"Austria est imperare orbi universo." "Alles Erdreich ist Oesterreich
untertan." All the world is subject to Austria. Well, not all the
world, but Allen gains the most territory in 1861, turning his sights
on his former Italian ally while continuing his campaign in Serbia.
Emperor York finds success in the battlefield on both fronts, claiming
Venezia and Sarajevo. In other news, a Romanian convoy into the
Ottoman Empire was repelled, as their key strategists woefully
predicted. "If only the world did not abruptly end in middle of the
Black Sea, we would surely have taken the beach" lamented the naval
commanders. (Note to the variant designer, a.k.a. me: do something
about that. Does seem to limit tactical options in the far east.)
Elsewhere, the Bulgarian hordes unleash a fearsome battle cry, and
rush headlong into the fields of Serres and find...two villagers
milking a cow. The former heavily contested battlefield of Serres is
undefended this season, allowing the Bulgarians to advance and seize
key terrain unopposed. No such luck for their Serbian neighbours, who
mount a valiant defense but manage only to save Beograd, as the
supporting Romanian forces in Varna thought the better of making such
a long trip, and remained at the beach. Serb forces pour into the
homeland from distant battlefields, eager to repel the Austrian and
Romanian invaders. And then, succinctly, because I'm tired and out of
witty things to say, the Greeks take Palermo as the Italians react to
the Spring convoy, and the Bulgarians force their way into the
Bosporus. Absent active help from any allies, the Ottomans are
suffering severely under the Bulgarian and Romanian attacks, as the
Bulgarians gain ground on all fronts.

As always, my thanks to all who have been CCing me on player
negotiations - please keep it up!

PLAYERS:

ITALY: Adam Levy
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY: Allen York
SERBIA: Garry Bledsoe
GREECE: Nigel Phillips
ROMANIA: Mike Sims
BULGARIA: Ross Webb
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Gregory Bim-Merle

NEXT DEADLINE: We have one retreat due this season. Serbian A
Sarajevo can retreat to Cetinje, Spalato, or OTB. Garry, please
broadcast this retreat to all no later than Monday, 8 February 1700
EST, so that we can proceed to the winter adjustments, on Thursday, 11
February 2010, 1700 EST.

Prelims are most heartily encouraged, as is press, and CCing the GM on
player negotiations (kept in confidence, used for playtest analysis
only).

RESULTS:

Italy:
A Ancona Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea - Roma
F Catanzaro - Napoli (*Bounce*)
A Torino - Firenze
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Roma
A Venezia - Bologna

Austria-Hungary:
A Agram - Sarajevo
F Gulf of Venezia Supports A Trieste - Venezia
A Novi Sad Supports A Agram - Sarajevo
A Pecs - Graz
A Trieste - Venezia

Serbia:
F Bay of Kotor - Adriatic Sea
A Bitola Hold
A Nis Supports A Sarajevo - Beograd
A Sarajevo - Beograd (*Dislodged*)
A Skopje - Kragujevac

Romania:
F Bessarabian Coast Convoys A Constanta - Ankara
F Black Sea Convoys A Constanta - Ankara
A Constanta - Ankara (*Bounce*)
A Craiova - Beograd (*Bounce*)
A Temesvar Supports A Craiova - Beograd
A Varna Supports A Craiova - Beograd (*Fails*)

Bulgaria:
A Burgas - Edirne
F Burgas Bay Supports F Edirne - Bosporus
F Edirne - Bosporus
A Plovdiv Supports A Burgas - Edirne
A Sofia - Serres

Greece:
F Gulf of Taranto - Palermo
F Ionian Sea Supports F Gulf of Taranto - Palermo
A Isernia - Napoli (*Bounce*)
A Kozani - Tirana
F Saronic Gulf - Athens

Ottomans:
F Bursa - Istanbul (*Fails*)
A Istanbul - Ankara (*Bounce*)
A Salonika Supports F Bursa - Istanbul (*Fails*)
F Sea of Marmara - Bosporus (*Fails*)

ADJUSTMENTS:

Italy: Supp 5 Unit 5 Build 0
Austria-Hungary: Supp 7 Unit 5 Build 2
Serbia: Supp 4 Unit 4 Build 0 (if A Sarajevo is retreated OTB,
otherwise Disband 1)
Romania: Supp 6 Unit 6 Build 0
Bulgaria: Supp 5 Unit 5 Build 0
Greece: Supp 6 Unit 5 Build 1
Ottomans: Supp 4 Unit 4 Build 0


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