Iron and Blood - Game Thread

The Californian Commonwealth
-Build 21 Factory in California
-Spend 2 into stability


Tailless, does donated IC get 2 efficiency penalties (one for the sending party and 1 for the receiving) or just one?
 
Medina
Build a factory in Arabia, use the rest of my IC to invest in Syria.
 
The Autonomous Protectorate of The Most Glorious Socialist Duchy and Constituencies of Québec


Je me souviens
Que né sous le lys
Je croîs sous la rose.



Colour: Preferably a Turquoise would be nice, but if that is unavailable, maybe a greeny-blue or a bluey-green.
Capital: Québec
National Anthem: The River Driver's Lament
National Motto: Je me souviens

Population: 427,465 of which 28,339 live in the city of Québec and 52,672 live on Newfoundland According to the most recent Census.

Description:
Québec is a new, fledgling nation. But it's people are firmly routed in the traditions and culture that has grown there ever since its colonisation. The capital; Québec has quickly grown to become a large and prosperous city and the culture of music and architecture has shaped the city into the thriving metropolis it is now. The work of famous architects, such as Robert Findlay III, now liffs the streets of the glorious city topping the skyline with the trademark blue-tilled roofs that sit on all the green-bricked buildings. Parks and universities take up large amounts of space and the culture of the place is matched only by the Liberty shared by its citizens.

The economy of the nation is derived mostly from its natural resources of which their is an abundance, from River drivers to fur trappers the far reaching lands of Québec are constantly worked, sustainably and traditionally. However the economy is not private owned and the system is completely owned and run by the state, including much funding into the sciences and cultural pursuits.

The Québécois government dutiful funding of the Sciences has lead it to become a leading nation in astronomy. It has more Observatories than any other nation in the world and also has the highest proportions of Scientists to residents which gives it its infamous reputation for logic and reasoning.

Québec maintains a small profile on the world stage with its far Liberal and Leftist policies. It also tries to remain neutral and impartial in all conflicts and thus maintains little diplomatic interests other than fostering good relations and building lasting friendships.

The government is a Republic ruled with a Proportional representation electoral system requiring a 64% majority. The current proportions of political parties are as follows:
-The Left Party 68%
-The Free Peoples of Québec Party 22%
-The Center Party 3%
-The Conservative Party 2%
-The Military Party 1%
-The Canadian Unification Party 1%
-The Newfoundland Washing Woman Party 1%
-The Great Big Sea Party 1%
-The QNP (Quebec Nationalist Party) 1%

The Current cabinet is as follows:

Grand Duke: Frederic Penzance
Grand Secretariat and Minister of the City of Québec: Robert Findlay IV
Prime Minister: James Murray
Vice Prime Minister: Louis Lardon
Secretary of the Exchequer: Duvalier Le Bois
Foreign Minister: Francois Bacon (Attending the Trail in Iceland)
Cultural Minister: Robert Krug
Québécois first Judge: Goreges Delemediu

There is a fast growing trade in Mango Jam and the nation is unsure of how to deal with this. Mangoes do not grow in Québec....

Je me souviens
Que né sous le lys
Je croîs sous la rose.
 

The Grand Kingdom of Xi'an now announces the construction of two brand new factories. These factories are in conjunction with our efforts to expand our coal mines, and industry as a whole.

And, as well, in order to secure our economic dominance, we lay claim* to Peking province, in order to gain a valuable port in which to export our superior goods to the rest of the world.


*we are not invading/colonizing the province yet, merely claiming it as ours for future expansion plans
 
Empire of Texas
EDIT2: Build 1 Factory, 2 ICs to improve stability.
 
There has allways been one question which has baffled astronamers everywhere for decades. Ever since Isac Newton and his Ideas about gravity and his famous laws swept across the world scientist have been able to predict the orbital paths of all the known planets orbiting the sun. All exept one.

Mercury is a small planet very close to the sun. It is quite a normal small body in all ways but one; its orbit.

The orbit of mercury does not conform to Newton's Laws and ther has been much discussion around the scientific comunities as to the fact that there may be another planet, named Vulcan (Nothing to do with the Science fiction siereis which would develop well over a century into the future. Vulcan (hypothetical planet)) that has its orbit in between Mercury and the sun.

