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[Lux]

Alright, the foundations of this game are simple. It is a turn-based game where every turn represents six months. You can play as a leader of a country. The game is set in 1957, during the height of the Cold War. You do action and the GM (that would be me) is hitting the dices to see the outcomes. You set the goal yourself, though the country with the highest prestige count will win the game.

Anyone onboard?

We need players for the following entities:

The UN (claimed by Livid)

The US (Landsknekt)

The USSR (claimed by drag)

China (claimed by Dalak)

Britain (ctankep)

France (EVANIMATIONS)

But you can also choose other countries (apart from colonies or obvious troll choices such as Bhutan).

North Vietnam (Deadmeat1471)

Israel (Time-Traveller)

South Africa (Mr.Dillham)

Edited by Lux, 18 April 2012 - 08:19 AM.

[Livid]

Ooh the UN please

[Dalak]

China for me, please.

[Landsknekt]

USA! USA! USA!

[ctankep]

ENGLAND/Britain/UK PLOX

Edited by ctankep, 15 April 2012 - 09:15 PM.

[Lux]

RULES


GENERAL


Every Turn represents 6 months

You send your action and receive your budget and research info through PMs. The rest of the stats are public.


DIPLOMACY

NPC (Non-Player Controlled) states can be interacted with. They can either align towards any of the major alliances or powers, towards another country or be unaligned. Their alignment can shift with change of government, improved relations or wars.

You can improve the relations with a country by giving them aid or investments, or try to interact with them in another way.

To invite a country to join a formal defence pact will cost 100 credits.

Countries will vote in the UN General Assembly either according to their alignment, or (if unaligned) their votes will be predetermined by random.org


ECONOMIC

Countries have tax income comparable to population size and GDP

Raise taxes and you will lose popularity amongst the group you are raising the taxes for

Increase social programmes and your popularity will rise amongst the group which you are raising them for

Lower taxes and your popularity will rise amongst the group you are lowering them for

Growth means a positive or negative bonus at the end of every two turns depending on if you have positive or negative growth

Positive growth will mean increased popularity, negative less

Planned economies get a trade penalty, a consumption penalty but a heavy industrial bonus

Market economies get a heavy industrial penalty but a trade bonus and a consumption bonus

Stimulate Production with X amount of money: Improve the short-term employment numbers and economic growth, but possibly worsen the long-term performance of the economy

Reduce tariffs: Increase trade but lower production

Increase tariffs: Increase production but lower trade

Reforms: Specify reforms and they'll have effects, though they may alter your economic system or bring it down in the long run.


INFRASTRUCTURAL

Industrial levels mean increased production and domestic income increases

You need to discover or buy at least 10 new infrastructural technologies to advance an industrial level

+1 Industrial level: -500 credits

SOCIAL

Social programmes lower unrest and can also increase economic growth and research speed, but can affect industrial production negatively

Lowering social programmes to a minimum can adversely affect education and thence research speed.

Banning abortion, contraception and similar will increase population growth, which can increase productivity but also mean long-term social unrest. Allowing abortion and contraception can mean lower population growth and more social stability in the long term.

Dictatorships are better on protecting research facilities from spies and saboteurs, but are worse at innovative or non-military research areas.

Democracies are worse on protecting research facilities from spies and saboteurs, but are better at innovative or non-military research areas.

RESEARCH

Research means the acquisition of new technologies. Instead of focusing on attaining new technologies, you can set the focus of one Research Centre to the following areas where you can harvest discoveries:

Infrastructure

Economics

Social sciences

Agriculture

Military

Nuclear

Space

Computers

Innovation

Building a Research Centre: -500 credits

Setting the focus of a Research Centre: -50 credits

If you have a market or a mixed economic system, you can sell a Research Centre too, for 250 credits.

MILITARY

Military doctrines are creating different strong and weak points of the militaries of the game.

(none): +0 aerial, +0 ground, +0 naval, 100% unit cost, 100% unit maintenance (special technique: none)

Western: +3 aerial, +1 ground, +3 naval, 200% unit cost, 100% unit maintenance (special technique: firepower focus, offensive bonus)

Soviet: +1 aerial, +3 ground, -1 naval, 100% unit cost, 100% unit maintenance (special technique: mobility focus, occupation bonus)

Asian: -1 ground, -1 aerial, -2 naval, 50% unit cost, 25% unit maintenance (special technique: stealth focus, defensive bonus)

It costs 500 credits to apply military doctrines apart from (none) and Asian, which costs 250. You cannot change from one military doctrine from another before first changing to (none). You cannot change military doctrine more than once every tenth turn.

