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| Entry # | Time | Turn | Player | Title | Entry |
| 369 | 6/15/2022 11:11:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
Good game any way and very nice push in France! |
| 368 | 6/15/2022 11:07:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
Hi you dont want to continue? i think you have nice chance to win it |
| 367 | 6/15/2022 11:01:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
That is it. You win. Bravo!!! |
| 366 | 6/15/2022 10:59:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 1 2 Message from Central Powers: Breslau combat RU column 16 GE column 9-11 |
| 365 | 6/15/2022 3:45:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#52: 4 / Convoy May only be played after "U-Boats Unleashed". Cancels effects of that card. Subtract 1VP. Message from Allies: M Warsaw RUc to Cottbus M Ivangorod RUc to Oppeln via Czesto AA Posen+Lodz vs Breslau 16Avs9A if i win AH3 and GE8 perm elim |
| 364 | 6/15/2022 1:49:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Event |
#22: 3 / German Reinforcements (12th Army) 12th Army, 1 corps. Message from Central Powers: Berlin |
| 363 | 6/10/2022 3:08:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
345 6/10/2022 12:46:00 PM Fall 1915 Central Powers Message RU9 and RU10 advance to Posen i advance all 3 so RU1,9,10 now in Posen |
| 362 | 6/10/2022 1:12:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
i just flip it instead so AH1 Stanis and AH2 Munka full |
| 361 | 6/10/2022 1:09:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
sure no problem but i have AH1 Stanislau flipped |
| 360 | 6/10/2022 1:02:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Sorry I did no see that my AH2 in Munkacs was fliped. If you agree I will change AH: flip (AH5) in Trieste, 2*AHc to reserve (3,3) to AH: flip (AH5) in Trieste, flip (AH2) in Munkcs, 1*AHc to reserve (2,3) |
| 359 | 6/10/2022 12:56:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
ok see you later) |
| 358 | 6/10/2022 12:55:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
I will stop now |
| 357 | 6/10/2022 12:54:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Draw Strategy cards |
NOTE: The deck was reshuffled on this deal. |
| 356 | 6/10/2022 12:54:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
VP 16 |
| 355 | 6/10/2022 12:53:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
CP none AP FR |
| 354 | 6/10/2022 12:53:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Draw Strategy cards |
T war cards added to deck. |
| 353 | 6/10/2022 12:53:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 6 1 Message from Central Powers: mandate CP AP |
| 352 | 6/10/2022 12:52:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | End Turn | |
| 351 | 6/10/2022 12:52:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
End turn? |
| 350 | 6/10/2022 12:50:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
Replacement points: AH: 3, BU: 0, GE: 4, TU: 2 AH: flip (AH5) in Trieste, 2*AHc to reserve (3,3) GE: flip GE7 in Dijon, flip 2*(GEc) in resereve, 2*GEc to reserve (6,2) |
| 349 | 6/10/2022 12:48:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
no +1VP for you for missed MO |
| 348 | 6/10/2022 12:47:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Discard Strategy card |
#7: 2 / Severe Weather Message from Allies: RP IT1 flip IT4 Bologna FR 1 2x (FRc) to Rb (2,2) BR1 Flip BR2 Rouven RU 2-full |
| 347 | 6/10/2022 12:46:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
You are not made mandate with FR? |
| 346 | 6/10/2022 12:46:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Discard Strategy card |
#16: 2 / Liman Von Sanders Message from Central Powers: |
| 345 | 6/10/2022 12:46:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
RU9 and RU10 advance to Posen |
| 344 | 6/10/2022 12:46:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Discard Strategy card |
#21: 2 / Phosgene Gas Message from Allies: |
| 343 | 6/10/2022 12:46:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
sorry all advance on 2 c he cant flip me |