However a young Québécois scientist, named Pierre Dansereau, has a differing theory and has suggested that Newton may in fact be wrong.
The Government have decided that this young scientist may be right, as no one yet has discovered the Hypothetical planet Vulcan. Thus the government have decided to invest all of their budget currently available to the science sector, part of which takes the place of a large sum of money to be given to the first to disprove Vulcan.

Québec invests all 4 points of IC into science.
 

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Color: Green.
Capital: Kabul, Afghanistan
Leader: President Mirwais Khan Hotak
Description: The people who live in our nation are called "Afghans". However, the kingdom is made up of several different tribes. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (shorthand: Afghanistan) is a small, relatively poor nation. Its people are known for fiercely defending what they consider theirs. The government of Afghanistan is a Constitutional Monarchy.

Introduction: For centuries, the region called Afghanistan was the target of nearly every invader that stopped by in the general varea. The people of Afghanistan were divided along tribal lines and only united to fend of foreign invasion. After the foreigners were dealt with, disunity sunk in and the cycle repeated itself. A brutal invasion is 1779 lead to the people uniting against the common enemy like always. The war lasted ten years before the invader from across the seas was repelled. This hard a drastic effect on the tribes that lost tens of thousands of people in the war. The tribes united to form a government in which all their views would be represented. To promote this unity, a ceremonial "King" was put into power. A king came from one tribe (the first tribe to get this honor was the Pashtun). He would carry out ceremonial duties until his death where the next king was selected from the next Tribe. The current King is from the Hazara tribe.

The assimiliation of the Iranians into the greater Afghan culture, and the people of Sind into Afghanistan, have been meet with success.

The Head of State is President Mirwais Khan Hotak.


Geography

Location: Southern Asia, east of Iraq, west of India, borders the Caspian Sea and Persia Gulf

Borders: Iran, Central Asia, Sind, Iraq, Sinkiang, India

Coastline: Arabian Sea, Caspian Sea

Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers ; subtropical along Caspian coast

Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest. In the Iranian territories, rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts

Natural Resources: coal, copper, sulfur, lead, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, petroleum, natural gas, copper, manganese, zinc

Natural Hazards: damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts. In the Iranian regionperiodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes

Geography Note: the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor). strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz,



People

Population: 81,018,931

Population Growth: Currently 1%

Major Cities: Kabul, Tehran, Karachi, Mashhad, Esfahan, Karaj, Tabriz

Nationality:

noun: Afghan(s)
adjective: Afghan

Ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Persian, Azeri, other

Religions: Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, other

Official Language: Afghan Persian or Dari



Government

Country Name:

conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
conventional short form: Afghanistan
local long form: Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Afghanestan
local short form: Afghanestan

Government type:Constitutional Monarchy/Islamic Republic

Capital: Kabul

Administrative divisions: 65 provinces (welayat, singular - welayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul, Alborz, Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi (West Azerbaijan), Azarbayjan-e Sharqi (East Azerbaijan), Bushehr, Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Jonubi (South Khorasan), Khorasan-e Razavi (Razavi Khorasan), Khorasan-e Shomali (North Khorasan), Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Bowyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan

National holiday: Founder's Day, 19 August (1791)

Constitution: constitution drafted 14 December 1790, signed 16 January 1791; ratified 26 January 1791

Legal System: Based on civil law

Suffrage: 17 years of age; landowning Muslim males.



Economy

Economy - overview: Since the Long War of 1779-1789, Afghanistan has taken great strides in revolutionizing its economy for effectiveness. With the recent aquistion of a port on the strategic Persian Gulf, Afghanistan is able to export and import goods more effectively. Afghanistan's economy is growing rapidly as the population and industry booms.

Export Partners: United Kingdom, Sind, Iran, Central Asia, Sinkiang, Siam, Canada, Russia, Germany, Peru, Ethiopia, SRO, Caliphte, Bosnia, India

Currency: Afghani

Military

Military branches: Afghan Armed Forces

Military service age and obligation:17 years of age; voluntary army with an option of conscription during emergencies.

