19-10-2000 05:33									#1
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I am back. Soon I will be using the FTP to get my Art of War stuff back and update it.

But this forum will now be like Civ2 in the year 2000. Players control nations, IRL, and there is a little alternate history. It is October 2000 in the forum.

It will be real and serious.

We will be extra real.

But this is more TW than DoW. Conquering, etc is good stuff, and interesting things are allowed. But not too extreme.

Now, this is a lot like Civ2. With the revolutions, modern Civ2, really. Partisans will pop up in places if you capture a nation, etc, etc, etc. It will be fun, and like Civ in the geopolitical sense.

It will be FUN.

Every nation is to provide a military.
Every nation is to provide news threads.

I am hoping that ScottF can be our map maker.

Well, the moderators:

Polaris
ScottF (he said he would a while ago)
Bolo
Master on High

All mods can post events.

Note: Giancarlo, you CAN join. Just please... let us moderate you. Bolo will be serious, and so will you. Spain's economy is not as large as France, Germany, and the UK.

No multiple claims (unless approved with close circumstances).

The US will be split by the Mississippi River, and I will post an alternate history.
East: United States of America
West: Pacific Republic

CLAIMS:
Polaris: Pacific Republic
WarRogue: Siberia (is having revolution)
Scott: ?
Bolo: United States of America
Master on High: Poland
Mandela: Great Britain
Spartan: France
Bearcat: Germany
Hans: ?
Mao: China
[This message has been edited by PolarisGL (edited October 18, 2000).]

	19-10-2000 05:35									#2
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heh heh heh...I mean...errr...right...

BTW, I'm infalbile, so whatever I say can't be wrong.

	19-10-2000 06:22									#3
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I'd love to take a country like...say...hmmm...Holland/The Netherlands if nobody else wants it.

This is Chairman Milo/Proconsul Gracchus, btw

	19-10-2000 07:11									#4
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Hmm... this sounds like fun!

Can I have a small country? Like... Japan?

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-Cal

	19-10-2000 10:16									#5
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well...it's not like Japan is that small...if you want a country that's fairly small and gives you something to do, then take Turkey or Egypt or another nation that has a GDP of around 300 billion instead of 10 Trillion.

BTW, Japan is pretty damn boring cos you can't build up an army for a long time.

But still play!!!

	19-10-2000 10:44									#6
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err... ok! ::claims Japan for himself::

Mwahaha!


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The strategically impaired,
-Cal

	19-10-2000 11:20									#7
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err... so to play, do we just post something happening in our claimed nations?

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The strategically impaired,
-Cal

	19-10-2000 18:55									#8
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I'd like to join!
I claim Vietnam!
A couple of questions though;
1)This is suupose to be realistic right? Like no Viet Nam taking over the world or Canada having an army or is this semi-realistic thing like it can developped? Say Japan wants to build an army so they rewrite the constitution? or sometiming like that?
2) Can there be treaties,aid packages,bilateral ties everything like in the real world?

Thanks for ansewring all these annnoying qurstions .

	19-10-2000 19:07									#9
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"err... so to play, do we just post something happening in our claimed nations?"

k...every nation has to have a News Thread that's only there to inform other players what's going on in that country. Changes in policy, government leader (ie - elections), events, etc. are all posted in there to keep people informed.


"This is suupose to be realistic right? Like no Viet Nam taking over the world or Canada having an army or is this semi-realistic thing like it can developped? Say Japan wants to build an army so they rewrite the constitution? or sometiming like that?"

Just about anything can happen. It just has to take place over a reasonable amout of time to make it realistic (ie - Japan has to go through several years of political changes before amending the constitution to allow an armed force other than the SDF.)

"Can there be treaties,aid packages,bilateral ties everything like in the real world?"

That's what the forum is run on.

Every type of treaty available IRL is available for you to accept/offer, and you could make up your own agreements...although I'm not sure what's left to agree to.

	19-10-2000 19:11									#10
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Well, although I'm very involved with Destiny of the World, I think I might try a small nation, maybe Belgium...

We'll see how it goes.