It costs 250 credits to raise military tech level.

Unit cost:

Western: 100 credits

Soviet: 50 credits

Asian: 25 credits

Unit Maintenance Cost:

Western: 20 credits

Soviet: 20 credits

Asian: 5 credits

Military Tech provides +1 attack, +1 defence and +1 speed per level.

NUCLEAR

To get a nuclear level, you must research at least 3 nuclear technologies in your Research Centres.

Every nuclear level costs 250 credits to attain

Level 1: Experimental reactor, Nuclear Tests

Level 2: Nuclear Bomb

Level 3: Nuclear Missiles, Commercial Nuclear Reactor

Level 4: Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles

Level 5: Hydrogen Bomb, Plutonium Bomb

Level 6:

Level 7:

Level 8: SDI (you need to be level 8 on Space too)

Level 9: Tokamak Reactor

Level 10: Experimental Fusion

Level 11: Fusion Reactor

Level 12: Fusion Bomb


SPACE

To get a space level, you must research at least 3 nuclear technologies in your Research Centres.

Every space level costs 250 credits to attain

Level 1: Rockets

Level 2: Satellites

Level 3: Manned Missions outside of Earth

Level 4: Probes

Level 5: Manned expeditions to the Moon

Level 6:

Level 7: Space Station, Space shuttles

Level 8: SDI (You need to be level 8 on Nuclear too)

Level 9:

Level 10: Lunar Colony

Level 11: Manned Expedition to Mars

Level 12:

Level 13:

Level 14:

Level 15: Mars Colony

COVERT

Infiltrate Organisation: -25 credits

Create a civil organisation in another country: -50 credits

Create a political organisation in another country: -50 credits

Create armed organisation in another country: -100 credits

Assassinate leader: -200 credits

Sabotage Research Centre: -200 credits

Edited by Lux, 08 May 2012 - 12:06 PM.

[Lux]

So... need France and the Soviet Union

[drag]

Mother Russia

Edited by drag, 15 April 2012 - 09:49 PM.

[Lux]

Mother Russia

And I who added Mongolian stats for your sake

[Landsknekt]

Mother Russia

And I who added Mongolian stats for your sake

BEWARE OF THE IMPERIAL MONGOLIAN NAVY!

Edited by Landsknekt, 15 April 2012 - 09:58 PM.

[Deadmeat1471]

North Vietnam prease!

[Lux]

Added

[Landsknekt]

North Vietnam prease!

[Deadmeat1471]

Because, Le fail?

[Landsknekt]

Because, Le fail?

Well. Now you will miss our giant NATO party!

[Lux]

I am going to bed now, but tomorrow I'm sending the players their budget!

The first turn will commence on tuesday evening GMT.

[EVanimations]

I am Le France. I surrender!

[EVanimations]

And by "surrender" I mean conquer Britain. While eating my cheese and drinking my wine.

[ctankep]

Goddamn mongorians. ooh, france, herrooo u try kill uk? why u fail killing uk?

[Lux]

News for Late 1956

Africa

The FLN are mounting a large offensive against French military installations in the city of Algiers, beginning the Battle of Algiers.

Tangier Protocol: The international city Tangier is reintegrated into Morocco.

The Mau Mau are conducting a raid against a British base.

Demonstrations throughout French Africa against colonialism.

Demonstrations in the Gold Coast against British colonialism, lead by Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah.

Americas

A Joint Resolution of Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing "In God We Trust" as the U.S. national motto.

Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza García is assassinated.

A rebellion in Cuba begins against the corrupt rule of Fulgencio Batista.

United States presidential election, 1956: Republican incumbent Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Democrat challenger Adlai E. Stevenson in a rematch of their contest 4 years earlier.

The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama and Montgomery, Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Fidel Casto and Che Guevara are landing with a small group of followers with the boat Granma.

Asia

The States Reorganisation Act of India reforms the boundaries and names of Indian states. Two new states, Kerala and Karnataka, are formed.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Indian Untouchable leader, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 followers

Japan becomes a member of the United Nations.

