Ravaged World- Part 1 (Map Game)





Scenario
Welcome to Ravaged World! This an alternate history map game where the Axis Powers just won World War 2, leading to a stand off and emergent cold war.

The date is July 1, 1948. The Nazi Party of Germany is gaining popularity and power across Europe; while the old colonial empires struggle about the running their colonies as local nationalists protest in Java, Sumatra, British India and the Philippines, while the embattled USSR still fights on doggedly in the Ukraine and Belarus.

World War 2, the biggest conflict in military history has just occurred, and the Axis powers have won after a chain of events started in late 1942. Hitler realised The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a winnable battle after a few days and told the Axis forces to pull back to a safer position a few miles away, thus preventing the costly siege. The Germans also detonated the first A-bomb on the Red Army at Kursk in 1944 (2 more 15kt nukes are still in storage). This in turn freed up German the troops that helped defeat the D-Day landings of 1944.

Japan would later release fleas with Bubonic Plague in them to destroy the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945 and to stall the Australian liberation of Borneo in 1945. The USSR, Japan and the USA had a couple of small toxic flea farms stashed away in case thing got tough on the battlefield again.

Second Battle of El Alamein of 23 October – 4 November 1942 was not fought in this world since Egypt had joined the Axis in exchange for German and Italian economic help during the May of 1940. It was inevitable that Egypt would still see some major battles in the war. The British fought their expulsion for 6 months fiercely and retreated to both the Sinai Peninsular and Mandatory Palestine. Montie's May 6- 8 1942 battle against Rommel in Port Said won back the Suez Canal Zone, which the British filled up with well armed troops (as of game start, it has 100,000 British, 5,000 British Indians, 1,000 Australians, 1,000 S. Africans and 500 Ghurkas gurading it).

None the less, the USA's Operation Torch of 1942 had easily liberated South Morocco, who went neutral, and North Algeria, who joined the Allies. The battle of Leyte went as in real life. The Battle of Tarawa was fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943 and ended in an American victory, as in real life. General Douglas MacArthur, President Osmeña, and staff land at Palo, Leyte on 20 October 1944. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were also nuked, but Japan absorbed the losses due to its large empire bringing help.

The Local ethnic French colonial racism became prevalent throughout the colony of Camarune (Camaroon) rather quickly, in fact noticeably more so than in reality. Anti-French sentiment soon followed and would be strengthened in the late 1940s. The natives rebelled in early December 1945 and effectively kicked the Vichy French out of the nation, with Allied help in late December 1946. Camarune the joined the Allies. Both British and Vichy French forces fought it out with great valor. German and British forces also used chlorine gas on each other in several places. Both states have modest amounts of mustard and chlorine gas, while Spain and both halves of Italy have lots.

Argentina, Paraguay and Spain then joined the Axis in early 1945. Portugal joined the Allies in the January of 1946. Venezuela, Peru and Uruguay got cold feet in January 1947 and went back to being neutrals.

Once the armistice was made law in the May of 1947 Hitler was pronounced emperor of occupied Europe, which was officially sacrificed a year later, so Fascism rules in most European governments.



Harry S. Truman, Gen. de Gaul, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Chang Kai-Shek, Óscar Carmona and Ben Chifley all refused to singe up to it (nations marked with a "*" symbol). The USA had already built 2 10kt, 2 15kt and 2 20kt atomic bombs by 1947 and was seriously concerned they might need to use them very soon indeed. Japan and S. Africa were conducting a few primary laboratory tests; the British were also near to detonating a 10kt Anglo-Canadian test bomb by January 1949, and as for the USSR's 2 10kt bombs in their covert Siberian banker...

Today America is also a rising power which is growing fast, but the USSR, Japan and Germany are catching up fast. Some new industry has also up grown in the colonies and rural backwaters parts of the combatant nations (ie- Ontario in Canada, Tallinn, Bishkek, Phoenix in Arizona, and Bombay (Mumbai) in India for a mod decreed start).


 * Armed forces, tech and manpower are for the most part the same as in reality, but the Germans, Italians, Romanians and Japanese are about 10% more, while the Americans, British and Soviets about 10% less than in real life, due to the nuking of Kursk, the plague fleas and the crushing of D-Day. Camarune (Cameroon) and South Morocco are still backward and only have a few hundred troops. Some new industry has also up grown in the colonies (Ontario in Canada, Tallinn Estonia, Bishkek in the USSR, Tiranë and Bombay (Mumbai) in India) and rural backwaters parts of the combatant nations.

The world is now at the hands of dictators, rebels and emperors. The armistice may not hold for long. Will you free the world or rule it with an iron grip?

Rules
The game starts at 23.00 UTC today.Christina Pill (talk) 21:47, December 16, 2015 (UTC)


 * Mod word is law until proven otherwise
 * Have fun
 * Be plausible and logical
 * Keep things sane tech wise, no clones or stuff like that
 * Players who are inactive for more than 10 turns without informing a mod are removed.
 * Alliances will be monitored closely. If an alliance is regarded as excessive, meta, ASB, etc, it will be retconed.
 * Nation pages are nice too have, but not required.
 * Listen to mods
 * Stay within under 5 years ahead of time with technology
 * Every turn is a third of a year
 * 1 Turn a day
 * Don't be rude
 * Only map maker can edit the map
 * Every country will be a different colour on the map
 * Mods can't answer their own requests to non-player nations
 * Mods can be removed by a head mod approval and vote
 * If a nation rejects union, you must wait 5 years before asking again
 * Technological advances must be plausible (which means no robots fighting clones)
 * No sockpuppeting.
 * No fantasy (wizard and unicorns are not wanted here)
 * The map must be updated at least every 5 turns.
 * Game is archived every 15 years.
 * A new image file is created for every new map, which is created every two years.
 * After a nation has been inactive for five years (15 turns), the user will be removed from the game.
 * You may create proxies and use them in turns.
 * Turns are by thirds of years. 1 turn = 4 months in game time.
 * Turns occur at 00.00 UTC daily.

Client State Rules

 * You can not make stupid client states. This means that if you are France, you can not make a puny client city state out of Lyon solely to help you in an algorithm.
 * No carving client states from your main nation, unless it is a location of great dispute (ex: Catalonia from Spain is OK).
 * Main nations can declare war on a nation that borders a client state to help defend the client state.


 * You may vassalise nations that are smaller than you if you have not gone to war with them in the last 10 years. You can only influence nations that are smaller than you in economy, military industry, population, etc. When influencing a state, write (Turn 1 of X) and an mod may decide how long it takes to influence a nation to your side, due to any local nationalist rebellions or protests. Nations under your influence may be partially controlled by your nation, and at some point even annexed. You must wait 5 years after vassalisation to annex any vassal!

Organization Rules

 * Any nation can create a terrorist organization, as long as they can find a political cause for its formation. All states who are less than a primary power can not use terrorism to destroy heads of government or state, or to blow up seats of government.
 * The primary powers are Germany, Japan, Great Britain, the USSR, Canada, the USA and Italy.
 * Radicalised domestic organizations are not allowed points in the algorithms (i.e.- The USA can not use the KKK to help when invading Canada).
 * Overseas resistance\paramilitary movements do add 1 point to their allies in algorithms (i.e, Milorg can help the Allies free Norway and the IRA can help Ireland annex N. Ireland).

Moderators
If you want a moderator position, leave a message on my talk page.
 * Head Mod and Mapmaker: Revolution 9(talk):
 * Mapmaker:Christina Pill (talk) 16:42, December 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * Algorithm Mod:Christina Pill (talk) 16:42, December 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * Mod:Christina Pill (talk) 16:42, December 13, 2015 (UTC)
 * Mod: Jeffrey Arenburg
 * Mod: Laptop Zombie

Players
Alphabetically;
 * Bandon23 as Sweden
 * Christina Pill as Venezuela
 * Erizium as Nazi Germany
 * Firesofdoom as Japan
 * Jeffrey Arenburg as Australia
 * Laptop Zombie as Italy
 * NathanialPrice as United Kingdom
 * Spartian300 as USA
 * 92.21.180.180 as the Vatican City
 * Liechtenstein 2.97.117.189 15:51, December 20, 2015 (UTC)
 * San Marino 89.241.84.244 18:48, December 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * South MoroccoKristylouieslowe (talk) 02:43, December 30, 2015 (UTC)
 * PortugalLois Denise Cannon 1 (talk) 04:53, December 30, 2015 (UTC)
 * S. Africa= Kristy Alison Birsty (talk) 11:37, December 31, 2015 (UTC)

Game map
Game map.

