I've had that happen to me too. I think it's because there are some hexes on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea that are unreachable by any means. Because of this, Russia can never lose those hexes, and therefore, will not surrender.

<t> True, I don't think we need to add too many ports. The list above was based on what I saw on the maps. If it were me making changes, I'd add one more port to the German coast between Holland and Denmark, and add ports to Genoa, Tripoli, Bergen, and Stockholm. I'd also consider the possibility of ...

<t> I'm looking at the book "World War I" by H.P. Willmott. There are maps of naval bases on pages 178 (North Sea) and 186 (Mediterranean).<br/>
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The North Sea map shows 10 British naval bases, plus 5 British ports bombarded by Germany. The map also shows 9 German naval bases, 1 in Belgium, 1 ...