Hi,

The raw orders for 991 (Turn 1 Round 4) follow.

*German Empire

1) Go as late in the turn as possible.

2) Perform a Defense
Endeavor against any PLAYER who attacks me.

3) Rule Lorraine once.

4) Tax
Lorraine, Franconia, Bavaria, Austria, and Swabia the maximum
   amount possible.  I realize Bavaria and Austria's SS may be reduced
   to zero or less by this point.

5) IF any province goes into unrest in
step #4 THEN
      Rule in that province until the unrest is removed
   Continue (in the order the provinces are listed in step #4
      until unrest cleared from all provinces

6) Fortify Bavaria (spending just the 2 GP required) until succeed ONCE.

7) IF social state in Bavaria is less than 2 THEN
      Rule in Bavaria until SS raised to 2

8) Fortify Austria (spending just the 2 GP required) until succeed ONCE.

9) Rule in Austria until out of cards.

*France

Move as late in the turn as possible.

Play a "Recognition of Claim" card to get a claim to Aragon.

After I get a claim, rule Aragon once to remove unrest.
Rule Normandy
Rule Anjou

Tax Ile de France for two points
Tax Champagne for one point
Tax Normandy and Anjou for one point each if the rule raised them to +1.

Continue colonizing Flanders from Ile de France, Normandy, Champagne and Anjou.

Hold two cards for defense.

*Burgundy

Password: tooth

Defend against Player Empire Conquest/Pillage endeavours prior
to E3 Player turn, but not against Raiders

E3 Player Turn:-

Tax Burgundy 3G
    Provence 1G

1. Pillage Cordova from Valencia 

2. Repeat 1

3. IF at least 1G obtained from Pillaging Cordova THEN
      Conquer Cordova from Valencia
   ELSE 
      IF Cordova SS>-3 THEN
         repeat 1
      ELSE 
         Diplomacy on Valencia
         IF Tie results add Claim

4. Save remaining Year Card(s) for Defense

*Denmark

Move as late as possible.

Defend against any attacks.

Card 1 - Attempt conquest of wessex from Demark if any chance of success
else improve province with lowest social state if any chance of success.

Card 2 -As Card 1

Card 3 - If any areas in unrest try to surpress if possible, else
improve social state as per Card 1

Tax - 2 Denmark - one elsewhere if possible.

Card 4 - As Card 3

Card 5 - As Card 4

*Poland

Preference to move as late as possible.

1. Play as many cards as necessary in defence against raiders.

2. Tax Poland and Silesia

3a. If I have three YC remaining (or I'm moving last or next to last with 2
YC)
    Attempt conquest of Hungary spending a total of 4 Gold (or as close to 4
as I can get)

3b If conquest successful attempt ruling Hungary, no gold added.

4. If fewer than three YC or failed conquest or conquest with cards left then
following priority of rulings with listed cash spent until down to 1 YC, saved
for defence (unless moving last or next to last when I'll use all YC's).
 Pomerania    no gold
 Hungary if conquered   no gold
 Silesia  1 gold
 Pomerania   1 gold

*Byzantine Empire

First of all, Basil III indeed takes the Crown of the Empire, and wishes
to move as late in the turn as possible.

Year Card 1 - Ruling in Bulgaria, expending any gold necessary to bring
the ER up to at least 5.

Year Card 2 - If Year Card 1 endeavor unsuccessful in at least removing
the Unrest, Ruling in Bulgaria, expending any gold necessary to bring
the ER up to at least 5.  If Year Card 1 successful, Ruling in
Adrianople, expending any gold necessary to bring the ER up to at least
5.

Year Card 3 - If Year Card 2 Ruling in Bulgaria unsuccessful in at least
removing the Unrest, Ruling in Bulgaria, expending any gold necessary to
bring the ER up to at least 5.  If Year Card 2 Ruling in Adrianople
unsuccessful, Ruling in Adrianople, expending any gold necessary to
bring the ER up to at least 5.  If either Year Card 2 endeavor was
successful, Fortify Adrianople from Constantinople, expending any gold
necessary to bring the ER up to at least 5.

At this point, I will tax all Hellenic-speaking areas at max tax rate.

Year Card 4 - Ruling in lowest-numbered Hellenic-speaking area in
Unrest, else Ruling in Adrianople.

Year Card 5 - Ruling in lowest-numbered Hellenic-speaking area in
Unrest, else Ruling in Adrianople.

*Kievan Russian Empire

1. RULE Lithuania (Spend 2G)
2. FORTIFY Wallachia (Spend 2G)
3. Taxation
        a.    Tax Kiev for 2G
        b.    Tax Smolensk for 2G
        c.    Tax Ryazan for 2G
        d.    Tax Muscovy for 2G
4. If at least 4G was received in Taxation then CONQUEST Hungary from
Volhynia (Spend 6G). If less than 4G was received AND Kiev is in unrest
after Taxation then RULE Kiev.
5. If Conquest of Hungary was successful then play Recognition of Claim(#28)
on Hungary.