Axis

 * 1) Geater Nazi Germany Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 2) Serbian Government of National Salvation Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 3) Cyrnieca (eastern Libya) Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 4) Occupied North France Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 5) RK  Flanders Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 6) RK Norway Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 7) Independent State of Croatia Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 8) Chechen-Ingush Resistance Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 9) Cossak Resistance of the Kuban Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 10) SS Galtzen Sate of Galicia and West Ukraine Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 11) Chetnik militias Erizium (talk) 13:19, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 12) Fascist Italy (Italian Social Republic) Regards, Laptop Zombie
 * 13) Italian East Africa
 * 14) Albanian Kingdom
 * 15) Principality of Montenegro
 * 16) Greco-Ahroman Republic of Pindus
 * 17) Tripolitainia (western Libya)
 * 18) Dodeades (Greek Agean Sea) Islands
 * 19) Empire of Japan There is a god...  And his name is FIRES
 * 20) Kingdom of Kampuchea There is a god...  And his name is FIRES
 * 21) Kingdom of Laos There is a god...  And his name is FIRES
 * 22) Mengjiang There is a god...  And his name is FIRES
 * 23) Manchukuo (Manchuria) There is a god...  And his name is FIRES
 * 24) Second Philippine Republic There is a god...  <font color="Purple">And his name is <font color="Red">FIRES
 * 25) Empire of Vietnam <font color="Purple">There is a god...  <font color="Purple">And his name is <font color="Red">FIRES
 * 26) The Reorganized National Government of China <font color="Purple">There is a god...  <font color="Purple">And his name is <font color="Red">FIRES
 * 27) Azad Hind <font color="Purple">There is a god...  <font color="Purple">And his name is <font color="Red">FIRES
 * 28) State of Burma <font color="Purple">There is a god...  <font color="Purple">And his name is <font color="Red">FIRES
 * 29) Indonisian Asiatic National Government <font color="Purple">There is a god...  <font color="Purple">And his name is <font color="Red">FIRES

4 Other Axis States
 * 1) Spain
 * 2) Spanish North Morocco
 * 3) Argentina
 * 4) San Marino 89.241.84.244 18:48, December 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * 5) Iraq
 * 6) Paraguay
 * 7) Romania
 * 8) Hungary
 * 9) Bulgaria
 * 10) Free Fascist Republic of Macedonia
 * 11) Thailand
 * 12) Finland
 * 13) The British Union Fascists

5 Vichy France
 * 1) Vichy France
 * 2) Syria
 * 3) South Algeria
 * 4) Tunisia
 * 5) French West Africa
 * 6) French Guiana
 * 7) Togoland

Pro-democracy Allies
1.British-French-Portuges pact
 * 1) Portugal*Lois Denise Cannon 1 (talk) 04:53, December 30, 2015 (UTC)
 * 2) Ethiopia
 * 3) Canada
 * 4) Australia* : Jeffrey Arenburg (talk)
 * 5) Free Dutch East Indies : Jeffrey Arenburg (talk)
 * 6) Free Papua New Guinea : Jeffrey Arenburg (talk
 * 7) South Soloman Islands : Jeffrey Arenburg (talk
 * 8) East Timor : Jeffrey Arenburg (talk
 * 9) Narau* : Jeffrey Arenburg (talk
 * 10) New Zealand
 * 11) Tokelau
 * 12) Neilu
 * 13) Cook Islands
 * 14) South Africa11:37, December 31, 2015 (UTC)
 * 15) Namibia11:37, December 31, 2015 (UTC)
 * 16) Lebanon
 * 17) Persia
 * 18) United Kingdom of Great Britain- NathanialPrice
 * 19) British India - NathanialPrice
 * 20) Nepal - NathanialPrice
 * 21) Bhutan - NathanialPrice
 * 22) Sikkim - NathanialPrice
 * 23) Ceylon - NathanialPrice
 * 24) Cyprus - NathanialPrice
 * 25) Malta - NathanialPrice
 * 26) Fiji - NathanialPrice
 * 27) Newfoundland - NathanialPrice
 * 28) Rhodesia - NathanialPrice
 * 29) Faroe Islands - NathanialPrice
 * 30) Iceland - NathanialPrice
 * 31) Tonga - NathanialPrice
 * 32) Sardinia - NathanialPrice
 * 33) Mandatory Egypt - NathanialPrice
 * 34) Mandatory Palestine - NathanialPrice
 * 35) Kingdom of Transjordan - NathanialPrice
 * 36) Milorg (Norwegen resistance) - NathanialPrice
 * 37) EDES (liberal/right wing Greek resistance)- NathanialPrice
 * 38) Polish Underground Government (Polish resistance movement) - NathanialPrice
 * 39) Crete resistance - NathanialPrice
 * 40) Rhodes - NathanialPrice
 * 41) Afghanistan- NathanialPrice
 * 42) Malaya\Brunei\Singapore Resistance - NathanialPrice
 * 43) Kingdom of Punjab - NathanialPrice
 * 44) Kingdom of Bihar - NathanialPrice
 * 45) Vanuatu - NathanialPrice
 * 46) French Polynesia*- NathanialPrice
 * 47) Marquesas Islands - NathanialPrice
 * 48) New Caledonia - NathanialPrice
 * 49) Suriname - NathanialPrice
 * 50) Dutch Antillies - NathanialPrice
 * 51) Cyprus - NathanialPrice
 * 52) Sudan - NathanialPrice
 * 53) Pitcain Island - NathanialPrice
 * 54) Bermuda- NathanialPrice
 * 55) Falkland Islands - NathanialPrice
 * 56) San Cristobal - NathanialPrice
 * 57) Quatar
 * 58) Kuwait
 * 59) The Trucail States (the UAE)
 * 60) Bahrain
 * 61) Oman
 * 62) YVE (far-right wing Greek resistance)
 * 63) Free France*
 * 64) Corsica
 * 65) French Equatorial Africa*
 * 66) Madagascar
 * 67) Maquis (Southern French Resistance Movement)
 * 68) Mouvement National Royaliste (Monarchist Belgian Resistance)
 * 69) Leigion Belge (Far-Right Belgian Resistance Movement)
 * 70) Unio'n vun de Fraiheetsorganisatiounen (Luxembourger Resistance)

2. Other Allied powers
 * 1) Camaroon (Camarune)
 * 2) Ecuador
 * 3) Brazil
 * 4) Chile
 * 5) Saudi Arabia
 * 6) KMT China*
 * 7) Colombia
 * 8) Turkey
 * 9) Bolivia
 * 10) Việt Minh

United States of America

 * 1) United States* - Spartian300
 * 2) Cuba - Spartian300
 * 3) The Official Government of the Philippines - Spartian300
 * 4) Greenland - Spartian300
 * 5) Panama Canal Zone* - Spartian300
 * 6) North Algeria - Spartian300
 * 7) Southern Italy (includes the islands of Sicily as well as the south of the Italian peninsula itself) - Spartian300
 * 8) Northern Solomon Islands - Spartian300
 * 9) Guam* - Spartan300
 * 10) Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Spartian300
 * 11) British Western Pacific Territories - Spartian300
 * 12) British Gilbert and Ellice Islands - Spartian300
 * 13) Belize - Spartian300
 * 14) The Bahamas - Spartian300
 * 15) Panama
 * 16) Costa Rica
 * 17) Dominican Republic
 * 18) El Salvador
 * 19) Guatemala
 * 20) Haiti
 * 21) Honduras
 * 22) Nicaragua
 * 23) Liberia
 * 24) Mexico

United Soviet Socialist Republics

 * 1) Soviet Union* Revolution 9
 * 2) Tannu Tuva
 * 3) Mongolia
 * 4) Communist Party of the Netherlands
 * 5) Socialist Front de l'Indépendance (Socialist Paris resistance movement)
 * 6) Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army
 * 7) Polish SSR
 * 8) Slovak SSR
 * 9) ELAS (Greek resistance movement)
 * 10) Yugoslavian Partisans
 * 11) Slovenian Partisans
 * 12) Macedonian Partisans
 * 13) Partisans Armés of France
 * 14) Affiche Rouge French (Communist Paris resistance movement)
 * 15) Moist China*
 * 16) Albanian Partisans
 * 17) Italian Partisans
 * 18) Việt Cong
 * 19) Hukbalahap (Communist Philopino resistance movement)
 * 20) Burmese Red Flag Communists
 * 21) Burmese White Flag Communists

Neutrals

 * 1) Kingdom of Yemen
 * 2) Peru
 * 3) Venezuela Christina Pill (talk) 20:05, December 12, 2015 (UTC)
 * 4) Andorra
 * 5) Liechtenstein2.97.117.189 15:51, December 20, 2015 (UTC)
 * 6) Vatican City (Holy See)92.21.180.180 11:22, December 19, 2015 (UTC)
 * 7) Sweden Great showing. B23 (talk) 16:13, December 15, 2015 (UTC)
 * 8) Ireland
 * 9) Switzerland
 * 10) Kingdom of South MoroccoKristylouieslowe (talk) 02:43, December 30, 2015 (UTC)
 * 11) Uruguay
 * 12) Kurdistani Rebels
 * 13) Karen National Union (KNU).
 * 14) All India Home Rule League,
 * 15) Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
 * 16) All-India Muslim League
 * 17) Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia\Free Java State

Algorithm and wars
Armed forces and manpower are for the most part the same as in reality, but the Nazi Germans and Japanese are about 10% more, while the Americans, British and Soviets about 10% less than in real life, due to the nuking of Kursk, the plague fleas and the crushing of D-Day. Camarune (Camaroon) and South Morocco are still backward and only have a few hundred low grade troops.

Note that the 11 hugest nations and territories can't be defeated in 1 algo', instead you need 2 different consecutive Algo's to defeat 50% of the nation each time. The second algo can only start after the first ends in either a victory or a surrender. The huge nations are- the USA, the USSR, KMT China, French W. Africa, Mongolia, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, British India, Greenland and Australia.


