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Hi all,

It is my understanding that one can retreat into a supply centre during the retreats phase of an autumn turn (obviously provided there is no unit there, and that there wasn't a bounce in the centre that turn).

Eg:
After Spring, if we have
Turkish A Bul
Turkish F Bla
Russian A Rum
Austrian A Bud

Autumn orders:
Turkey A Bul-Rum and F Bla S A Bul-Rum
Austria A Bud-Ser
Russia A Rum Holds

Here, Turkey kicks Russia out of Rumania. Russia can't retreat to Bulgaria as that's where the attack came from (is this true?). As I understand it, Russia can (and possibly should) retreat into Budapest, snagging the SC from Austria as it is an Autumn turn.

Am I correct in these beliefs?

Yes, you can retreat into SCs in the autumn turn and it will count as your SC for that build phase.

Restitution is correct.

You're correct, as you can't retreat to Bulgaria.

Whether you should retreat to Budapest is a difficult question though. You're under attack from Turkey and I doubt you can win that alone. You need an ally. Retreating to Budapest likely upsets Austria, so it's probably just delaying the inevitable. Sometimes that's fine, but not always.