Bolognese
Fall 1053
Gunboat, Advanced Rules, Special Military Units, Conquest, Gray Press, Ultimate Victory
Miller Number ???????
Deadline/Winter-Spring 1054 12/27 Tuesday
Confusion reigns as Pisa, the Normans, the Byzantines, and the Pope all shift around forces to fend off nonexistent attacks. Meanwhile, the Holy Roman Empire and Venice receive new leaders.
Summer 1053 Retreats
Venice retreats F Upper Adriatic to Friuli
Orders
| Byzantines: | A Bosnia supports F Upper Adriatic to Croatia, A Ancona to Aquila, F Upper Adriatic to Croatia, F Dalmatia supports F Upper Adriatic to Croatia, F Lower Adriatic to Durazzo, F Ragusa to Albania |
| Holy Roman Empire: | A Como to Turin, A Parma to Pavia, A Bergamo to Milan, A Mantua holds, A Fornova to Pavia |
| Normans: | A Capua holds, A Aquila to Naples, F Naples to Tyrrhenian Sea, F Tunis supports F Ionian Sea to Central Mediterranean, F Otranto to Messina, F Ionian Sea to Central Mediterranean |
| Papacy: | A Bologna to Mantua, A Florence supports A Arezzo to Urbino, A Arezzo to Urbino, A Perugia supports A Rome, A Rome supports A Perugia |
| Pisa: | A Montferrat to Genoa, A Modena to Genoa, A Pisa supports A Sienna, A Sienna supports A Pisa, F Tyrrhenian Sea supports A Sienna (cut), F Sardinia supports F Tyrrhenian Sea, F Western Mediterranean supports F Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Venice: | A Verona supports A Ferrara, A Padua supports A Ferrara, A Ferrara supports A Verona, A Carniola supports A Croatia, A Croatia holds (Dislodged, retreat Istria, OTB), F Friuli supports F Venice to Upper Adriatic, F (EM) Venice to Upper Adriatic |
Press
Normans: Doomed I am, Hmmmm...
Pisa – Normans: Dear neighbour, sorry but I had fear of your words and of your pact with Byzantines, so moved south to defend myself and gave the same suggestion to the Pope; instead you moved away. Hence I did not attack you this time, because I am always persuaded that an alliance with you and the Pope should be very interesting for us. In the case you agree, I will dedicate myself to the Northern menace, HRE, that could become very dangerous, especially if Venice leaves him free to move or abandons the game. Moreover I shall leave TS free, and it should remain so, in this manner I think that also the Pope will be more quiet about this agreement.
Pisa – Pope: Please, you should read my previous message to Normans. I think that TS free will be a good incentive for a three-way pact, hoping that Norman also agree.
Pope – Pisa: Sounds like a plan.
Notes
The Holy Roman Empire and Venetian positions have been taken over by standbys.
Spring 1054 Income
Provinces and cities that are underlined do no produce income while those that are in italics could change hands depending on retreats.
Provinces
| Byzantines | Croatia, Dalmatia, Bosnia, Ragusa, Albania, Durazzo, Ancona, Salerno, Bari, Otranto | 10 |
| Holy Roman Empire | Turin, Pavia, Fornova, Parma, Milan, Cremona, Mantua | 7 |
| Normans | Spoleto, Capua, Aquila, Naples, Messina, Palermo, Tunis | 7 |
| Papacy | Bologna, Florence, Urbino, Arezzo, Perugia, Patrimony, Rome | 7 |
| Pisa | Montferrat, Genoa, Modena, Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Piombino, Sienna, Corsica, Sardinia | 10 |
| Venice | Trent, Verona, Ferrara, Padua, Treviso, Friuli, Caniola | 7 |
Seas
| Normans | Central Mediterranean | 1 |
| Pisa | Westerners Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian Sea | 2 |
| Venice | Upper Adriatic, Venice | 2 |
Cities
| Byzantines | Croatia, Dalmatia, Ragusa, Albania, Durazzo, Ancona, Bari | 7 |
| Holy Roman Empire | Turin, Pavia, Milan (3), Cremona, Mantua | 7 |
| Normans | Naples (2), Messina, Palermo, Tunis (2) | 6 |
| Papacy | Bologna, Florence (3), Arezzo, Perugia, Rome (2) | 8 |
| Pisa | Montferrat, Genoa (3), Modena, Lucca, Pisa, Piombino, Sienna, Corsica, Sardinia | 11 |
| Venice | Trent, Ferrara, Padua, Treviso, Caniola, Venice (3) | 8 |
Totals
Variable income die roll was 2.
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Country |
Variable |
Provinces |
Seas |
Cities |
Total |
| Byzantines | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Holy Roman Empire | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Normans | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| Papacy | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Pisa | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| Venice | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
Game Summary
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| Byzantines | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Holy Roman Empire | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Normans | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Papacy | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Pisa | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Venice | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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