 * War Algorithum (Ravaged World Map Game)

Also see
UK and Commonwealth OTL troop numbers in WW2

1948.1

 * Hitler is crowned as the new Germanic Emperor of Europe and as head of as a de facto new, Nazi style, Holy Roman Empire. Mussolini, Qusling and Tojo praise him lavishly and offer their loyalty to the new emperor. Argentina, S. Africa and Ecuador sit back and watch for future developments. Portugal and the USSR denounce the coronation.
 * Venezuela We sit back and watch for future developments. We let the USA know that oil trade will continue, but we otherwise keep to our selves.


 * Australia: de Havilland Australlia, an Australian air plane manufacturer which was established in 1920, started manufacturing DHA-3 Drover planes which will be used to transport supplies around the country. 'We would like to buy 10 Avro Lincoln bombers from United Kingdom. We have started a war against corruption in the state of Tasmania, Premier Robert Cosgrove is in custody.
 * United Kingdom: Thirty Avro Lincoln bombers can be traded to Australia for the island of San Cristobal in the Solomon Islands.
 * Australia: That deal is acceptable.


 * United Kingdom: Prime Minister Winston Churchill denounces the crowning of Adolf Hitler as the Germanic Emperor of Europe. He intends to keep up the hopes of the citizens, saying "Failure us not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts". Meanwhile, the joint British-Canadian Atomic Tests continue, leading to hopeful results; Britain is projected to have a workable nuclear weapon by 1950. The Royal Air Force is being expanded, including plans to develop English Electric Lighting and Gloster Javelin. Operation Backfire is expanded, testing V2 rockets in the hills of Scotland. Operation Ultra continues to break German codes and track German movements. London is being rebuilt after the V2 attacks.
 * British India: Uprisings in Malabar, The North-West Frontier, and Waziristan are crushed swiftly and violently by the Army of India. The Tata Iron and Steel Company ships steel to the United Kingdom to rebuild London after the V2 bombings.
 * Nepal: Operation Guthunk is drawn up by British and Nepalese Generals as a plan to invade Tibet. The plan should commence in 1949.
 * Bhutan: The British Army in Bhutan readies for the attack on Tibet.
 * Sikkim: The British Army in Sikkim readies for the attack on Tibet.
 * Ceylon: A Royal Air Force base is built on Ceylon, and another is built in the Maldives.
 * Malta: An offer is made to the USA to trade Malta, Belize, and the Bahamas for Sardinia and Corsica.
 * Fiji: The Fiji Infantry Regiment grows, as Indo-Fijians begin to enlist after the promise of 5 acres of land in India for every five years of sevice.
 * Newfoundland: Many American, British, and Canadian military bases continue to be operated in Newfoundland. The Dominion of Newfoundland is offered to become a Co-Protectorate of Canada, America, and Britain.
 * Rhodesia: Chrome is mined at a fast rate. Tobacco farms are pushed to the maximum; more land will be needed.
 * Faroe Islands: Operation Valentine continues, and Vagar Airport is upgraded to a RAF base.
 * Iceland: The joint occupation of Iceland by British and American forces is continued, as German U-boats continue to patrol the Atlantic.
 * Tonga: The Royal Navy builds many bases on the island.

1948.2
'''Germany has 20 Heinkel He 162 Volksjägers (German, "People's Fighter")]  built and shipped to Hungary. Germany test flys a new jet called the Hitler Jet. Germany starts to rebuild Berlin, Hanover and Hambourg. Soviet forces make some modest gains in border skermishes around Manchukuo, Estonia, Finland and Poland. Insurgent fighting continues across the former Yugoslavia and northern Italy, but is as yet inconclusive. The Soviets plan a big offensive for Manchuria in 1949.2. Japan slightly fortifies the city of Muckden and starts a 8 month plan to put some heavy fortifications around the town of Qiqihar.'''
 * Venezuela:We distance ourselves from Europe for the time being, but pledge loyalty to the USA. Venezuela starts inproving thire roads, railways, rubber plantations and oil wells.
 * Australia: A Federal Referendum will be held about taxes and prices. Premier Robert Cosgrove is found guilty of the crime of corruption. He will go to prison and his seat will be given to Margaret McIntyre, the first woman on the Tasmanian Parliament. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is signed in Nundle, New South Wales. We want to buy 10 Douglas DC-3 Airplanes from USA to use in passenger transport by Australian Airlines.
 * Sweden: Our military and economy is started to increase. We build more buildings and defensive fortifications, as the population grows in Stockholm. More troops join the military during their work as a soldiers.

1949.0
'''The 1949 Olympia (USA) earthquake occurred on April 13 at 12:55:44 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII (Severe). Mahatma Gandhi (Indian rebels) and Mr Jinna (Pakistani rebels) hold a mass pro-indipendence rally in Amritza. Azaid Hind cause a pro-independence riot in Madras. The Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia hold a pro-indipendence rally in Jakata. Japan wipes out the Jakata protesters swiftly.'''
 * Venezuela: Venezuela continues improving thire roads, railways, rubber plantaions and oil wells. 500 new troops are recruited.
 * United Kingdom: A trade is offered to the United States: Belize, Malta, and the Bahamas for Sardinia and Corsica.
 * Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim: The war against Tibet begins with the bombings of Lhasa, Rikaze, and Nagqu. Soldiers cross into Tibet using the pass near Tawang, the pass near Gangtok, and the pass near Lete.
 * Play is on hold for 48 hours, I have just come down with a stomach infection.Christina Pill (talk) 02:50, December 19, 2015 (UTC)


 * Italian Social Republic: The provinces of Italy are tasked with all matters of welfare, with a new constitutional reform. Having kicked out the former King of Italy, Mussolini promises the other Italian pretenders to the thrones of Italy that existed between 1815 and the Italian unification recognition as regional hereditary leaders (the pretenders to the throne of Tuscany, Modena, Two Sicilies and Parma are thus eligible). All of the territory of Italy east of the OTL Italy border, plus all of the OTL Free Territory of Trieste, is granted autonomy as the Autonomous Republic of Istria and Littoral, still subordinating to the Italian Social Republic. South Tyrol and Trentino iss also granted autonomy as the Autonomous Republic of Trentino and South Tyrol. Current financial focus is on the navy and on transportation links, with new railways planned.
 * Albania: As the throne of Italy had been abolished in 1943, the people of Albania are presented with two choices: the restoration of Zog I to power as a constitutional monarch of Albania, or the transformation of Albania into a Republic. (this is referendum, mod please decide) Some Albanian leaders, including Mehdi Frasheri, was approached to discuss the formation of a representative Albanian Parliament, roughly at the same time as the possible formation of the Italian Parliament (to be discussed at the PFR's congress in October). Mehdi also accepted the end of the title of Regent of Albania after the referendum.
 * Montenegro: The Italians wants to use one of the members of the House of Petrovic-Njegos as the new Prince of Montenegro, with a possible elevation to Grand Duke. Michael, Prince of Montenegro, son of Prince Mirko, is offered the throne, which would have to go through a referendum if he accepted. (mod please reply) Sekula Drljevic, who never died from assassination by Chetniks, and other leaders of the Greens movement, was approached to discuss the formation of a representative Montenegrin Parliament, roughly at the same time as the possible formation of the Italian Parliament (to be discussed at the PFR's congress in October).
 * PFR: The party undergoes a restructure. Mussolini is called the Party President. A group of 10 members forms the Party Council, elected by the Party's General Congress, but approved by the Party President. Two additional representatives represent Albania and Montenegro in the Party Council, but only held 1/2 votes. Branches of the party in Albania and Montenegro are also opened. The next Party Congress is scheduled for October, where discussions will focus on the legalisation of other political parties, the drafting of a new constitution and the creation of a Parliament and an independent Judiciary. Mussolini personally opposes these moves, but agreed to let the Party Congress to discuss and vote on the matter, and promises not to veto any decision made by the Congress.
 * Pindus: Italy invests money into transportation links between Pindus and Albania.
 * Italian D: Italy requests German approval for attack of territory held by Italian Partisans close to Swiss border. Plan is that this will happen circa 1952.280px-1949_Holden_48-215_sedan_01.jpg
 * Australia: Holden, an Australian automobile manufacturer which was established in 1908, started manufacturing Model 48-215. Holden 48-215 will have a price tag of £760. We started building HMAS Sydney, which will be the first Aircraft Carrier of Australia. The Nationality And Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the act established Australian Citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements. We would like to cancel our order of 10 Douglas DC-3s and would like to buy 10 Lockheed Model 18 planes instead.
 * The Vatican: The Pope calls for world peace, blesses the war dead and talks about a lasting world peace. He donates 1,000,000 Lira from the wealthy Paple Bank to help the rebuilding of both Mussolini's Fasict Italy and Croatia. 750,000 Lira is offered to Vichey France for the Palais des Papes (English: the Papal Palace) and it's imediate grounds in Avignon (mod).
 * Italian D: Italy would gladly accepts the money offered. We also offer to check the Pope's English spelling.
 * Nazi Germany: The territories of Alsace-Lorraine, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, and the Baltic States are annexed by the Reich as integral parts of Germania. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are re-organized as the Flanders Reichkommissariat. Norway is now the Reichkommissariat Norway, but receives little autonomy, albeit more than most of the 'liberated' lands. Germanian Ukraine and Russia, organized into Ukraine Reichkomissariat, continues with the expulsion of Slavs. Concentration camps are built in Cyreinica for the impure peoples, while the Auschwitz expands in size to accommodate more cleansings.  3 million men with winter equipment assemble on the border with the USSR, while technological advancements made in the military that could benefit the Germanic populace are shared to the public. The government slightly lets go of some authoritarian practices, but these changes remain unnoticable.
 * Italian D:Italy requests German approval for attack of territory held by Italian Partisans close to Swiss border. Plan is that this will happen circa 1952.

