BACKGROUND
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Well, seeing all of these, I figured I might as well try and make my own NES :D. This is one that I have wanted to play for some time, and seeing as no one else has decided to make it, I will now.

WWI was sparked by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. A Serbian nationalist and a member of the "Black Hand" organization, Gavrilio Princip, shot the Archduke and his wife, Countess Sofie Ferdianand, on a military tour. Sofie died immediately, but the Archduke slowly bled to death--in the mean time, saying "Sofie, you have to make it, for our children!".

The consequential ultimatum, issued only after the German Kaiser offered Germany's full support to Austria-Hungary, has already been delivered. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia has similarily offered his support to Serbia. The Entente Cordiale, between Britain, Russia, and France has been signed--the Triple Alliance, between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and to a lesser extent Rumania, has also been signed.

This is where we step in. Several nations, each with its own objectives and its own power are now on the brink of conflict. The most destructive force yet known to human history looms in the coming months; how will each leader, diplomatically and militarily, react to the tides of war?

COMBAT
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In order to allow me to play and to hopefully get a full roster, I will be using a combat system with dice. Rest assured, it is totally random, and in the interest of playing a good game I will be completely honest with you all :).

Combat works like this: for each unit on the opposing side, a die is rolled. Depending on the units strength, offensively or defensively (per it's part in the battle), a number lower or equal to that number must be rolled. If the number is lower or equal to, the unit survives and a "hit" is made on the opposing enemy's side, which will kill an enemy unit. The first side to run out of units loses the battle and gains the land in the surrounding area, or keeps it if it is defending. However, once one side has lost one-half of its forces, I will PM the owner and offer them the ability to retreat. There will be no assessment of the opposing forces, so even if you have lost half of your forces, your enemy may have lost more or less. This is to represent poor communication as ahead radiolines were easily cut by artillery bombardment.

Each nation gathers so much gold for the first time depending on the area and quality of its land. Russia, for instance, is huge, but much of it is poor and undeveloped. France, on the other hand, doesn't have as much land but a great deal of it is very well developed. The effecting capture/removal of land is concurring with this.

Air and Naval Combat
Air and naval combat works similarily to ground combat in that the die process is still the same. However, air units may only fight other air units, with the exception of AA guns. Naval units may only fight other naval units, unless being used to bombard.

Bombardment
Bombardment is a powerful tool, but is very unlikely to succeed. Depending on units that have the bombard ability, a number lower or equal to the number must be made. However, should a bombard succeed, all units on the defence lose 1 for their defence value (i.e. an infantry normally has 4 defence; after a successful bombard, they all have 3). Bombard uses three dice, but the standard is similar.

Neutral Contries & Regions

All of the tan regions on the map are countries that remained neutral throughout the whole war and are impassable.

UNITS
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There are only a few units, because this is WWI:

Ground Units

Infantry Regiment
Defense: 4
Attack: 3
Cost: 10g per regiment.
Speed: Slow if horse-supplied, somewhat faster if motorcar-supplied.

Howitzer/Artillery regiment
Attack: 0
Defense: 0
Cost: 40g
Bombard: 5/12
Notes: Has bombard ability.

Tench
Defense: 4
Attack: 0
Cost: 15g
Notes: Stationary, may only defend against ground units, +1 defence value against infantry.

Fortress
Defense: 5
Attack: 0
Cost: 30g
Notes: Stationary, may only defend against ground units, unaffected by successful bombardment.

Tanks will appear later in the game--a nation may start research on them immediately by donating 200g.

Air Units

Anti-Aircraft Gun
Defense: 3
Attack: 0
Cost: 15g
Notes: Stationary, may only defend against air units.

Biplane:
Defense: 2
Attack: 2
Cost: 20g
Notes: May only attack or defend against other units, may be used for reconnaisance.

Naval Units

Battleship
Attack: 5
Defense: 4
Cost: 25g
Bombard: 5/12
Notes: Has bombard ability, but only for coastal areas.

Cruiser
Attack: 4
Defense: 3
Cost: 20g
Notes: Has +1 defense bonus against U-Boats.

U-Boats
Attack: 5
Defense: 2
Cost: 20g

Transport
Attack: 0
Defense: 1
Cost: 30g

TIME PASSAGE
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As soon as I have all orders, 3 months will pass. I will be the first to submit my orders once we are started.

GAME STARTING
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As soon as the Big 6 (Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire) have players, and each has submitted his/her buys, the game will begin.

