouldn't either).

Russia: A ukr - sev (*bounce*)
Russia: A gal - rum (*bounce*)
Russia: F swe - ska
Russia: A mos S A ukr - sev

This is our replacement Russia. Nobody got a chance to talk to him because the
deadline came right around Christmas. He thought he could take a swipe at
Sevastopol, but there was really no chance for him to take it. Not sure why
the move to Skaggerak. Norway was a better bet if you can't defend St.
Petersburg.

Turkey: A rum - ukr (*bounce*)
Turkey: A sev H
Turkey: F bla S A sev
Turkey: F aeg S A con - bul
Turkey: A con - bul

Rumania to Ukraine voids the support Austria gave and doesn't actually help
defend Sevastopol. It's good to finally put an army in Bulgaria. It's pretty
rare that Bulgaria isn't claimed by anyone until the end of 1903.

Evaluation:

Both Germany and Russia abandoned the game. Orders were late and by the time
the replacements were in, I was in Chicago for Christmas, so I didn't get a 
chance to talk to anyone before the new deadline. England is in good shape.
He's going to take St. Petersburg and probably Holland this turn and become the
clear leader. France has to somehow balance this if he's going to avoid being
stabbed by his ally. His best hope for parity is to join up with Germany, but
that will take some talking. Austria and I are pretty much stalemated unless
Russia or Turkey tilts it one way or the other. But then, Russia and Turkey
aren't going anywhere either. I'm just hoping that ends up being bad for
Austria instead of me.

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Results of 1903 Fall Movement:

Austria: A vie S F tri (*cut*)
Austria: A ser S F tri
Austria: F tri H (*dislodged*)
Austria: A bud S F tri

This is what he had to do to keep me out. It would have worked, too if I hadn't
gotten help from Russia. The fleet has no retreats and so is disbanded.

England: F hel S A bel - hol
England: F stp/nc - nor (*bounce*)
England: A bel - hol
England: F eng S F nth
England: F nth S A bel - hol

Well coordinated capture of Holland and good bounce to keep both Norway and St.
Petersburg. Will France stab for Belgium? Is Belgium France's by agreement?

France: A ruh S A bur - mun
France: A gas - bur
France: F mao - bre (*bounce*)
France: A bur - mun
France: F pic - bre (*bounce*)

This is a steady march against Germany. I think he trusts England so the Bounce
in Brest is really a waste of two units. Does anyone really believe they aren't
working together? Still, I'd rather have him doing that than coming after me.

Germany: A den - swe
Germany: F hol - kie
Germany: A mun - sil
Germany: F kie - bal

Sweden's a good grab, but he's still shrinking. I feel a little sorry for our
replcement Germany. There's little he could do with a coordinated Anglo-French
alliance coming at him. He could have held Munich if I hadn't needed everything
to take Trieste (and was willing to piss off France).

Italy: A ven - tri
Italy: A tyr S A ven - tri
Italy: F alb S A ven - tri
Italy: F adr S A ven - tri
Italy: A rom - ven

What else could I really do but throw everything at Trieste? Thankfully, I got
Russian help or not even this would have worked.

Russia: A ukr S A gal (*void*)
Russia: A gal - vie (*bounce*)
Russia: F ska - nor (*bounce*)
Russia: A mos S A ukr

France send me word of what England was doing, but I got it too late to pass it
along to Russia. It's too bad, it would have been good for me for him to keep
St. Petersburg.

Turkey: A rum H
Turkey: A sev H
Turkey: F bla S A sev
Turkey: F aeg - gre
Turkey: A bul S A rum

It's a sensible turn. We had talked alliance, and he had promised to cut one of
Austria's supports for me, but I didn't really expect that he would leave
Greece. We talked about handing it over to him in the future but I guess that
didn't placate him.

Evaluation:

Germany and Russia, our two replacement players, will be the first to go. I
think England is in the strongest position and France, as his ally, is doing
pretty well, too. But France must stab, effectively and soon, if he wants to
pull ahead. With Germany coming his way, too, Russia can do nothing to stop
Turkey now. Austria could, but won't. That means Austria is ultimately doomed,
but so am I. I haven't heard a word from Austria in a while even though I write
to him each turn, so it's unlikely that I will be able to get him to stop
Turkey. I can't count on any further Russian support so it's just me against
Austria now and I don't like my odds of progressing any further.

