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| Entry # | Time | Turn | Player | Title | Entry |
| 119 | 6/26/2020 8:19:00 PM | 1624-1625 | Catholic | Draw Strategy cards |
NOTE: The deck was reshuffled on this deal. |
| 118 | 6/26/2020 8:19:00 PM | 1624-1625 | Catholic | Message |
I'll drop the pillage level in Linz... |
| 117 | 6/26/2020 10:28:00 AM | 1624-1625 | Protestant | Message |
Actually, on second thought, if you have no objection, I'd like to remove the P1 in Prague instead. |
| 116 | 6/25/2020 11:50:00 PM | 1624-1625 | Protestant | Draw Strategy cards |
NOTE: The deck was reshuffled on this deal. |
| 115 | 6/25/2020 11:49:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | End Turn | |
| 114 | 6/25/2020 11:49:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Well, you should know that's likely tohappen when I do the rolls. So each of us gets to remove 1 Pillage level. I will reduce the P2 in Leipzig to P1 -- the least I can do after our Mercs went on that rampage. Your choices are Linz or the two cities in Hungary. You can reduce Pilsen or Budweis because an area must be friendly or neutral to remove pillage markers in it. I'm sure we're eager to know our cards, so I'll go ahead and draw those while we wait to know which Pillage level you will remove. |
| 113 | 6/25/2020 11:45:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 2 1 0 Message from Protestant: And that brings us to the Pillage Recovery Phase. One die roll for each player. Protestants Catholics |
| 112 | 6/25/2020 11:26:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
That figured. Pillage 2 and 1 step loss. It has to come from a Merc. I'll reduce one of my f/s Mercs, because an u/s (Merc), if reduced, would be permanently eliminated from the game. |
| 111 | 6/25/2020 11:24:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 1 7 Message from Protestant: Mansfeld (Leipzig): +1 for > 4 units, +1 for majority of Mercs, -1 for Dynamic Leader = +1 |
| 110 | 6/25/2020 11:22:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Okay, that was what I needed (finally, a context where rolling low is a good thing!). 3 + 2 = Pillage 1. |
| 109 | 6/25/2020 11:21:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 1 3 Message from Protestant: Schlick (Prague): +1 for > 4 units, +1 for 5 units = +2 DRM |
| 108 | 6/25/2020 11:19:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
My apologies for not checking in for nearly a week! My son was home for Father's Day last Sunday, so I had to work Saturday to be able to stay out of the office the next day, and then it's been a busy week since. Your handling of your move and your side of the logistics and the siege rolls was fine, but since I didn't play the Richelieu card for FAPs, I have t do two looting rolls. |
| 107 | 6/19/2020 6:50:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Message |
Both succeed... Christian IV takes Hamburg, Nurnberg falls to Tilly. 1 VP in each direction... and so a push. I think that's it... will pause here for your review before advancing to the next turn. |
| 106 | 6/19/2020 6:47:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 2 5 9 Message from Catholic: I don't see any Protestant pay issues to resolve.. End Phase Two sieges may resolve: -Hamburg, +1 for the Danes -Nurnberg, no drm for the Bavarians Rolling, in that order... |
| 105 | 6/19/2020 6:43:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 1 2 Message from Catholic: Pay Phase -Tilly's force is paid out of available Foreign Aid -Spinola's army is not paid. Rolling on the Loot Table, 0 drm |
| 104 | 6/19/2020 6:38:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Message |
Place 2 forage markers on Pilsen |
| 103 | 6/19/2020 6:37:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#8: 1 / New Leaders Charles of Loraine, Gallas. Place with any Imperial units. Message from Catholic: Catholic-6 Tilly activates his army: 1-Flip Budweis 2-Pilsen 3-Flip Pilsen 4-Nurnberg, place a siege marker |
| 102 | 6/18/2020 10:06:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
A total whiff. Over to you for the last card play of the turn. (I don't think there's much point in my generating a move file just to reflect that this was my 6th impulse.) |
| 101 | 6/18/2020 10:05:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 1 1 Message from Protestant: Recruitment roll for Schlick: |
| 100 | 6/18/2020 10:04:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Recruitment |
#12: 1 / Surprise Attack +1 to Protestant combat die roll. Message from Protestant: I'll recruit again with Schlick for Mercs at Prague. |
| 99 | 6/16/2020 6:24:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Foreign Aid |