COUNTRIES
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Germany:
Leader: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Player: das
Starting Gold: 500
Capital: Berlin

France (and Belgium):
Leader: President Raymond Poincaret
Player: Dexter
Starting Gold: 450
Capital: Paris

Austria-Hungary:
Leader: Kaiser Franz Josef
Player: WarlordMatt
Staring Gold: 425
Capitals: Vienna and Budapest

Ottoman Empire (and Bulgaria)/Turkey:
Leader: Sultan Abdul Hamid II
Player: uknemesis
Starting gold: 425
Capital: Constantinople

Great Britain, (Including Serbia and Montenegro):
Leader: Prime Minister Lloyd George
Player: Jason the King
Starting Gold: 360
Capital: London

Russia:
Leader: Tsar Nicholas II
Player: trader/warrior
Starting Gold: 475
Capital: Petrograd

Italy:
Leader: King Vittorio Emmanuelle III
Player: Kwansn
Starting Gold: 320
Capital: Rome

Greece:
Leader: King George II
Player: (Still Avaliable)
Starting Gold: 210
Capital: Athens

Romania:
Leader: Prime Minister Ion Bratinau
Player: Toasty
Starting Gold: 225
Capital: Bucharest

And lastly, the map:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/WWINES.gif

I'll be Germany

I will try the game as Britain

I'll be Italy

i`ll be russia.

I´ll be greece(I like being underdog).
The alliances are unbreakable right?

I AM KAISER FRANZ JOSEF OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA cough cough sputter

I'll Join as France. This should be very good!
BTW, will you add other nations available for playing once the main ones are taken, i.e. Switzerland, Sweden etc...
Thanks

Only ottoman empire left and then we will start!

Question: Can we invade neutral countries? If yes what are their defences?

Some notes: Italy infact did join the allies not Germany and Austria-Hungary. So did Rumania.

I'll be the Ottamans!

Nemesis

How much money do you get per turn, how powerful will tanks be, and what's the point in air units if they don't attack land targets?

Nemesis

I suggest adding Netherlands.

IceEye: I know that Italy and Romania fought for the allies and not the central powers. However, in reality, they were allied to Germany and/or Austria-Hungary in 1914. The Triple Alliance charter, in fact, remained in place until 1915 when Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary. However, because of a technicality (I'll inform the Italian player of this if he would rather fight Austria and Germany or remain neutral), Italy eked out. Romania outright turned down declaring war on Serbia.

das/IceEye: Neutral countries aren't included in this because I have been able to find very little information as to the state of their armies, navies, stance in the war, etc. The nations that joined the war (excluding Portugal, who made no serious impact in Europe), are included. I would highly discourage invading neutral countries at this point because I have little information. However, if a person can make a reasonable argument as to why they should invade strategically, i.e. not just for the cash, I will allow it. But this NES is made for war primarily, and not diplomacy/expansion. Prohibiting the use of neutral countries, in whatever aspect, seems to steer it more in that course.

uknemesis: Air will mostly be used for reconnaisance and the prevention thereof. Obviously, if someone knows exactly where your troops are all the time, they can be much more effective than someone who is completely in the dark.

Hope this helps!

By the way, I think this game is full already!

Please submit your buys and begin conducting diplomacy towards starting or stopping the war ;). The Austro-Hungarian ultimatum has been delivered with a 48 hr tag on it. Great Britain, who controls Serbia, must commit to demands (Austria may dictate a unique ultimatum if they feel the need ;)).

Thanks, but you still haven't answered two of my questions:

How good are tanks? Are they worth the investment(what stats are they?)

And how much money do you get per turn?

Nemesis

RULE CHANGE

I recently added the transport as a unit. Should anyone decide to change their builds/deployments because of this new development, I will allow them to do so.

uknemseis,
The gold # per turn is based on your current income (how much you have to spend now). Depending on the relative value and amount of land you gain or lose, you will accordingly gain or lose the amount of g/pt.
Tanks are supposed to be a wild card. I will however, inform you they will smash right through those trenchers ;).

One final question. How do you make your infantry motor equipped? Do you have to have the tank advance, or pay extra or something?

Nemesis

I haven't decided yet. Motorized divisions weren't widespread and almost none were used in 1914. I will lay it out later when the timing is more appropriate, I suppose.

