This is just an idea I'd like to float, but I think it certainly deserves attention.
For those who dont know the term, 'Tournament of Shadows' is the Russian name for the 'Great Game', which was essentially the 19th century version of the Cold War between the UK and Russia for dominance in Asia.
It's generally held to have begun when the British got word of Tsar Paul's plan to march an army of Cossacks into India, after which the British apparently never trusted the Russians ever again (not that trusting the Russians was ever a good idea in the first place :P), and started two hundred or so years of Anglo-Russian/Anglo-Soviet rivalry.
The period covered would probably be from the 1820's until the late 1870's. Although the Great Game lasted longer, post-1870's starts entering an era which would be much more difficult to render within the limitations of the TW engine.
In terms of map work, obviously, an entirely new map would be required to render not only India, but the rest of Asia (including at least southern Siberia) all the way to Japan, since they become an important player later on. The elimination of the Americas map might also be necessary to preserve a focus on Asia, besides the fact that America was more or less isolated and encompassed in its own affairs during this period besides few minor overseas ventures.
A rather large number of units would be required, given the massive changes encompassed in this period, uniforms alone would require at least two renderings (one for the colorful post-Napoleonic sort, another for the more muted post-Crimea period when grey and olive became the colors of choice for everybody but the British). This could perhaps be achieved with a sort of 'Marian Reform' type event activated by achieving a certain level of technology (assuming the technology tree is modifiable to that degree).
A little more fun might be had with the central Asian Khannates, given their status as, essentially, semi-medieval states. Uniforms could be quite colorful and fanciful...although I imagine the bulk of their forces will simply be peasants armed with whatever comes to hand.
Not to sound overly ambitious, but a fun little side project might be including some details of Japan's civil war, making good use of the 'emergent faction' feature. That would definitely be a side project, however, once the bulk of the other stuff was completed.
So, interest?
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