Thanks everyone for playing (and for the AARs - interesting to find out how things played out) and congratulations to Avari on the win! Based on your comments it looks like this game illustrated just how important diplomacy is in the game - probably even more important for a weaker nation like Ulm.
Also, just as with the recently concluded FirstBlood, I have to say you're a good group. Actually, I feel I've been very lucky with the quality of the players that participated in my trio of newbie games.
I'm glad it was a fun intro to Dominions MP and a good learning experience and I look forward to seeing you all in future games.