| 342 | 6/10/2022 12:44:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#32: 2 / Russian Reinforcements (12th Army) 12th Army. Message from Allies: A Thorn autokill Posen Advance all if posible M Danzig RU2 to Stetin |
| 341 | 6/10/2022 12:42:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#31: 3 / Kemal A TU unit defender (SN unit does not count) with a combat factor of 1 or more may fire on the Army Table. May only be used in one Combat per turn. If after a flank attack the required TU unit with combat factor of 1 or more is no longer present, convert the remaining factors from the Corps Fire Table to the Army Fire Table (round "0" Corp Fire Table column up to the "1" Army Fire Table Column). Message from Central Powers: move Posen GE10 to Berlin move Cracow AH3 to Breslau move Budapest AH10 to Cracow |
| 340 | 6/10/2022 12:37:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#8: 2 / Russian Reinforcements (2 corps) 2 corps. Message from Allies: A Kolberg auto kill Stetin (AHc) and advance M Plock RU9 to Thorn |
| 339 | 6/10/2022 12:35:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Replacement Points |
#34: 5 / Bulgaria Bulgaria joins the CP. Replacement points: AH: 3, BU: 0, GE: 4, TU: 2 Message from Central Powers: |
| 338 | 6/10/2022 12:34:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Replacement Points |
#15: 3 / British Reinforcements (4th Army) 4th Army, 1 corps. Replacement points: A: 0, BR: 1, FR: 1, IT: 1, RU: 2 Message from Allies: |
| 337 | 6/10/2022 12:33:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
eliminate GEc and flip GEc. AH11 advance to Venice |
| 336 | 6/10/2022 12:32:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
4-3 ItC elim IT3 elim(1,0) retreat to Bologna you take 3 advance? |
| 335 | 6/10/2022 12:30:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 3 5 Message from Allies: Udine vs Venice 6Avs3A |
| 334 | 6/10/2022 12:29:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#18: 2 / Fortified Machine Guns A GE entrenched defender adds a +1 drm. Message from Central Powers: 2 OPS Udine AH11 and 2*GEc attack Venice (IT3), (IT4) and ITc. AH column 6-8, IT column 3. |
| 333 | 6/10/2022 12:26:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#20: 2 / British Reinforcements (AUS Corps, CND Corps) AUS Corps, CND Corps. Message from Allies: M Bialstok RU6,7,11 to Lodz M Konigsberg RU4 to Kolberg |
| 332 | 6/10/2022 12:24:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#3: 2 / Von Francois A GE attack vs. RU units adds a +1 drm. May be used against spaces with RU and other nationalities. Message from Central Powers: move Villach 2*GEc to Udine (passing Magiore and Assiago) combat AH4 autokill Belgrade fort |
| 331 | 6/10/2022 12:19:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#26: 3 / Lusitania May only be played after "Blockade" and before "Zimmermann Telegram". Subtract 1 VP. War Status increased to 11 Message from Allies: |
| 330 | 6/10/2022 12:18:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Event |
#20: 3 / Austria - Hungary Reinforcements (10th Army) 10th Army. Message from Central Powers: Budapest |
| 329 | 6/10/2022 12:15:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#22: 3 / Italian Reinforcements May only be played after ITALY joins the Allies. 5th Army. Message from Allies: M Maggi (IT3) and c to Venice M Asiago (IT4) to Venice M Dvinsk 6,7,11 to Bialstok |
| 328 | 6/10/2022 12:15:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
OOS for IT units |
| 327 | 6/10/2022 12:14:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
No advance to Dijon. AH11 advance to Udine |
| 326 | 6/10/2022 12:12:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
flip AH 5 elim IT2 and c(2,0) advance? |
| 325 | 6/10/2022 12:11:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 4 4 Message from Allies: 5-3 flip GE7 elim FR6 and c(2,0) FR7 retreat to Orleans via Melun Trieste vs Udine 5Avs2A |
| 324 | 6/10/2022 12:10:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 2 3 Message from Allies: Dijon vs Nevers 12A+1vs5A |
| 323 | 6/10/2022 12:09:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Combat |
#15: 2 / Chlorine Gas A GE attack adds +1 drm. Message from Central Powers: Nevers combat |
