Bounce in black, I assume?  Or is there anything clever you'd like to try? Probably best, unless you're really looking for a RAT and want to rotate out, but I'm guessing that's not the safest play That is a nice, strong, southern opening! Where you headed? Straight to hell if I don't change my ways.
Putting Ukr into Rum, no move to Black - you are free to rotate.  The Western opening irks me Before (and after) going for Trieste, Italy hasn't really made any any overtures to me about working together against Austria.  I don't like to see deceit behind EVERY door, but we may be looking at an AI.  🤷‍♂️ lol - we'll have to ask botsentinel to expand their service beyond twitter to include backtabbr Well ... you clearly enjoy puns. 😊 Look, Austria is asking me to bounce you in Rumania.  I don't know if that's a great idea.  He also told me that he's going to make a go for Galicia.  So ... I think he might be full of shit? 🤷‍♂️ Probably?  He strikes me as the kind of guy who opened all of his S01 negotiations by promising to ally with everyone against a common neighbor. Whatev - I'm clearly positioned to be all over him and at least reasonably friendly with you.  I'd like to continue down that road, if you don't mind.  And the way the West looks after one turn, I'd give decent odds that I'll be looking to pitch a full RT in the near future.  I'm thinking that's probably good for you, since the north looks more organized than the south 🙂 yeah, it looks like his whole change to "why don't you take greece while i protect my home centers" was a ruse.  Let me know what BUL can do for you.  I'd like a dot at some point, obviously, but we have a great chance to make some headway into the balkans. Eh, let's just erase him - you'll likely end up with the lions' share of dots, actually, as I need to pay attention to the north. But it's worth it if I get less totally random negotiation and don't have to worry too much about the southern flank. I am not a dot grabbing ho.  I know this is big talk for a man in the black sea, but I'm not.  How do you recommend we proceed against Austria? I'm 100% down with wiping him out with you. Meh, you in the Black Sea doesn't bother me as much as me in the Black Sea would bother you. And moves depend on how aggressive you want to be, and whether you're prioritizing rotating the fleet out.  Either way I think we try to put you in Rum and me in Bud Me in Rum? Now?  That sounds like a perfect arrangement. Especially with me helping you into Budapest. 

Austria has offered me support into Rumania, so maybe we can use that to our advantage? Shit.. Just saw this, or I would have responded sooner. Yes, it makes sense to advance you to run now Ok, which unit should I use? Army, I would think Done Supported Budapest is yours next season. And we can figure out a way to DMZ the black. I think you’re experienced enough to know why, as Turkey, I couldn’t afford to not go there. Sure, black didn't really bother me. 
As to tactics, the current support is for bul - rum, but if you're willing to switch, I'm willing to support con - rum so bull can cut serbia., if you're game That looks about right. Italy should back off now that France's intentions are more obvious. I do indeed have to focus on the North, and you should still have Austria's trust as well as mine. Let me know what I should order and I’ll do it (in the balkans). Italy will, most likely, go for Smyrna. 🤦‍♂️ Probably -it's a low risk attempt for him. 
Galicia is the mover to Budapest. Fleet sev can support whatever you need in Rumania. And why the eff doesn't this app show an unread message indicator anymore? Yeah, it’s be nice to know if I’m being ignored. Support me to hold, though it isn't necessary -it's not going anywhere and only you can dislodge it.  Meanwhile, I'll cut Serbia. Great. That's the order it already had -i love when I don't have to change anything I suppose this turn could have been worse.  And it would appear that England is interested in attacking Germany, which is good for you.  I'll can vacate Rumania this next year if you think you can get in there. No worries - the overall board is actually trending the right way yes.  Italy ... Italy just fucked himself.  I'm building an army in Ankara.  Trying to decide whether to retreat the army to CON or rebuild it as a fleet. I'm going to cut trieste with Serbia.  You should be able to force Vienna.  I might get dislodged from Serbia, but I can just retreat to Albania. Ok I assume with your disband of Sev that you’re choosing to trust me. I’m not plotting anything nefarious towards you and don’t see how that would be a good idea. I’m about 1000% sure that there’s going to be a fleet in the Aegean this next year. And it’ll probably be Austrian. Our relationship does tend to work better without the Russian fleet anyway Agreed. Ughhh ... I have an Italy suiciding into my southern flank.  😦 https://media.tenor.com/images/d74df5ad5b63cc9bc13f9b7446184a3e/tenor.gif I know .... he says he's a beginner player.  I've offered to help him out with some improved moves, but he's going to be down to just a few supply centers pretty soon. Yeah. He just asked me what I thought about the relationship between England and France, and I just responded by noting how that relationship was likely to alter after France gobbles up a whole bunch of Italian dots and the balance of power shifts Oh, I’m cutting Serbia. Oh, I was cutting Vienna. If that wasn't obvious. I’ve asked France to help you against Russia. Splitting the prize money three ways would be a. I’ve way to game the system, don’t you think! *against Germany He was not interested.  And it looks like Germany is not interested in playing defense against France.  The race is on for Munich, I guess. I've offered Italy assistance into Trieste.  Are you ok with him taking it temporarily? That's fine But...how's he going to get there? And, yes, I'm already planning on a race to Munich, because the German is starting to torque me off. Through Albania. I’m supporting him in. You or I can have it long term. I just want Austria off the map. Sure, sure, I just looked down and saw he wasn't adjacent to it 🙂 i understand.  I think we're on the same page, like 100%.  Also, once our armies converge in the middle, we're going to run this German player off the map.  I just hope that France doesn't solo. I forgot to update my orders. Don't confront me none, long as I get my money next Friday So, what’s the play here? Do I take Albania? I think I need to see where Italy retreats to. You need to decide who's moving to Trieste Lets talk about this.  Is it better for you, me or Italy to take it? I think we can agree that we don't want Austria to have it. I want it now!  