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Results of 1904 Winter Adjustment:

England builds a fleet in London
England builds an army in Edinburgh
France builds an army in Paris
Russia removes the fleet in The Skagerrak
Russia removes the army in Moscow
Turkey builds a fleet in Constantinople
Turkey builds a fleet in Smyrna

England finally builds himself a second army. He's going to need it soon
whatever happens. France was nice enough to stay out of Marseilles after asking
me. It looks like Russia's going to help me on his way out the door, but it
also looks like Turkey is going to flood the Mediterranean, which pretty much
spells my doom.

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Results of 1904 Spring Movement:

Austria: A vie H (*dislodged*)
Austria: A ser H
Austria: A bud S A vie (*cut*)

I'm surprised he didn't make any effort to take back Trieste. If I had been
defensively minded I certainly could have held him off, but why not take the
chance, since it might very well have succeeded after all? Vienna has no
retreats, and so is destroyed.

England: F hel S A hol - kie
England: F stp/nc S A edi - nor
England: A hol - kie
England: F eng H
England: F nth C A edi - nor
England: F lon S F eng
England: A edi - nth - nor

Denmark instead of Norway would have gotten him another center, but Norway was
supportable and it's important for him to get armies on to the continent. Kiel
comes as no surprise and is the correct way to proceed, although it does leave
the low countries open to a stab from France.

France: A ruh S A bur - mun
France: A bur - mun
France: F mao S F pic - bre
France: A mun - boh
France: F pic - bre
France: A par - bur

I tried to encourage France to stab England this turn. Ruh-hol, bur-bel, and
mao-iri would have been a three-center grab. Now, I mostly encouraged this
because I want him fighting England, not me, but it would have been a pretty
forceful stab, and at least two would be holdable in the fall. I asked for the
move to Bohemia so that Austria would have no retreats. It could be used to
attack me beginning with Tyrolia, but France and I have been pretty friendly
and I have to take that chance for the leverage I need against Austria.

Germany: A swe - nor (*bounce*)
Germany: F kie - den
Germany: A sil - war
Germany: F bal - bot

England was very likely to counter swe-nor, but he was right to order it in
case it worked. The fleet to bot ties up St. Petersburg in the fall and gives
him better chances at holding off England. Kiel was going down anyway, so
moving to Denmark lets him coordinate with Sweden (for support, if nothign
else). No surprise to anyone that he took Warsaw.

Italy: A tri - vie
Italy: A tyr S A tri - vie
Italy: F alb - ion
Italy: F adr S F alb - ion
Italy: A ven - tri

I was pretty sure that Vienna would work (Russia had told me he'd hit Budapest,
it's only possible support), but I didn't think I'd keep Trieste, too. I was
planning that I'd have to retake it in the fall. Ionian is just meant as a
speed bump for Turkey. I figured he'd order Greece to Ionian, or I would have
used the Adriatic to support Venice to Trieste.

Russia: A ukr - rum (*bounce*)
Russia: A gal - bud (*bounce*)

He suggested Galacia to Budapest and my exact set of orders (except with the
adr s ven-tri). He knew he would probably be dead by the end of the year, so
he was willing to help me on his way out. I really appreciate that, since I'd
get nowhere without him.

Turkey: A rum - gal (*bounce*)
Turkey: A sev - mos
Turkey: F bla C A bul - sev
Turkey: F gre H
Turkey: A bul - bla - sev
Turkey: F con - aeg
Turkey: F smy - eas

The two fleet moves are completely expeced and bad bad news for me. If I don't
get lucky enough to get Budapest in the fall (and thus two builds) it will
become a guessing game to keep him out of Italy, and even in the best scenario
I can only be lucky for so long. Rumania to Galicia bothers me, since I'll need
Galicia's support to take Budapest in the fall.

Evaluation:

England and Turkey have the best opportunities for growth. France either has
to stab England soon or attack me, and attacking me really just gives the game
to Turkey. I hope he sees that. Russia could take something and survive, but
he's probably out this year. Germany will fight tenaciously, but won't last
long. I'd like to finish off Austira, but mostly I need those centers to
build fleets to hold of Turkey.