| 322 | 6/10/2022 12:09:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#29: 2 / 11th Army The GE 11th Army (only) and any CP Corp(s) may stack together and be Activated for a cost of 1 OPS point. If a second CP army is present, then the activation cost for the space is 2 OPS points. Event can be played prior to German 11th Army Reinforcement Event and also if GE 11th is already permanently eliminated. This event does not supercede rule 12.1.11. Message from Central Powers: combat Dijon GE7, GE11 and GEc attack Nevers FR7 and (FR6). GE column 12-14 +1 drm, FR column 5. Mandate done. combat Trieste AH5 and AH11 attack Udine (IT2) and trench. AH column 5, IT column 2. |
| 321 | 6/10/2022 12:07:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
yup to much greed) lets try to hold your agression) |
| 320 | 6/10/2022 12:05:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Draw Strategy cards | |
| 319 | 6/10/2022 12:05:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
VP 17 |
| 318 | 6/10/2022 12:04:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
CP GE AP FR |
| 317 | 6/10/2022 12:04:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Draw Strategy cards |
NOTE: The deck was reshuffled on this deal. |
| 316 | 6/10/2022 12:04:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 4 1 Message from Central Powers: mandate CP AP |
| 315 | 6/10/2022 12:04:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | End Turn | |
| 314 | 6/10/2022 12:03:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
Replacement points: AH: 3, BU: 1, GE: 4, TU: 2 AH: flip AH5 in Trieste, flip AH6 in Timisvar, 2*(AHc) to Reserve (1,3) GE: flip GE7 in Dijon, flip GE3 in Sedan, flip (GEc) in Dijon and Nancy, 2*(GEc) to Reserve (2,4) |
| 313 | 6/10/2022 11:58:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
Belgrade heroes stay strong! |
| 312 | 6/10/2022 11:58:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Discard Strategy card |
#30: 2 / Alpenkorps Message from Central Powers: |
| 311 | 6/10/2022 11:58:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Discard Strategy card |
#2: 2 / Wireless Intercepts Message from Central Powers: |
| 310 | 6/10/2022 11:58:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 1 Message from Allies: siege Belgrade and wait your RPs |
| 309 | 6/10/2022 11:57:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
17 2 / Mata Hari CP player may examine all cards in the Allied player's hand and then conduct Operations using this card. 9 4 / Reichstag Truce May not be played after CP War Commitment Level is Total War. Add 1 VP. 25 4 / High Seas Fleet High Seas Fleet sorties. Unless the Allied player plays the "Grand Fleet" as his next action, add 1 VP. 33 5 / Walter Rathenau Add 1 extra GE RP during the Replacement Phase of every turn even if the CP did not play Replacements on a turn. Can be played for War Status after Independent Air Force. 2 2 / Wireless Intercepts A Flank Attack Attempt involving at least one German unit (army or corps) vs. a space containing only RU units is automatically successful. 30 2 / Alpenkorps A GE attack to or from a mountain space adds +1 drm. 24 3 / Libyan Revolt (TU Reinforcements) May only be played if there are no Allied units in the Libya space. Place the SN unit in Libya. SN unit is always in supply. Space converted by the SN units are checked normally during the Attrition phase. 21 3 / German Reinforcements (11th Army) 11th Army, 1 corps. |
| 308 | 6/10/2022 11:57:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
BR(2,3) from London |
| 307 | 6/10/2022 11:56:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#23: 2 / Cloak and Dagger Allied player may examine all cards in the CP player's hand and then conduct Operations using this card. Message from Allies: M BR(2,3) to Roven M Petro 6,7,11 to Dvinsk and show me what you have |
| 306 | 6/10/2022 11:50:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
3-3 elim 2 Frc+( c) flip AH5 |
| 305 | 6/10/2022 11:50:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 2 4 Message from Allies: flip GE7 and FR6 4-4 TriestevsUdine 5Avs4A |
