1901: I open north, convoy to Norway and try for Belgium (with a fleet), greedy France does the same, while friendly Germany offers support, but for the army.
1902: I see France's build in Brest and decide to defend against it with a massive fleet barrier, while I help Germany into Sweden.
1903: I break into the Med, while trying for St Pete, but Germany seems to be giving the wrong supports... was it on purpose?
1904: I surround France in the Spring, while Germany tries something sneaky with Scandinavia, which I don't fall for. Fantastic Fall turn gets me St Pete, Brest and Tunis - Italy is caught sleeping.
1905: I try to use my three fleet builds to improve my position, that has become a bit outstretched. I somehow expected to lose a center, but managed to keep them all!
1906: I give up on fighting to keep Brest, gamble for Spain but lose. But now I'm not outstretched anymore and prepare to resume gains.
1907: France is busy with Germany, so I get to find a better attacking position and finally take Spain. I decide I can win and start to prepare a stab on Germany. Meanwhile Austria is getting dangerously big.
1908: France's choice of disband gifts me Portugal. I take Sweden from Germany to get a second build. I'd realize soon that this stab wasn't very well timed.
1909: France is AWOL for a while, so I take Brest. Germany moves back against me but I manage to hold to my gains. For now.
1910: I see that Austria is nearing a win with Germany on his back foot and move my southern fleets against him. I "let" Germany into St Pete in the Spring to avoid a disband and retake it in Fall, but at the cost of Sweden. Fortunately, Rome is open for me to take and keep my center count.
1911: At this point, I decide I can't win anymore, but that I need Sweden back to make up for the inevitable loss of Rome. My southern fleets start to form a barrier.
1912: I signal to Germany that I'm a friend again and move more fleets down south.
1913: At this point, the stalemate line is practically set, but Austria keeps trying.
1914: Austria loses Munich!
1915: Germany forgets to give double support hold to Munich and Austria takes it back, getting a fifth fleet.
1916: I see that I'll need to retreat my part of the line a bit, but for now I just have to repeat orders.
1917: Retreat done. The game should go no further than that, but Austria seem to be looking for someone to screw up orders.
1918: Austria keeps trying and eventually loses Munich again!
Then a full retreat phase in which Austria just had to disband is never readied. This was a bit annoying.

Overall a well played game by all the four remaining powers. France defended bravely against the G-E attack, Germany knew when to put grudges aside and Austria was very close to a great win.