Closing Curtains Spring 1902

I was ready to make my move:

I sent another message to England, trying to reassure him that me being in the English channel was fine and that I'd strike at Germany next turn. Of course, I was secretly deciding how best to punch onto his little island.

Option 1: I could push my fleet into London and take it straight away. This could only be foiled by his North sea fleet also moving into London for protection - then the ruse definitely would be over and I'd have nothing to show for it.

Option 2: I could convoy my army over the English channel into London. This had 2 levels of disruption. He could move either into London or the English channel and I'd have nothing to show for it. But it would set me up nicely for the future. I'd have a ground unit in England.

As well as this, I'd move my Mid Atlantic fleet into the Irish sea. A turn later, I'd be able to sail straight into Liverpool with no problems.

In the end, I decided that I'd go for it. I'd do the convoy and push into the Irish sea. If my ruse held off and he still trusted me, I'd be golden. Within 2 turns I'd have 2/3 of England and he'd loose 2 units.

I also asked Germany to bounce into the North sea to help ease the transition.