#11: 3 / Spinola Recalled to Netherlands Remove Spinola (if Spinola has died in battle, select any Spanish leader) and 3 Spanish units to the United Provinces. Allows Spinola Besieges Bergen and Spinola Besieges Breda cards to be played. Message from Catholic: Catholic-5 Foreign Aid... |
| 98 | 6/12/2020 11:34:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Continuing my relentlessly bad die rolls, Schlick manages to recruit only 1 f/s Merc. |
| 97 | 6/12/2020 11:32:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 3 7 3 0 Message from Protestant: Schlick - Mercs Schlick - Mercs Repl - Mercs |
| 96 | 6/12/2020 11:32:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Recruitment |
#9: 3 / Richelieu Becomes Chief Minister of France Begin French Aid to Protestant player. Allows play of Sweden Enters War event (P-18). Message from Protestant: I'll play this to recruit at Prague. Schlick - Mercs Schlick - Mercs Repl - Mercs |
| 95 | 6/12/2020 11:31:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Per your email to me, Bucquoy and his army march back through Pressburg to Wien, where they celebrate the conclusion of a successful and (for them) largely bloodless campaign. If I'm correct, the Imperial army at Wien now totals: 4 Vets, 1 (Merc), 1 Mil, and 1 (Mil). |
| 94 | 6/6/2020 10:23:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
VPs adjusted to reflect the final crushing of the Hungarian revolt. Hungary is now under Imperial control. |
| 93 | 6/6/2020 10:20:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Change Victory Points |
+2: from 16 to 18 |
| 92 | 6/6/2020 10:20:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Chris, you needn't stop with what you've done there. You have 16 CFs versus 2 CFs with what remains of the Hungarian revolt in Kasseg. That's 8-1 odds. All that is required for Overrun combat under Rule 12.6 is 4-1 odds plus one extra available MP, which you certainly have. Thus, your move should go like this: MP 1: Move Bucquoy + 4 Imp Vets from Pressburg to Kasseg. MP 2: Overrun combat. the remaining Hungarian Mil is eliminated, and Bethlen Gabor is removed from the game. Hungary is flipped to Imperial control; +2 VPs (VPs from 16 > 18, I believe). And then at that point, you can decide whether you wish to allow Bucquoy and his men to rest on their laurels, or to send them somewhere else with their remaining 4 MPs. |
| 91 | 6/4/2020 12:06:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#2: 2 / England Withdraws Troops Remove English Veteran unit from the game. English Aid continues. Message from Catholic: Catholic-4 Bucquoy and the Imperial force (3x Vets, 1x Merc) advance on the remaining Bulgarians in Kasseg |
| 90 | 5/24/2020 10:17:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Nothing to write home about, but hardly surprising in light of how things have been going for the Protestant cause. Add 2 2-3-6 (Merc) units at Prague. |
| 89 | 5/24/2020 10:15:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 3 4 6 1 Message from Protestant: Schlick: Mercs x2 Repl: Mercs x1 |
| 88 | 5/24/2020 10:14:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Recruitment |
#15: 3 / Urban VIII Becomes Pope Playable only if Gregory XV is Pope. Death of Gregory XV. End Papal Aid to Catholic Player. Message from Protestant: I'll play for recruitment at Prague. |
| 87 | 5/22/2020 12:11:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Both survive. I'm going to go to bed now and will contemplate my next move in the morning. |
| 86 | 5/22/2020 12:11:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 2 5 3 Message from Protestant: Leader Losses: Bucquoy Bethlen Gabor |
| 85 | 5/22/2020 12:10:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
OK, how is that possible two battles in a row? Henceforth, I think I'm letting you roll for your battles as the attacker. Imperials: Inflict 10 LFs Hungarians: Inflict 2 LFs, which isn't enough to even nick an Imperial unit. 10 LFs is enough to eliminate two full Hungarian Mil units and the (Mil) unit. The surviving Mil unit can retreat to Kasseg, definitely shell-shocked by the memory of Bucquoy's forces sweeping the field and driving all in front of them. |
| 84 | 5/22/2020 12:05:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 2 5 0 Message from Protestant: The Battle of Pressburg: Imperials: 15 CFs = 15-19 Fire Column + 1 DRM for Bucquoy Hungarians: 7 CFs = 5-7 Fire Column + 0 DRMs |
| 83 | 5/21/2020 2:15:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Message |
No cards to play on the battle... |
| 82 | 5/21/2020 2:14:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#3: 2 / Spinola Besieges Bergen Spinola Recalled to Netherlands card must have been played previously. Must be first Catholic card play of turn if played as Event. +1 to Dutch War Track. If no Protestant army enters United Provinces this turn, +1 to Dutch War Track at end of turn. Message from Catholic: CP-3 Activate Buquoy in Vienna with 3x Vets and 1x merc, move: Znaim->Brunn->Olmutz-Levice, convert to Catholic->attack the Hungarians in Pressburg. Drop a pillage-1 on Levice. |
