Rescue Dog
Fall 1455
Gunboat, Advanced Rules, Natural Disasters, Special Military Units, Moneylenders, Conquest, White Press, Ultimate Victory
Deadline/Winter-Spring 1456 8/23 Tuesday
Florence strikes back at the Pope by disbanding two armies while Naples sneaks into Rome. Venice and the Turks continue to war in the Balkans. Milan spreads out and France consolidates.
Summer 1455 Retreats
Florence A Florence retreats to Pisa
Expenditures
Florence borrows 17 ducats for 2 years (26 ducats due Fall 1457) and spends 12 ducats each to disband Papal A Sienna and Florence
Outstanding Loans
Summer 1456: 11 ducats due from Venice (11 ducats borrowed), 10 ducats due from the Papacy (8 borrowed)
Fall 1456: 21 ducats due from the Turks (14 ducats borrowed)
Summer 1457: 15 ducats due from Naples (10 ducats borrowed)
Fall 1457: 26 ducats due from Florence (17 ducats borrowed)
Orders
| Florence | A Pisa to Florence, A Piombino to Sienna, F Lucca besieges (not a port) |
| France | A Turin supports Papal A Genoa to Montferrat (nso), A Provence supports A Turin, A Sardinia holds, F Corsica supports A Sardinia |
| Milan | A Savoy to Saluzzo, A Montferrat to Savoy, A Parma to Mantua, A Mantua to Bergamo |
| Naples | F Western Mediterranean to Tunis, F Tyrrhenian Sea to Rome, F Ionian Sea supports Venetian F Lower Adriatic to Durazzo(nso) |
| Papacy | A Genoa holds, A Bologna to Modena, A Florence to Bologna (nsu), A Sienna to Pisa (nsu), F Ancona to Urbino, G Ancona holds |
| Turks | A Herzegovina to Dalmatia, F Durazzo supports Naples F Ionian Sea to Lower Adriatic (nso), F Tunis to Western Mediterranean |
| Venice | A Verona supports A Ferrara, A Ferrara supports Milan A Mantua to Bologna (nso), F Upper Adriatic holds, F Lower Adriatic to Albania, F Ragusa supports F Lower Adriatic to Albania |
Press
Florence to Pope: Ouch! Well done.
Naples to Venice: Let us work together to eradicate the extremists from our midst.
Naples to Papacy: Hello? Your Holiness? Anyone home?
Naples to Turks: Carthago delenda est!
Spring 1456 Famine
Poor Year – Column Only: Perugia, Friuli, Marseilles, Ferrara, Savoy
Spring 1456 Income
Provinces and cities that are underlined do no produce income while those that are in italics could change hands depending on retreats.
Provinces
| Florence | Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Florence, Sienna, Piombino | 6 |
| France | Avignon, Swiss, Turin, Provence, Marseilles, Corsica, Sardinia | 6 |
| Milan | Saluzzo, Savoy, Montferrat, Fornova, Pavia, Como, Milan, Parma, Cremona, Mantua, Bergamo | 10 |
| Naples | Capua, Aquila, Naples, Bari, Salerno, Otranto, Messina, Palermo, Rome | 9 |
| Papacy | Genoa, Modena, Bologna, Urbino, Ancona, Spoleto, Arezzo, Perugia, Patrimony | 8 |
| Turks | Dalmatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Durazzo, Tunis | 5 |
| Venice | Verona, Ferrara, Padua, Treviso, Friuli, Carniola, Istria, Ragusa, Albania | 7 |
Seas
| Naples | Western Mediterranean, Ionian Sea | 2 |
| Venice | Upper Adriatic, Venice | 2 |
Cities
| Florence | Pisa, Florence (3), Sienna, Piombino | 6 |
| France | Avignon, Swiss, Turin, Marseilles, Corsica, Sardinia | 7 |
| Milan | Montferrat, Pavia, Milan (3), Cremona, Mantua | 7 |
| Naples | Naples (2), Bari, Messina, Palermo, Rome (2) | 7 |
| Papacy | Genoa (3), Modena, Bologna, Ancona, Arezzo, Perugia | 7 |
| Turks | Dalmatia, Durazzo, Tunis (2) | 4 |
| Venice | Ferrara, Padua, Treviso, Carniola, Ragusa, Albania, Venice (3) | 8 |
Totals
Variable income die roll was 5.
|
Country |
Variable |
Provinces |
Seas |
Cities |
Total |
| Florence | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| France | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Milan | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| Naples | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| Papacy | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Turks | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Venice | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 |
Game Summary
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1454 |
1455 |
1456 |
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| Florence | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Milan | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Naples | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Papacy | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Turks | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Venice | 4 | 6 | 7 |
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