Surely Picardy, not Piedmont?
Oh, is this still part of your hypothetical opening moves? I misinterpreted it as a proposal for what to do now.
the tyr boh passage way is austria's, we are merely travellers passing through on our way to the heart of the russian heart.
Edit: and Britain can always ask if it has things to discuss with Italy. At this time they have not enquired about belgium so at this time Italy has no position on this matter.
Really? After claiming Russian lands, what will you do? Time to be unrighteous?
I might be forced to push my update back a few hours due to unforeseen real life issues. I will get it up ASAP.
anyway all's said and done, good luck for the next year guys
I agree that when I arrived England, Germany, and Italy were at war or in preparations for war with France...not at all my preferred French opening, but you take what you can get. Italy's initial decision to ignore the superior Ionian Sea position and go for the Tyrhennian made it clear what its plans were...a cleverer move would have been for Italy to take the ambiguous Ionian position then take Tunis from there after 'accidentally' sending A Rome to Venice...
If you were really crafty you could have moved A Venice to Tyrolia and A Rome to Venice...but that would require significant diplomatic skill.
I like the full-scale retreat:
F Brest - Mid-Atlantic
A Paris - Gascony
A Marseilles - Spain
With a clearly broadcast ultimatum that English Channel, Burgundy, and Piedmont are de-militarized and occupation of any will be considered an act of war.
great britain said:f lvp move cly
f edi move nrg
f nor move swe
f lon hold
germany said:a bur - gas
a swe - den
f nrg - nat
f ber - kie
f kie - hol
austria-hungary said:f ion- eas
f tri - alb
a bul - rum
a vie s a bul - rum
a bud s a bul - rum
a gal s a bul - rum
italy said:f nap move ion
f rom move tyr
a pie move mar
a par move bur
a pic support a par move bur
a bel move hol
a tyr move mun
a boh support a tyr move mun
f nat move nrg
f eng hold
russia said:fleet stp move bot
army mun hold
army sil support army mun
army ukr move war
army sev support army rum
army rum hold
turkey said:f aegean sea - greece
a constantinople - ankara
f black sea - constantinople
@ Joeb : Solving a diplomacy paradox?