| 81 | 5/15/2020 11:45:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Change Victory Points |
-3: from 19 to 16 |
| 80 | 5/15/2020 11:45:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Well, finally. Leipzig falls. The Elector John George and the remaining Mil unit there are eliminated. Leipzig is converted to a Protestant space, and that is enough to convert all of Saxony to the Protestant cause (-3 VPs) |
| 79 | 5/15/2020 11:37:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 1 7 Message from Protestant: Siege Die Roll for Leipzig. |
| 78 | 5/15/2020 11:36:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#10: 1 / Swedish Aid Sweden give money to Protestants. Protestant player receives 6 additional Aid Points this turn. Message from Protestant: Protestant Impulse 3. I'll use this to activate Christian of Brunswick, who will march with his 3 Mils as follows: MP 1: Halberstadt MP 2-3: Lutzen; convert it; place P1 marker MP 4: Arrive Leipzig. Christian will lead siege assault. |
| 77 | 5/15/2020 11:14:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Thurn gets replaced by an anonymous 3-0-2; Papenheim gets replaced by Werth, a 1-2-4, which if anything, is an improvement. They say that bad die rolling tends to even out over the course of a game. I think I would like to see that start to happen right about now. |
| 76 | 5/15/2020 11:11:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Thurn and Pappenheim both die. |
| 75 | 5/15/2020 11:09:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 4 9 0 5 9 Message from Protestant: The Leader Loss die roll. Pappenheim Tilly Schlick Thurn |
| 74 | 5/15/2020 11:08:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
The Battle of Budweis is one of the worst disasters I have ever seen in this game for the Protestants! Bavarians - inflict 14 LFs Protestants - inflict 5 LFs The Protestants will reduce the f/s Merc, and eliminate the (Merc) for 6 LFs. The other 8 LFs will be accounted for by eliminating 2 of the Militia units. 1 (Merc) and 1 Mil will retreat to Prague. The Bavarians have only 1 Merc reduced. |
| 73 | 5/15/2020 11:01:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 2 9 0 Message from Protestant: The Battle of Budweis. Bavarians: 18 CFs = 15-19 Fire Column +2 DRM Tilly -1 CC = net +1 DRM Protestants: 11 CFs = 11-14 Fire Column +1 DRM Thurn |
| 72 | 5/15/2020 10:59:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Combat |
#13: 1 / Command Rivalry Catholic army must contain at least 2 leaders. -1 to Catholic combat die-roll. Message from Protestant: I'll play this to reduce the Catholic die roll by -1. |
| 71 | 5/12/2020 5:28:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Message |
Ach, apologies... I included the troops moved in the log-file I sent, but neglected to make it explicit here. Tilly takes the mercs, but not the 2 militia units. No cards to play on the battle... |
| 70 | 5/10/2020 10:48:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Are you taking all 8 units from Munchen? Also, in this game, there is no mechanism by which a defender can attempt to Avoid Battle. Each impulse or round covers a four month period, so I think the idea is that a defender might manage to slip away once, but wasn't likely to do so for a full four month period of time. So, once you clarify how many units are in the attacking column, the next question is: Are you going to play any combat cards? |
| 69 | 5/9/2020 12:05:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#13: 1 / Discretion Over Valor If Catholic VP total is higher than 21, remove Anhalt permanently from the game. Message from Catholic: Catholic-2 Activate Tilly, with Pappenheim, to march: Landshut->Passau->Linz, convert back, Budweis. Attempt to initiate battle. Forage-1 markers in Landshut and Budweis. |
| 68 | 4/29/2020 11:30:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
All survive. The 9 LFs is enough to destroy 2 of the 3 Saxon Militia units. Unless you wish to do otherwise (in which case you can make the adjustments in your own impulse), I will eliminate 2 Mils and assume you will retreat John George and the other unit inside the city. I will then place a siege marker. |
| 67 | 4/29/2020 11:28:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 3 5 1 0 Message from Protestant: Protestants: 4 + 1 = 5 = inflict 9 LFs Saxons: 2 = inflict 3 LFs Leader Losses: Anhalt Mansfeld John George |
| 66 | 4/29/2020 11:24:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 2 4 2 Message from Protestant: The Battle of Leipzig. Protestants: 15 CFs (15-19 Fire Column), +1 DRM Mansfeld Saxons: 6 CFs (5-7 Fire Column), 0 DRM |
