Now that's more like it... intrigue abounds in the new year. Some interesting moves that I can't quite figure out... let's see what it all means.

North America:
A Winnipeg - Vancouver (*fails*)
F Alaska Supports A Winnipeg - Vancouver (*cut*)
A Kansas - Virginia (*dislodged*)
A Boston - Virginia (*fails*)
F Quebec - Halifax

Mexico:
F Fijian Sea Supports F Tongan Sea - Tasman Sea
F Jalisco - Chihuahua
A Oregon - Winnipeg (*fails*)
A Arizona - Kansas
A Texas Supports A Arizona - Kansas
A Florida - Virginia
F Atlantic Ocean Supports A Florida - Virginia

South America:
F Tongan Sea - Tasman Sea
F Argentina - Tongan Sea (*bounce*)
F Peru - Galapagos Sea
F Recife Supports F Rio de Janeiro - Cape Verde Sea
F Rio de Janeiro - Cape Verde Sea
F Rio de la Platta - Sandwich Sea (*fails*)
A Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro

Europe:
A Paris Supports A Vienna - Berlin
A Vienna - Berlin
A Zagreb - Vienna
F Rome Holds
F London - Norwegian Sea

Russia:
F Oslo - North Sea
F Mumansk - Oslo
F Baltic Sea Supports F Oslo - North Sea
A Minsk - Poland
A Ukraine Supports A Romania
A Berlin Supports A Minsk - Poland (*dislodged*)
A Kazakhstan Holds

West Africa:
F Iberia Supports F Algeria - Tyrrhenian Sea
F Algeria - Tyrrhenian Sea
F Egypt - Ionian Sea
A Libya - N'Djamena (*bounce*)
F Ouagadougou - Gulf of Guinea (*bounce*)
F Lagos Supports F Ouagadougou - Gulf of Guinea
F Cape Verde Sea Supports F Rio de la Platta - Sandwich Sea (*dislodged*)

South Africa:
F Cape of Good Hope - Skeleton Coast
A Maputo - Zambezi
A Nairobi - Khartoum
A Addis Ababa Supports A Nairobi - Khartoum
A Congo - N'Djamena (*bounce*)
F Sandwich Sea - Gulf of Guinea (*bounce*)
F Yaounde Supports F Sandwich Sea - Gulf of Guinea

Persia:
F Mumbai - Indian Ocean
F Bay of Bengal Supports F Mumbai - Indian Ocean
A Delhi Holds
A Pakistan - Tehran
A Galilee - Ankara
A Riyadh - Baghdad
F Ankara - Greece
A Romania Supports F Ankara - Greece

China:
F Beaufort Sea - Alaska (*fails*)
F Vancouver Supports F Beaufort Sea - Alaska (*cut*)
F Vladivostok - Pacific Ocean
F Korea - East China Sea
F Shanghai - South China Sea
F Taiwan - Philippines Sea
A Beijing - Xinjiang
A Hong Kong - Tibet

Oceania:
A Himalaya Supports F South China Sea - Siam
F South China Sea - Siam
F Arafura Sea - Jakarta
F Cocos Sea - Indian Ocean (*fails*)
F Great Australian Bight - Tongan Sea (*bounce*)

Retreats:
NAm: A Kansas may retreat to Ontario, Illinois, Florida or OTB
Rus: A Berlin may retreat to Holland, Denmark or OTB
WAf: F Cape Verde Sea may retreat to Dakar, Tombouctou, Canary Sea, Trinidad & Tobago, Amazon or OTB

Let's get the retreats in by Thursday at 22:00 GMT and then we'll take some time to let Scott get back to his computer.