But it's easier to put you in, and water still to put Italy in.  I say we put him in for the moment - no opportunity for Austria to screw around that way. Ok. Let’s see what Italy says he’s doing with his Adriatic fleet. The real trick is going to be convincing him to keep the army in Apulia instead of the fleet in Trieste. I haven't heard from him, at all. I have - he's going to Trieste Ok. I’ll support him in Is my support needed? Probably not, if you have something better to do Preventing some attempt by Austria to gift Greece to France. Shouldn’t have trusted him, especially when he didn’t say anything to me. Yeppers - and I could've paid closer attention except I've been locked on a major work project all week Yeah. We’ll be ok. Germany has to go after France now, right? You'd think so, but he doesn't actually seen concerned about being the deadline center front while good Ally grows around him I wish you had taken Vienna and gotten another build.  I still think you can outmaneuver him - I've been telling him that he's got to insist on some of England for himself. Yeah, Vienna was a missed opportunity last turn. Life is filled with missed opportunities. Maybe France will build two fleets and Germany will stab him.  Unlikely, since he's in pitched battle with you, but maybe? Don't you DARE put a Garth Brooks song in my head. How do you want to handle Austria? I can cut VIE and backfill Galicia. I mean cut trieste. Maybe? I keep telling the German I'm just biding time until he realizes he needs to deal with France.  I mean, I'm telling him it's so I can turn on you, so not true, but still.  Planting constantly in his head the idea that this conflict is entirely his choice and entirely unnecessary. Unless we can convince Austria to actively participate and not be a speed bump, that's probably best. I mean ... I'd rather it be our armies, not his.  We can trust our armies.  We can't trust his. True story. alright, I'll cut Trieste and try to get into position to force it in the Fall.  Do you want RUM-GAL to back-fill you? Why not?  I'm more or less in stop-the-runaway-power mode, so being tetchy about trust issues isn't really productive at this point. Yes. Agreed. You have dots for the picking, but there’s no incentive since this is solely a draw based system. Ok. We can break through to Munich now. I assume you’re giving up on STP and taking the Baltic (I say that because France built two fleets.  So he now only has three armies, two of which are holding Italy.  🤦‍♂️ Germany says that France is letting him have Belgium. Yep -let's roll. And comms this week are likely to be terse, as work goes into crunch mode Assuming serbia is the mover unless you tell me otherwise That’s the mover. Do I tap Silesia? Does Warsaw support Gal-Sil? Or are you not going for Berlin? Oh. I was kinda assuming you'd tap Bohemia and I'd blow up Silesia. But, again, I'm only half paying attention right now due to work. :)

Berlin seems unlikely, but I guess not less likely than anything else he has to cover Denmark, Sweden, Kiel, and Berlin. Let me know what GAL should do. 😊 Tap Bohemia. I'll handle tapping Silesia.  M definitely diving for a German dot I will tap Bohemia. There is a chance that he forces Galicia. I mean, it’s what I’d do. Thoughts?  Honestly, I haven’t been super impressed by the tactical play of Germany this game ... so I’m not super worried. Yeah, he doesn't seem very innovative tactically. I can step up the pressure on that assumption Thoughts on Boh-Tyr? I was thinking Trieste to tyr and boh-mun, but good either way I don’t want to completely rule out getting Germany to our side. Yeah, damnit. That's why I was soft-shoeing him so much there for a while. Too bad you went to Tyr instead of Boh. We could have popped his army!! I think I can grab Venice with no problem.  And, I think, much more. Recommendations? Damn. I shut my brain of for the weekend cause I didn't think we were going to process until Monday. Do we want to start plucking off France yet, or wait for him to finish moving on Germany?  I could argue it either way I think I take dots off of France. Wanted to check in, make sure you were comfortable with everything. I’m going to try to get position on France and really make him have to overcommit in the south, which will free you up to take German dots in the north. If you can plop some fleets down, we can actually take Germany out and “three way” this with France. Which is not usually what a French three way means, but ... y’know.... Lol. Yeah, I'm good with all that. They both retreated to Tyrolia. 🤦‍♂️ Whoops. And I would've moved from Galicia instead of Vienna if I'd realized you were emptying Tyrolia. Fwiw. 