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Results of 1904 Fall Movement:

Austria: A ser S A bud
Austria: A bud S A ser (*cut, dislodged*)

There was nothing better for him to do.

England: F hel - den
England: F stp/nc S A nor (*void, dislodged*)
England: A kie S F hel - den
England: F eng - bel
England: F nth S F hel - den
England: F lon - eng
England: A nor - swe (*bounce*)

England had no reason to think Turkey and Germany would team up, but it
doesn't end up costing him much. He's still building. Although this means a
tougher road ahead for England. The fleet in St. Petersburg can only retreat
to Barents.

France: A ruh H
France: A mun - ber
France: F mao H
France: A boh NMR
France: F bre H
France: A bur - mun

I suggested he stab England with a double up on Kiel, move to Belgium, and
enter the Irish Sea. That would be a build for France, none for England, and
Liverpool next year. I think this was the year for France to stab, but he
doesn't want to. I think he just wants to be part of a draw. Or he's coming
after me maybe. I don't see much room for him to expand from here and England
will be tough to crack now. He's either a pacifist or I'm next.

Germany: A swe - nor (*bounce*)
Germany: F den - ska
Germany: A war H
Germany: F bot - stp/sc

Nice work getting Turkish help to take St. Petersburg. Only one romoval for him
this year. Thankfully, he's not close enough to me to cause trouble. England
and France can deal with him.

Italy: A vie S Russia A gal - bud
Italy: A tyr S A tri
Italy: F ion - gre (*bounce, dislodged*)
Italy: F adr - ion (*bounce*)
Italy: A tri S Russia A gal - bud

Shoot! I could have taken Budapest. Russia and I figured Turkey would order
Rumania to Galicia again and so our best move was for Galicia to take it. I
would have felt a lot better with that second build this turn. But I am 
thankful that I am building at all and I have Russia to thank for it. I retreat
to Tunis so I can build in Naples.

Russia: A ukr - rum (*bounce*)
Russia: A gal - bud

Thank you, Russia.

Turkey: A rum S Austria A bud (*cut*)
Turkey: A mos S Germany F bot - stp
Turkey: F bla S A rum
Turkey: F gre S F eas - ion
Turkey: A sev S A mos
Turkey: F aeg S F eas - ion
Turkey: F eas - ion

Eastern Med and it's supports were inevitable. I was surprised by the support
of Germany, but it does help slow down England for him.

The fleet in St Petersburg (north coast) can retreat to bar
The army in Budapest with no valid retreats was destroyed

Evaluation:

Germany's a lot better off than I would have expected, which will be hardest
on England. That gives the upper hand to Turkey, even with me doing everything
I can to hold him off. France may or may not be coming after me, too.

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Results of 1905 Winter Adjustment:

England builds an army in London
France builds an army in Paris
Germany removes the fleet in The Skagerrak
Italy builds a fleet in Naples
Russia removes the army in Ukraine
Turkey builds an army in Constantinople

If England wanted a war with France he'd have built a fleet. France offered to
help me out with a fleet and after much consideration I decided I trusted him,
but he built the army anyway. Germany kept all the units in supply centers,
but none of them is in position to be of any use to the others. My fleet is a
pretty obvious choice for fighting the Turkish navy. I think Russia wants to
stay in, because I think Ukraine would have been more helpful to me on his
way out. I was hoping Turkey would build another fleet because it wouldn't
be able to hurt me much with the logjam in the Mediterranean, but an army in
the Balkans will be a problem.

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Results of 1905 Spring Movement:

Austria: A ser H

Coulda taken Serbia. But there was no way to know it. I'm a little surprised
Turkey didn't support it.

England: F den S A nor - swe
England: F bar S A lon - nor
England: A kie - ber
England: F bel S F eng
England: F nth C A lon - nor
England: F eng H
England: A nor - swe
England: A lon - nth - nor

Well coordinated push into Scandinavia. Smart move not to go for St. Petersburg
since Turkey ended up supporting it again. I hope for France's sake that the
move into Berlin was planned (probably continuing past it in the fall).

