Biblical proportions 1914

I'm finally pushing out the Turks from my homeland.

A couple of turns ago he was all up in my grill but I should be able to kick him out soon.

How about that, he's retreating for the first time in ages. It'll reduce Russia by one and will let me build for the first time in a long time.

England has said he's going to start to be more aggressive now so the attack is on. If they all want to play until the end, then so be it. If it's a win for England, then so be it.

He also told me that he received a message from Russia which he very kindly sent me:

This could drag on endlessly. Italy is by far the weakest and most vulnerable at this time. If you attack him I assure you of a three-way win. Brest and Paris are yours for the taking with no negative consequences for you in terms of vulnerability to me, and you KNOW if he were in your position he'd stab you without hesitation. If you're not interested that's fine, but please, no moral indignation for asking, he's buzzing Turkey every round to do the same.

Russia keeps surprising me. After the first couple of games with him, I thought I knew his play style. Pretty solid, not really one for backstabbing. But with this message (all dirty lies) and another game I'm playing (which I'll post after completion) where he's completely back stabbed me, I'm starting to reevalute him.

Personally, I don't think it'll drag on endlessly. I made a prediction a few years ago that it'd be an England win and unless he lets me hang on to his bootstraps (which I can't imagine he will), I'm sticking by it.

I haven't messaged Russia or Turkey once since about the time we first went to loggerheads so that was a blatant lie. But that's the name of the game. Would I stab Italy if I were England? Nope. With the way my troops are positioned, I'm a key strategic block and besides, I've been very happy to let England take what he wanted from me.

I still can't understand Turkey and Russia's position. I gave them both really good idea's for the mid to late game and neither one of them bit. The game would've turned out very differently if they'd have cooperated instead of wanting to stick out the stubborn Juggernaut.