To Austria Hungary
From The United Kingdom

I am sure we can find a peaceful way to resolve this. What say I split the territory, you can have 25%? Any more, I will have to resort to violence, inwhich I say I am totally against.

OOC: To Toasty, can you please inform me of Britain's allies at this time, I am not well-educated in WWI as I am in WWII.

Jason, Britain was in fact only allied to Belgium at this time, in order to respect its neutrality-i.e., Britain was obliged to come to Belgium's aid if she was attacked, but not the other way around. She was friendly towards France, whom was allied to Russia, but there was in fact no actual alliance there.

Jason, as of now we're using the actual WWI ultimatum. If you want to look it up, please do, but if not I'm sure I can dig it up right now.

Nevermind, I have it:

To suppress any publication which incites to hatred and contempt of the Monarchy . . .

To dissolve immediately the society styled Narodna Odbrana . . and to proceed in the same manner against the other societies . . which engage in propaganda against [Austria]

To eliminate without delay from public instruction in Serbia, both as regards the teaching body and the methods of instruction, all that serves or might serve to foment the propaganda against Austria-Hungary

To remove from the military service and the administration in general all officers guilty of propaganda against [Austria--names to be given over by the Austrian govt.]

To accept the collaboration in Serbia of organs of [A-H govt.] in the suppression of the subversive movement directed against the territorial integrity of the Monarchy

To take judicial proceedings against the accessories to the plot of 28 June who are on Serbian territory; Organs delegated by [A-H] will take part in the investigations relating thereto

To proceed without delay to the arrest of [two named persons implicated according to the preliminary investigation undertaken by Austria]

To prevent by effective measures the cooperation of [Serbia] in the illicit traffic in arms and explosives across the frontier . . . .

To furnish [Austria] with explanations regarding the unjustifiable utterances of high Serbian officials both in Serbia and abroad, who . . .have not hesitated since the outrage of 28 June to express themselves . .in terms of hostility towards [Austria]

To notify [Austria] without delay of the execution of the[se] measures

To: Britain
From: Kaiser Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary
What land are you referring to? I do not understand.

Serbia has 24 hrs left to reply to Austria with the acceptance of the said ultimatum. Otherwise, Austria will declare war on Serbia.

Dispatch from the Rumanian government of Ion Bratinau
Today Rumania has declared full mobilization in the anticipation of war. Whether or not Rumania will declare war on Serbia remains unclear; if a reasonable repsonse is made by the Serbian government, we will not attack her.
Europe and a great deal of the world hangs in the balance here--this is not a matter to be taken lightly. We urge the Serbian government to accept or make a reasonable exchange to the Austrian ultimatum. But for now, Rumania has prepared for war.

To Kaiser Franz
From: Britain

Please disregard my last statement, it was not mine, but that of my cabinet.
I am sorry to say that no propoganda has been commited to your nation, and Great Britain will not abide by foriegn orders.

To: France
From: Britain

I am afraid a war is abroad between my nation and that of Austria Hungary. I request your help on this matter, and that of Russia's, to decrease the amount of un-even odds against my nation.

To: Belgium
From: Great Britain

If war brakes out between myself and Austria-Hungary, will you come to my aid?

Jason, Belgium is controlled by France (Dexter) :D.

Still awaiting orders from WarlordMatt and IceEye...

If one of them doesn't turn them in before long I may just remove them from the roster...

To the World
Italy has decided to remain neutral in the conflict between Austria and Serbia. But our alliance with Austria and Germany demands that we aid them in case they are attacked. So Italy urges all other nations not to engage in this conflict. After all it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife that were killed in this incident which gives Austria every right to act like they do.
King Vittorio Emmanuelle III

To: Austria, Germany, and Italy
From: Prime Minister Ion Brainau
Subj: Cancellation of the Triple Allaince

My free government situated at Bucharest considers the Triple Allaiance officially dead as indicated by Italy's withdrawl and denial of any responsibilites. Thereby, my government will not side by you in any such actions against the rightful Serbian government of King Alexander I.

With such an action, Romania hereby officially declares her neutrality in the Austro-Serbian crisis and the ensuing Austro-Russian one. With this, we shall not seek to put harm on either side but instead avoid conflict.

Romania has officially cancelled her alliance with Austria and Germany. Because of their aggressive and inappropriate strides to so "punish" the Serbian government for its subordinate "Black Hand," we so no obligation to either.

We end this note bitterly and denounce such actions. Whatever war may loom on the horizon, Romania will not fight side by side with the imperialist Germanic nations.

