Austria moves to Trieste and Sevastopol. Ground is gained, but water is lost when Turkish fleets take over the Ionian Sea. English fleets land in Belgium, driving French forces away.
Deadline for the Summer retreats and press is 30.7.2002, 12:00 GMT. Longish, but I'll be moving during the weekend and am a bit busy.
A Ukr-Sev
A Ven S A Bud-Tri
A Bud-Tri
A Vie S A Bud-Tri
A Ser S F ION-Alb (cut)
F ION-Alb (dislodged)
A Rum-Bul (fails)
F ENG-Bel
F Hol S F ENG-Bel
F NTH S F ENG-Bel
A Kie-Ruh
F BAL-Den
A Pru-Sil
A War-Ukr
A Mos S Austrian A Ukr-Sev
F Lon-ENG (fails)
F Lvp-IRI
F TYS (no order received)
F Bre-ENG
F MAO S F Bre-ENG
A Bur S English F Hol H (fails)
A Ruh S English F Hol H (disbanded)
F Tun-TYS (fails)
F Bel (no order received; dislodged)
A Pie (no order received)
A Mun S English A Kie-Ruh
A Ber-Kie
F ADR S F Alb-Tri
F Alb-Tri (fails)
A Bul S A Tri-Ser (cut)
F EMS-ION
F Gre S F EMS-ION
F Sev H (dislodged)
A Tri-Ser (dislodged)
Austrian F Ionian Sea can retreat to Naples, Apulia or Aegean Sea.
French F Belgium can retreat to Picardy.
Turkish F Sevastopol can retreat to Black Sea or Armenia.
Turkish A Trieste can retreat to Tyrolia.
England: I am not talking about things going
according to plan. I am perfectly happy about
being eliminated in games, that is not a problem.
We are playing this game to have fun. However,
when people abandon an alliance for no possible
gain and great possible loss, just to be able to
say "revenge is a dish best served cold" to a
power that never stabbed them, and stabbing for
the sake of stabbing, well, that's really not too
enjoyable.
And as for the entire board being against me, I
wouldn't think so. Actually, I think that apart
from possible stabs from your side, I will be
left alone to deal with Turkey. The two French
units in the south will quite soon have other
things to do, I'm quite convinced. And you can
see too that there's really no interest in the
result from other players, not a single one has
tried to ask me =not= to try to help you. Perhaps
you're just popular :-)
Look, you'll have my help anywhere you want it.
My centers are yours. All I ask is that you do
not stab me. Let me throw you what I can, and let
me help you as an ally to the end of the game.
See for yourself what you think is a possible
result - perhaps solo isn't attainable after all -
but I will help you to the best of my ability to
achieve as good as possible a result for you,
without regard to my own result, unless you
prefer me to finish with a certain result - which
I'd of course be happy to accept. Just let me
know. I'm ready to move out of centers this very
year if you want me to, just plan for yourself
and I'll go with you.
England to;
Austria;
I'm not at war with Turkey but I'm helping you because you offered me Italy
and well read Turkeys message for the rest,
I just hope I can keep France out of it to accept the deal.
France;
Dogs are loyal, wolves are not.
I would rather have a dog by MY side.
In fact, if Germany will have me as a major ally, I'LL be GERMANIES dog!
Wolves on the other hand, are extremely unpredictable,selfish, and violent.
They even turn on each other.
Is that what you are France? A wolf?
Thats what your proving to be. A wolf sniffing around my chickens coop!
Get the shotgun, MAW!
Germany;
You wanted me to read between the lines...:)
Turkey;
If you hadn't been talking like you wanted to attack me I wouldn't be
helping Austria now. Its up to you wether I continue to help Austria or not.
You said nothing in the Winter press.
Do you still contend that you would attack England if it got SCs
'unimpeded'?
I stand by allies...not turncoats.
To England, Agreed. I also just noticed that France could actually take
Munich
from me. I don't know why I didn't see it before. I moved BER as I said I
would anyway since if you ordered as I think you will you would have cut
that
support anyway. Anything you can help with in the fall in getting it back
if it
fell would be appreciated.
France:
Wolves hunt. True enough indeed. However, they hunt sheep. The
last thing I see here is a bunch of sheep. What we have here are sharks.
I think England's last press to you pretty much summed it up. I don't think
any of the 3 of us would be where we are were it not for your actions.
You are reaping what you have sown. maybe next time you'll be more
careful what you plant where.
england: don't take what i said so personally. i accept the fact that i
lost this game. how it ends is solely up to you and france. if you want
to, you can solo. if you don't, or if france is good enough, it can be a
draw (though that's still a loss, in my book). there are no other options.
and thus, it /is/ up to you and france. it is no longer in my hands.
austria: note that, when i said that i lost this game, i meant that i lost
it before all the calls for draws and such; though my bounce with you in
naples did me no good; i should have moved to apulia instead, and was just
being greedy and foolish. there can only be one; if england and france
force me into a draw, so be it.