1901-02: Made a B-line for the Iberian Peninsula to secure the SCs. Planned to follow Turkey through Munich to get home.
1902-03: France opted to go North, Turkey continued south and I had a straight shot to Vienna. It was an easy nab for my first Home SC with England's help.
1903-04: England bottlenecks in the congested northern Italian battleground. I nab my second home SC when Germany opts to take Warsaw. I also continue to hold in the Mao to block Italy's return via sea to the Mediterranean.
1904-05: My first home SC build in Vienna puts me in great shape to retake Trieste. England gets squeezed out in the process with a Russian/Turkey supported move into Venice. The fall move is just me getting out of my own way on home SCs to get more builds from my SCs in Iberia.
1905-06: Turkey is split and cannot support himself. England disbands in Piedmont allowing me to support myself into Venice, and Serbia is left wide open for me to extend the empire. To this point, the only help I've received has been from England in taking my first home SC and his implosion has been his own doing.
1906-07: I am forced from the Mao by Italy and relinquish the Iberian Peninsula once Germany takes Spain. I bargained with England, who had seemingly no hope of ever getting home, that if he goes north through Russia that I'll find a way to move him from Norway to his homeland through my alliances with Italy (of which I had none). He bought it, stayed out of my way, and I took Romania. I was somewhat betrayed by Russia when he took Trieste, but he had to move through me somehow and I had bigger fish to fry, that is, I had positioned myself in Tyr, Boh, and Sil with plans to take Munich from France and further block Italy from returning home. Unfortunately, due to the holidays and a misunderstanding about when moves were due, my plans to retake Munich, protected Trieste, and take Bulgaria or Greece were thwarted…a 4 SC swing against me.
1907-08: Still busy with the holidays, I sat out the next round. Turkey creeped to Bulgaria and Russia mistakenly moved to Albania instead of Budapest, a fateful move. For the fall move, I was back and although losing Marseille and being unable to retake Trieste from Russia, I supported myself to Bulgaria, stormed Munich like I had planned to over a year prior, and kept my hold on Venice. I gained no builds but my forces were all armies and concentrated in the center of the board, so I felt I had a chance.
1908-09: Russia supported me into Greece to take it from Turkey in exchange for his safe passage from Albania (he was stuck here) to his home SCs. I reneged on my promise and supported myself into Trieste the next move to retake my 3rd home SC (for the second time) and continued to hold Munich. Italy had gotten home by now, France was growing much stronger as he picked off the Enlgish SCs, and England was still on his wild goose chase to the north that I'd sent him on years prior.
1909-10: Russia's armies in Warsaw and Sev were worrisome, especially since I'd stabbed him by retaking Trieste only the year before. Somehow, I convinced him that we'd agreed on this set of moves and that it was in our interest for me to have the build that year. Following that, he supported me into Constantinople (as it was the only way we could secure the aggression) in a surprising show of solidarity. I returned the favor by granting his safe passage to Serbia. The key move this year was sacking Munich in the spring to take Berlin, only to retake Munich in the fall to keep the territory Austrian. Further, it was clear that France was done with his ties to Italy and so Italy made nice with Turkey in supporting him to Greece. This fall, however, Russia reversed his course with me – failing to allow me to support him into Greece (the bowels of Europe) and supporting himself into Romania instead of allowing me to support him into Ank to cripple Turkey once and for all. Turkey was strengthened, Russia was cutting ties with me, and Italy was aligning with Turkey. I was worried.
1910-1911: Turkey built, Russia failed to get his build in (very costly), and Italy was looking for anyone to help him gain revenge against France. I parlayed this into Italy supporting me into Greece. Russia feared my wrath and supported a hold in Con. This was an opportune time for a stab on me (i.e. taking Budapest, allying with Turkey to retake Con, Italy supporting Turkey's hold in Greece, and Russia moving in on my home SCs by War->Gal). Fortunately, these countries weren't in communication about this or simple underestimated my growing strength, so I weathered another near miss.
1911-1912: England (after seeking to ally with France for a convoy to his home SC…he should have known better!) came home to poppa by supporting me into Kiel. Russia ceded his moves to me this turn and I forged into Ank and held Greece. This was a 3 build year for me and Russia was able to build a fleet in Stp. From this point forward, Italy surrendered the moves of his lone fleet to me (which I used to remove France from Tunisia, and Russia stayed uninvolved. I advance Russia to a stronger northern position but did not make a full stab. I did, however, enjoy my final coordinate movement to remove England from Denmark and prove his lengthy journey worthless.
1912: France surrendered his units after finding it impossible to pass through my ground forces in Munich and equally difficult to nab truly contested SCs in Scandanavia and the Mediterranean. I don't blame him. I had 17 SCs (one from a single) and it is clear that I could gain that and others in any number of ways in the year or two to come.
I offer Germany and Russia the opportunity to surrender their units as well. You both of 24 hours to comply. I will consider silence as an outright surrender.
I had only received orders from Austria for 1913, which are represented above. I took toe liberty of advancing one season, since it is inevitable that Austria will gain enough SC to achieve victory conditions this year. 