France: A ruh H
France: A ber - pru
France: F mao H
France: A boh S A mun - sil
France: F bre H
France: A mun - sil
France: A par - bur

This is just a nice, safe eastward push that doesn't threaten anyone but
Germany. He says he doesn't want to stab anyone and I'm beginning to believe
him. Smart move supporting Munich to Silesia.

Germany: A swe - fin
Germany: A war - sil (*bounce*)
Germany: F stp/sc H

Good try at keeping France out of Silesia, not sure I would have thought of
that. Retreating to Finland was inevitable, but doesn't help anything, other
than that he can support St. Petersburg for a turn.

Italy: A vie - gal
Italy: A tyr - vie
Italy: F tun - tys (*bounce*)
Italy: F adr - apu
Italy: A tri S Russia A bud
Italy: F nap - tys (*bounce*)

I guessed right and kept him out of the Tyrrhenian Sea. My second guess was
that he'd hit Apulia and go for a supply center in the fall, which is why I
moved there. Right now that fleet would be better back in the Adriatic, but
I couldn't know that before. Galicia was Russia's idea: position in the spring
attack in the fall.

Russia: A bud S Italy A vie - gal

Nothing else for him to do and Galicia is often positionally important.

Turkey: A rum S A sev - ukr
Turkey: A mos S Germany F stp/sc
Turkey: F bla S A rum
Turkey: F gre S A con - bul
Turkey: A sev - ukr
Turkey: F aeg - ion (*bounce*)
Turkey: F ion - tys (*bounce*)
Turkey: A con - bul

The Tyrrhenian Sea would have been a great spot for him and I'm so glad I
stopped it. I'm wondering if he'll attack Serbia soon or if he'll just let us
take it. Bulgaria could just be to shore up his line, which he's doing across
the board.

Evaluation:

Turkey is definately in the driver's seat here, but starting to make enemies
of England and by extension France. If France ever decides to attack me I'm
doomed, but I don't currently think he'll do it.

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Results of 1905 Fall Movement:

Austria: A ser S Turkey A rum - bud (*cut, dislodged*)

I can't believe Austria is still doing what Turkey tells him to. He has never
gotten anything in return. Right here, why wasn't it Austria that attacked
Budapest and Turkey that supported? It would have held off Russia and kept me
out of Budapest, but instead he supports the weaker move that doesn't help
himself in any way. I don't get this guy. (He retreated to Albania even though
he's going to have to remove the unit anyway.)

England: F den - nth (*bounce*)
England: F bar S A nor - stp
England: A ber - pru
England: F bel S F eng
England: F nth - nor (*bounce*)
England: F eng S F bel
England: A swe - fin (*bounce*)
England: A nor - stp (*bounce*)

This was a good set of moves that I though would work. But Germany had better
plans in mind. England still captures Sweden this year, though so Germany will
have to remove one, making it easier next year.

France: A ruh H
France: A pru - sil
France: F mao H
France: A boh - gal
France: F bre H
France: A sil - boh
France: A bur - mun

France wanted me to help him into Warsaw, but I needed to get a build so I
couldn't. I told him I'd vacate Galicia and he maneuvers well here to set up
a capture for next year.

Germany: A fin - stp (*bounce*)
Germany: A war H
Germany: F stp/sc - bot

Damn, this is slick. I never saw this coming and I don't think anyone else did
either. By moving with Finland and vacating St. Petersburg he nullifies
England's attempt to cut support from Sweden, making it a bounce in St. Pete.
That keeps England out and keeps him at two when I was pretty sure he was
going to be down to one this year. Very nicely done. I'm pretty sure this was
Germany's idea and not Turkey's because Turkey hasn't shown this kind of
tactical cleverness anywhere else.

Italy: A gal - bud
Italy: A vie S A gal - bud
Italy: F tun - tys (*bounce*)
Italy: F apu - adr
Italy: A tri S Russia A bud - ser
Italy: F nap - tys (*bounce*)

Same bounce in the Tyrrhenian and luckily just as successful this time.
Fortunately, Austria supported Turkey, so Russia gets Serbia (bye bye, Austria)
and I get a build with Budapest.