| 65 | 4/27/2020 11:48:00 AM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Message |
The Elector will stand fight, against insurmountable odds... |
| 64 | 4/25/2020 12:46:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#4: 2 / New Leader Deploy Frederick of Baden and 2 Protestant Militia in Baden. Baden enters game as Protestant area. Message from Protestant: I'll play this to activate Mansfeld, who will move as follows: MP 1: Along with Anhalt and his full army, matches to Budweis. Drops off 1 Merc and 1 (Merc) there with Thurn's army. MP 2: Continues with 5 Mercs to Prague. MP 3-4: Continues to Dresden; overruns and eliminates Saxon Mil unit. Converts Dresden. Place P1. MP 5: Continues to Torgau. Place P1. MP 6: His army advances to Leipzig. If you decide to retreat within the walls, we will place a siege marker there. Otherwise, we have a battle. Please advise. |
| 63 | 4/24/2020 7:44:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Message |
Tilly gets his full-strength merc, and 3 steps of militia to Vienna |
| 62 | 4/24/2020 7:43:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 3 8 6 3 Message from Catholic: Ach, apologies... I'll re-do that move. Three recruit actions, first with Tilly, next two at Vienna, merc with Tilly, militia with Bucquoy. |
| 61 | 4/21/2020 10:09:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Whoa, Chris! You're getting a little carried away here. Under Rule 10.21, the maximum number of units that can stack in a city is 8. And you already had 7 units in Munich at the start of this impulse. Thus, you would have hit the ceiling after adding the full-strength Merc you got for your first roll. So, I think there are two ways we can proceed. (1) You accept the existing result and add just the one Merc. It's still not a bad or an unreasonable result, as your experience with using a 3 Ops card for recruitment at the end of last turn reflects. (Or as my total whiff trying to recruit Militia for Bethlen Gabor with a 1 Ops card just now likewise reflects.) (2) Or: You can return the card to your hand and reconsider your card play, in light of what you now know. Just let me know. |
| 60 | 4/20/2020 10:14:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Message |
6x total steps of Mercs added at Munich |
| 59 | 4/20/2020 10:13:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 3 7 3 9 Message from Catholic: Tilly recruits at Munich, +1 to each roll (all Mercs) |
| 58 | 4/20/2020 10:13:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Recruitment |
#22: 3 / Electoral Meeting If Catholic player controls at least 4, but not all Electors, +1 VP. If all Electors, +3 VPs. Message from Catholic: Catholic-1 Tilly recruits Mercs... |
| 57 | 4/20/2020 10:08:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Message |
I'm good with using 19.10... the more historical verisimilitude, the better... |
| 56 | 4/19/2020 12:05:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Continuing my dismal die rolls: Add one 1-2-5. |
| 55 | 4/19/2020 12:04:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 1 2 Message from Protestant: |
| 54 | 4/19/2020 12:03:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Recruitment |
#2: 1 / Three Musketeers French Huegenots Revolt card must have been played previously. Negates French Huegenots Revolt event. Message from Protestant: I'll get the ball rolling for Turn 2 by playing this for recruitment, by Bethlen Gabor in Pressburg. |
| 53 | 4/17/2020 11:53:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
No need t apologize for the delay. Things periodically will slip up on me as well, particularly when I get into crunch periods at work. Before we get going on Turn 2, I noticed that I forgot to propose including Rule 19.10 in the Optional rules, which allows the Protestant player to also get the FAPs when you play the "Richelieu Becomes Chief Minister" card for the Event. Otherwise, you have to play a second card later in the same turn in order to get the benefits of French support, which doesn't make much sense in historical terms (because once Richelieu decides to support the Protestant cause, he presumably would do it in some meaningful terms, not just send a message to that effect). |
| 52 | 4/16/2020 2:47:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Catholic | Draw Strategy cards | |
| 51 | 4/12/2020 9:38:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
And now to you to draw your cards. And I hope you and your family had a Happy Easter! |
| 50 | 4/12/2020 9:36:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Draw Strategy cards | |
| 49 | 4/12/2020 9:32:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Message |