Europe

West Germany bans the Communist Party of Germany.

The House of Lords defeats a bill to abolish the Death Penalty in Britain.

The Hungarian revolution breaks out against the pro-Soviet government. Hungary attempts to leave the Warsaw Pact.

Red Army troops invade Hungary.

More Soviet troops invade Hungary to crush a revolt that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.

Fighting ends in Hungary

The Suez Crisis causes petrol rationing in Britain

In Yugoslavia, former prime minister Milovan Djilas is arrested after he criticizes Josip Broz Tito.


The Middle East

Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal sparking international condemnation.

Suez Crisis: Britain, France, and Israel secretly meet in and make plans to invade Egypt.

Suez Crisis: Israel invades the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.

Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.

Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France, and Israel to withdraw their troops from Arab lands immediately.

Middle East Technical University is founded in Ankara, Turkey.

Suez Crisis: Ceasefire is signed.

Japan becomes a member of the United Nations.

Oceania

The 1956 Summer Olympics begin in Melbourne, Australia.

MAIN ECONOMIC TREND: STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH

RISK FOR MAD: 33%


CONFLICTS

Vietnam War: Viet Minh and N Vietnam vs South Vietnam (began L 1945)

Israeli-Arab Conflict: Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Palestinian Arabs vs Israel (began L 1947, ceasefire)

Malayan Emergency: Malayan Socialist Rebels vs United Kingdom (began E 1948)

La Violencia (Colombian Civil Unrest): Colombian Liberal Party vs Colombian Conservative Party (began L 1948)

Tibetan Unrest: Tibetan nationalist rebels against the People's Republic of China (began L 1950)

Mau Mau Uprising (Kenya): Mau Mau vs the United Kingdom (began E 1952)

Algerian War: FNL vs French Fourth Republic (began L 1954)

Sudanese Civil War: Government of Sudan vs South Sudanese separatists (began E 1955)

Cuban Insurgency: Rebels vs the Cuban Regime (began E 1956)

Occupation of Hungary: Warsaw Pact vs Hungarian Protesters (began L 1956)

Suez Crisis: Britain, France and Israel vs Egypt (began L 1956, ceasefire, Israeli occupation of Sinai scheduled to be withdrawn E 1957)



THE UNITED NATIONS
==
Prestige: 100
==
System: Supranational Organisation
Capitol: New York
==
Next Election: E 1960
==
Secretary-General: Dag Hammarskjöld/Livid (Sweden)
==
Popularity: 50%
==
Ideology: Humanism
==
Military Doctrine: Western
==
Military Tech Level: 5
==
Ground Units: 0/1 (1 in Egyptian Sinai)
==
Nuclear Level: 0
==
Space Level: 0
==
Industrial Level: 0
==
Total Incomes: +400 credits/turn
UN fees: +200 credits/turn
Donations: +200 credits/turn
==
Total Expenses: -400 credits/turn
Military: -200 credits/turn
Refugee Camps: -100 credits/turn
Development Aid: -100 credits/turn
==
Net Income: +0 credits/turn
==
Budget: 50 credits


THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
==
Prestige: 500
==
System: Democratic Federal Republic
Capitol: Washington D.C
UN Veto
==
Leader of NATO
==
Next Election: L 1960
==
President: Dwight Eisenhower/Landsknekt (Conservative)
Vice President: Richard Nixon (Conservative)
==
Popularity: 60%
==
Ideology: Social Conservative
==
Population: 175 Million
==
Military Doctrine: Western
==
Military Tech Level: 5
==
Ground Units: 5/25 (10 in Korea, 5 in W Germany, 2 in Alaska, 1 in Hawaii, 1 in Panama, 1 in Okinawa)
==
Air Units: 5/25 (10 in Korea, 5 in W Germany, 2 in Alaska, 1 in Hawaii, 1 in Panama, 1 in Okinawa)
==
Naval units 0/50 (15 in the Atlantic Ocean, 15 in the Pacific Ocean, 10 in the Mediterranean Sea, 10 in the Indian Ocean)
==
Nuclear Level: 3
==
Space Level: 1
==
Industrial Level: 5
==
Market Economy
==
Economic Growth: 5%
==
Total Incomes: +3500 credits/turn
Low-Income Taxes: +100 credits/turn (20%)
Medium-Income Taxes: +300 credits/turn (30%)
High-Income Taxes: +1100 credits/turn (60%)
Sphere Benefits: +1000 credits/turn
Trade: +500 credits/turn
Saudi Oil: +250 credits/turn
Panama Canal Control: +250 credits/turn
==
Total Expenses: -3250 credits/turn
Military: -2000 credits/turn
Nuclear: -300 credits/turn
Space: -100 credits/turn
Social Security: -600 credits/turn (3/10)
Research: -250 credits/turn
==
Net Income: +250 credits/turn
==


THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
==
Prestige: 400
==
System: Authoritarian Socialist Federal Republic
Capitol: Moscow
UN Veto
==
Leader of the Warsaw Pact
==
General Secretary: Nikita Krushchev (Marxist-Leninist)
==
Popularity: 70%
==
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
==
Population: 200 Million
==
Military Doctrine: Soviet
==
Military Tech Level: 5
==
Ground Units: 40/80 (10 in E Germany, 10 in Hungary, 5 in Poland, 5 in Czechoslovakia, 5 in Romania, 4 in Bulgaria, 1 in Mongolia)
==
Air Units: 5/15 (10 in E Germany)
==
Naval units 0/5 (3 in the Baltic Sea, 1 in the Black Sea, 1 in the Pacific Ocean)
==
Occupation of Hungary
==
Nuclear Level: 3
==
Space Level: 2
==
Industrial Level: 4
==
Centrally Planned Economy
==
Economic Growth: 6%
==
Total Incomes: +3500 credits/turn
Low-Income Taxes: +25 credits/turn (5%)
Medium-Income Taxes: +250 credits/turn (50%)
High-Income Taxes: +225 credits/turn (90%)
Sales Tax: +1000 credits/turn (100%)
Industry Tax: +1000 credits/turn (100%)
Sphere Benefits: +500 credits/turn
Trade: +250 credits/turn
Siberian Oil: +250 credits/turn
==
Total Expenses: -3500 credits/turn
Military: -2000 credits/turn
Nuclear: -300 credits/turn
Space: -200 credits/turn
Social Security: -800 credits/turn (4/10)
Research: -150 credits/turn
Occupation of Hungary: -50 credits/turn
==
Net Income: +0 credits/turn
==


THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
==
Prestige: 250
==
System: Authoritarian Socialist Republic
Capitol: Beijing
==
Chairman: Mao Zedong/Dalak (Marxist-Leninist)
==
Popularity: 50%
==
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
==
Population: 750 Million
==
Military Doctrine: Asian
==
Military Tech Level: 3
==
Ground Units: 88/95 (5 units in Tibet, 2 units in Hainan)
==
Air Units: 4
==
Naval units 0/1 (1 in the South China Sea)
==
Insurgency in Tibet
Rebels: 1 units (Western-aligned)
==
Nuclear Level: 0
==
Space Level: 0
==
Industrial Level: 1
==
Centrally Planned Economy
==
Economic Growth: 4%
==
Total Incomes: +650 credits/turn
Low-Income Taxes: +200 credits/turn (100%)
Medium-Income Taxes: +100 credits/turn (100%)
High-Income Taxes: +100 credits/turn (100%)
Sales Tax: +100 credits/turn (100%)
Industry Tax: +100 credits/turn (100%)
Sphere Benefits: +25 credits/turn
Indonesian Rubber: +25 credits/turn
==
Total Expenses: -600 credits/turn
Military: -500 credits/turn
Nuclear: -0 credits/turn
Space: -0 credits/turn
Social Security: -0 credits/turn (0/10)
Research: -50 credits/turn
Insurgency in Tibet: -50 credits/turn
==
Net Income: +50 credits/turn
==


THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
==
Prestige: 250
==
System: Democratic Constitutional Monarchy
Capitol: London
UN Veto
==
Member of NATO
==
Next Election: L 1959
==
Prime Minister: Harold MacMillan/ctankep (Conservative)
==
Popularity: 50%
==
Ideology: Social Conservative
==
Population: 45 Million
==
Military Doctrine: Western
==
Military Tech Level: 5
==
Ground Units: 4/15 (3 in Kenya, 2 in Malaysia, 1 in W Germany, 1in Uganda, 1 in Tanzania, 1 in N Ireland, 1 in British Aden, 1 in Nigeria)
==
Air Units: 12/15 (1 in Malaysia, 1 in Libya, 1 in W Germany)
==
Naval units 0/30 (15 in the Atlantic Ocean, 5 in the Mediterranean, 5 in the Persian Gulf, 5 in the Indian Ocean
==
Insurgency in Kenya
Rebels: 2 units (Unaligned)
==
Insurgency in Malaysia
Rebels: 2 units (Chinese-Aligned)
==
Chaos in the Gold Coast
Rebels 0 units (Unaligned, Ceasefire, Independence Scheduled E 1957)
==
Nuclear Level: 1
==
Space Level: 0
==
Industrial Level: 5
==
Market Economy
==
Economic Growth: 4,5%
==
Total Incomes: +1700 credits/turn
Low-Income Taxes: +100 credits/turn (25%)
Medium-Income Taxes: +200 credits/turn (40%)
High-Income Taxes: +400 credits/turn (40%)
Sphere Benefits: +400 credits/turn
Trade: +500 credits/turn
Control of the Aden Straits: +100 credits/turn
==
Total Expenses: -1900 credits/turn
Military: -1200 credits/turn
Nuclear: -200 credits/turn
Space: -0 credits/turn
Social Security: -200 credits/turn (2/10)
Research: -150 credits/turn
Debt: -50 credits/turn
Insurgency in Kenya: -50 credits/turn
Insurgency in Malaysia: -50 credits/turn
==
Net Income: -150 credits/turn
==


THE FRENCH FOURTH REPUBLIC
==
Prestige: 250
==
System: Democratic Republic
Capitol: Paris
UN Veto
==
Member of NATO
==
Next Election: E 1960
==
Prime Minister: Guy Mollet/EVanimations (Social Democrat)
==
Popularity: 40%
==
Ideology: Centrist
==
Population: 50 Million
==
Military Doctrine: Western
==
Military Tech Level: 5
==
Ground Units: 8/25 (10 in Algeria, 2 in French W Africa, 2 in Madagascar, 2 in W Germany, 1 in Cameroun)
==
Air Units: 5/10 (5 in Algeria)
==
Naval Units (0/15 (5 in the Atlantic Ocean, 5 in the Mediterranean Ocean, 5 in the Indian Ocean)
==
War in Algeria
Nationalist Rebels: 5 units (Unaligned)
Socialist Rebels: 2 units (Soviet-Aligned)
==
Nuclear Level: 0
==
Space Level: 0
==
Industrial Level: 5
==
Market Economy
==
Economic Growth: 0%
==
Total Incomes: +1350 credits/turn
Low-Income Taxes: +100 credits/turn (25%)
Medium-Income Taxes: +150 credits/turn (30%)
High-Income Taxes: +300 credits/turn (30%)
Sphere Benefits: +400 credits/turn
Trade: +400 credits/turn
==
Total Expenses: -1500 credits/turn
Military: -1000 credits/turn
Nuclear: -0 credits/turn
Space: -0 credits/turn
Social Security: -100 credits/turn (1/10)
Research: -150 credits/turn
Debt: -50 credits/turn
War in Algeria: -100 credits/turn
==
Net Income: -150 credits/turn
==


THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
==
Prestige: 0
==
System: Authoritarian Socialist Republic
Capitol: Hanoi
==
Prime Minister: Hồ Chí Minh (Marxist-Leninist
==
Popularity: 75%
==
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
==
Population: 3 million
==
Military Doctrine: Asian
==
Military Tech Level: 4
==
Ground Units: 8
==
Air Units: 2
==
Naval units: 0
==
Nuclear Level: 0
==
Space Level: 0
==
Industrial Level: 3
==
Planned Economy
==
Economic Growth: 1%
==
Total Incomes: +50 credits/turn
Low-Income Taxes: +10 credits/turn (50%)
Medium-Income Taxes: +10 credits/turn (50%)
High-Income Taxes: +10 credits/turn (100%)
Sales Tax: +10 credits/turn (100%)
Industry Tax: +10 credits/turn (100%)
==
Total Expenses: -50 credits/turn
Military: -50 credits/turn
Nuclear: -0 credits/turn
Space: -0 credits/turn
Social Security: -0 credits/turn (0/10)
Research: -0 credits/turn
==
Net Income: +10 credits/turn
==