http://www.floc.net/dpjudge/gamemaps/oclub.gif?map=0.852115Spring, 1905: As the sun sets on the European continent, the Italian King and Austrian Archduke find themselves the meat in a Franco-Turkish-Russo-German sandwich. Besieged on all sides, can their ambassadors find a way to ward off attacks and form an alliance that will allow their countries to survive another year?
In a spectacular logistics ballet, Sultan Crabofix of Turkey has transported an army all the way from Constantinople to the former Italian province of Apulia, thus establishing a foothold on the Italian homeland.
In Rome, the Italian parliament has called for immediate discussions on the conduct of the war. Command miscues, aborted attacks and loss of territory was the order of the day in Italy this season. King Raubvogel finds his country split in two, with both France and Turkey planting their flags in his former provinces.
As the Italian fleet struggles to ward off the marauding French navy, the French army sneaks in through the Italian alps, cutting off the Italian armies in Tyrolia and Bohemia. President Tarmac is about to face the possibility of French forces coming face to face with the Turks.
Meanwhile, in the north, Russia and Germany continue to fight over Scandinavia, while a German fleet enters Finland, posing an immediate threat to the Russian city of St. Petersburg. The Tsar has been placed in an awkward position, and will have his work cut out for him in the fall.
Kaiser Sandman, celebrating his armies' easy defense of Munich, faces a great challenge in the fall, with hostile enemies to the south and east.
Archduke Sikboy is still hanging on for dear life, hoping that an ally will appear out the mist to help save his empire.
With all countries engaged in a struggle to the death, the fall season of 1905 promises to be very bloody, indeed.
Respectfully submitted,
Master banana