| 304 | 6/10/2022 11:49:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 3 3 Message from Allies: Dijon vs Nevers 9Avs6A |
| 303 | 6/10/2022 11:47:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#9: 4 / Reichstag Truce May not be played after CP War Commitment Level is Total War. Add 1 VP. Message from Central Powers: move Liege GE9 and 2*GEc to Cambrai. One GEc passing Amiens, second passing CT. combat Brussel GE1 and GE2 autokill (BEc) in Ostend and advance. Combat Dijon GE7 and GE11 attack Nevers FR6 and FR7. GE column 9-11, FR column 6-8. combat Trieste AH5 and AH11 attack Udine (ITc), FRc, (FRc) and trench. AH column 5, IT column 4. |
| 302 | 6/10/2022 11:36:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
sorry AH MO and GE1,2 to Bruss i think) |
| 301 | 6/10/2022 11:35:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
GE1 and GE2 advance to Breslau |
| 300 | 6/10/2022 11:34:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#2: 4 / Blockade Subtract 1 VP during the War Status Phase of each Winter turn. War Status increased to 9 Message from Allies: GE MO done! |
| 299 | 6/10/2022 11:33:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
flip GE3 ,elim BE1 and flip BEc BEc retreat to Ostend BEF+BRc to Calais advance? |
| 298 | 6/10/2022 11:33:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
flip AH6 in Timisvar. AH4 advance to Belgrade |
| 297 | 6/10/2022 11:32:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 4 2 Message from Allies: Elim SB2 and c(0,0) you take 2 (SBc) retreat to Nis SB1 to Skopje combat Sedan GE1, 2, 3 attack Breslau BEF, BE1 and BRc. 15Avs9A |
| 296 | 6/10/2022 11:29:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 4 3 Message from Allies: combat Novi Sad and Timisvar AH4 and AH6 attack Belgrade 6Avs? |
| 295 | 6/10/2022 11:29:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
AH column 6-8 attack first on Belgrade |
| 294 | 6/10/2022 11:28:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 3 Message from Central Powers: flank on Belgrade good on 3-6 |
| 293 | 6/10/2022 11:28:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#25: 4 / High Seas Fleet High Seas Fleet sorties. Unless the Allied player plays the "Grand Fleet" as his next action, add 1 VP. Message from Central Powers: move Metz GE11 to Dijon combat Novi Sad and Timisvar AH4 and AH6 attack Belgrade. I will try flank. Mandate done combat Sedan GE1, 2, 3 attack Breslau BEF, BE1 and BRc. Losses on GE3. |
| 292 | 6/10/2022 11:24:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#27: 3 / Great Retreat All RU units attacked this turn may retreat before combat. This must be announced before flank attempts, play of combat cards, and die rolls. No combat resolution takes place. The RU unit(s) must retreat 1 space. Full strength CP units may advance. Forts and non-RU units in space are still attacked. Aborted CP attacks still counts for MO purposes. War Status increased to 7 Message from Allies: |
| 291 | 6/10/2022 11:20:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
RB RU(7,0) |
| 290 | 6/10/2022 11:20:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Replacement Points |
#33: 5 / Walter Rathenau Add 1 extra GE RP during the Replacement Phase of every turn even if the CP did not play Replacements on a turn. Can be played for War Status after Independent Air Force. Replacement points: AH: 3, BU: 1, GE: 4, TU: 2 Message from Central Powers: |
| 289 | 6/10/2022 11:19:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#25: 3 / Russian Reinforcements (6th Army, 7th Army) 6th Army, 7th Army, 2 corps. Message from Allies: Petro |
| 288 | 6/10/2022 11:16:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Strategic Redeployment |
#24: 3 / Libyan Revolt (TU Reinforcements) May only be played if there are no Allied units in the Libya space. Place the SN unit in Libya. SN unit is always in supply. Space converted by the SN units are checked normally during the Attrition phase. Message from Central Powers: AHc Villach to Sarajevo GEc Posen and Breslau to Vilach GEc Verdun to Trent |
| 287 | 6/10/2022 5:55:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
I will try to play today |
