Balance of Power XVIII is a turn-based, text-based simulation of the world starting on April 12, 1945 (the day FDR died.) Players join as countries, parties, cabinet members, army officers, guerrillas, individuals, or most any other position they can think of.
Each turn represents a month gone by in-game. The game itself can last indefinitely, so long as players want it to continue and the world isn't destroyed by nuclear warfare. Each turn lasts for at least six days IRL, with the next turn normally posted on the seventh. However, a turn can be delayed up to four additional days if either the leaders of the United States or the Soviet Union requests it. All turn ETAs are located in the turn threads.
Every turn is accompanied by a turn thread created by the Game Master (aka GM, person in charge of the game, in this case Ismail) containing the world map and official in-game news. This thread can also receive replies from the GM providing additional news that develops within the month (such as a declaration of war or the assassination of a head of government.)