Russia: A bud - ser

Normally, an army cannot cut the support of an attack into its province, but
in this case the unit was dislodged, so it works. Whew!

Turkey: A rum - bud (*bounce*)
Turkey: A mos S Germany A fin - stp
Turkey: F bla S A bul - rum
Turkey: F gre S F aeg - ion
Turkey: A ukr S Germany A war
Turkey: F aeg - ion (*bounce*)
Turkey: F ion - tys (*bounce*)
Turkey: A bul - rum (*bounce*)

I'm kind of surprised he didn't try something different in the Mediterranean
this turn. But every turn where he does not occupy Albania is extra time for
Russia and me. Albania is essential for him to break through our line and the
longer it takes for him to realize that, the happier I am.

The army in Serbia can retreat to alb

Evaluation:

This turn is a big relief for me. I finally feel like I might be able to hold
off Turkey now. No matter how clever he is, Germany can't hold off England and
France for much longer (he could go out this year). And then there's just that
much more pressure on Turkey. I should start discussing a draw with France and
England (and maybe Russia, too).

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Results of 1906 Winter Adjustment:

England builds an army in London
Germany removes the fleet in The Gulf of Bothnia
Italy builds a fleet in Rome
Austria: defaults, removing the army in Albania

I fully expect the English army to somewhere safe and not threaten France.
Germany's removal is the best he's got, but he will go down soon. My new fleet
will be a big help in holding back Turkey.

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Results of 1906 Spring Movement:

England: F den - bal
England: F bar S A nor - stp
England: A pru - lvn
England: F bel H
England: F nth C A lon - nor
England: F eng - wal
England: A swe - fin (*bounce*)
England: A nor - stp (*bounce*)
England: A lon - nth - nor (*bounce*)

I would have gone for Finland in the spring and St. Petersburg in the fall
instead of going straight for St. Petersburg again, because it just ends up
failing in the same manner. But with the army in Livonia he'll still get it in
the fall. Looks like they've DMZed the English Channel again.

France: A ruh H
France: A sil - pru
France: F mao H
France: A gal H
France: F bre H
France: A boh - sil
France: A mun - boh

This is spring maneuvering for a fall offensive. It puts three armies on
Warsaw, who has at most two supports. Warsaw or St. Petersburg (or possibly
both) will go this year.

Germany: A fin - stp (*bounce*)
Germany: A war H

This is the same good approach to defending St. Petersburg that he used last
turn and it is just as effective this time.

Italy: A bud S Russia A ser
Italy: A vie S France A gal
Italy: F tun S F rom - tys
Italy: F adr - apu (*bounce*)
Italy: A tri - alb
Italy: F nap - apu (*bounce*)
Italy: F rom - tys

Securing the Tyrrhenian Sea is good for me. Albania gives us leverage against
Turkey. I supported Galicia in case Turkey decided to take the offensive.

Russia: A ser S Italy A tri - alb (*cut*)

Might as well set up this support (cuttable as it obviously is) in case Turkey
finally decided to move for Albania.

Turkey: A rum S A bul - ser
Turkey: A mos S Germany A fin - stp
Turkey: F bla S A rum
Turkey: F gre S F ion
Turkey: A ukr S Germany A war
Turkey: F aeg S F ion
Turkey: F ion H
Turkey: A bul - ser (*bounce*)

Good coordinated work with Germany in the north, but nothing great in the
south. If I were him I would have been trying for Albania for leverage on 
Albania and the Adriatic.

Evaluation:

France, England and I have agreed to work for a three way draw between us. I
would have been ok keeping Russia in, since he's been so helpful to me but
nobody else was too keen on it. Germany could possibly survive the year, but
not another after that. If the three of us stick to the alliance, Turkey can't
stop us. We're already across all relevant stalemate lines.

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Results of 1906 Fall Movement:

England: F bal - bot
England: F bar S A nor - stp
England: A lvn S A nor - stp (*cut*)
England: F bel S F nth
England: F nth C A lon - nor
England: F wal H
England: A swe - fin (*bounce*)
England: A nor - stp (*bounce*)
England: A lon - nth - nor (*bounce*)

I thought it was going to work this time, but Germany had other things in mind.
At least the move to the Gulf of Bothnia ensures success next year (even it
Germany hadn't lost Warsaw).