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international: None at the moment.


National Goals: Remain independent (not become a puppet state/vassal). Expand into India, Iran, and the Caucasus.
 

Agahanistan

Build a factory. Use the other 2 IP to invest into Iran.


President Mirwais Khan Hotak looked over the budget proposed by the House. Times were a changing all right. Half of the budget is going to industrialization efforts while the other half is being used to fund settlers, bribe leaders, and overall take control of Iran. As far as he could see, there was no education spending. Then again, there was no military spending either. Factories take two or three years to break even which means the budget is going to be strained for the next five years.

"Karzai!" Hotak barked. Vice President Karzai looked up from he newspaper he was reading, yawned, and asked, "What is it, Your Excellency?"

"Ask your guys in the House if it's possible to expand the mission of the Expansion Article of the budget."

"Your Excellency, I don't think we'll be able to hit two birds with one stone with our strained budget if you want to get both Iran and Punjab." Hotak shook his head, "What do you have in mind?"

"Our factories need workers. We need scientists. We need a lot of people is what I'm saying. Iran may have a lot of people but we need people in the cities. If we can attract farmers and laborers, Kabul can expand."

"I will see what I can do, Your Excellency." He turned and left the Presidential Office.
 
Robert Findlay sat in his spacious office in the Peoples Parliament of Québec building. The room was well lit and quite high up and from the window on the other side of the room he could see out over the blue rooftops of the city. He had always enjoyed sitting there, watching the buildings and the birds, back when times had been younger, when pursuits innocent and his nation free. But these were not those times as was evident as he looked down at the newspaper in front of him.


Le Québécois
“Guilty” says Swaziland

The title, of course, referred to the trail taking place in Iceland, a trail that, to Québec, would prove crucial. Yet, at the same time it meant nothing about the outcome of the trail. For it was all part of Robert’s plan; his plan to finally rid the nation of its old sexist views and make liberalism even more widespread. However there were sacrifices in his plan; Notably Simon de Dijon. But that would not be too great a sacrifice; he was a willing victim, ready to be made a martyr in the Québécois name.

However the true instrument for equality was not a man, but a woman. Her name was Helen Ashton.

It should have been that simple, he should have been able to leave it there, to let events unfold. Everything was in its place, it waited only for the trial to conclude, but Robert had one great, secret reservation about his plan. He could not bring himself to let Miss Ashton be a victim, a tool, a puppet. There were rumours; rumours about Him and her. Most of them were true.

At that moment while Robert sat in pondering thought there was a quick knock at the door. It had a brisk, sharp quality; a knock he recognised. It was the knock of Sir James Murray; the prime minister.

“Come in.” Robert said in his broad Scottish accent.

The doors opened and in stepped the man, adorned in a blue suit with green piping (a traditional political dress of Québec) he had a lean, hairless, face with a pair of round spectacles perched on his nose. He looked incredibly agitated. “Sir Findlay. It is good I could find you.” The man spoke nervously in his melodic Canadian voice.

“Why, what’s happened now?”

“There was an attempt on another ambassador’s life.”

“Maudit!” Robert swore. This was going to get complicated quickly, and he had been having such a nice day.



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At 4:24 PM 9th June, there was an attempted murder of the 2nd Icelandic delegate in Québec. The would-be Murderer attempted to stab the ambassador while she was walking in the back-streets of Québec. Although it was revealed that the assault was just meant to be an innocent mugging Québec is worried whether it will have disastrous consequences on the trial in Iceland.
 
The Empire of Texas (Or just Texas)
Flag:


Territory: Texas, located at the northwest shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and northeast of Mexico.

History: In 1819, revolts from the collapsing Mexico occured and overthrew the Mexican governor at Texas, and on Febuary 12, 1820 the territory formed a constitution and declared itself independent as the Republic of Texas. However, in 1821 a man named Antonio Lopez removed the original constitution and drafted a new one, which gave him dictatorial powers, and the republic dissolved. Unfortunately, in July 1823 several people revolted against his rule in the 5 Months' War, which however ended in a loss for the 'republicans'. After the victory, a remodeled constitution was ratified January 3, 1824, and the Empire of Texas as we know it was formed.

