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Entry Regions: several boxes are adjacent to Europe, and are linked to the
main map through entry regions. These entry regions are marked with the
name of the concerned box.
24.2 Colonial Warfare Specifics
When an Off-map box is attacked, one battle occurs.
Each Off-map box has a Conquest Value: This is the number of battles that
must be fought and won to conquer the box.
24.2.1 Partial Conquest
Each victorious battle brings 1 “Battle Won Point” respective to the box
conquest value. To conquer the box, the Attacker has to stay in it and
continue to fight. Therefore, at the end of a turn, an Off-map box may
contain units from opposite sides.
If the box is empty, the Attacker reaps 1 Battle Won point in a single
turn (a quick advance into the box), i.e. 1 point for each of the Attacker’s
unit.
25. Great War Victory
25.1 The Victory in 1914?
Historically, the first months were a stalemate on both the Eastern and
Western fronts… but what can you achieve?
25.1.1 Home before the leaves Fall
In 1914, victory is achieved by military means on the field of battle, by the
capture of the opponent’s capital (in practice the most symbolic of each
side, Paris and Berlin). Trench warfare has not yet started and battles,
moves and countermoves are raging all over Europe.You can win and thus
obtain partial victory by end of 1914, or you can decide to pursue the war
in the hope of a more decisive victory later.
● Entente victory: Berlin is captured by Germans
Example: Germany invades the British colonies in Africa. Germany
has 2 African units, Britain has no defending units. The German player
does not conquer the whole box, but 2 points worth of it. The box value
is 9, so there are still 7 points to conquer (that is, theoretically 4 turns,
provided the German brings no reinforcement, and the British player does not
defend).
24.2.2 Total Conquest
When the last defending stack is vanquished or the conquest value is met, the
box is considered fully conquered.
● When the box is conquered, there is no need to garrison the box. The
occupier receives half the box’s EP (round up).
● Remember: if Germany conquers
an African Off-map box, it only gets the income if there is no Blockade.
● The occupier gains NW +1 per
completely conquered box in Asia
or Africa (the gain occurs at the end of the turn). The Defender loses
no NW.
● Central Powers victory: Paris is captured by Russians
25.1.2 Victory in 1915 onwards
Trench warfare has settled in and may last for years. Therefore, from 1915
onwards, victory becomes a political one: you must force capitulation of the
opposing side.
As the war drags on, war weariness and human loses will bear a heavier
and heavier toll on the National Will (NW) of each country, until they reach
a critical threshold. Serious social troubles will erupt, and the more the NW
drops, the more they will become dangerous (Strikes, then Mutinies,
Revolution and finally Capitulation).
To avoid the worst and limit the risks, each country must react and try
to improve its NW, through Political Actions and military victory on the
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