	19-10-2000 22:59									#11
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BTW, if anyone new to war forums needs some help getting started, feel free to talk with me - I've been involved with everything from Today's World and The World '99 on Apolyton well over a year ago, to the current Destiny of the World II.

	20-10-2000 00:47									#12
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*Waits patiently for all posters to desert/return to DotW*

	20-10-2000 01:32									#13
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Cal, I'd actually prefer you choose a smaller nation because you are a new player. Egypt or Turkey would be fine, or Greece, Romania... all that.

And arms threads are good to have to, and we will fill everyone in on those as we go on.

Let's get some vets in here! I echo David Floyd's words.

	20-10-2000 03:04									#14
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Polaris: since you asked so nicely, ok I'll pick a different, smaller nation.

*claims Greece, and lets Japan float away*

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-Cal

	20-10-2000 04:07									#15
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ill take argentina.. more info to come soon

	20-10-2000 05:05									#16
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If Siberia is in revolution, what about European Russia? I will take that.

Or, otherwise Japan
[This message has been edited by Midshipman (edited October 19, 2000).]

	20-10-2000 05:10									#17
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European Russia it is, Midshipman.

The General, do you have any experience?

	20-10-2000 05:37									#18
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not really.. thats why i picked argentina.. not that powerful of a nation.

BTW, anyone know where i can get some detailed military info for my nation??
[This message has been edited by The General (edited October 19, 2000).]

	20-10-2000 05:38									#19
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I'd like to take Japan if no one minds. Scott can have Germany is he wants it.

	20-10-2000 05:45									#20
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And Scott wants Germany.

	20-10-2000 05:51									#21
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Why won't Scott take a nation that he hasn't tried yet? Hasn't he done Germany a couple of times already?

If I were him, I'd be bored with it by now...

	21-10-2000 00:02									#22
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Because Scott cannot accept change.

Alright, Japan... NIHON, it is.

The General, I'd rather you take another nation.

	21-10-2000 00:04									#23
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CLAIMS:
Polaris: Pacific Republic
WarRogue: Siberia (is having revolution)
Scott: Germany (bah!)
Bolo: United States of America
Master on High: Poland
Mandela: Great Britain
Spartan: France
Bearcat: Germany
Hans: ?
Mao: China
Chairman Chris: Netherlands
Bearcat: Japan
VietMinh: Viet Nam
Cal: Greece
David Floyd: Belgium
Midshipman: European Russia
The General: ?

	21-10-2000 01:11									#24
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If no one has claimed Italy, I'll take it-if it's alright with you Polaris. BTW what constitutes whether a player is "experienced" and gets a larger country?

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	21-10-2000 02:00									#25
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If you've been in a geopolitical forum before.

TheANZAC, please choose another nation too; sorry, but we don't want something like a Neo-Roman Empire with newbies running large or semi-large nations like Italy.

Previous geopolitical forums:
Third War
Fourth War
Destiny of the World I
Destiny of the World II

I've been in all as Greater Niger, the 6th Republic of France, The New Republic of China, and Nihon (Japan) which is who I am now at Destiny of the World II.

	21-10-2000 02:36									#26
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Hnmm

Thirdwar - Russia
Fourthwar - Spain\Russia
DotW I - Russia
DotW II - Canada
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	21-10-2000 05:14									#27
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Third War - Nothing
Fourth War - Estonia/Switzerland/Netherlands
Destiny of the World I - Spain/Norway/Finland/New Zealand
Destiny of the World II - France

	21-10-2000 06:49									#28
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Third War-Turkey (brief stint)
Fourth War-Tibet (again, brieft stint)
DotW1-Turkey/China
DotW2-China

	22-10-2000 00:33									#29
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World 1999 - Atlantis
DotW I - Lebanon *swears repeatedly*
DotW II - Incan Republic of Peru

NOW!!! AoW - *drumroll*

I'd like to make a "multiple" claim.

Syria, Lebanon and Jordan - The Arabian Commonwealth

If this is accepted i'll play.

	22-10-2000 00:36									#30
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DotW1 - Argentina
DotW2 - Ukraine, Confederate States of America