The Embassy Ball was quite spectacular, too much fighting on the dancefloor. Once again the French pulled off a diplomatic coup; Charles IX to marry Louise of Lorraine; Henry d'Anjou to marry Elisabeth of Austria and for two cards and a treasure and Marguerite de Valois to marry Don Carlos for one card. Three Valois marriages in a single turn and just one more to go. Spain announced the marriage of Philip II to Anna of Austria for two cards and gave a treasure to the Protestants for...future consideration. The Emperor calmly announced that the engagement between Elisabeth and Henri of Navarre was off and gave the Protestants 4,000 leather-lcad German mercenaries to say sorry.
The Protestants were furious "You morons. France gets marriages, plus how he rolls, plus he locks me out of France with Gouvernante de France, he could even reclaim la Rochelle. I don't have much choice but to accept the treasure from Spain and the 4 mercs from the HRE. I'll remember this for a long time, you know." The Emperor fended off his attack "He is right to be upset; I did sort of throw him under a wagon."
Philip explained how he didn't know what was happening and the Protestants returned to the Emperor "It's not your fault, Philip, you only helped France get rid of one card. Holy Roman Dufus over there knew exactly what he was doing." and with that stormed off into the night. I quickly gave English College Douai to Spain and El Dorado and Richard Topcliffe to the Empire.
Then the Ottoman Ambassador stormed in "When you play with fire boys, you just may well get burned, there was a lot of kerosene soaking the ground. Play with fire, light a match... WHOOOSH!!!!!" Flinging his cloak about him he declared "Codeword HANNIBAL! You must all declare war against France. Not me, of course, but you must." England and the Protestants were already at war with France, now Spain and the Empire joined in. "All for one, and each man for himself!"
The Ottomans sent 8,000 Jansinaries and the famed "leader guy" to Coron. England marcvhed Leicester to Dover with 5,000 men and put Drake in command of the 4 squadrons at Plymouth. The Emperor sent Schwendi and 4,000 to Frankfurt and the Protestants Coligny and 2,000 to Ambroise. Soon France was encircled. Although they bickered and argued about who should take what my enemies were agreed on one thing. Kill Escargot!!
The Protestants were furious "You morons. France gets marriages, plus how he rolls, plus he locks me out of France with Gouvernante de France, he could even reclaim la Rochelle. I don't have much choice but to accept the treasure from Spain and the 4 mercs from the HRE. I'll remember this for a long time, you know." The Emperor fended off his attack "He is right to be upset; I did sort of throw him under a wagon."
Philip explained how he didn't know what was happening and the Protestants returned to the Emperor "It's not your fault, Philip, you only helped France get rid of one card. Holy Roman Dufus over there knew exactly what he was doing." and with that stormed off into the night. I quickly gave English College Douai to Spain and El Dorado and Richard Topcliffe to the Empire.
Then the Ottoman Ambassador stormed in "When you play with fire boys, you just may well get burned, there was a lot of kerosene soaking the ground. Play with fire, light a match... WHOOOSH!!!!!" Flinging his cloak about him he declared "Codeword HANNIBAL! You must all declare war against France. Not me, of course, but you must." England and the Protestants were already at war with France, now Spain and the Empire joined in. "All for one, and each man for himself!"
The Ottomans sent 8,000 Jansinaries and the famed "leader guy" to Coron. England marcvhed Leicester to Dover with 5,000 men and put Drake in command of the 4 squadrons at Plymouth. The Emperor sent Schwendi and 4,000 to Frankfurt and the Protestants Coligny and 2,000 to Ambroise. Soon France was encircled. Although they bickered and argued about who should take what my enemies were agreed on one thing. Kill Escargot!!