Hmm. Three of my last 4 die rolls for the Protestants have been 9's. Not sure what to make of that. Anyway, this is a pair of rolls each of us would love to get a few turns hence. In theory, I could remove 5 levels of P1 markers, and you four. At this point, though, our needs (and choices) are more limited than that, so I can resolve it for both sides. Just let me know if I missed anything. Protestants Budweis: P2 > P1. I can't do anything in Linz because it's not in a friendly or neutral Area. Catholics Liege: P1 > P0 Wien: P2 > P1. And you can't do anything in Linz because it has enemy troops there. |
| 48 | 4/12/2020 9:25:00 PM | 1622-1623 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 2 9 7 Message from Protestant: Pillage Recovery Phase: One die for each. Protestant Catholic |
| 47 | 4/12/2020 7:07:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | End Turn | |
| 46 | 4/12/2020 7:06:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
Yes, you're right about the need to pay your Spanish troops. And we are at the end of Turn 1, so I will advance the marker to Turn 2. |
| 45 | 4/11/2020 2:00:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Message |
I think the Catholic discard wraps up the first year of the conflict? For the Catholics, I think Spinola's army in Mannheim needed to be paid, but the 11 Aid I generated with the 5th card-play covers them. Thanks! Chris |
| 44 | 4/11/2020 1:58:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Discard Strategy card |
Message from Catholic: |
| 43 | 4/11/2020 12:01:00 AM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
I forgot to adjust this when Brunswick-Luneberg joined the Protestant side. I will send you an updated game map for the end of Turn 1/start of Turn 2. |
| 42 | 4/11/2020 | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Change Victory Points |
-2: from 21 to 19 |
| 41 | 4/10/2020 11:51:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
You had 11 FAPs, but because in the end neither the Bavarians nor the Imperials left their home bases, they are automatically paid. So I think the only remaining order of business is for you to decide whether you will retain or discard your seventh card, and then we will move on to Turn 2 and 1622-1623. |
| 40 | 4/10/2020 11:49:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Discard Strategy card |
Message from Protestant: Finally, I'll discard this. |
| 39 | 4/10/2020 11:48:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
Now when I need to roll high, I don't. Unsuccessful, but I dodged a loss. Place a Siege 1 marker. |
| 38 | 4/10/2020 11:47:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 1 1 Message from Protestant: Continued Siege Roll for Hamburg: |
| 37 | 4/10/2020 11:46:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
Turnabout is fair p[lay -- that makes up to some degree for those two 1's you rolled. Mansfeld: Pillage 2 (in Linz) and 1 step loss to a Merc Thurn: Pillage 2 (in Budweis) and 2 step losses; elim 1 Mil |
| 36 | 4/10/2020 11:43:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 2 9 9 Message from Protestant: Mansfeld Thurn |
| 35 | 4/10/2020 11:42:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
Protestant Pay Phase (I have 11 FAPs): Danes - fully paid Hungarians - fully paid Christian of Brunswick: spend 3 FAPs, so fully paid Mansfeld: spend 8 FAPs to pay 4 Mercs; 3 Mercs lerft unpaid and loot; +1 DRM for majority of Mercs looting, -1 for Mansfeld, = 0 DRM Thurn: +1 DRM for more than 4 units looting |
| 34 | 4/10/2020 11:33:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
Well, that result was a lucky break for the Protestant cause! And that brings us to the end of Turn 1. Rather than alternate back and forth, to expedite things, I will proceed with my Pay Phase, Continued Siege Segment, and final card choice, and then you can do the same. |
| 33 | 4/10/2020 12:33:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Message |
1 full-strength merc |
| 32 | 4/10/2020 12:32:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Die roll request |
Request: 10-sided die x 3 1 1 8 Message from Catholic: Tilly recruits mercs, +1 to each roll |
| 31 | 4/10/2020 12:32:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Recruitment |
#7: 3 / New Leaders Deploy Wallenstein and Piccolimini with any Imperial units. Message from Catholic: Catholic-6 Recruiting 3x times in Munchen (all mercs) |
| 30 | 4/9/2020 12:15:00 AM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
Darn. I was hoping we wound have our first battle outside the walls of Wien. But I suppose I must be content with a raid of the surburbs. MP 5: Mansfeld and his army return to Linz. |
| 29 | 4/8/2020 5:45:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Message |
