Winter 1914:
Build Me Up Buttercup
GERMANY:
A Munich
F Berlin
RUSSIA:
A Warsaw
F St. Petersburg (South)
TURKEY:
F Smyrna
AUSTRIA:
A Budapest
ITALY:
A Venice
F Naples
FRANCE:
A Paris
A Marseilles
ENGLAND:
F Edinburgh

11 units (6 armies & 5 fleets) were built to bring the total to 33 units on the board (of a possible 34), including 19 armies & 14 fleets.

Only one supply center is not held by a great power, that being Denmark.

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The Great (?) Powers
GERMANY:  Elias-Axel Pettersson
RUSSIA:  Jonathan McDivitt
TURKEY:  David Kunkel
AUSTRIA:  David Gray
ITALY:  Jake Quicksall
FRANCE:  Storey Clayton
ENGLAND:  Matt McFeeley
GAMEMASTER:  Matt Frese

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Spring 1914:
The Imperial Push

*-unsuccesful move attempt
GERMANY:
A Berlin to Kiel
A Munich to Ruhr
F Kiel to Holland
RUSSIA:
F St. Petersburg to Gulf of Bothnia
F Sevastapol to Black Sea*
A Moscow to Sevastapol*
A Warsaw to Galicia
TURKEY:
F Ankara to Black Sea*
A Constantinople to Bulgaria
A Smyrna to Constantinople
AUSTRIA:
A Budapest to Serbia
F Trieste to Albania
A Vienna to Trieste
ITALY:
F Naples to Tyrrhenian Sea
A Venice to Tyrolia
A Rome to Venice
FRANCE:
F Brest to Mid-Atlantic Ocean
A Paris to Picardy
A Marseilles to Spain
ENGLAND:
A Liverpool to Yorkshire
F London to North Sea
F Edinburgh to Norwegian Sea

22 units (13 armies & 9 fleets) made 22 moves, 20 of which were successful.

Fall 1914:
Conquests Secured

*-unsuccesful move attempt
GERMANY:
A Kiel to Denmark*
A Ruhr to Belgium
F Holland supp. Ruhr to Belgium
RUSSIA:
F Gulf of Bothnia to Sweden
F Sevastapol to Rumania
A Moscow to Ukraine
A Galicia supp. (IT) Tyrolia to Vienna
TURKEY:
F Ankara to Constantinople*
A Bulgaria to Greece*
A Constantinople to Bulgaria*
AUSTRIA:
A Serbia supp. Albania to Greece
F Albania to Greece
A Trieste to Vienna*
ITALY:
F Tyrrhenian Sea to Tunis
A Tyrolia to Vienna
A Venice to Tyrolia
FRANCE:
F Mid-Atlantic Ocean to Spain (South)
A Picardy to Belgium*
A Spain to Portugal
ENGLAND:
A Yorkshire convoy to Denmark*
F North Sea convoy Yorkshire to Denmark*
F Norwegian Sea to Norway

22 units (13 armies & 9 fleets) made 18 moves with 3 supports & 1 convoy, 11 of which were successful, as well as all 3 supports contributing to successful moves.

Thus far, 31 of 40 moves have been successful, plus 3 of 3 supports, and 0 of 1 convoys.

SCOREBOARD
1. Russia-10
2. France-6 (5)
3. England-5 (4)
3. Turkey-5 (4)
5. Italy-4 (5)
6. Austria-2
6. Germany-2 (4)

Spring 1915:
Conflict Ensues

*-unsuccesful move attempt
GERMANY:
A Kiel to Denmark*
A Belgium supp. Munich to Ruhr
F Holland supp. Belgium
A Munich to Ruhr
F Berlin to Kiel*
RUSSIA:
F Sweden to Denmark*
F Rumania supp. (TU) Constantinople to Bulgaria
A Ukraine to Galicia
A Galicia to Budapest
A Warsaw to Silesia
F St. Petersburg to Gulf of Bothnia
TURKEY:
F Ankara to Constantinople
A Bulgaria to Serbia*
A Constantinople to Bulgaria
F Smyrna to Aegean Sea
AUSTRIA:
A Serbia supp. Trieste*
F Greece to Ionian Sea*
A Trieste supp. Budapest*
A Budapest supp. Trieste*
ITALY:
F Tunis supp. Naples to Ionian Sea
A Vienna supp. (RU) Galicia to Budapest
A Tyrolia to Trieste
A Venice supp. Tyrolia to Trieste
F Naples to Ionian Sea
FRANCE:
F Spain to Gulf of Lyon
A Picardy supp. Paris to Burgandy
A Portugal to Spain
A Paris to Burgandy
A Marseilles supp. Paris to Burgandy
ENGLAND:
A Yorkshire chews bagels
F North Sea to Helgoland Bight
F Norway to Skagerrak
F Edinburgh to North Sea

33 units (19 armies & 14 fleets) made 21 moves with 11 supports & 1 bagel-chew, 16 of which were successful, as well as all 8 supports contributing to successful moves.