1949.1

 * 1) Early Turn change, I feel unwell and won' be up at 00.00UTC.


 * 1) The 1949 Khait (Hoit) earthquake occurred at 09:45 local time (03:53 UTC) on 10 July in the Gharm Oblast region of Tajikistan. It had a magnitude of 7.5 and triggered a series of landslides that together led to 7,200 deaths.
 * 2) The 1949 Ambato earthquake was the largest earthquake in the Western Hemisphere in more than five years. On August 5, 1949, it struck Ecuador's Tungurahua Province southeast of its capital Ambato and killed 5,050 people. Measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale it originated from a hypocentre 40 km (25 mi) beneath the surface.
 * 3) The 1949 Karliova earthquake occurred at 18:43 UTC on 17 August with an epicentre near Karliova in Bingöl Province, Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.7, a maximum felt intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale and caused 320 casualties.
 * 4) Nationalists riot and they attack some British people in Karachi, Peshawar, Old Delhi and Quetta. Many shops are burnt down in Kirachi.
 * 5) Montenegro votes: Prince Mirko wins the throne.
 * 6) Albania votes: King Zog I takes wins throne.
 * 7) Near bankrupt Vichy France agrees to sell the Pope's Palace in Avignon, but will not hand it over until 1950.2.
 * 8) War totals Nepal/Sikkim/Bhutan 28.0, Tibet 24.5 = Nepal has a a 53% victory and takes 3 Tibetan pixels.


 * Venezuela: Venezuela continues improving their roads, railways, farms, rubber plantations and oil wells.
 * Italian Social Republic: The central government in Salo is moved to Bologna, closer to the center of the country. The provinces (except for those already in the autonomous republics) are now organised into regions: Venetia, South Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise. The Aosta Valley is also granted autonomy as the Autonomous Republic of the Aosta Valley. Regions currently only have statistical powers - more details on the balance of power between the government, the regions and the provinces will be in the new constitution. Preparations for the October Congress continues. Mussolini changes his stance: he now supports the establishment of a multi-party parliament, as he considers himself "close to retirement age", but cannot find a suitable successor in the PFR. After finding a new monarch for both Montenegro and Albania, Mussolini proposes the Commonwealth of the Adriatic, lead by Italy, including Italy and its three "allies" on the other side of the Adriatic: Montenegro, Albania and Pindus. The public opinion seems to be in favour of changing the official long name to Republic of Italy.
 * Montenegro: Prince Mirko takes the throne as His Royal Highness the Sovereign Prince of Montenegro. Mirko voices support for the creation of a representative parliament. The PFR branch in Montenegro also supports the creation of the new parliament, and proposals for the creation of the Commonwealth of the Adriatic. So far, however, only two parties are legally operating in Montenegro: the Montenegrin Fascist Party (branch of PFR) and the Montenegrin Greens. More investments in roads and railways, especially connecting inland regions with the ports of Bar and Kotor (the Niksic-Cetinje-Kotor and Berane-Kolasin-Podgorica-Bar railways). Agreement is reached with Albania to build the Podgorica - Shkoder railway.
 * Albania: King Zog I regains the throne as His Majesty the King of Albania. The PFR branch in Albania supports the creation of the new parliament and the creation of the Commonwealth of the Adriatic. Albania requests more funding from Italy to improve infrastructure, and receives funding for several railway projects, including the Durres-Tirana railway and the Shkoder - Vore - Tirana railway. Agreement is reached with Montenegro to build the Podgorica - Shkoder railway.
 * Pontus: The railway and road system is synchronised to Albania's standard.
 * PFR: Most of the party now support the transition to a multi-party parliamentary system. The Duce position would be abolished after Mussolini's retirement and replaced by a ceremonial President. The Commonwealth of the Adriatic proposal is approved to be discussed at the upcoming October Congress.
 * Italian Aegean Islands: Plans are made to incorporate the IAI into Italy proper as an Autonomous Republic or Special Administrative Region. Public opinion is almost evenly split.
 * Lichtenstein- We call up 50 armed police recruits, pledge loyalty to the Swiss, improve our dairy farms, barricade our borders and maintain our neutrality. We ask Switzerland for a trade treaty deal.

1949.2

 * 1) Angry Tibet launches a retaliation attack on Sikkim, they only want 1px or 2px off Sikkim to get revenge on the British. They also start to start to fortify some southern villages, but this is only small scale and will take a year to make, and they recruit 100 troops, but they are ill equipped.
 * 2) War totals Sikkim 18.5, Tibet 14 = Sikkim has a a 57% victory so Tibet loses 5% of it's land to Skkim. Tibet sue for peace and calls a sease fire.
 * 3) KMT China fortifies its borders with Japan’s vessels in northern China over the next year.
 * 4) Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia stages a full blown uprising against Japanese rule in Padang, Jakata and Yogyakarta. U Nu starts a similar rebellion north of Rangoon.
 * 5) Indian nationalists loyal to Subhas Chandra Bose of Azad Hind hold an anti-British colonial rule riot in Dispur, Chittagong, Calcutta, Chennai and Quetta. Many shops are burnt town in Chittagong. Gandhi holds a peaceful rally in New Delhi and announces a civil disobedience act in which he promises that his people will not to pay tax to the British for 1 year. He requests further autonomy from Britain and more civil rights for Hindus. Muhammad Ali Jinnah dies of ill health and Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by a Hindu fanatic at public meting in Delhi.
 * 6) Vichy France builds a new frigate over the next 8 months in southern France.
 * 7) The Swiss-Lichtenstein trade deal occurs.


 * Venezuela: Venezuela continues improving their roads, railways, farms, rubber plantations and oil wells. Railway gauge standardization gets underway. We offer discounted oil sales, for 20 years, to the USA, Australia and/or Italy, in exchange for technical help and resources for expanding our railways and rubber plantations.
 * Italy: The PFR Congress finally approves the formation of a new parliament and the organisation of an election. The election is scheduled for March 1950. The IAI is officially incorporated into Italy proper as the Autonomous Republic of the Italian Aegean Islands. The Commonwealth of the Adriatic proposal is passed by the PFR Congress.
 * Montenegro: Prince Mirko and the Cabinet approves the formation of the Commonwealth of the Adriatic. Election is also scheduled for March.
 * Albania: King Zog I and the Cabinet approves the formation of the Commonwealth of the Adriatic. Election is also scheduled for March.
 * Pontus: The Cabinet approves the formation of the Commonwealth of the Adriatic. Election is also scheduled for March.
 * Sweden: We militarise our troops and start to plan developing some tanks. We continue to build some transport system materials like roads and railways, which in particular could expect more connection to our borders. We still don't have a trade agreement plan to anyone in the Europe, but our best chance to improve is the relations with other countries. We also plan a defensive construction for bunkers and fortresses for any threats that's going in our country, basically like war. Industrialization will start throughout next year.

1950

 * 1) This world's La Violencia (The Violence), the 1948–58 period of civil war in Colombia occurs after the assassination of the popular politician Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, a Liberal Party presidential candidate for the election in November 1949, but the political murder has occurred a year later in this world, in the January of 1950, 2 months after before the election. The election and riots are the same as in real life, but start in January 1950, not April 1948.
 * 2) Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia continues to rebel and riot in Java and central Sumatra.
 * 3) Local Hindu radicals loyal to Chandra Bose and Azad Hind bomb a shop in Madras and kills 12 locals.
 * 4) Pundit Nehru begs the Indian colonial authorities for home rule in part of India. He tells them that the country is near to open rebellion in 8 of the 52 territories.
 * The rebellious states are
 * Bengal,
 * Maharashtra,
 * Odisha,
 * Bihar,
 * Uttar Pradesh,
 * Punjab,
 * The Madras Presidency
 * Chittagong.