Scratch that... the Austrians will retreat inside the fortress. Protestants can continue... |
| 28 | 4/8/2020 5:41:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Message |
The Austrian army will fight... any combat cards to play? |
| 27 | 4/7/2020 11:58:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#1: 3 / Val Telline Passes Closed Val Telline Passes must be Open to play this event. Duke of Savoy closes Val Telline passes. No Spanish Aid to Catholic player until Val Telline Passes Open Card is played. Message from Protestant: Oops -- misfire there. Protestant Impulse 6: I'll use this to activate Mansfeld, Anhalt, and their army of 6 Mercs, who will move as follows: MP 1: Budweis. Pick up 1 Merc. Now 7 Mercs. MP 2-3: Linz (convert). MP 4: Wien. Place P2. You may either stand and fight, or retreat into the fortress. Depending on what you do, I still have 2 MPs remaining. |
| 26 | 4/7/2020 11:52:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#1: 3 / Val Telline Passes Closed Val Telline Passes must be Open to play this event. Duke of Savoy closes Val Telline passes. No Spanish Aid to Catholic player until Val Telline Passes Open Card is played. Message from Protestant: Protestant Impulse 6: I'll use this to activate Mansfeld, Anhalt, and their army of 6 Mercs, who will move as follwos: MP 1: |
| 25 | 4/6/2020 10:42:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Foreign Aid |
#1: 3 / Val Telline Passes Open Val Telline Passes must be Closed to play this card. Spanish Aid to Catholic player resumes. Message from Catholic: Catholic-5 Foreign Aid... |
| 24 | 4/6/2020 12:04:00 AM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Event |
#3: 2 / New Leader Deploy Christian of Brunswick and 3 Protestant Militia in Brunswick-Luneberg. Brunswick-Luneberg enters game as Protestant area. Message from Protestant: Protestant Impulse 5: My apologies for the delay. I'll play this for the event, and add Christian of Brunswick and his 3 Mils at Brunswick/Braunschweig. Brunswick-Luneburg joins the Protestant side (-2 VPs), new VP total is 19. |
| 23 | 4/2/2020 7:33:00 AM | 1620-1621 | Catholic | Play Strategy card as Event |
#12: 1 / Frederick of Palatine Deposed as Elector Catholic player must control Lower Palatine. Transfer Electorate marker from Palatine to Bavaria. Bavaria is an electorate for the rest of the game. Message from Catholic: Catholic-4 AS event... |
| 22 | 4/1/2020 1:11:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Play Strategy card as Foreign Aid |
#11: 3 / Treaty of Ulm Neither player may enter a Neutral Area or Independent City for the rest of the turn. Message from Protestant: I'll play this to get 11 Foreign Aid Points (FAPs). |
| 21 | 4/1/2020 1:06:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
We've been neglecting the VP marker in ACTS and it still stands at 21, so no need to adjust that. |
| 20 | 4/1/2020 1:05:00 PM | 1620-1621 | Protestant | Message |
Actually, Chris, I don't think Areas can ever go to being neutral under Rule 3.13. They remain under the control of whomever previously controlled them until the opposing player has taken enough cities to switch control. Thus, under the current circumstances here, with the Palatinate's 4 cities being split 2-2, Protestant control would remain until you took a third city. And logic supports that, as in this case, with the region evenly divided between the Protestants and the Catholics, the one thing it isn't is neutral! However: in your last move, you could have (literally) gotten more mileage out of Spinola than you did. As long as you leave behind the requisite number of CFs to maintain the siege, your leader and part of his forces are free to move off and take care of other business. Thus, in this case, you could have moved off with Spinola and one Vet, converted Landau (MP 1-2), and then returned to the siege lines outside of Mannheim (MP 3) before continuing to Oppenheim (MP 4-5) and converting that, and then returned to Mannheim for the siege assault (MP 6). As long as you have a leader in the besieged place at the end of movement (Rule 13.21, 2nd bullet), you can proceed with your siege assault. Note, BTW, per Rule 13.21 4th bullet, that you don't have to have a leader present however to do a siege roll during the Continued Siege Segment of the end phase. So, here, why don't you take a mulligan, we'll assume that Spinola marched off and converted Landau and Oppenheim, and thus you have conquered the Lower Palatinate and get +3 VPs, taking the tally back up to 21, I believe. Note again, however, that flipping control of the Lower Palatinate as a whole does not give you control of Heidelburg pursuant to Rule 3.12, 1st bullet. You would still have to besiege that if you wanted to take it. |
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