Hey Toasty, what orders? Do you mean my unit buys?

If ce Eye doest come, then I will take Germany.

but I'm germany

Yeah, Das, Ice Eye is Greece, not Germany.

Unless that's what you meant.

Nemesis

IceEye and Sir Lance Alot have been REMOVED from the roster for failure to give me buys/orders in time after fair warning.

Das, if you want to play as Germany, please PM me with your builds/deployments ASAP. Greece is currently avaliable.

russia will help serbia in case of war.

to:austria
from:russia

i warn you, if you invade either britain or serbia i will personally shoot you and destroy your country!


to:france
from:russia

if i have to invade austria will you help me,if we do it together they`ll have no chance!

No No No! I am having internet trubles that force me to use another computer. I didn´t know we were supposed to deliver those orders yet. I am sending them now!

Okay, thanks IceEye, I'll accept them :).

Just waiting for das.

To: Russia & Great Britain
From: France
Subj: War
France hearby declares her unity with Russia and Great Britain. We shall always work together and aid both our friends should we they be attacked.
Together we shall ensure peace in Europe!
Yours,
President Raymond Poincaret

New York Times
Summer 1914

Austria, Angered Over Assassination, Declares War On and Quickly Crushes Serbia

The Austro-Hungarian state's quick bringing of revenge upon the Serbian state of King Alexander I was an absolute massacre. The Serbs, propped up only by the government of Prime Minister Lloyd George in Britain, felt the wrath of none less than the entire offensive force of Austria-Hungary, totaling a staggering 15 infantry regiments. The Serbs, unprepared for war and poor, could only face this giant onslaught with 4 infantry regiments and the major fortress and Belgrade.

Austria's magnificent performance, gaining her Generals award and appearantly restoring her status as a great power in Europe, caused minimal casualties on there forces. A great deal of merit has been granted to the 103rd, 121st and 115th Austro-Hungarian Howitzer divisions, all of which were German-speaking Austrians.

"The artillery barrage seemed to completely demoralize the opposition," General Conrad von Hotzendorf said. Hotzendorf, the architecht of the Serbian invasion and the head of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces called it a "Beautiful success," giving "no less than the highest honors to each and ever soldier on the front line." The attack was commenced and executed so quickly that the Serbian forces didn't even have the option to retreat before the whole of their force was destroyed.

This aggressive move, brought upon without any German input (Kaiser Wilhelm II has been yachting for holiday in the Baltic Sea), is sure to have serious reprecussions following a great speech by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, who has pledged unconditional support to Serbia.

For now there are military parades and celebrations in Vienna, with Kaiser Franz Josef I and his advisor Berchtold leading them, but this bubbly mood seems to be inappropriate to many of Americans who feel the Austrians cannot realize their plight. For a general war yet looms on the horizon in Europe, and it has only to begin.

Triple Alliance In Tatters After Rumania, Italy Defy Austro-Hungarians and Germans Support
As the diplomatic treaty was ripped to shreds in Rome, Bucharest followed the Italian lead by claiming that it was officially dead, signified by Ion Bratinau's speech proclaiming Rumanian neutrality. Despite both states being fully mobilized and prepared for war, neither was interested in aiding the Austro-Hungarians in their quest to destroy pan-slavism and nationalism in one fell swoop.

King Vittorio Emmanuelle III, long known for his anti-German sentiments after the war of 1870 with Austria, declared that "After all it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife that were killed in this incident which gives Austria every right to act like they do." Despite their condolences to the Habsburg family, very few Italians feel the desire to fight with Austria.

"They hold Italian lands in Trentino and subject the innocents in the cities of Trieste and Fiume to their despotic rule," said parliament member Bruno Capercitenni. "Istria and South Tyrol must be Italian before any such measures of war alongside the dastardly Austrians can be taken." Clearly, Italian opinion is against the Central Powers, so deemed after the withdrawl of Italy and Rumania.

The two major powers, strapped of allies, may find it hard to fight well against the strongly-united Triple Entente. French President Raymond Poincaret declared that he, Prime Minister Lloyd George, and Tsar Nicholas II would be the peace-keepers; but, it seems, this will only lead to more escalation.

With the involvement of France this war promises not to stay focused in the East and the Balkans as predicted, but to spread completely across the continent, far into the French heartland and the hearts of Frenchmen.

