Dog Park
Spring 1056
Advanced Rules, Natural Disasters, Special Military Units, Moneylenders, Conquest, Gray Press, Ultimate Victory
Miller Number 2007Apw10
Deadline/Summer 1056 1/26 Tuesday
Pisa continues to push back the Holy Roman Empire, aided by a timely assassination courtesy of the moneylenders while the Pope turns his attention to Venice. The Normans, with some Papal help, eliminate a Byzantine fleet.
Fall 1055 Retreats
Holy Roman Empire retreats A Parma to Pavia and A (EM) Cremona OTB
Normans retreat F (EM) Lower Adriatic to Herzegovina
Builds
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| Byzantines | Maintains F Upper Adriatic, F Dalmatia, F Lower Adriatic, A Albania, builds G (Elite Mercenary) Durazzo | 18 |
| Holy Roman Empire | Maintains all, builds G Pavia | 6 |
| Normans | Maintains F Sardinia, F Herzegovina, F Ionian Sea, F Otranto, G Ancona, builds A Naples, F Ancona | 24 |
| Papacy | Maintains all, builds A Arezzo, A Perugia | 21 |
| Pisa | Maintains all, builds A Pisa, A Piombino, A Lucca | 27 |
| Venice | Maintains all, builds A Treviso, A Padua | 9 |
Expenditures
The Holy Roman Empire is unable to pay back his loan and is assassinated by the Monylenders. No rebellions.
Pisa gives 1 ducat to the Papacy.
The Byzantines borrow 10 ducats for 2 years. 15 ducats due Spring 1058.
Outstanding Loans
Summer 1056: 15 ducats due from the Byzantines (10 borrowed)
Fall 1056: 5 ducats due from the Holy Roman Empire (3 borrowed), 12 ducats due from the Papacy (8 borrowed), 24 ducats due from Pisa (16 borrowed)
Spring 1057: 6 ducats due from the Byzantines (4 borrowed)
Summer 1057: 26 ducats due from the Pope (17 borrowed), 17 ducats due from the Holy Roman Empire (11 borrowed)
Spring 1058: 15 ducats due from the Byzantines (10 borrowed).
Orders
| Byzantines (Giovine) | A Albania supports F Lower Adriatic to Herzegovina, F Upper Adriatic to Ancona, F Lower Adriatic to Herzegovina (Disloged, retreat Ragusa, OTB), F Dalmatia supports F Lower Adriatic to Herzegovina, G (EM) Durazzo convert to F |
| Holy Roman Empire (Partridge) | A Pavia holds (Dislodged, retreat Como, Turin, Montferrat, OTB), G Pavia holds |
| Normans (Horsely) | A Naples to Aquila, F Sardinia to Tyrrhenian Sea, F Ancona supports F Herzegovina to Lower Adriatic (cut), F Otranto supports F Ionian Sea, F Ionian Sea supports F Herzegovina to Lower Adriatic, F (EM) Herzegovina to Lower Adriatic, G Ancona supports F Ancona |
| Papacy (Roalstad) | A (EM) Mantua to Ferrara, A Bologna supports A Florence to Urbino, A Florence to Urbino, A Arezzo supports A Perugia, A Perugia supports A Florence to Urbino, F Bari supports Norman F Herzegovina to Lower Adriatic |
| Pisa (Scott) | A Milan supports A Cremona besiege, A Cremona besiege (no garrison), A Parma to Pavia, A Fornova supports A Parma to Pavia, A Modena to Genoa, A Pisa holds, A Piombino holds, A Lucca holds, F Tyrrhenian Sea to Ligurian Sea |
| Venice (Wilson) | A Ferrara to Verona, A Treviso supports A Ferrara to Verona, A Padua supports A Ferrara to Vernoa |
Note
Since the only retreat for the Byzantine fleet in the Lower Adriatic is Ragusa, and if the fleet retreats there it will be destroyed by famine, it is effectively eliminated.
Press
Papacy – Byzantines: Enjoy Rome while you can Byzantine Dog. By next Fall, the Pope will be back in Rome.
Summer 1056 Famine
Good Year – No Plague!
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