| 286 | 6/10/2022 5:45:00 AM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
Hi, when you think to continue our game? |
| 285 | 5/26/2022 3:09:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
See you and have a good evening |
| 284 | 5/26/2022 3:08:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
Must to go |
| 283 | 5/26/2022 2:52:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Strategic Redeployment |
#12: 3 / Entrench Place a Level 1 Trench (not improve a Level 1 to Level 2) in any space occupied by a supplied friendly Army. Both players may now entrench. Only one player may play this card as an event. Message from Allies: Calais (BRc) to RB(0,3) Melun FRc to Udine Nevers (FRc) to Udine ITc from RB to Maggiore |
| 282 | 5/26/2022 2:47:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
move Budapest AH5 and AH11 to Trieste move Essen GE3 to Sedan, GE11 to Metz |
| 281 | 5/26/2022 2:44:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Message |
23 2 / Cloak and Dagger Allied player may examine all cards in the CP player's hand and then conduct Operations using this card. 17 5 / Italy Italy joins the Allies. Add 1 VP during the War Status Phase of each turn if unplayed after the Allied War Commitment Level is Total War. See also 9.5.2.5 for restrictions on play as a non-event when CP are at TW. 2 4 / Blockade Subtract 1 VP during the War Status Phase of each Winter turn. 32 2 / Russian Reinforcements (12th Army) 12th Army. 26 3 / Lusitania May only be played after "Blockade" and before "Zimmermann Telegram". Subtract 1 VP. 25 3 / Russian Reinforcements (6th Army, 7th Army) 6th Army, 7th Army, 2 corps. 27 3 / Great Retreat All RU units attacked this turn may retreat before combat. This must be announced before flank attempts, play of combat cards, and die rolls. No combat resolution takes place. The RU unit(s) must retreat 1 space. Full strength CP units may advance. Forts and non-RU units in space are still attacked. Aborted CP attacks still counts for MO purposes. 12 3 / Entrench Place a Level 1 Trench (not improve a Level 1 to Level 2) in any space occupied by a supplied friendly Army. Both players may now entrench. Only one player may play this card as an event. |
| 280 | 5/26/2022 2:44:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Event |
#17: 2 / Mata Hari CP player may examine all cards in the Allied player's hand and then conduct Operations using this card. Message from Central Powers: Show me your card |
| 279 | 5/26/2022 2:41:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#17: 5 / Italy Italy joins the Allies. Add 1 VP during the War Status Phase of each turn if unplayed after the Allied War Commitment Level is Total War. See also 9.5.2.5 for restrictions on play as a non-event when CP are at TW. War Status increased to 6 Message from Allies: |
| 278 | 5/26/2022 2:40:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Allies | Draw Strategy cards | |
| 277 | 5/26/2022 2:39:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Event |
#21: 3 / German Reinforcements (11th Army) 11th Army, 1 corps. Message from Central Powers: Essen |
| 276 | 5/26/2022 2:39:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Draw Strategy cards | |
| 275 | 5/26/2022 2:38:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
CP AH AP none |
| 274 | 5/26/2022 2:38:00 PM | Summer 1915 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 2 4 Message from Central Powers: mandate CP AP |
| 273 | 5/26/2022 2:38:00 PM | Spring 1915 | Central Powers | End Turn | |
| 272 | 5/26/2022 2:36:00 PM | Spring 1915 | Allies | Message |
Ready for end of turn VP 13 now |
| 271 | 5/26/2022 2:35:00 PM | Spring 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
VP Start 10 Sedan, Verdun, Nancy, BlD, Dijon +5 FR mandate +1 Dancing, Konigsberg -2 Rape of Belgium -1 Total 13 |
| 270 | 5/26/2022 2:34:00 PM | Spring 1915 | Allies | Message |
Konigs Destroyed hold 0 RP A1 -flip SB1-Belgrade BR3 2x(c) to RB (0,2)BR(2,3) to London FR3 flip Melun (FR9) and Build FR2 Paris RU4 flip RU5 Caucasus flip RUc Vilna and 2 RUC to RB(5,0) full |
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