Hi,

The raw orders for 1006-10 (Turn 2 Round 2) follow.

*German Empire

1) Colonize Friesland from Lorraine

2) Go as EARLY in the turn as possible.

3) Play Diplomatic Coup if any player establishes a Tie to an area
   in the German Empire.

4) Perform a Defense Endeavor against any PLAYER who attacks me, spending
   enough gold to drive their effectiveness to 0

5) IF Brandenburg is not controlled by any player OR the player controlling
      in has no cards or gold for a Defense Endeavour THEN
      Conquest Endeavour on Brandenburg from Franconia, spending enough gold
         to ensure an Effectiveness Rating of 8

6) IF the Conquest in #5 failed, repeat spending the same amount of gold

7) Tax all provinces in empire at maximum possible rate that ensures
   that there is no possibility of revolt.

8) Rule in each province in Unrest until Unrest is removed.  Proceed
   from province with highest social state to one with the lowest.
   Spend enough gold on each ruling to ensure an effectiveness rating
   of 1.  Stop this action when only two Year cards remain and skip
   to step 10.

9) If still have three year cards left, rule in Austria once, spending
   3 extra gold.

10) Save the last two year cards for defense

- Dietrick the Diplomat, Holy Roman Emperor

*France

Move as late in the turn as possible.

Rule Anjou twice.
Perform a conquest endeaver from Castille to Leon.  Add five gold to the
endeaver to make the final cost seven.

If the conquest is successful, play the Dynastic inheritance card to get a
claim to Leon.

Tax Ile de France for three points
Tax Champagne for two point
Tax Normandy for one point
Tax Anjou for one point of the two rules raised it to +1, so I'm an optimist.

Save two cards for defense.

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

Last but not least, as the Lothair line has proved to be totally
incompetent, I am starting the Capetian line with Robert I as the King
instead of Lothair the IV.  Actually Lothair III was Hugh, the first of the
Capetians but he died too fast to name him.  When Robert dies, hopefully
soon, Henry will assume the throne followed by Philip.

*Burgundy

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

E3 Player Turn:-

Tax Burgundy 2G

1. Pillage Granada from Provence twice

2. Save remaining Year Card(s) for Defense

*Denmark

I think instead of Sweyn Forkbeard Junior, Bjarni Trygvasson will do (
recognize the name?)

Orders Follow

Move as late as possible, defend against player attacks but not raiders

Card 1:  If any chance of success rule any area in unrest (if more than
one pick one with best chance of success), else rule area with best
chance of improving social status.

Card 2: Make basic (1g) diplomatic attempt on Mercia if any chance of
success, else as Card 1
If tie established play Dynastic Inheritance card.

Card 3 and 4, as Card 1

Tax now, two from Denmark, one elsewhere if posssible.

Card 5 as Card 1

*Poland

Move a close to last as possible
Use two cards to defend against raiders if appropriate
If attacked by any player use a card in defence
Hold 1 card for defence unless moving last.

1. Rule Poland
2. If Poland SS not 2 rule Poland again spending 1gold 
3. Rule Silesia
4. Diplomacy to Bohemia from Poland
5. Pillage Prussia from Poland
6. Rule Hungary

Finally tax Poland for maximum and Silesia for 1 gold if possible.

*Byzantine Empire

Move as late in the turn as possible.  If any areas are attacked by
another player, play a card in Defense, accepting Defense Defaults.

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

Year Card 1 - Ruling in lowest-numbered Hellenic-speaking area in
Unrest, else Ruling in Adrianople.

Year Card 2 - Ruling in lowest-numbered Hellenic-speaking area in
Unrest, else Ruling in Adrianople.

Year Card 3 - Ruling in lowest-numbered Hellenic-speaking area in
Unrest, else Ruling in Adrianople.

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, unless Adrianople already at Social
State of 3, then Ruling in Greece.

*Kievan Russian Empire

1. Rule Smolensk
2. Taxation: Novgorod 1G, Kiev 1G, Smolensk 2 G, Muscovy 2G.
3. Conquest The Steppes from Kiev (Spend 3G Extra).
4. If I have 4G available then Conquest Livonia from Novgorod (Spend 3G
Extra).
5. Reserve other Year cards for Defence.