Description: A totalitarian dictatorship ruled by King Antonio Lopez. Despite the power of the authorities, the people still have a decent amount of freedoms thanks to the 3rd constitution. Texans used to be a peace-loving people, but since the 5 Months' War the populace is a more blood thirsty people. However, due to the weak armies of the empire most Texans prefer the economic route to power.

Geography

Climate: Arid in the west but more wet in the east, warm winters and hot summers.

Terrain: Mountainous in the west, but swampy near the Gulf of Mexico. Also has several large rivers.

Natural resources: Coal, Silver, Gold, Sulfur, Salt, Lumber, and Gypsum.

People

Population: Approximately 27 million people according to the 1845 Census (A census is done every 5 years)

Capital: Austin

Religions: Mostly Christian, specifically Protestant. There are also Catholics, Muslims, and even Jews.

Government

Government Type: Dictatorship

Administrative Regions: 10 Provinces

National Holidays:
Independence Day: Febuary 12 (1820)

Imperial Day: May 29 (1821) Marking the ratification of the 2nd Constitution. 'Republicans' who support a republic do not celebrate this holiday.

Constitutions:

1st Constitution: ratified Febuary 12, 1820

2nd Constitution: ratified May 29, 1821

3rd Constitution: ratified Febuary 3, 1824

Suffrage: 21 year old males.

Economy

Currency: Texan dollar

(Likely) Trading Partners: California, CSA, Librulstan

Military

Name: Texan Army

Military Service Age: 18 years old.

Other Stuff

Member of the United States of Ameriosia

National Goals: Gain 20 Factories in Texas, Control the Western US and Central America (Basically New Spain)
 
Does the money put into Economic Dominance only apply 1 turn?

Like if I threw all my cash at Indochina this turn and next turn, would I get a 20% chance of defection this turn and a 40% chance next turn?
 
Just posting this here:


AUSTRALIA



Color: Orange

Full Name: Pacific Republic of Australia

Capital: Brisbane, Australia (yes, I know that it is not the real capital, but it is my favorite of all the cities I have been to in Australia)

Description (aka Alternate History): In 1796, the British colonies in Australia, seeing the newly formed US as an example, decided that enough was enough and declared independance. In 1799, Britain signed a treaty officially recognizing the new country.

There are 14 states in Australia as of the 1848 elections: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Perth, Adelaide, Tasmania, Outback, Java, Sumatra, Brunei, Banda, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and New Zealand.

It is ruled by the President, the Senate people, and the Supreme Court.

Independance Day: October 15, 1799

Constitution Day: Christmas Eve 1799

Election Day: First Thursday in July

Military: Voluntary, but Australian citizens get benefits from being in the armed forces.

National Animal: Kangaroo

National Sport: American Football (yes, American football) :p

Religion: Free religion

Economy: Free market

Currency: Australian dollar

National Food: Outback Steakhouse :p

Trading Partners:

The UNA
Siorese/Congo
Swaziland
Bosnia

Other:

The discovery of gold in the Outback recently has caused a wave of immigration, especially from Africa and India.

Goals:

Be the richest and most advanced nation.

Dominate India, Oceania, and SE Asia.

Member of the UNA

Current List of Presidents:

1. John Rudd (Republican) (1800-1808)
2. Adam Crist (Republican) (1808-1812)
3. William Hobart (Freedom) (1812-1820)
4. James Morris (Freedom) (1820-1828)
5. Harry Ritter (Neo-Republican) (1828-1832)
6. Roger Macdonald (Freedom) (1832-1836)
7. John Carter (Liberal Democratic) (1836-1844)
8. Ryan Kelly (Liberal Democratic) (1844-1852)
9. Jack Hurley (Liberal Democratic) (1852-1856)
10. (Liberal Democratic) (1856-1860)
11. (New Freedom) (1860-1868)
12. Garrett Gordon (New Freedom) (1868-1872)
13. Jared Leto (Australian National) (1872-current)
 
The Socialist Republic of Odin




Color: Preferably Dark Red, but if that is not available, then Navy.
Capital: Scandinavia

Description: The Socialist Republic of Odin (commonly abbreviated as the SRO) began as the Kingdom of Odin with the unification of all Scandinavian nations and Denmark. Founded upon the principles of monarchy, and with what is now referred to as Norse Mythology as the state religion, the Kingdom of Odin was a highly militaristic zealot. Over the years, the monarchy was overthrown, and a new democratic republic was set up in its stead. While it now has no state religion, the Republic of Odin retained Odin's name in the nation's name in order to keep a link to the past.