 * Venezuela: Venezuela continues improving their roads, railways, rubber plantations, docks and oil wells. Railway gauge standardisation continues. We secure our border with Colombia.
 * Venezuela Diplomacy:We offer discounted oil prices, for 20 years, to the USA, Australia, British,  Spanish and/or Italy,  in exchange for technical help and resources for expanding our railways and rubber plantations.
 * British Diplomacy: The British send rubber farmers from Suriname and railroad builders from India.
 * Venezuela Diplomacy: We agree to the British deal and start sending them oil. We offer them a trade deal and an economic alliance.
 * British Diplomacy: A trade deal is agreed upon by Parliament.
 * Italy: The official election results are in. The Chamber of Deputies, elected with 550 deputies, includes: 214 Fascist deputies, 130 Christian Democratic deputies, 73 Social Democratic deputies, 69 Communist deputies, 45 Liberal/Populist deputies and the remaining 19 deputies from the regionalist parties from mostly the autonomous republics. The PFR joined the Liberal-Populist Alliance in forming the new government, lead by PFR Secretary Alessandro Pavolini as the Prime Minister. The new parliament officially renames the country the Republic of Italy. The seat of the Parliament is in Bologna. The PFR also disallow its branches in Montenegro, Albania and Pontus from getting the Prime Minister position. The new government passes a tax break for any small or medium businesses in the first 3 years of operation.
 * Montenegro: The election results are in. The Council of Representatives include 250 representatives, of which 93 are from the Fascist Party, 92 from the Montenegrin Green Party, 23 from the Liberal Party, 20 from the Social Democratic Party and the remaining 22 deputies representing the Croat, Bosniak and Albanian minorities. The Parliament is seated in Podgorica, instead of Cetinje. The government formed includes the Montenegrin branch of the PFR, the Montenegrin Green Party, the Liberal Party and three representatives of the three minorities. The government is lead by Sekula Drljevic from the Montenegrin Green Party and supported by 230 representatives.
 * Albania: The election results are in. The National Council include 300 members, of which 109 are from the Fascist Party, 89 from the Albanian Conservative Party (supported by King Zog I), 44 from the Albanian Liberal Party, 30 from the Popular Party and the remaining 28 from various minor parties, including at least one Montenegrin minority party. The government includes the PFR branch in Albania, the Albanian Conservative Party and the Albanian Liberal Party and supported by 242 Councillors.
 * Pontus: The election results are in. The Parliament of Pontus includes 100 members, of which 39 are from the Fascist Party, 32 from the Conservative Party, 20 from the Social Democratic Party and 9 from the Albanian Minority Party. The government includes the PFR branch in Pontus, the Conservative Party and the Albanian Minority Party; it is lead by Dennis Martis from the Conservative Party.
 * United Kingdom: Operation Backfire is expanded, as British experts recreate the V2. The British begin to work to create their first ICBM. An offer is made to America: Belize, Malta, and the Bahamas for Sardinia and Corsica.
 * The USA's player has not responded and you have asked 3 times, so as mod I intervene and say Yes. They only chose to take Belize and the Bahamas, but let the British keep Malta. They give the British Sardinia and Corsica in exchange.
 * The also USA sends 400,000 house bricks and 5,000 rifles to the British.
 * Sikkim: A treaty is drawn up to end the Tibetan/Sikkim War. The treaty calls for Lhoka Prefecture to be turned over to Sikkim (Mod response for Tibet signed treaty).
 * Agreed by Tibet.
 * British India: The provinces of Kashmir and Punjab are relinquished to become the Kingdom of Punjab, and the provinces of Bihar and Orissa are relinquished to become the Kingdom of Bihar, both British Protectorates. A manhunt is started to capture Chandra Bose and the leaders of Azad Hind.
 * Pandit Nehru gladly agrees.
 * Sudan: A 10kt atomic bomb is exploded on the banks of the Nile, completing the Anglo-Canadian Atomic Tests. The radioactivity of the bomb flows up the Nile, poisoning Egyptian crops and the Egyptian populace. The British take this chance and attack Egypt from Sudan, Palestine, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean via Cyprus.Meanwhile, more atomic bombs are beginning construction.
 * War totals= British 87, Egypt 28.6 = Britain has a a 75% victory. 60% of Egypt is over run altermaticly and the rest is in disarray. A zone between Luxor, Cairo, El Qasar, Safara and Cara still tryies to hold out with troops amassing in Cairo and Ghiza, but is in chaos.'
 * The radiation moves up from Wadi Halfa to Aysult at a dangerous level, but is diluted to safer levels when it got to Giza. 1,000 are ill as a result of it and panic occurs in southern Egypt.
 * USSR: We refuse to follow any German authority in Europe and begin secretly building and mobilizing an army to fight back against the Fascists. We disperse 5,000 agents throughout German occupied areas of Europe to cause massive demonstrations, sabotages, and assassinations all secretly. We also begin supplying rebels with firearms, explosives, ammo, and trucks to begin massive revolts for freedom this year. We improve our economy and infrastructure. We increase tank production to 200% of usual. We set up a meeting with all non-fascist leaders to put an end to the evil regime. We also demand that Germany cede annexed areas of Belorussia and Ukraine immediately.
 * Sweden: We still build some roads, highways and railways to get a good transporting. Our economy begins to size up as much as it needs to stop. Meanwhile, the Industrialization starts to build, as one of the oil rigs will be built in the ocean and power plant in the land. Some of the tanks will be built in the factories but in all of it the research will need to be made.
 * Ethiopia, South Morocco and Switzerland express their concern over the recent use of a nuke in Africa.

1950.1

 * 1) The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 was a large extratropical cyclone which moved through the Eastern United States, causing significant winds, heavy rains east of the Appalachians, and blizzard conditions along the western slopes of the mountain chain. Hurricane-force winds, peaking at 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) in Concord, New Hampshire and 160 miles per hour (260 km/h) in the New England highlands, disrupted power to 1,000,000 customers during the event.
 * 2) This Darjeeling landslide disaster appears to have been triggered by a strong rainfall event on 12th June 1950, in which 546 mm of rainfall fell. As a result, 127 people are known to have died in the landslides.
 * 3) The people of Java and southern Sumatra rise on mass against Japan and attack many of their bases, but die heavily. The people of Cochinchine rise and attack the Japanese camps, but die in large amounts to. The nationalist Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia and Việt Minh request help from the Pro-democracy Allies, USSR and USA.
 * 4) KMT China heavily fortify it's border with Moist China and the USSR over the year. Chang Chie-Sheck rallies his army leadership in Chengdu and Xining. He starts to reorganize the KMT Chinese armed forces and upgrades thire traing regime.
 * Venezuela: Venezuela continues improving railways, rubber plantations, docks and oil wells. Railway gauge standardization finishes and the capital gains a new tramway. Several new cargo ships, some tramp steamers, many fishing boats, 3 patrol boats, 1 corvette and 5 oil tankers are built over the next year. An A air force base is built in Caracas. We ask the USA if we could buy We arks the USA if we could buy 5 and 5  aircraft.
 * San Marino: We reaffirm our loyalty to Italy, offer them a defense alliance, recruit 600 more troops and begin to develop both the whine and corporate insurance industries of our realm.
 * United Kingdom: Queen Elisabeth II again appoints Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. London continues to be rebuilt. The island of Corsica is returned to Free French forces. The leadership of the Belgian Resistance, Luxembourg Resistance, and French Resistance, along with French Equatorial Africa, is returned to General de Gaulle.
 * British India: Hindustan Petroleum begins drilling for oil in Mangala Area oil field. The British Army attacks North Afghanistan, hoping to gain control of the Badakhshan Province.
 * Sikkim: Sikkim incorporates Lhosa Prefecture into the country.
 * Kingdom of Punjab: Sadeq Muhammed Khan Abbasi, former King of Bahawalpur, is crowned as King of Punjab.
 * Kingdom of Bihar: Dharani Dhar Deo, former King of Bonai, is crowned King of Bihar.
 * Sudan: The war against Egypt is continued. The bombings of Cairo and Luxor by the RAF commences. An attack on Samalut is planned. The invasion of Safaga bt the Royal Navy begins.
 * War totals British 84, Egypt 28.6 = Britain has a a 74% victory. a total % of 75% equals 60% the looser nation is over run altermaticly and the rest is in disarray. The zone between Luxor, Cairo, El Qasar, Safara and Cara implodes in to chaos. It gives in and surrenders.
 * War totals British 74, Afghanistan 16.5= Britain has a a 82% victory. 75% of Afghanistan is over run altermaticly and the rest is in disarray. Most of it It gives in and surrenders. Fighting continues as local forces chaoticly regroup in Lashnagar, Jucilay, Kandahar, Karbull, Balkh, Zaranj and Kunduz.