German Gov't Fails To Act As Continent Marches For War
The Imperial German State, so anxious as she was to aid her Austrian ally now finds itself as the only one without her sword drawn.

The German Kaiser, appearantly on a long holiday in the Baltic, has been out of touch with the high military staff which has lead to much bickering among the high command between such figures as Von Kluck, Ludendorff and von Hindenburg. As the community drifts towards war, can Germany dock and find stable ground to fight on?

Note: I will send out income and combat resolution once we have a German player. Until then, just sit tight ;).

to:france
from:russia

lets attack austria!

To: Russia
From: Kaiser Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary
We ignore your idle threats, and you will never destroy Austria-Hungary!

Iam sending PM right now!

wheres toasty?

I don't know...

To Russia: I suggest that you cancel your mobilization during the next two weeks, or else you will have to consider Deutschreich an enemy of Russenreich.

actually waiting for you guys to PM me.

Summary:

Austria invaded and crushed Serbia. The entire garisson there was wiped out.

Italy and Rumania backed out of triple alliance.

Now that everyone has a basic army, income is half of what you started with, excluding Austria and Great Britain. I will inform them of their current income and their casualties.

Tell me your buys and orders ASAP so we can keep this thing rolling.

Should I include neutrals? It sure would add a lot more diplomacy to it.

Oh, and new map:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/WWINES2.gif

Note that borders won't change until peace is made (the game will continue after peace is made if anyone wants to). Until then, the borders remain, but occupied land is colored in for the nation that occupies it.

Toasty, what is the British income? As soon as I get it, I will tell you my deployments. Also, can we increase our income?

To: France, Russia
From: Britain

I think that war is inevideble with the former Triple Alliance leaders, especially Austria. I, myself today consider Britain at war with Austra in response to the invasion. I hope you will follow me.
My proposol for war is:
British forces land on France soil. When the French are ready, a task force will march through any enemy territory on the way to Austria's capital. In the meantime, Russia begins to build her forces of power and be ready to reinforce France and Britain.


This of course is just an outline.

To: Austria
From: Great Britain

What do you think yourselve as? Consider now that you are at war with MIGHTY britain!

OOC: I'm running out of time, I'll PM tomorrow. /OOC

What's half of 425 lol? 212.5!

Think I might need a different number lol.

Nemesis

i got 237,5

Its okay if you got a decimal, just round up :).

Italy prepares for War!
Seeing that many nations are preparing its armies for war, the Italian government announced today that the Italian military as well is beginnig to mobilize its forces, anticipating the destabilising effects the conquest of Serbia and Montenegro might have. Reports indicate that well trained mountain troops have been sighted near the French and Austrian borders. The garrisons in Torino and Udine have been put to high alert and several cruisers have left their bases.

Still awaiting orders from das, IceEye, Dexter and Jason the King.

Announcement From French President Raymond Poincaret
Today at 12pm the French Government officially declared war upon Austria-Hungary in retaliation to the invasion of Serbia. I now call upon every man, women and child to stand with me in defending this great country and to help us bring peace and prosperity so that our children may grow-up in better place.
Together we must fight for 'liberty'

Okay guys, since no one seems to be using Biplanes correctly, I'll inform them.

Biplanes can be ordered to move to a location for reconnaisance at ANY TIME and do not move with all of the other units unless on defence patrols. Any AA guns will fire once (in that each will roll one die and will only do it once) and any planes in the area will do battle with the attack biplane(s). If even one of the reconnaisance planes makes it back to home the leader is thoroughly informed of enemy positions in the area.

Needless to say, this can come in VERY handy.

Also, transports may carry 3 infantry units at a time. The only have 1 defence so escorts are necessitated to prevent naval attack, where they are very likely to lose.

tsar nicholas II said today that they will assist france and britain in a invasion on austria and therefore declares war on austria-hungary.

to:austria-hungary
from:russia
give serbia back to britain or die!

TO EVERYONE

Turkey sympathises with Austro-Hungary, they have lost their heir to the throne due to terrorists that Britain couldn't keep under control!

Britain has many times insulted Turkey, and we have no love for them, and neither do many we suspect. I would not be surprised if Britain actually sponsored this move!

Russia is another country we have no love for, nor France.

Therefore we announce our intentions to perhaps join the German and Austro-Hungary side.

Sultan Abdul Hamid II

:mad: WARLORDMATT, GET YOUR ORDERS TO ME ASAP. AS SOON AS WE HAVE YOURS, WE CAN GET ON WITH SUMMER 1914.