France: A ruh H
France: A pru S A gal - war
France: F mao H
France: A gal - war
France: F bre H
France: A sil S A gal - war
France: A boh - gal

This is the one I didn't think would work I figured they'd give up on St.
Petersburg and put two supports on Warsaw.

Germany: A fin - stp (*bounce*)
Germany: A war - lvn (*bounce, dislodged*)

This guy just keeps coming up with clever ways to defend himself. I never
though of Warsaw to Livonia. This guy is a good tactician. I wonder what the
game would have looked like if he had started?

Italy: A bud S Russia A ser
Italy: A vie S France A boh - gal
Italy: F tun S F tys - ion
Italy: F adr S F tys - ion
Italy: A alb - gre (*bounce, dislodged*)
Italy: F nap S F tys - ion
Italy: F tys - ion

I primarily wanted the Ionian, and if I lucked into Greece, ok. Losing Albania
occurred to me. I don't think it will cost me too much. I retreated to Trieste.

Russia: A ser S Italy A alb - gre (*cut*)

The support fails again (no surprise), but it was worth trying.

Turkey: A rum S A bul - ser
Turkey: A mos S Germany A fin - stp
Turkey: F bla S A rum
Turkey: F gre S F ion - alb
Turkey: A ukr S A rum
Turkey: F aeg S F gre
Turkey: F ion - alb
Turkey: A bul - ser (*bounce*)

He takes Albania, but gives up the Ionian and doesn't have enough naval strength
in the area to get it back. Germany has been taking all the damage from our
alliance, but he will be feeling it himself soon.

Evaluation:

At the very least, I can hold Turkey off in the south, I may be able to take
things from him. In the north he simply doesn't have the presence or room to
stop England and France from taking his centers. As long as we all stay
faithful to our little alliance, we should be able to take the three way draw.

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Results of 1907 Spring Movement:

England: F bot S A nor - stp
England: F bar S A nor - stp
England: A lvn - mos
England: F bel H
England: F nth C A lon - nor
England: F wal H
England: A swe S A lon - nor
England: A nor - stp
England: A lon - nth - nor

Finally, St. Petersburg. I saw that Livonia wasn't needed and came up with the
attack on Moscow. It took a little selling, but I figured there wasn't much
risk to it and even though I wasn't confident it would work I figured it was
worth a try. It did, and now Turkey's feeling the squeeze.

France: A ruh H
France: A pru - lvn
France: F mao H
France: A war S England A lvn - mos
France: F bre H
France: A sil - gal (*bounce*)
France: A gal - ukr (*bounce*)
France: A par - bur

This gets us Moscow with plenty of support and pressure on the Ukraine, too.

Germany: A fin - nor (*bounce*)

He knows there's no way to keep St. Petersburg now so he didn't even get
Turkish support. Attempting to keep that extra army out of Norway is a good
idea, even though England had already shown that he would support it.

Italy: A bud S Russia A ser
Italy: A vie - tri
Italy: F tun - ion (*bounce*)
Italy: F adr S A tri - alb
Italy: A tri - alb
Italy: F nap S F tun - ion
Italy: F ion - gre (*bounce*)

I wasn't sure if I should go after the Eastern Med or concentrate on Albania.
Russia talked me into this. This is safer. I was worried that he'd give up on
Albania and take back the Ionian, which wouldn't kill me, but would make things
a lot dicier.

Russia: A ser S Italy F ion - gre (*cut*)

Turkey: A rum S A bul - ser
Turkey: A mos S A ukr (*cut, dislodged*)
Turkey: F bla S A rum
Turkey: F gre H
Turkey: A ukr S A mos (*cut*)
Turkey: F aeg S F gre
Turkey: F alb - tri (*bounce, dislodged*)
Turkey: A bul - ser (*bounce*)

If he's not going to even try to support Albania, why not try to move it back
into the Ionian? A more bold, but riskier attempt at protecting Moscow would
have been to order Ukraine to Warsaw. That's something Germany would have
thought of, but Turkey didn't. The fleet in Albania disbands, because it had
nowhere to retreat to. Moscow retreats to Sevastapol.