1950.2



 * Merry Christmas players!
 * KMT China invades the Japanese territory on the east coast.
 * Indonesian rebels begin to falter as the local garrison forces get the upper hand.
 * Peru upgrades it's mines and roads over the year. Education is upgraded and a literacy campaign is held.
 * Venezuela: Venezuela continues improving railways, rubber plantations, docks and oil wells. Education is upgraded and a literacy campaign is held.
 * United Kingdom: London is rebuilt. Operation Backlash develops a copy of the V2; the rocket is named Nemesis. Atomic Bombs are produced in Derry, Northern Ireland.
 * British India: A treaty is offered to Afghanistan: British India will annex all provinces but Piktika, Ghazni, Daykondi, Ghowr, Badghis, Zabol, Oruzgan, Kandahar, Helmand, Nimruz, Farah, and Herat.
 * Afghanistan's government gives up and agrees, but some Afghans, lead by a charismatic old cleric, dis-agree. A major rebellion then occurs in Helmand, Zaranj and Kandahar.Christina Pill (talk) 16:16, December 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * Persia invades British India to back up the Afghan rebels' counter strike.16:34, December 24, 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) War totals= Japanese held China 39.5, KMT China 58 has a 59% victory. 10% of land lost by the Japanese colonial forces.
 * 2) War totals= British 81.5, Afghan rebels 4= Britain has a 95% victory! They are crushed and surrender to the British.
 * 3) War totals= British 37.5, Persia 10= Britain has a 79% victory! The strike force is crushed and 25% of Persia is over run altermaticly and the rest is in disarray. The force surrenders and Persia offers the British Sistan and Baluchistan Province as a peace token. 
 * Saudi Arabia condemns the British for attacking Afghanistan.(mod)


 * Ceylon: Ceylon becomes the main Royal Navy base in the Indian Ocean. The Indian Fleet is comprised of 10 aircraft carriers, 50 destroyers, 40 submarines, and 40 frigates.
 * Sardinia: Most of the Royal Navy stationed at Malta is moved to Sardinia. The fleet at Sardinia is comprised of 5 aircraft carriers, 40 destroyers, 30 submarines, and 20 frigates.
 * Mandatory Egypt: Egypt comes under the rule of chosen British General Bernard Montgomery. The Sinai Peninsula is annexed by Mandatory Palestine.
 * Italy: Italy affirms its defensive alliance with San Marino. San Marino is invited to join the Commonwealth of the Adriatic. We request German approval for an invasion on the Italian partisans' territory in 1953-54. The various Italian colonies are granted autonomy: Tripolitania, Italian Eritrea and Italian East Africa each elects a President in April and elects twenty deputies to the Chamber of Deputies. Meanwhile, an elitist Senate is elected, with three Senators per Province of the Republic, and eight senators per colony. All Senators must be nonpartisan. The pretender to Tuscany returns to Italy and is honorarily declared Grand Duke of Tuscany. He is now the honorary leader of the region of Tuscany and receives a state salary. The government begins encouraging private businesses to flourish, and create a more diverse economy less reliant on the government. Several large state monopolies are divided up and privatised, but most necessities (especially water) is kept by the government. The Constitution draft will now remove the Constitutional leadership position of the PFR, a move that was agreed with by most of the PFR's leaders, who believed in the party's real popularity that would see them continue to be in power despite the constitutional change. In terms of the military, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate both approves the investment in the building of 5 aircraft carriers, 40 more warships, 15 more submarines and 25 more frigates. Assistance from Germany is requested.
 * Germany's player has not posted for a while. You have askd for 3 times, so I say, yes Germany agrees. (mod)
 * Montenegro: The Montenegrin Government adopts similar economic policies to Italy.
 * Albania: The Albanian Government adopts similar economic policies to Italy.
 * Merry Christmas players!
 * San Marino We agree to Italy's offer, improve our schools, condemn the recent A-bomb in Africa and will give Italy supplies to them if they attack the Italian Partisans.
 * Sweden: We continue to build more buildings and expand our economy. During the construction, some of tanks and vehicles will be indeed built as well, while it could continue to produce more military progress. We see some different relations with the countries in Europe.
 * Venezuelan diplomacy We wish to trade cut price oil to Sweden in exstange for Swedish iron, lead and zinc ore. The planned treaty will be valid for 30 years.

1951

 * Anti-colonial rallies and riots hit Mapouto, Luanda, Lome and Tunis. They are suppressed, but the separatists regroup elsewhere and plan to continue the rebellions. Protest also hit Rangoon, Hanoi, Bogra, Balurghat, Kumortuli, Biratnagar, Algiers, Copenhagen, Lodz, Brussels, and Havana.
 * The Indonisian nationalist rebels only hold on in central Java now.
 * Peru, Portugal, Uruguay, Camarune, New Zealand, Thailand, South Morocco, Ireland, Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Chile and Argentina put-forward the idea of a global body called the UN which is akin to our IRL/OTL UN. Those nations also start a 5 year road and farming upgrading campaign.
 * KMT China invades Maoist China and also fortify the border with the USSR over the next year.
 * War totals= Maoist held China 58.4, KMT China 76. KMT China has a 57% victory. KMT China takes 5% of the Maoist zone.


 * Venezuela: Our railways push deeply in to the central forests, we build many buses, a few new oil wells, a chemical works opens in Caracas and the ports are heavily upgraded. Germán Suárez Flamerich, who has ruled since Carlos Delgado Chalbaud's death on 13 November 1950, pledges to have free elections. Cheep state subsadised radios are sold to the general public for the next 2 years.
 * Venezuelan diplomacy We wish to trade cut-price oil to Sweden in exstange for Swedish iron, lead and zinc ore. The planned treaty will be valid for 30 years.
 * Venezuelan diplomacy We wish to trade cut-price oil to Australia in exstange for Australian 'Holden' cars. The planned treaty will be valid for 30 years.


 * Italy: The planned naval construction projects are expected to finish later this year, possibly November. Money is invested in the renovation of various ports: Livorno, Genoa, Venice, Civitavecchia, Savona, Ravenna, Trieste, Koper and Rijeka. The economy is improving as the the private firms are developing. In accordance with the Constitution, the Constitutional Court is set up by the Parliament and includes nine nonpartisan judges. It looks like the war spirit is going back, despite of the new government system. Personal taxes are fixed at 25% for the poorest, and gradually go up to 60%. In an effort to industrialise the country, the government offer low-interest loans to peasants wishing to move to the city and become workers or start their own businesses. This would help consolidating land into larger parcels more suitable for machinery, and thus allowing for greater output. The Italian Chamber of Deputies recommends the parliaments of Montenegro, Albania and Pindus to adopt similar economic policies. An ambassador is sent to San Marino. Railroads start to be renovated, and a standard gauge is established.
 * Montenegro: The Ports in Kotor and Bar are renovated. Economic policies recommended by the Italian Chamber of Deputies are adopted.
 * Albania: The Port of Durres is renovated. Economic policies recommended by the Italian Chamber of Deputies are adopted. Agreement reached with Pindus to build the Tirana - Ioannina railway connecting the two railway systems.
 * Pindus: Economic policies recommended by the Italian Chamber of Deputies are adopted. Agreement reached with Albania to build the Tirana - Ioannina railway connecting the two railway systems.


 * United Kingdom: A pair of 15kt Atomic Bombs are tested in the Marquesas Islands. The tests are labelled a success. 2 10kt Atomic Bombs and 2 10kt Atomic Bombs are housed on Sardinia; 10 Nemesis missiles are also housed on the island.
 * British India: Afghanistan is annexed by British India. The Persian offer to take  Rebels Sistan and Baluchistan Province is accepted; it is also annexed into British India. A large force of 1 million soldiers, 5,000 tanks, and 10,000 artillery begins marching to the Ukraine and Caucasus to reinforce the USSR against the Nazis. The Tata Iron and Steel in Mumbai begins to mass-produce bullets.
 * Spys from the Chechen resistance operating in Baku and Kiva notice this and tell there masters. The Chechen rebels  fortify there zone heavly and upgrade army training.
 * Sardinia: Operation Marathon, a plan to attack the Aegean Islands, is drawn up in secret. Its plan is to capture each of the 174 Aegean Islands one by one.
 * Kingdom of Transjordan: A railway planned to connect all of British Africa is started at Amman. It is planned to run to Cairo, to Khartoum, to Kampala, to Lusaka, to Bulawayo, and to Gaborone.
 * Crete Resistance: The Crete Resistance attack the islands of Dia, Chrisi, and Koufonisi surrounding Crete.
 *  Lesbos Tilos: The British Army at the Suez Canal moves to Lesbos Tilos; they attack the islands of Karpathos and Kasos. 
 * Cyprus: Local Cypriots join the Cyprus Infantry Regiment and the Cyprus Naval Regiment after the United Kingdom promises to reunite Cyprus with Greece after Greece is retaken. The RAF in Cyprus begin to prepare for battle at Akrotiri, the Royal Navy begins to amass at Dhekelia.
 * Rhodes_and_Lesbos..pngMod, Lesbos is still Italian, you need to capture it first, Tilos would be useable since it is British held.
 * War totals British 31.1, Italy (in Greece) 34= Italy has a 52% victory and defeats the British/Cretans, but only just.
 * Bulgaria starts a 1 year plan to fortify it's coast line. Turkey pledges to support any future British operationns in Italian held Greece with 12,500 men and a frigate (mod).
 * Sweden: We continue to expand infrastructure and economy. With the response from Venezuela, we strongly agree for a trade cut-price oil. Also with our materials for iron, lead and zinc ore will be traded. We still aim more oil cut-prices. Our troops continue to recruit new faces in the military and start training. Indeed, some of our tanks and armoured vehicles will be built.

1951.1

 * 1) KMT China casts it's last move and attacks Tibet claiming it as rightfully part of China. KMT China then settles down. Schools and roads are improved drastically over the next year.  
 * 2) Turkey pledges to support any future British operations in Italian held Greece with 12,500 men and a frigate (mod).


 * 1) War totals KMT China 57, Tibet 32.5= KMT China has a 64% victory and the eastern 20% of Tibet is annexed.


 * Venezuela: Our railways push deeply in to the central forests and factories plan to put Sweden's mineral supplies to use in our new industries. We give Sweden the first of the cut price oil. Radio services spread and we recruit 2,500 troopers.