Thus far, 47 of 61 moves have been successful, plus 11 of 14 supports, 0 of 1 convoys, and 1 of 1 bagel-chews.

2 supply centers changed hands, both coming from Austria and going to Italy (1) & Russia (1).

Fall 1915:
Russia Attacks!

*-unsuccesful move attempt
GERMANY:
A Kiel supp. Holland
A Belgium supp. Holland*
F Holland supp. Belgium*
A Ruhr supp. Belgium
F Berlin to Baltic Sea
RUSSIA:
F Sweden to Norway
F Rumania supp. (TU) Constantinople to Bulgaria
A Galicia to Vienna
A Budapest supp. Galicia to Vienna
A Silesia to Munich
F Gulf of Bothnia to Sweden
TURKEY:
F Constantinople to Bulgaria (South)
A in Bulgaria was killed
A Bulgaria to Serbia*
F Aegean Sea to Greece*
AUSTRIA:
A Serbia supp. Albania to Trieste*
F Greece chews bagels
A Albania to Trieste*
A in Budapest was killed
ITALY:
F Tunis to Western Mediterranean
A Vienna to Tyrolia
A Trieste supp. (TU) Bulgaria to Serbia*
A Venice supp. Trieste
F Ionian Sea to Tyrrhenian Sea
FRANCE:
F Gulf of Lyon convoy Spain to Tuscany
A Picardy supp. Burgandy to Belgium*
A Spain convoy to Tuscany
A Burgandy to Belgium*
A Marseilles to Piedmont
ENGLAND:
A Yorkshire convoy to Holland*
F Helgoland Bight supp. Yorkshire to Holland*
F Skagerrak to Denmark
F North Sea convoy Yorkshire to Holland*

2 units (both armies) had been killed before this turn:  one Austrian (killed by Russians with Italian support) and one Turkish (killed by Turks with Russian support).

31 units (17 armies & 14 fleets) made 16 moves with 11 supports, 2 convoys, & 1 bagel-chew, 11 of which were successful, as well as 5 supports contributing to successful moves, and 1 convoy working.

Thus far, 57 of 77 moves have been successful, plus 16 of 25 supports, 1 of 3 convoys, and 2 of 2 bagel-chews.

4 supply centers changed hands, 1 previously neutral, 1 coming from Germany, 1 from Italy, & 1 from England.  Of these, they went to Russia (3) & England (1).

Winter 1915:
Russian Empire Rebuilt
GERMANY:
plucks F Baltic Sea
RUSSIA:
A Warsaw
A Moscow
A Sevastapol
F St. Petersburg (North)
TURKEY:
A Constantinople
F Smyrna
AUSTRIA:
plucks A Albania

Prior to builds, 1 unit (a Turkish army) was killed (by Turks with Russian support).

6 units (4 armies & 2 fleets) were built & 2 units (1 army & 1 fleet) were plucked to bring the total to 34 units on the board, including 19 armies & 15 fleets.

All supply centers are now controlled by Great Powers, as they will be for the remainder of the game.

Spring 1916:
Wheelin' & Dealin'

*-unsuccesful move attempt
GERMANY:
A Kiel supp. Holland*
A Belgium supp. Holland*
F Holland supp. Kiel*
A Ruhr supp. Belgium
RUSSIA:
F Norway to North Sea*
F Rumania to Black Sea
A Vienna chews bagels
A Budapest to Serbia
A Munich to Berlin
F Sweden to Denmark*
A Warsaw to Silesia
A Moscow to Warsaw
A Sevastapol to Rumania
F St. Petersburg to Norway
TURKEY:
F Bulgaria to Greece
F Aegean Sea supp. Bulgaria to Greece
A Constantinople to Bulgaria
F Smyrna to Eastern Mediterranean
AUSTRIA:
A Serbia to Budapest
F Greece to Ionian Sea
ITALY:
F Western Mediterranean chews bagels
A Tyrolia to Vienna*
A Trieste supp. (AU) Serbia to Budapest
A Venice to Rome
F Tyrrhenian Sea supp. Venice to Rome
FRANCE:
F Gulf of Lyon to Spain (South)
A Picardy supp. Burgandy to Belgium*
A Tuscany to Venice
A Burgandy to Belgium*
A Piedmont supp. Tuscany to Venice
ENGLAND:
A Yorkshire convoy to Holland
F Helgoland Bight supp. Yorkshire to Holland
F Denmark to Kiel*
F North Sea convoy Yorkshire to Holland

34 units (19 armies & 15 fleets) made 21 moves with 10 supports, 1 convoy, & 2 bagel-chews, 16 of which were successful, as well as 6 supports contributing to successful moves, and 1 convoy working.

Thus far, 73 of 98 moves have been successful, plus 22 of 35 supports, 2 of 4 convoys, and 4 of 4 bagel-chews.

5 supply centers changed hands, 2 coming from Germany, 1 from Austria, 1 from Italy, & 1 from Russia.  Of these, they went to Russia (1), Turkey (1), Austria (1), England (1), & France (1).

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