Alright, I got my seat and my popcorn.

It's pretty boring and predictable so far. I hope it livens up a little.

Did they open a popcorn gallery next door? Well, I'm armed and ready.

will there previews? there's always previews. get there early for the previews.

maybe they'll have a commercial for WWII.

These guys suck.

I feel like this game will force the players to do the least expected thing every turn. Like maybe we'll see Italy go after France in 1901 or Germany drive east. Who knows.

For teacon7...

Just when you thought it was safe to backpack across Europe...*WORLD WAR II* The German menace is back with a vengeance! Twice the action, twice the casualties in *WORLD WAR II* Watch as world leaders fight to the death! Starring Benny Hill as Winston Churchill and William Shatner as Adolph Hitler in *WORLD WAR II* Now in Technicolor™ in a theater near you!

Are we betting on orders this time too?

First turn up, country assignments! I bet that France gets France, Germany gets Germany, England gets England, Russia gets Russia, Austria gets Turkey, and Turkey gets Austria. Oh wait. And Italy gets Tunis.

Yigg: Benny Hill would be better as Neville Chamberlain. Move Shatner over to Churchill and bring in Groucho Marx in as Hitler and I think you have a hit on your hands.

@lethologica is that a Hollywood Handbook reference?

Let's be honest, there's only 3 moves that matter. Bounce in Black Sea, Burgundy, and English Channel?

My mistake, 4- Galicia

Smyrna to Syria, keep it spicy.

I'm sensing the Yorkshire pudding opening. Go England, you know you've always wanted to try it.

France is being stubborn and not readying.

It probably shouldnt matter but if its a 50/50 call who i attack i choose the one who repeatedly doesnt ready up.

I'm certainly not advising an all out assault from England, Germany, and Italy, but perhaps he'll ready up next time if that happened.

just for information - the participants are encouraged not to ready up, so we have enough time to discuss their moves.

so it it allowed to heavily speculate on, and suggest moves for certain countries within this thread?

Pull off a perfectly executed Key Lepanto in a gunboat game and you will become a legend. Only chance to do it, just pray your alliance mate read this message too.

yes vecna, it is encouraged to suggest moves.

I'm not sure how many countries are "in this thread." ... I guess we could found one.

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... to be continued

##vote key lepanto
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##vote western triple

##vote yorkshire pudding

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Looking forward to watching this!

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S190M, boom!

FGER: Standard openings
Italy: Ven-Pie whee
Turkey: Common Smy-Arm
Austria: bold Bud-Rum

Fascinating times from the south eastern powers.

I think Austria is gonna come out of this well.

Yeah, I really like that bold Austrian move to Rumania. And he's likely to keep it, given that Turkey would probably hit Sevastopol from Armenia. Even if Turkey doesn't, he'll still retreat to Serbia and be no worse for wear. Russia's in a tight spot.

Surprised no move to eng chan. Now will germany let russia into sweden as he is unlikely to get a build otherwise. I think he should.

In my amateur-gunboat opinion (IMAGO): the openings were pretty standard except for A Vie-Pie.

News Lede: "Viennese Waltz raises stakes for Yorkshire Pudding"
A Vie-Pie puts pressure on France to cover Mar in the fall, which prevents France from doing crazy things to Germany. Italy gains little from this (other than the impossibility of Fr building F Mar in 01), but Germany gains position from the more passive France in A01, as A Bur is now tied up bouncing a potential A Pie-Mar. Germany has two builds, maybe three depending where England sends A Yor. Prognosis is good for Germany, unless Italy realizes he's not going to take Marseilles and move to Tyrolia to begin the mercenary extortion

News Lede: "Hapsburg and Ottomans form unstoppable, but unstable, alliance."
Austrian Rumania could be terrible for Russia if:
Turkey orders: A Arm s Rum-Sev; F Ank-BLA;
Austria orders: A Rum-Sev
Russia will at best keep Sev (but gain no ground), and at worst lose Sev AND the fleet. This is great for Turkey because Russia gets neutered, and great for Austria because Russia isn't as big a threat anymore. If Russia orders Sev/Ukr to take Rum, it'll just bounce, right?