Anyway, Berlin is forced now. I could have given you more detail, I did say I was going for position.  😊 You did, and it's what I would have done, but like I said before last week I didn't have a whole lot of brain power left to spend on this game. Much better this week! End of year can be a motherfucker. Want me to fill Tyrolia now?  Berlin roll still be forced in the Fall I think that’s best. We should roll Germany now. Want Rum to backfill Galicia? Shouldn't be necessary - probably better to get to Trieste Already orders to Serbia. Should be very interesting to see France’s moves here. He hasn’t really impressed me with his moves so far, more of was super fortunate to have a null value in Italy and an ineffective England. Thoroughly unimpressed. All around. There were a half dozen ways to stop me from developing the position sound Munich. Now he's losing not just Berlin, but he needs French help to hold Munich. If France doesn’t take other German dots. Germany has threatened to throw all his dots to you if I don’t attack you now. 

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So, I’m going to keep pressing against France. I don’t think either of us is a solo threat, so let’s get this down to three players and split that sweet, sweet cash pool! 💰 💴 At this point I'm just punishing poor play. 😃 I agree with that sentiment. Wow. He did vacate all his shit. Ummmm.... do I have anything to worry about? Aside from knowledge that all we do is ultimately destined to be meaningless, as the universe inevitably slides toward heat death?

Nope, not even remotely. Three years wouldn't be enough to eliminate you even if I felt so inclined (and I don't). I tend to agree.  But, I've seen some pretty shitty play so far.  I'm building fleet CON.  I assume you're building 3x Armies, just in case Germany DOESN'T disband SIL.  We might need to cover his options in the event he gets into Galicia. You are correct in all counts I will be in position to cover RUM and BUD if you need help there.  I think it would be preferable NOT to let him into GAL in the first place, of course.  I'm rotating my army into Venice and we can kick him out of Piedmont if he tries to play fuck-fuck games with regards to your army in Tyrol. I'm covering Galicia. Venice or Tyrolia are good covers for you thank you, adjusting my moves with this new information. I'll cover TYR. Anything to talk about? I assume you’re on your way to put pressure on STP? We can discuss who's covering Piedmont. Right now it's me if you want to blow up the French army Perfect. I will cover Tyrolia Ah, I see you did the trust but verify this turn. 😃 🤷‍♂️ I believed you Yep, but you also supported into rum just to make sure. Which I respect. 
I'm of course building in Warsaw, and don't anticipate having any units next to your dots the rest of the game. Piedmont can support Venice to Tuscany.  It would be somewhat appreciated if you supported Silesia to Munich. Ok. Supporting Silesia to Munich. And I’d prefer if you supported Rom-Tuscany. Wait, no. Venice to Tuscany is much better. Done and done I assume retreating to Venice cause no ill-will? sure.  I'm not super worried about it. Am I pushing to Piedmont or supporting action on Rome? Please push to piedmont. Updated Piedmont is yours to command. If you can support Silesia to Munich that's awesome. I'm trying to impress on France the importance of moving to eliminate Sweden I mean, let him have Denmark? Silesia to Munich. Got it. If he asks, sure. But skagerrak is guaranteed and ends the German I’m supporting piedmont to hold. Ok. He's supporting Rome to Tuscany just in case. Not retreating from TYS makes no sense. Are you going to support him into SWE? Germany needs to be at zero or he gets part of the draw. Yes. I'm supporting him into Sweden. And not tapping Norway as I should because I don't trust him not to eff it up. Oh, he’s an incredibly bad player. Or, at least, hasn’t made the best moves in this game (in my opinion). We’ve done alright together. Not too bad, all things considered. I do feel like I skated through the mid game when I shouldn't have survived if the middle board had been a little more tactically minded I was tempted to go after you, and if board top meant anything in this format I probably would have. Fair. Oh, Silesia to Munich again, but this time actually protecting Denmark. What do you think my best moves respecting Tunis is? Honestly? Rome to Tunis, Nap to Rome
Second option would be TYS to Tunis, Blow up Tuscany, and still move Nap to Rome
All of that based on "if this game were to continue" Rome to Tunis is the move. The game is over as soon as France I puts his moves. we're supposed to be finished this game.  I'm a little annoyed at which every player feels that his time is more important than everyone else's. Good game.  I enjoyed playing with you.  I assume that you are either Dr. [redacted], MD, or [redacted]. Dick. 😃 
And, yes, [redacted] here. Hackenbracht. Good game, mate! And, well, I promised France that if he attacked Germany and let me have the 4 Italian dots that I’d attack you. He held up his end of the bargain ... 🤦‍♂️ Dick 🙂 Well, I'm a man of my word. True, and now I have to mark you as one of the people who stabbed me this game 🙂 Right in the heart. More like in the gonads, but mmkay