1829: interactive history one step beyond

[Strike For The South]

- England

may I be them? this sounds intresrting

[Mr White]

OK a second player has entered: Strike for the south as England.

Only the Belgian nobility and rich and maybe the French (to make it interestingà and we could start.

[Rodion Romanovich]

This sounds interesting, but unfortunately my knowledge of this particular period is rather limited (I have a gap between 1700 and 1800 and an even bigger one between 1800 and 1900, which will take some months for me to fill in).

Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering how the Rotschilds will play. They're not exactly a nation with army etc., so what are their exact resources and abilities to influence, other than sending money to support different sides? How would their progress in economy and influence be measured and fought by the other factions?

[Mr White]

This sounds interesting, but unfortunately my knowledge of this particular period is rather limited (I have a gap between 1700 and 1800 and an even bigger one between 1800 and 1900, which will take some months for me to fill in).

It doesn't matter. You just need to have a basic grasp of the nations back then, the military, economy and the politics. To be honest, I am no authority on the matter either but I was planning on rechearching it along the way. Someone with an extencive knowledge about the period to help me would be great though.

Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering how the Rotschilds will play. They're not exactly a nation with army etc., so what are their exact resources and abilities to influence, other than sending money to support different sides? How would their progress in economy and influence be measured and fought by the other factions?

Like I said, the Rotschilds are a rich ( beyond belief) jewish family of bankers. They made it possible to found Belgium ( and still get intrest on that loan I think). I put them in as a way to play a different way than most other characters. They will have to be more sneeky and backstabbing. Sure they don't have an army but there are solutions for that. How their influence and wealth will be measured is easy. I will know everything they have done and some things will be clear to all for example when they acquire a minister post.
In this game it isn't necessary to have clear winners or losers, it's all about perception.

[Franconicus]

Sounds very interesting - although I do not understand in detail how it will work. For example how wil you control the speed?

When are you going to start? I do not have enough time until 1.1.2006. But if you wait, I will take a German nation: Prussia (Bismarck )

Looks like Kraxis created a new genre. Now he has to control them all

[IrishMike]

Hmm..... If Russia is still open, I would love to be Russia.

[Mr White]

To Franconicus:
Controling the speed isn't that hard. All the players have a cetain period of time, to be determined by me and the players, to react after I posted a new chapter. I will then post a new chapter within a predetermined timeframe. If someone hasn't mailed me his strategy within time, (s)he will be supposed to hesitate and not take any action

We will only start when I feel we could have an interesting game, that is when the right characters are taken. But I'm willing to wait untill after new year (it'll probably take so long anyway).

So Prussia is taken by Franconicus.

I simply loved Kraxis' Mansteins woes.He could've guessed that something like this was in the air as at the end their were some posts about setting up a seabattle between 2 groups.

To ColdKnight:
Sure you can be Russia

To all:
I'm just waiting for someone to request 'la douce' France and the Belgian bourgeoisie (the rich). Without them the game is just half as fun.
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[Kagemusha]

Sounds intresting. Can i be the Austria?