Also, if anyone is interested in replacing IceEye as Greece, please volunteer.

ooc: My buy are in now. But I nead more at least 2 days time to submit my orders as I only can cme online 2 times in 3 days. Why can´t you set up a system that I know in advance when the orders shall be in? /ooc

Greece wishes to join Austria-Hungary! Greece is willing to join the side of Austria-Hungary in exchange of all rights to take over Albania.

New York Times
Autumn 1914

Russians and Austro-Hungarians Clash on Galician Border
A small Russian force, moving into positions to attack the Austrians, was soon found on the defence by the faster-moving Austrian troops. The Austro-Hungarian attack, in total amounting to no less than 18 infantry divisions (but now only 12), found the Russians a little more jagged a pill to swallow than the Serbs. Nonetheless, Franz Josef's legions did seem to swallow them.

A total of 7 Russian infantry divisions were obliterated, but killed 6 Austrians in the process. The Austrian artillery, arriving late and short on ammunition, could not give the same success rate it made in Serbia--only one of the bombardments were successful. The Russian artillery, meanwhile, had a 50% success rate.

Tis opens the first theatre of war in the new one that has developed in Europe. Galicia, realtively barren of any fortresses or trenches, has allowed a great deal of moving combat there. The Austrians, taking advantage of this, were able to assemble a large offensive force that has the possibility to not be stopped by the Russians until the cities of Minsk and Kiev are reached.

The Galician offensive, outstretching its supply lines and coming close to the Poland and Ukraine district army groups, came to a half about 200 miles into Russian territory. Despite this, it has been an extremely good show and parades are expected to be made in Budapest and Vienna, for the second time this year.

The Austro-Hungarian war machine, obviously very well oiled and up to scratch, is impressing just about everyone in Europe. Undoubtedly, if the war continues at this rate, Austria will have no problem reaffirming her status as a great power in Europe.

Italo-Austrian air skirmish over Venice; move appears to sour relations
While the Italians say they are preparing for war, but don't specify against whom, it makes cats curious. Kaiser Franz Josef certainly let his curiosity get the better of him. No less than 5 Austro-Hungarian biplanes made a reconnaisance mission over Venice, and in the process killed an Italian pilot.

Some think that with the quiet "phony war" coming up in the West Italy now has much more to gain by attacking Austria. The lands of Trento, Trieste, and Istria remain Italian long-term territorial goals, and the past has proved to us that the French Alps are all but impenetrable.

Perhaps if Austria backs off on her own ally, they will stay in line with him, but this reporter believes that checking behind your firend's back is nota good way to make friends.

All Quiet on the Western Front: Little Activity in Germany, France remains silenced

Despite the bombastic nature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the warlike nature of the German Prussians, Germany has found it comfortable upon her cushion of neutrality as their Austrian allies continue to march successfully against the Russians.

All in all the Kaiser has said such things to the Tsar as to cancel his mobilization, German involvement may not even be necessitated; after all, the withered old man down South has already dealed the Royal legions of the Tsar a fair whoopin', but can the war-based Prussians remain still while their ally fights valiantly?

France, Great Britain, and Russia currently remain at war with Austria-Hungary. When Germany will make her entrance remains unclear.

Austro-Hungarian support is Rallied
Earlier this season the governments of both Greece and Turkey declared their support of, and eventual involvement with, Austria-Hungary. As things continue to look grim for the Triple Entente, being unable to reach the Austrian mainland and as the Russians lose the first battle of the war, this is not a good thing; it opens a second front for Russia and allows the Dardanalles to be closed to allied shipping.

But, one thing is assured, this war won't be over by Christmas. It seems that there isn't much of a chance of "keeping it local" anymore.

The War Situation in Europe:
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads/WWINES3.gif

to:italy,france,britain
from:russia
lets all attack now!!

To: Russia, France, and Italy
From: Great Britain

Our forces are still in the midst of mobilizing, and feel very discomfort of letting Britain's allies do the fighting. Please, await the magestic British troops, so that it will be my war too. I expect my troops to land in Germany in 3-4 months.

OOC: Toasty, is there a way to make orders like now, small orders. Like sending bi-planes to explore something, or or can I board infantry right now, and invade? Also, if it's not a problem, could you possibly send me my deplyments, my computer has not been saving correctly, and I lost my deployments. Thanks.

