@ALL STUDENTS AND TA's, In this post I've asked something from each of you, I know it will take some time, but it will help the myself and the other professors a ton to hear your answers. We want to make sure everyone has a goal they are working towards, and that the goal is feasible!

England - So you made only one mistake this turn, it was using Berlin to support hold Munich. The chance of Italy and France attacking Munich when they can't even move units out of that deadlock down south was small. If you'd moved to Kiel you would be golden. You would have had at least 1 unit, and a 50/50 shot at both Belgium and Holland this turn. Now a few things I want to point out to you. StP doesn't need to support hold this turn, so don't use it to do that. Pic is the key to the next few turns. You are in a HUGE guessing game against France this turn. Take the time to work it out. Think it through logically and figure out what France is going to do, not what you hope he will do, but what is smart for him to do. You can retake London this turn, the same goes to Belgium. The question, is which is more important? What can France do this turn with the MAO and what are the chances of him doing this things? You have so many choices this turn, don't just enter moves quickly. This is like a game of chess right now, picture how the pieces are going to move, adjust your strategy based on how each turn plays out, but keep the same overall goal. Please have your TA or yourself pm me with your short and long term goals. Thanks.

France - The best you can hope for this turn is 8 centers. Well done taking Belgium with a limited threat to Holland, but that was more of an English mistake then a well done move on your part. You are going to lose London this turn, and possibly Paris or Brest. I expect you will end this turn with 7 centers. The immediate turn isn't what you need to be thinking about though. It's your long term plan. I see where 2ndWhiteLine is coming from saying he expects a 3 or 4 way draw with you possibly being eliminated. I don't agree though. What we want to teach you in this game is not how to settle, and how to get a draw, we're teaching you how to WIN. And if you can't win, how to get the BEST draw you can. You still have options. Right now you and Italy are stuck in this lock. You both have too many fleets in a confined space, and it's reducing both of your abilities to fight anyone else. FIX IT! Either start fighting each other, or get those units doing something useful. There is nothing I hate more then units just sitting somewhere supporting holds for turn after turn. Guess what, that's why England is running circles around you in the North, because you have the fleet power to challenge him, but you aren't using it effectively. So I'm going to ask you or your TA to tell me your long term plan. What position are you aiming for at the conclusion of this game and how will you accomplish it? Please let me know via pm. If you don't have a plan, then talk talk talk to your ta and make one please.

The other things you should consider. MAO, what are going to do with it, and what opportunity will each possibility give England. Belgium, London, Holland, Paris, Brest, MAO. The fates of all those positions are intertwined this turn. Picardly is the key. Whoever out thinks the other here will have a huge advantage.

Russia - You made yourself necessary, very well done. That is the key when you have only 1 center. Make yourself necessary to someone. Even though your solo chances are almost non-existent there is no reason to give up, what you are doing now is giving you experience with negotiating your position no matter how poor. I commend you on that. Please pm me with your short term and long term goals, something more then to survive please ;)

Italy - You had a chain of failed moves, avoid that at all costs. 4 of your fleets just made moves that didn't work. You have the same problem I just explained to France, you have too many units trapped where they are 100% useless right now. You and France aren't fighting, you're just playing a game of: I have a lot of units, so you better not attack me. Guess what, that isn't getting you more supply centers, and it's not getting you into a position to hold a stalemate line from N to S. Right now you have three problems ranked from most urgent to least.
1. Turkey
2. England
3. France
Now lets see, you have 3 fleets focused on your least urgent problem, 5 units focused on your most urgent (short term) problem, and...oh crap see the problem?

There are a few extremely important areas that are needed to secure a stalemate line. You have the Med areas covered, but you aren't even close to securing the mainland areas. Those are quickly going to turn into your most urgent problem, but you can't focus on them until you find some way to solve your problem with Turkey. So get working on that please.

I'd also like you or your TA to pm me with your short term and long term goals.

Turkey - You got Rumania and lost Greece. Now Italy can enter the Eastern Med unchallenged and you are the solo reason that Italy cannot block England from taking key positions on the map like Silesia. Think big picture please. You should have a plan, what is your plan? I'm seriously asking you, please have your TA or you personally pm me what your goals are for the next turn, year, and 3 years down the line. I really don't have a clue so I want to see if my criticism is undeserved or not.