Glorious Great Game - a PoN MP AAR

[Betonov]

His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty,
Franz Joseph I, by the Grace of God Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, King of Lombardy and Venice, of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria; King of Jerusalem etc., Archduke of Austria; Grand Duke of Tuscany and Cracow, Duke of Lorraine, of Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and of the Bukovina; Grand Prince of Transylvania; Margrave of Moravia; Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz, Zator and Teschen, Friuli, Ragusa and Zara ; Princely Count of Habsburg and Tyrol, of Kyburg, Gorizia and Gradisca; Prince of Trent and Brixen; Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia and in Istria; Count of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, etc.; Lord of Trieste, of Cattaro , and over the Windic march..





Portrait commissioned by His Imperial Majesty and executed by count Herr von Berbunch

[HunterICX]

Prussia May 1850



The mere Audacity, the Russians declined our proposal for a state visit in an attempt to open the doors between our countries for further negotiations which we inted to be beneficial for both our great nations.
However apart from that they declined this generous and humble offer from our part they dare to insult us by calling our nation a threat to the peace.
We hope friends of Prussia takes note of this which clearly shows how the big empire of Slavs sees their European neighbours.

In other news our Economy is slow but steadily going the right dirrection we hope soon to exploit some of our resources to become a strong and healthy German nation.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Betonov

His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty,
Franz Joseph I, by the Grace of God Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, King of Lombardy and Venice, of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria; King of Jerusalem etc., Archduke of Austria; Grand Duke of Tuscany and Cracow, Duke of Lorraine, of Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and of the Bukovina; Grand Prince of Transylvania; Margrave of Moravia; Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz, Zator and Teschen, Friuli, Ragusa and Zara ; Princely Count of Habsburg and Tyrol, of Kyburg, Gorizia and Gradisca; Prince of Trent and Brixen; Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia and in Istria; Count of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, etc.; Lord of Trieste, of Cattaro , and over the Windic march..





Portrait commissioned by His Imperial Majesty and executed by count Herr von Berbunch

Nice hat and sunnies, Herr Emperor!

[Betonov]

We received a dispatch from Torino that the crown prince of Piemont is a spoiled ambitious brat having nightly drunken stupors shouting: RETAKE MILAN !!!!

Our Emperor in his blessed wisdom decided to sent the great general Radetzky with a quarter of the Imperial Army to the Prussian border for some exercise maneuvers. To be ready if the Italians attack. Maneuvers, nothing more.

Gott erhalte unser Kaiser


Just realised why I was making so much capital every turn.
I was selling the raw materials needed for the factories

[Oberon]

Things are starting to look up for the British Empire, money is being made although heavy spending of private capital has resulted in an increase in inflation but this is nothing we cannot handle.

However, a CRISIS HAS EMERGED!



Gentlemen, the sick man of Europe, the Ottoman Empire has declared war on the newly independent nation of Greece in a brazen display of arrogance. We call upon the nations of Europe to band together to put the Ottoman Empire back in its place!

[Betonov]

I agree, the Otoman transgression will not stand.
Today Greece falls, tomorrow they'll be crossing en masse into Croatia and then against Vienna. It will be 1529 all over again.

A CONFERENCE I SAY !!!!!!!!
A coalition must be made.
I suggest Vienna, we have Mozartkugel


BUT FIRST !!!!!!
France has been granted railroad managing and customs managing rights in Florence
Tuscany has always been part of the Holy Roman Empire, of which the Habsburgs have been the sacred rulers and protectors.
We view it as a direct attempt to unify the Italian states under a Bonapartist yoke at the expense of Austrian lands

(really Raptor, how did you do that, the manual says you can only do that to unorganised states and why can't I do that to Bavaria )

[Raptor1]

The Turk has once again invaded the soil of Europe. Should we tolerate this clear infringement of the terms of the Treaty of Constantinople? I say: Non! If the Turk has not yet learned the lesson that was repeatedly taught to it in the last three centuries, then it is the duty of the enlightened nations of Europe to put it down once more. France shall do all in its power to safeguard its interests and the people of Europe against this unprovoked expansionism.

Originally Posted by Betonov

BUT FIRST !!!!!!
France has been granted railroad managing and customs managing rights in Florence
Tuscany has always been part of the Holy Roman Empire, of which the Habsburgs have been the sacred rulers and protectors.
We view it as a direct attempt to unify the Italian states under a Bonapartist yoke at the expense of Austrian lands

The Holy Roman Empire and its corrupt establishment are dead, renounced by the Habsburgs themselves. The Austrian monarchy has no right to interfere with the people of Italy or France's noble attempts to provide assistance to them.

Originally Posted by Betonov

(really Raptor, how did you do that, the manual says you can only do that to unorganised states and why can't I do that to Bavaria )

((I have no idea what constitutes an unorganized state, to be honest. I know that they're not the same thing as 'tribal' states, though, so not necessarily only colonial nations are considered unorganized.))

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

((I have no idea what constitutes an unorganized state, to be honest. I know that they're not the same thing as 'tribal' states, though, so not necessarily only colonial nations are considered unorganized.))

organized major powers are the great powers of the time, like Austria and France
organized minors are the rest of the western countries like Bavaria and Sweden. And Florence should be in there.
disorganized are the non western countries like China and Afganistan. Countries with a government but still mostly feudal states.
Tribal are just tribal.

Only with disorganized and tribal one can use colonization cards. That's the way it's in the manual. Maybe north Italian states are in Frances sphere of influence and are an exception. But then again Bavaria should be in Austrian SoI ????

This game is like playing hockey in the dark with obstacles and no one was shown the obstacles the day before

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Betonov

I agree, the Otoman transgression will not stand.
Today Greece falls, tomorrow they'll be crossing en masse into Croatia and then against Vienna. It will be 1529 all over again.

Do not worry my Austrian Brothers, we shall stand together if such a thing may come to pass.

As for this Turkish agression towards the population of Greece it caught us by complete suprise and it will have a proper reply shortly after a emergency meeting.