Now the SRO is essentially on the way to becoming a welfare state, as it becomes more and more socialist in its nature (and again renamed itself, this time to the Socialist Republic of Odin, its current name). The people enjoy complete freedom of religion, but freedoms in other areas -- such as suffrage, freedom of speech, and the press -- is limited for the time being.

The SRO has never had a very strong military, especially in the army branch, but the navy's strength is moderate. The economy is also currently fluctuating as the nation is still undergoing socialist reforms. Science is a major priority of the SRO, and diplomacy is always much preferred to militaristic conflict.

National Goals

  • Establish a presence on mainland Europe
  • Become an economic powerhouse
  • Develop a moderately strong navy
  • Make significant scientific advances
 
SRO

Build 1 factory
Invest 2 IC into Livonia


(Also, why does Scandinavia have a ton of little dots now?)
 
His name was Frederic Penzance and whatever they said to him, he would always be top. He was the most powerful man in the world.

Well, actually he wasn’t that powerful, he played a relatively large role in a Government controlled by another nation. Really he didn’t have that much power at all. But that wasn’t the way he saw it. To him, at least, he was still king of the world. Scientists, artists, musicians, women, politicians, and labourers all followed him, they all looked to him, and boy, did he enjoy the limelight. And now he felt as if all that power had just come flooding back to him, Québec was being looked on by the whole world. His nation would have to make choices that could affect the whole alliance system in the north. He held power once again. He held power over Europe, Canada even as far as Asia; they all looked to what he would say now.

He stepped out onto the balcony of the building overlooking the crowd-filled square below. “Québécois people,” he began “Yesterday we were an unimportant nation, shoved off the world stage by mighty alliances and proud rulers. Today however, we enter a new day, a day in which we will be forced to decide the fates of many. As a nation we are in the unique position of being a member of both The United Nations of Amerosia and The North Atlantic Tourist Organization. We also hold great sway in the United Parliament of Canada. But tension is rising in the world, the peace will not last, and when it ends I want us to still be standing amidst our culture and tradition. I want our nation to be proud whatever may befall us. Many say we are a beaten nation, some even call us vassals of Canada, but I tell you; we are as proud as ever, and we will continue to be proud as long as our flag flies above are head and our fires still burn in our hearts. We are Québec and we will always be Québec whatever may befall us.

We stand side by side with the greatest nations in the world, and we stand tall. It is true that we are officially part of Canada, but look into your hearts noble men and women. Do you see the maple leaf or the Fleurdelisé? Whatever you may say, I see the Fleurdelisé, flying proudly like it always has and always will.

The times we enter will be dangerous, and there is the distinct possibility that you will die. But in these times of Iron, blood, science and faith can we fail? We shall not fail! And I will see that each and every man woman and child here gets exactly what they deserve, and that we will live on as the greatest of all the Republics of this earth. We are strong and united, we are socialists under the one blue banner. We will never give up, never surrender and never, ever allow the spirit of the Québécois die.

We are Québécois! Et je me souviens!”

The crowd echoed the beloved motto and Frederic smiled down at them, this is what it was like, this was power. He would do his part, and Québec would live on. He stepped down from the balcony and in through the shutters into the far less dazzling light of the well furnished room. He smiled looking round at he other cabinet members sadly noticing the empty spaces where his foreign minister and Law ministers should have been. He walked out of the door briskly passing a sour facer Robert Findlay.

Robert had enjoyed the speech, it was evident that Penzance had not lost his flair for words but still Robert felt gloomy because he knew that for all those powerful words, Québec was no power, and it would never be again.

The days of the Québécois had passed.
 
Spain would like to construct 1 navy and put the rest IP into the research.
 
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