Evaluation:

Germany's out this year, and Turkey's under the gun now. Again, if we all stay
true to our agreement, we should have a three way draw.

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Results of 1907 Fall Movement:

England: F bot S A stp
England: F bar NMR
England: A mos S France A war - ukr
England: F bel NMR
England: F nth NMR
England: F wal NMR
England: A swe NMR
England: A stp S A mos (*cut*)
England: A nor NMR

Keep what you've got and help the push in to Ukraine. It all works.

France: A ruh H
France: A lvn S England A mos
France: F mao H
France: A war - ukr
France: F bre H
France: A sil S A gal
France: A gal S A war - ukr
France: A bur - mun

I was hoping that the move to Ukraine would fail (if Turkey had supported with
Rumania and Sevastopol it would have). But this way Turkey has had two armies
destroyed this year, but only lost one supply center. That means he will get
to build a replacement unit and it will make thinkgs harder for me, not England
or France.

Germany: A fin - stp (*bounce*)

Italy: A bud S A alb - ser
Italy: A tri S A alb - ser
Italy: F tun S F nap - ion
Italy: F adr - alb
Italy: A alb - ser
Italy: F nap - ion
Italy: F ion - eas

England and France didn't want to keep Russia in the draw and this looked like
the time to do it. I had to make sure that it would work with one stroke, or
Russia might turn and help Turkey. The attack came from Albania becaue I felt
that that arrangement had the least chance of being disrupted if my previous
move to Trieste had scared him in to turning on me this turn. I hate to do it
to him, he's be a big help to me, but this is what I had to do to be in the
draw myself. I do feel bad about it, though.

Russia: A ser S Italy F ion - gre (*void, dislodged*)

He has nowhere to retreat to, and so is destroyed.

Turkey: A rum S A bul - ser
Turkey: A sev S A ukr - mos
Turkey: F bla S A rum
Turkey: F gre H
Turkey: A ukr - mos (*bounce, dislodged*)
Turkey: F aeg S F gre
Turkey: A bul - ser (*bounce*)

I don't know why he didn't just support Ukrainia. The attack on Moscow had no
actual chance of succeeding. Ukrainia is destroyed, it has no retreats.

Evaluation:

The alliance still looks good to take a three way draw.

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Results of 1908 Winter Adjustment:

England builds a fleet in Edinburgh
England builds an army in London
Italy builds an army in Venice
Turkey builds a fleet in Smyrna
Germany: defaults, removing the army in Finland

Not sure why England would think he needs another fleet, unless it's just in
case France decides to come after him. Not surprised by Turkey's fleet in
Smyrna, that's why I didn't want him to lose the Ukraine.

Due to some techinical problems with the server our deadline got pushed way
back. I broadcast that I had set consent to "now" and asked who else had.
Everybody but Turkey responded. I feared that he had abandoned. But then right
after the deadline, when the results came through, Turkey broadcast that he
had been set to "now" all along and that someone else must have been lying to
us. I don't believe that for a second, but it tells me that Turkey is trying
to sow some discord among us. That's really the only way he has a chance of
surviving at this point. So good for him. Play the game to the bitter end. Use
everything you've got to stay in it. I would.

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Results of 1908 Spring Movement:

England: F bot NMR
England: F bar NMR
England: A mos - sev (*bounce*)
England: F bel NMR
England: F nth - den
England: F wal NMR
England: A swe NMR
England: A stp NMR
England: A nor NMR
England: F edi - nth
England: A lon NMR

The fleet move to Denmark is nicely defensive against a possible stab from
France. I doubt he'd do it, but the fleets are defensive without being
threateneing.

France: A ruh H
France: A lvn - war
France: F mao H
France: A ukr - rum
France: F bre H
France: A sil S A lvn - war
France: A gal S A ukr - rum
France: A mun H

He attacked from Ukraine so it wasn't cuttable. He was worried that without
support from Serbia as well the move was not guaranteed. But I argued that
Turkey had way to much to keep his eyes on, and it worked in the end.

