Hi,

The raw orders for 976 (Turn 1 Round 1) follow.

*GERMAN EMPIRE

- Go as late in the turn as possible.

- Perform a Defense Endeavor against any PLAYER who attacks me.
  (let the bloody Raiders raid, unfortunately)

- Tax at the start of my move: 1 Gold each from Saxony, Lorraine, Franconia
  and Bavaria (4 Gold).

- Rule to remove Unrest, spending enough Gold to have a +1 effectiveness:
  Verona, Lombardy, Tuscany, Rome.

- Rule to improve, no Gold: Swabia, Friesland, Austria, Lorraine.

*FRANCE

Tax:
    Ile de France for 2
    Champagne for 1

Actions:
   Rule Normandy once
   Rule Anjou once

No money spent on either action.

   Hold remaining three cards for defence.  I would need to know what
province is being attacked and the # before I could state if additional
money will be spent.

*BURGUNDY

Password: plexus

Go as near the end as possible

Play Weapons Advance

Tax Burgundy 3G
    Provence 1G

1. Conquest Valencia from Provence

2. IF Valencia independent THEN Conquest Valencia from Provence
   ELSE Rule Valencia

3. IF Valencia independent THEN Conquest Valencia from Provence
      ELSE 
         IF Valencia in Unrest THEN Rule Valencia
         ELSE GOTO 4

4. Pillage best ER target of Cordova/Granada (if tie Cordova)
   from 
     IF Valencia controlled and not in Unrest THEN Valencia
     ELSE Provence

5. Repeat 4.

6. IF Year Card(s) left THEN save Year Card(s) for Defense

*DENMARK

I will move as late in the turn as I can.

I will defend as necessary.

Assuming I have not been attacked, here is the use of cards.

Card 1 Attempt Conquest of Mercia from Denmark

Card 2, If not successful try again, if successful Conduct Ruling
endeavor in Denark if required due to poor result of conquest, if not
required Rule in Mercia

If successful and no unrest Tax now, 2 from Denmark, one from each
other.

Card 3, If unrest Rule in the following order Denmark, Northumbria,
Mercia, If no unrest Pillage Wessex

If now no unrest Tax now as above.

Card 4 If unrest Rule as per card three, if no unrest Attempt Conquest
of Wessex

If now no unrest Tax now as above.

Card 5 as per Card 4

Also, I want to start colonizing Northumbria - please do that.

*POLAND

Order of play:
Preference for as early as possible but I doubt I'll have much choice in the
matter so whenever.

Save one card for defense unless last or next last in the turn order.
In priority order:-

1. Ruling Poland with extra 2 gold ( Base 0 -> +2 effectiveness rating )
      if unsuccesful in suppressing the unrest repeat with same gold until
sucessful

2. Ruling Silesia   with 1 extra gold  ( Base +1 -> +2 ER )
       no repeat thanks

3. If Bohemia has not been taken two Conquest attempts  Poland-> Bohemia
       spending 2 gold on each attempt and adding an additional 1 gold
        Base 6 -> 7 ER

4. If Brandenburg has not been taken Conquest attempt   Poland -> Brandenburg
        Cost 2 gold   ...     Base 7

5. If Pomerania has not been taken Conquest attempt   Poland -> Pomerania
        Cost 2 gold   ...     Base 7

6. If remaining card(s) then try Diplomacy against :-
       i) Bohemia, ii) Brandenburg, iii) Pomerania   with no extra spent.

Tax Poland only to Social state value _if_ unrest removed when treasury falls
to 1 gold or at the end of the turn.

*BYZANTINE EMPIRE

Ruling in Greece
Ruling in Greece
Tax all Hellenic-speaking areas at max tax rate
Ruling in lowest-numbered Hellenic-speaking area in Unrest, or Asia
Ruling in lowest-numbered Hellenic-speaking area in Unrest, or Trebizond
Ruling in lowest-numbered Hellenic-speaking area in Unrest, or
Adrianople

I hope this is all you need.  If not, please use defaults.

*KIEVAN RUSSIAN EMPIRE

RULING MUSCOVY
RULING RYAZAN
RULING KIEV

Taxation

If Muscovy not in Unrest then Tax both Muscovy and Kiev, otherwise Tax only
Kiev.

Preserve two Defense Endeavours in case of attacked.  If attacked then use
default defense endeavour.