Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-33128572-20171230165823

Inspired by Europa Universalis 4

Overview

The Saracens are besieging the last great Near Eastern bastion of Christianity: Constantinople. The Eastern Roman Empire is in tatters. All of Europe is in danger. However, even when all hope is lost, there is a tiny spark. Join as one of many European and Middle Eastern nations in the fight for political and religious domination. Be an influential European power and rally others to a holy Crusade, or surge through as an Islamic empire breaching the defenses of Byzantium on a Jihad for Allah and more. Whose side will you choose?

Year: 1457 (Turn 5)

Rules:

-No Asian or American nations in this time period (ex. Ming, Aztec)

-Keep to historically, politically, and militarily legitimate decisions

-Please, please, declare war before you make troop/ship movements

-Each 1-year turn each player must make decisions on Admin (Domestic), Diplomacy (Foreign), Economy, and Military (no min or max on amount of decisions each category) at most 3 separate times

-Special HRE (Holy Roman Empire) and Papacy functions for German and Catholic States respectively

-Events will trigger at specific dates (ex. War of the Roses)

-Colonialism special functions available (will provide details later)

-Any nation with enough influence over the papacy (not applying to Islamic nations) and has at least 2 allies can call a Crusade or Jihad. At that point, any Christian or Islamic nation can join said respective events

-Any nation can form military alliances and give access, so long as they are players requesting alliances from other players

-Anyone can declare wars (must have Casus Belli (Reason for war) cited), Peace Treaties can be signed for transfer of territory (by name), annulling treaties, vassalship, war reparations, humiliation, etc. (if losing side is non-player, then determine legitimacy and feasibility of your treaty correctly, any player can form a coalition against a nation that has expanded a lot in the threatened country's region

Ex.

a.) France

Military

Declares War on Papal States (CB: Reconquest of Avignon)

b.) Muscovy

Military

Declares War on Novgorod, Ryazan, Odoyev, and Tver with Ally Poland-Lithuania, Co-Belligerent Kalmar Union & Vassals Yaroslav, Rostov, Perm, and Beloozero (Casus Belli: Formation of Russia)

c.) Hungary

Military

Signs Peace with Bosnia:

Bosnia will be fully annexed

Bosnia will pay 10% Annual Income (40 Ducats) War Reps for 10 years

Bosnia will give 81 Ducats to Hungary

-You can threaten war on a nation for land, colonies, or money;

-You can Vassalize, Establish Protectorates, or create Personal Unions by way of diplomacy (works same way as alliances, except certain mechanics wih non-player nations) or by war, which gives an automatic Casus Belli (still needs citation)

-Poland and Lithuania can form the PLC (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) after 5 years (turns) of a Personal Union

-You can play as a Vassal, Protectorate, or March of a nation

-You can play as a horde; only Golden Horde, Kazan, Qara Qoyunlu, and Timurids

-You can play as a rebel faction (ex. Cretan Separatists)

-If a player is inactive for more than 6 days, he/she is out unless addressed with reason (ex. vacation)

-No swearing (I only really mean the F- and Sh- words, B- word in some cases), bullying, nationalism, propaganda, or racism

-Please don't cheat

-And finally, have fun!

Note: Yes, you can play as Byzantium, but you'd need to make alliances Uber-fast and let them declare war on the Ottomans, or else you'll automatically die after 2 turns (Hint: If you concede Constantinople in a treaty immediately Ottomans will be forced to accept it no matter what)

6 Players Required to start game; More can join (Note for players joining after the start: set Geacron to the year of the current turn for accuracy)

Nations Taken:

Portugal (Red and White flag)

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Eclogronio)

Teutonic Order (Puritanball, Me)

Bavaria (AkkoKun)

Hungary (Olanu)

Timurids (Amazingman02)

Venice (KR1504)

Eastern Roman Empire (BRITMapping)

Ottoman Empire (Stronk Indonesiaball)

Austria (Paraibaball, the eastern)

Muscovy (SuperMobb)

Dead Nations:

Map:

Go to http://geacron.com/home-en/?&sid=GeaCron681020  and set year to 1453 C.E., move along as we go.

Crusades:

-1st Counter-Crusade For Reconquest of Greece (+38)

Jihads:

-Final Conquest of the Eastern Roman Empire (-40) 