Italy: A bud S France A ukr - rum
Italy: A tri - ser
Italy: F tun S F ion
Italy: F alb S A ser - gre
Italy: A ser - gre
Italy: F ion S A ser - gre
Italy: F eas - aeg (*bounce, dislodged*)
Italy: A ven - tri

I expected to be pushed out of the Eastern Med, but didn't expect it to come
from the Aegean. I attacked Greece from Serbia so my supports wouldn't be
cuttable. My worry was that he'd attack Serbia from Rumania with Bulgarian
support (he's done it the last three turns). He would have taken it, but I would
have gotten it back in the fall. Eastern Med retreats to Syria.

Turkey: A rum - ukr (*bounce, dislodged*)
Turkey: A sev S A rum - ukr (*cut*)
Turkey: F bla S A sev
Turkey: F gre - ion (*bounce, dislodged*)
Turkey: F aeg - eas
Turkey: A bul - rum (*bounce*)
Turkey: F smy S F aeg - eas

I wasn't expecting Greece to have a retreat, nice move there. Plus, he can
squash my fleet in Syria like this, too. That's a wrinkle that I wasn't
prepared for. The army in Rumania is destroyed. The fleet takes its only
retreat to the Aegean.

Evaluation:

The alliance still looks good to take a three way draw. If France were to get
greedy and attack Vienna, I could maybe fend for myself. England isn't
positioned to stab France just yet. France could hit England for a couple, but
wouldn't have much chance of pushing for a solo after that. Besides, he hasn't
said anything to me and I doubt he would attempt something like that without
me on his side.

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Results of 1908 Fall Movement:

England: F bot NMR
England: F bar NMR
England: A mos S France A rum - sev
England: F bel NMR
England: F den NMR
England: F wal NMR
England: A swe - bot - lvn (*no convoy*)
England: A stp NMR
England: A nor - swe (*bounce*)
England: F nth NMR
England: A lon - nth - nor (*no convoy*)

Not sure if he just forgot to order the convoys, or if this is supposed to
signal somthing. It was England's idea to try Rumania to Sevastopol, thinking
he's be less likely to suspect that.

France: A ruh H
France: A war - ukr (*bounce*)
France: F mao H
France: A rum - sev (*bounce*)
France: F bre H
France: A sil - war (*bounce*)
France: A gal - ukr (*bounce*)
France: A mun H

I think Galicia to Ukraine must have been a mistake, otherwise why order
Silesia to Warsaw when you know you're self bumping. The plan was Galicia to
Rumania to hold it if the attack on Sevastopol succeeded. We're lucky
everything worked out as well as it did. As it is, we don't have the extra
support from Ukraine that we could have used.

Italy: A bud S France A gal - rum (*void*)
Italy: A ser - bul
Italy: F tun S F ion
Italy: F alb S A gre
Italy: A gre S A ser - bul
Italy: F ion S F syr - eas
Italy: F syr - eas (*bounce*)
Italy: A tri - ser

I'm glad I found a move to keep the fleet in Syria alive. If he had done the
attack from Smyrna I would have taken the Eastern Med, but I always figured
this was more likely. Getting Bulgaria is a nice bonus.

Turkey: A sev - rum (*bounce*)
Turkey: F bla S A sev - rum
Turkey: F aeg S A bul - gre
Turkey: F eas - syr (*bounce*)
Turkey: A bul - gre (*bounce, dislodged*)
Turkey: F smy S F eas - syr

There's not much Turkey can do against the three of us, but I might have
chosen to focus on Rumania rather than go for both it and Greece. The army
took its only retreat to Constantinople.

Evaluation:

If France's self bounce wasn't a mistake it could signal tension between him
and England. Orders weren't in until a full day late. My suspicion is that
Turkey is trying to draw things out to give us time to distrust each other.
If so, then tension between France and England is playing right into his hand.
Still, I think we'll still do ok to and make the three way draw.

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Results of 1909 Winter Adjustment:

France builds an army in Paris
Italy builds a fleet in Naples
Italy builds an army in Venice
Turkey removes the fleet in The Aegean Sea
Turkey removes the fleet in The Eastern Mediterranean

This is the best overall defensive choice for Turkey. He could have given up on
Sevastopol, kept both of these fleets, and given me a really hard time, but
thankfully he didn't.

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Draw among England, France, and Italy

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