 * Sweden: The industry continues to increase the income as infrastructure is doing the same. With cut-price oil we got form Venezuela, we seem to trade many of their supplies to use in their industries. This might be important for Sweden to try and work hard for most of the supplies. Population is growing in Stockholm and Malmo, whilst some 1,500 troops are recruiting in the military with some new faces in the military welcoming in.


 * Venezuela: Diplomacy Fancy extending the cut price oil treaty by +20 years, so it then lasts for a total of 50 years?
 * Sweden Diplomacy: For good amount, yes. It'll be likely to extend the cut-price oil treaty for 20+ years, although will last for 50 years.
 * Venezuela Diplomacy: We cut 51% off the price. Sweden pays only 49% of the oil price billing.


 * Italy: The Parliament declares "The Brit has been so inconsiderate that they have decided to wage war against us, but we will be smarter and we will not fight outside our rightful territory". The construction of ships speeds up and completes in July, allowing Italy to send 1 aircraft carrier, 10 frigates and 15 warships, along with smaller ships to the Italian Aegean Islands for protection against further British aggression. Mussolini delivers a lengthy speech right on Lesbos, in which he regretted that the British had invaded the Italian Aegean Islands, apologised to the local population for not providing adequate security and political autonomy, and promised to support a Constitutional amendment that would see local parliamentary elections held in autonomous republics. The Amendment was approved in parliament in June and subsequently the elections were held in the Aosta Valley, Istria and the Slavic Littoral, South Tyrol and Trentino, and the Italian Aegean Islands. The residents of the Italian Aegean Islands are mostly sympathetic to the Italians. As it seems like the British might be aggressive again, we recruit 100,000 more men for our armed forces, and the chemical weapons are reinspected. Despite the new wary atmosphere, the government tries to calm the situation and the economy continues to grow. Montenegro and Albania now both develop armed forces of their own, subordinate to the Italian Republican Armed Forces. Italy also tries to develop industrial centres in all three colonies, and build some railroads there, with the same gauge standard as Italy, Montenegro, Albania and Pindus. Military exercises are now held by all branches of the armed forces.


 * Bulgaria offers 2,500 troops to Italy to help secure Greece from the British. Bulgaria recruits 5,000 more troopers. A massive army exercise is held in the Rodupe Mountains of Bulgaria and the railways are upgraded. Romania stays out of the emerging conflict as it upgrades it's roads, railways and oil refineries. Mining, farming, sewerage and roads are upgraded in Peru. Romania and Peru recruit 500 more troopers. Saudi Arabia ups oil production and improves roads. Some of the oil is bought by KMT China and Portugal. (Mod).

1951.2
The USSR, Germany, Japan and USA start the theoretical aspect of a space program and play about with a few civilian V2 like rockets.

Sadly this game has hit in to difficulties with reliable player numbers''. The USA never posted'', whist Germany, Japan and the USSR only posted once. The map was poor too and the war algo needs a revamp.

This game will terminate on 00.00, January 3rd, 2016 and be formally closed to contributors on 00.00 on the 4th. A re-booted version will start some time in late February, with a better map, better Algo and more consistent modding on my behalf. All players who posted will keep control of their nation at the start of the reboot. A starting number of 7 not 5 players will also be set.


 * Venezuela: Plans to launch a national TV service are announced. Inflation is a bit high, but the economy is growing. The communist party is outlawed and the leaders are arrested. We build a frigate and 25 light tanks. We offer a final cut-price oil deal to the world. We ask Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, New Zealand, Canada and all of Central America.

'''Only Panama, New Zealand and Costa Rica agree. (mod)'''
 * Italy: We are happy to organise military exercises with Bulgaria. In a national referendum, the Communist Party is outlawed and the leaders are given 48 hours to reorganise the party and rewrite the party charter. Plans are that we will attack the Partisan-held territory (North Lombardy) in January 1952. The economy is booming across the country, as well as in Montenegro, Albania and Pondus. Ten more frigates and fifteen submarines start to be built, and 200,000 men are recruited. The air force undergoes a renovation, and at least fifty bombers and thirty fighters are built.
 * Sweden: We continue to build more factories, whilst infrastructure and economy are expanding up as it progresses. The tanks can be built in the factories. We build bunkers and fortresses for complete protection in our country. The cargo ships and battleships are also built in the navy. After we complete our cut-price oil with Venezuela, the industry will continue to work hard on the economy for 51%.

1952

 * 1) The 1952 Hokkaido earthquake, which occurred at 10:22:41 local time on 4 March in the sea near Tokachi District, Hokkaido, had a magnitude of 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale.
 * 2) The February 1952 nor'easter was a significant winter storm that impacted the New England region of the United States. The storm ranked as Category 1, or "notable", on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale.
 * Venezuela: National TV services begin, many new factories open and 2,500 troops are recruited.

1952.1

 * Venezuela: We open several drive in cinemas, logging sites and car factories.
 * Kingdom of South  Morocco: We upgrade our souks, mosques, wells, date farms, camel farms and docks. We ask for a trade deal with Venezuela and Sweden. Our armed forces are raised frm 2,000 to 2,200. A few muskets are made. We wish to buy modern guns from else were. We invade the Spanish onclave of Fini. Short skirts are banned and called un-Islamic.
 * Venezuelan Diplomacy:We offer you a trade deal, 1,000 rifles, political sport and 1,000 barrels of free oil if you attack French South Algeria instead.
 * Kingdom of South Morocco: We invade French South Algeria from the north west.
 * Portugal: We fortify our borders, call for a close armed/political/trade/economic/touristic alliance with the USA, build 2 cover corvettes, make 20 field mortars (10 go to E. Timor) raise 1,111 troops and set up new mango palm tree groves in Cape Verde. We lash up a new airport radar system in Madeira and the Azores. War is declared on Spain and swoop on both Ifni, Capo Rio Jubal, Rio de Oro and the island of Biko. We start a major 6 month fortifying of our borders. We also offer our help to S. Morocco and give them 100 pistols and some food.
 * United Kingdom: Operation Backfire is expanded, and a new incendiary rocket is developed named Perses. In Derry, scientists are experimenting with atomic bombs to lead to a larger yield.
 * British India: The large force of British soldiers reaches the Caucasus and the Ukraine. They use chlorine gas against the Nazis. The remaining soldiers in India attack the weakened Tibet.
 * Nepal/Bhutan/Sikkim: The soldiers in Nepal/Bhutan/Sikkim attack the weakened Tibet with India.
 * Ceylon: The Royal Navy on the Indian Ocean attack Japanese held positions in Sumatra, Malaysia, and Burma.
 * Cyprus: The forces on Cyprus lead an assault on Crete with the Crete Resistance.
 * Iceland: An invasion of Norway begins with the combined forces of Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Milorg.
 * Sardinia: An invasion of Spain and Vichy France begins, lead by the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean. The objective is to reach Andorra, and to then go to the Atlantic Ocean.
 * Transjordan: An offensive against the Axis-state of Iraq is begun. Allies include Mandatory Palestine, Mandatory Egypt, and Sudan.
 * Rhodes: An armed assault on the Cyclades in the Aegean by Rhodes, Cyprus, and Mandatory Egypt begins.
 * Lichtenstein: We recruit 60 troops, we recruit 120 cops, make 60 pistols and helmets, upgrade dairy farms, build a major (by local standards) tramway in the capital and upgrade our roads. We offer political and economic help to any one who attacks Spain.


 * 1) War totals British= India/Nepal/Sikkim/Bhutan 53, Tibet 20.5 = India has a a 72% victory and 50% Tibet is over run automatically and the rest is in disarray.
 * 2) Tibet surrenders. (mod).
 * 3) War totals= Portugal 45.5, Spanish Africa 21.5 = Potugal has a a 68% victory and 33% of land lost by the looser, Spanish Africa. Capo Rio Jubay, Biko and Ifni are now Portuguese territory.
 * 4) War totals= S. Morocco 12.0, French S. Algeria 21.5 = French South Algeria has a 59% victory and takes 3 French S. Algerian pixels. 20% of S. Moroccan land lost to French South Algeria.
 * 5) War totals British 41.1, Italy (in Greece) 39= The British have a 52% and tale 1 island.
 * 6) War totals S. Morocco 12.0, French S. Algeria 21.5 = French South Algeria has a 64% victory and takes 3 French S. Algerian pixels. 20% of S. Moroccan land lost to French South Algeria.'
 * 7) War totals S. Morocco 22, Ifni 30.5 = Ifni has a 58% victory and takes 10% of S. Morocco.
 * 8) War totals British 41, Chechens\Germans 39.1 = Britain has a 51% victory and takes 1 pixel of Chechen land.
 * 9) War totals British (in Iceland) 16.1, Quizling Norway 48= Quizling Norway and the German have a 75% victory and smash the British assault.
 * 10) War totals British 17, Spain 32= Spain and Germans have a 65% victory and just stop the British assault.
 * 11) War totals British 17, Vichy France \German Garison39.5= Vichy France and Germans have a 62% victory and just stop the British assault.
 * 12) War totals British 17, Spain 32= Spain have a 65% victory and stop the British assault.
 * 13) War totals British 12, Japanese Asia 37= Japan has a 76% victory and defeats the British heavily.
 * 14) War totals British (in Iceland) 16.1, Quizling Norway 48= Quizling Norway and the German have a 75% victory and smash the British assault.
 * 15) War totals British 61.1, Iraq 27.6 = Britain has a a 69% victory. 33% the looser nation is over run automatically and the rest is in disarray, Iraqi forces re-gather at Mosul, Baghdad, Tikrit, Kirkuk, Halabja and Al Rubta for a last stand.

