Dogfight

Advanced Rules, Assassination, Natural Disasters, Special Military Units, Conquest, Gunboat, White Press, Standard Victory

Miller Number 2005Apw10

Fall 1454

Deadline/Winter-Spring 1455 11/22 Tuesday

Venice joins France in the assault on Milan while simultaneously slapping around Austria in the Balkans. Naples and the Turks continue to stare at each other, while Florence adopts the defensive against the aggressive Pope.

Orders

Notes

A new player has taken over Milan.

Press

Austria – France: My goodness your are aggressive What about peace on earth and good will toward men? On the other hand, dogpile!

Austria – Venice: Sorry. Got a little greedy. I stop now.

Florence – Naples: Are you sure you want a Pope to the north of you that has conquered me?

Florence – Pope: You lied last turn when you said you wanted peace. Alas, we will probably be locked in a death embrace while other powers do better. I will not go down easily, my friend.

Florence – Venice: It appears the Pope has decided to attack me. I beseech your aid. You can take BOL from him and help me out. If you do, I will be your toady and help you take as much Papal lands as you can. My endless support I pledge to you.

France – Austria: These horse couriers are too slow in keeping updated in current positions. Given what information I had, I sent orders to Pavia's Army to Support your Tyrolea Army move into Milan. If it failed, I'll give the same orders again, if your Army in Tyrolea is still there.

France – Florence & Venice: Whatever my differences were with the late Duke of Milan, I had no part with his sudden disappearance. Had I known he was hunting in Pavia, I would have told my men to watch for him. Alas I fear he is lost somewhere in the deep woods. My condolences and I hope this unfortunate accident will not taint any future diplomacy.

Milan – All: I have to apologize for the er, um, late Duke, my (clears throat) brother's lack of communication in press, anyway I assure you the new regime welcomes all communications and strives to open embassy's in all Milan's neighbours' empires.

Milan – Austria: I have no quarrel with you, yet, and I pray you stay neutral in my affairs with France.

Milan – France: Well what am I suppose to do with you , my little French fry, retreat or else!

Milan – Pope and Florence: Bonjour and looking forward to wholesome, fresh stabbing techniques from ya.

Milan – Turks and Naples: Can I expect any help from the seas on the French coast?

Milan – Venice: Looking back at my predecessor's mailbag, I'd welcome any help if the "back there" attacks.

Naples – France: I see that you have many possibilities of expansion on the terrestrial provinces, thus I think that you agree to remain there and to not enter in GOL to menace my islands. If you remain North, I shall remain South and we could have a good no-belligerence pact.

Naples – Papacy: All seems to be good for you.

Naples – Turks: I shall surely leave empty CM, if you don't build another fleet in Tunis: I moved for this target. You should expand on the east seas and I on the west ones without interfere, I think, or supporting each other.

Turks – Naples: We are wasting resources. With Corsica open to you, you should get out of Central Med and we should move north together instead of having these fleets sit there staring at each other. Ionian will remain empty, but you must get out of Central Med.

Spring 1455 Famine

Poor Year – Row only: Marseilles, Ragusa, Carinthia, Bergamo, Pistoia, Spoleto, Hungary

Spring 1455 Income

Provinces and cities that are underlined do no produce income while those that are in italics could change hands depending on retreats.

Provinces

Seas

Cities

Totals

Variable income die roll was 4.

Game Summary