Virgin Queen of Languish (ACTS/CB)

[Habbaku]

Think Tamas will hold the game up for three-four days each turn?

[Tamas]

 

I will do that again middle of next week, but will try to stay up to speed during the weekend.

Meanwhile, -1VP to Ottomans:

#27: 2 / Knights of St. John
If Knights of St. John are on map, not under siege, and connected by 1 sea zone to an Ottoman-controlled port, and Ottoman is not an inactive major power, then either draw and keep 1 random card from Ottoman or drop their piracy VP by 1. OR If Knights of St. John are off map Spain adds Knights counter on its 2-unit side to a Spanish-controlled home port. If Malta is under Spanish control and not under siege, add them there. Otherwise add them to an empty, unfortified Spanish home port and add a fortress to the space.

Message from Holy Roman Empire:
Decrease Ottoman Piracy VP by 1

[Habbaku]

Dammit.  In my opinion, you definitely picked the correct event on that card.  Way too many people get greedy for a card rather than docking the Ottomans a much-needed VP.

[Tamas]

I can't move the VP marker to the VP tray for some reason, so no file.

[Habbaku]

Ottoman fleet moves into the Ionian Sea.  Did Don John and his fleet wish to intercept?

[Solmyr]

Nope.

[Habbaku]

Ottoman fleet attacks the Spanish in Barbary Coast and plays Tilbury Speech (in Turkish) to assist.

To Sol to resolve.

[Solmyr]

The speech just barely helps as each side gets in 5 hits. Ottomans lose two galleys and a corsair, Spain two galleys. Ottoman fleet retreats back east.

[Habbaku]

No, thanks.  The Ottoman fleet retreats into Algiers.

[Solmyr]

Okay.

#73: 5 / War in Persia
Ottoman player must remove 3 to 8 land units from the map and place them (along with any leaders desired) on this Foreign War card (23.7). Persians start with either 3 or 5 land units (chosen by power playing card). If the higher number, award 1 War Winner to Ottoman when war ends. Add a -1 card marker on Ottoman until war ends.

Message from Spain:
1-4/5: Build 2 galleys in Cagliari
5/5: Move them to Barbary Coast

Berkut up. Spain is still offering a card and a treasure next turn if the Ottoman captain dies mysteriously.

[Berkut]

A very tempting offer indeed. A card and treasure from the Spanish, and a card from the Ottomans.....

[Berkut]

England: Play Card as Event
#76: 2 / Untimely Death [MANDATORY]
Remove any one of these leaders from the game: Piyale Pasha, Don John, Montmorency, Duke of Alva, Santa Cruz, Leicester, or Zrinyi. Card remains in deck each turn.

Message from England:
Don John falls ill and passes away.

2 Inf to Scotland

Solmyr, you made a more than fair offer. Decided on Habs instead for two reasons:

1. The Treasure Fleet already came, which means the two best treasures are already in your hand, and what is left is likely lower CP, and
2. Overall, a strong Spain is a much larger threat to me in the long run than a stronger Ottomans.

[Maximus]

pass

I'll be passing the turn unless something directly affects me.

[Tamas]

#70: 3 / Tridentine Catechism
Take 8 Catholic Conversion attempts that can affect spaces in any two Religious Struggle Areas (even areas that your power can not usually affect with its actions). The first die is automatically a "6"; the rest are rolled randomly.

Message from Holy Roman Empire:
1r 1m to Vienna

[Habbaku]

Ottoman: Play Card as Event
#48: 3 / Commissioned from Italy
Patronize a specific artist or scientist of your choice from Italy (instead of drawing one from your own pool) as if you spent 3 CP on the Patronize action. Place a control marker of your power underneath the artist or scientist so it is clear which power has commissioned him.

Message from Ottoman:
Event, patronizing Bellaso.