1952.2

 * Spain invades southern Portugal
 * 1) War totals S. Morocco 10, Occupying Spanish 43.5 = Occupying Spanish has a 74% victory and takes 50% of S. Morocco automatically and the rest is in disarray.
 * 2) War totals Spain 47, Portugal 33.2 = Spain has a 59% victory and 5% pixels of land are captured by Spain.


 * Venezuela: National TV services expands, many new factories open and 2,500 troops are recruited. We start drilling for oil and gas in the interior. We join the Allied nations block.
 * S. Morocco: We improve our agriculture and declare a jihad on the Spanish occupying forces.
 * Sweden: Economy and military with the expansion is continuing. We accept the trade deal that South Morocco has offered us. Also the population still grows whilst most of Swede troops join military for good amount of troops. Kindly with our planned invasions is still not particular planned in this date.


 * S. Africa: We give Madagascar's controle beck to France (de Galle's group of French, minde). Our cole, gold and dimond mines are upgrade and we offer the Sweeds, Venezuela, the USA and British a trade deal. We speed up the plans for Bantustans and the integration of Namibia in to S. Africa as Apartheid is enforced with vigor. Coloureds and South Asians will be treated slight better than blacks, who are dogged down under Apartheid by the whites. We send some mines, grenades, firearms and mortars to the Free Jarvans in their struggle against Japan. Our land is now militarily pledged to help any action the British do in combat.
 * Venezualan Diplomacy: We turn down S. Africa's deal and express concern over apartheid.
 * British Diplomacy: We accept S. Africa's trade deal and military pledge, while turning a blind eye to apartheid.


 * United Kingdom: Winston Churchill steps down as Prime Minister; he stays as an advisor for the new PM, Harold Alexander.
 * British India/Nepal/Sikkim/Bhutan: A treaty is offered to Tibet; release Shigatse Province to Nepal, Lhasa Province to Sikkim, Nyingchi Province to Bhutan, and Ngari Prefecture to British India (Mod Response).
 * Tibet agrees to British the treaty.
 * The rest left of Tibet gives up joins KMT China.
 * Sardinia/Iceland/Ceylon/Rhodes: The offensives against Spain, Vichy France, Norway, the Cyclades, Sumatra, Burma, and Malaysia end.
 * Transjordan: The forces of Transjordan, Mandatory Palestine, Mandatory Egypt, Sudan, Cyprus, and Kuwait attack Iraqi positions at Mosul, Baghdad, Tikrit, Kirkuk, Halabja, and Al Rubta.
 * British Army in Chechnya: The British Forces attack the Chechens with chlorine gas.
 * British Army in the Ukraine: A 15kt atomic bomb is delivered from Derry; it is set off in Krasnodar.
 * 1) War totals British 47, Chechens\Germans 38.1 = Britain has a 60% victory and takes 20% of the pixels of Chechen land. The Germans withdraw to the Lokot Republic in western Russia.
 * 2) The Chechens surrender.
 * 3) War totals British 74.1, Iraq 26.6 = Britain has a a 75% victory. 50% the looser nation is over run automatically and the rest is in disarray, Iraqi forces hold on in Halabja and Baqubah.
 * 4) The Kurdish rebels join the British attack on the Iraqies.

1953
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Sadly this game has hit in to difficulties with reliable player numbers''. The USA never posted'', whist Germany, Japan and the USSR only posted once. The map was poor too and the war algo needs a revamp.

This game will terminate on 00.00, January 3rd, 2016 and be formally closed to contributors on 00.00 on the 4th. A re-booted version will start some time in late February, with a better map, better Algo and more consistent modding on my behalf. All players who posted will keep control of their nation at the start of the reboot. A starting number of 7 not 5 players will also be set.


 * 1) One of Europe's greatest modern deserters occurs! The British 1953 North Sea flood (Dutch: Watersnoodramp, literally "flood disaster") was a major flood caused by a heavy storm that occurred on the night of Saturday, 31 January 1953 and morning of Sunday, 1 February 1953. The floods struck the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland. A combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm over the North Sea caused a storm tide; the combination of wind, high tide, and low pressure led to a water level of more than 5.6 metres (18.4 ft) above mean sea level in some locations. 2,551 killed (1,836 in the Netherlands, 307 in England, 28 in Belgium, 19 in Scotland, 361 at sea).
 * 2) Kurdish rebels attack and defeat the Iraqis at Halaja and Baqubah. They set up the Kurdish Republic.
 * 3) Separatist riots shake Johor, Joss, Lomé, Bamyan, Hunsa, Sibi, Nargar, Ziarat, Hanoi, Mukden, Algiers, Luanda, Singapore, Warsaw and Rangoon.
 * 4) 1,200 Soviet, 1,000 (in hiding) French, 500 (in hiding) Italian, 100 American Jews migrate to Mandatory Palestine.
 * Venezuela: We send our condolences to the flooded nations. Our railways and roads drive deeper in to the northern part of the interior. Our economy grows and we hold a literacy campaign. We try to fight malaria in Caracas. New telephone exchanges open in the big cities.
 * Happy New Year payers!
 * Thnx.
 * South Africa We send 1m Rand in cash, some tents, 1m house bricks and some rescue workers to the British. We formally annex Namibia dependency and a province of the RSA, build a massive new navy bas starts it's 2 year construction a Port Ludnitz and a anti-aircraft missile testing range opens just north of Bloemfontein and Windhoek. We continue to arm Java's rebels and give a load to the Malaya\Brunei\Singapore Resistance movement. We invade Vichy held Togo, Spanish holdings in southern Morocco, Biko Island and Spanish Rio Moni/Equatorial Guinea. Our plans are to restore Morocco to a wholeness, give Togo and Biko independence in 1959/1960 as satellite states and ruthlessly exspiote Reo Moni. The navy surface fleat leads the attacks with support from the air force, submarines and thaw army landing on the beachheads.
 * 1) #War totals South Africa 31.9, Occupying Spanish 27.5= S. Africa has a 53% victory. S. Africa takes 3 Spanish held pixels.
 * 2) War totals South Africa 22, Reo Moni Spanish 26.5= Reo Moni has a 55% victory. S. Africa’s landing is defeated, but only just.
 * 3) War totals South Africa 22, Vichy Togo26.5= Togo has a 55% victory. S. Africa’s landing is defeated, but only just.
 * 4) War totals South Africa 16, Biko spanish32.5= Biko has a 67% victory. S. Africa’s landing is defeated heavy.

1953.1

 * 1) The USA builds the first test models of the MIM-3 Nike Ajax anti-aircraft missiles.
 * 2) 10,000 Portuguese, 2,000 Persian, 1,000 American and 1,000 Soviet Jews migrate towards Mandatory Palestine over the next year.
 * 3) The USSR makes 10 more R3a missiles and places them in Uzbekistan.
 * 4) Sizeable anti-colonial riots hit, Jinan, Vadapalani, yasarpadi, Saidapet, Shenoy Nagar, Choolai, Egmore, Guindy, Mambalam, Mylapore, Washermanpet, Quetta, Aleppo, Lomé, Damascus, and Al Kufra. Many deaths occur, but local colonial authorities just manage to stop anarchy breaking out.
 * Venezuela: The economy grows as many new factories open. 2,500 troops are recruited. We start drilling for more oil and gas in the interior. We start trying out various light tank designs.
 * Sweden: Economy increases with its expansion and infrastructure as well. We recruit 1,000 troops, whilst some of the industry plan might go ahead, the oil rigs need to be set up in one of the closest seas. Some of our tanks begin to built normally in the factory unless it does have military resources.

1953.2

 * Last turn before the reset, Game restarts in mid February 2016.
 * Venezuela: The economy grows as many new factories open. 3,500 troops are recruited. We continue drilling for more oil and gas in the interior. We continue trying out various light tank designs, but they are not well developed yet due to a lack of auto-engineers, ideas and resources.
 * South Africa Many gold, diamond, tin, copper, lead, vanadium, and coal mines open. Racial protests are crushed in Durban, with the mass shooting of 40 of 200 protesting blacks. The economy grows as many new factories and railways open. 25,000 troops are called up and the whole S. African armed forces in to taking over Spanish occupied South Morocco with the aim of eventual reconstruction of the nation as a anti-Spanish rampart. Armed advisers are sent with 700 varicose fire arms and dozens of mortars to upgrade the nations military and teach them new tactics.
 * Vatican City/Holy See We excommunicate the Spanish Dictator, Fiasco Franco. We condone all the enemies of the states of Fascist Spain and Nazi Germany. 200,000 Lira is given to Portugal.
 * War totals South Africa 31.9, Occupying Spanish 25.5= S. Africa has a 56% victory. S. Africa takes 5% of Spanish held pixels.

' THE GAME IS NOW CLOSED FOR AN UPGRADE AND RESET IN MID FEBRUARY. All PLAYERS ARE WELCOMED BACK AT THE RESET VERSION. '