To: Italy
From: Kaiser Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary
Please forgive me for that misunderstanding with the biplane reconnaisance mission. I thought you were going to attack us. But now that I see you are friendly, will you ally with us against Russia, France, and evil Britian for assasianating the true heir to Austria-Hungary?

From: Greece
To: Austria, Germany
Don´t you wish mighty Greece as an ally in this conflict?

To Greece
From Germany: We coudl use any help we could get to stop the Entente of Evil!

Err... Toasty, what about my ofensive in the east?

And my recon flights?

TO GERMANY, GREECE, AUSTRO-HUNGARY
FROM TURKEY
We support you, and will help soon, but we have problems with our economy at the moment.

TO ROMANIA
Please sign a mutual protection pact, or at least a non-aggression pact with me.

Das: You had no offensive in the East, just a lot of troop movements in East Prussia and Silesia :-\.

Nemesis: Unfortunately the Romanian government at this point has no interest in aligning herself with her former oppressors in Constantinople. We will sign a non-agression pact.

Upon review, yes, das did order an attack into Lithuania. Das, next time please try and sum up your orders all in your pm.

3 infantry and 2 artillery regiments attacked the Russian garrison in Riga of 4 infantry and one trench. The artillery bombardment was unsuccessful, and the attack failed. However, the German soldiers did manage to inflict equal casualties upon the Russian garisson before they were killed.

Therefore, Germany gains no land.

Austria gets an extra 10g to spend for Galicia, Russia loses 10g for Galicia.

All countries must get their bus and orders in to me asap.

OOC: Toasty, what is my total gold? 242.2 gold? /OOC

Same as it was last time, +10g.

OOC: Ok, then I was right. /OOC

To: Greece
From: Austro-Hungary
Yes. We would be honored if the fine nation of Greece were to offer us help.

[OOC] Is Germany at war with France aswell?

[OOC]
I'll be on holiday for the next two weeks, so Toasty my current orders are to stay the same.
I'll update everything upon my return.
Thanks

to:romania
from:russia
what do you say about joining the alliance between russia,france and great britain?

Update:
I'm retiring from my post as the leader of Romania but will still be managing the game. Bill_in_PDX, one of the first (but now retired ;)) NESers will be taking over. He'll provide you with the details.
Also, good job on orders everyone, but I'm still waiting for Jason and das. Believe me, this turn should prove VERY interesting, and I want to get on with it ASAP. So PM me!

das, Jason, I need your orders NOW. Unless I've recieved them by tonight I will either move for you or REMOVE YOU FROM THE GAME.

A coup in Romania...

With the world erupting in conflict around her, the Romanian people began to feel uneasy. Countries on all sides of her were looking for allies...or territory. Clearly dangerous times called for bold leadership.

King Opus I had abdicated his throne in favor of a republic only years earlier, and had thought he would spend the rest of his days enjoying retirement in Wallacha, but he was needed in Bucharest, and sooner, rather than later.

Using an obscure codicil in the original abdication agreement, Opus returned to power in a bloodless coup, with the full support of the armed forces....

Opus laughed to himself thinking of the armed forces currently deployed. It was easy enough to get General Sturdza to support his moves when he let him know just how much the Romanian GNP would be made available to the commander.

Oh, he would build the army, but only for defensive purposes. Romania had neighbors with blood on their minds, and Opus intended to keep the blood outside of the homeland.

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To: All Nations
Subj: ROMANIAN NEUTRALITY

Romania will remain neutral throughout any conflicts currently underway. We ask that all countries respect Romanian neutrality, as we will respect yours.

King Opus I

das, your PM box is full! You have 250g to spend.

Jason and das, if you don't have your moves in to me by tonight I will move for you (and you don't want that!)

i want austria hungary and how to download this game

aska it does not download read the NES concepts for newbies.

Bi planes during WW1 strafed infantry and droped hand held bombs. Also Germany sent zepplins with large bombs to bomb london so you could add those in.

can i join the game as switsland?
if yes tell me and every two or less days i'll send my orders.

Sorry Guys but i think this thread is offically dead. I will check with toasty but i am pretty sure it is long dead.

any latest stories?

Jesus, way to bump a dead thread!

Haha, good times. das, did we ever get orders in? lol.

How is this NES doing? I'm thinking of starting a ww1 NES or join one....

Gelion - this NES is being dead. ;) I would only welcome a WWI NES on a world map.