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attlefield (including conquest of enemy capital, important but no longer<br />
decisive).<br />
But all the above, and the length of the war, will weaken the national<br />
government, which in turns affects NW . Therefore the goal is to force the<br />
opponent to become politically fragile in order to decrease its NW and send<br />
him beyond the critical thresholds before the same occurs to you!<br />
To win:<br />
● Central Powers: France and Russia must surrender<br />
● Entente: Germany must surrender<br />
You may even surrender by yourself to avoid an even more infamous defeat<br />
(under the worst terms).<br />
At the end of the war, the “quality” of your victory will be evaluated.<br />
25.2 Voluntary Capitulation<br />
It is possible to engage in peace proposals with the enemy during a Winter<br />
Interphase, either to conclude a Separate peace, or to bluff the enemy. A<br />
real peace proposal has few prospects of success, with all this hatred<br />
accumulated in the years of the war and with such complicated diplomatic<br />
maneuvers. You may conclude a Separate peace only with Russia or<br />
Austria-Hungary (depending on your side).<br />
25.2.1 General Principle<br />
The peace rules are very specific. There are four kinds of peace:<br />
unconditional surrender (for everybody), voluntary surrender (France and<br />
Germany), separate peace (Austria-Hungary, Russia) and general peace.<br />
Any power may be forced into an unconditional surrender, if its NW falls low<br />
enough on the NW track. The unconditional surrender test appears in the<br />
lowest boxes of this track. If the test “succeeds”, the power immediately<br />
surrenders unconditionally to the enemy side.<br />
France and Germany have the possibility to voluntarily surrender (with no<br />
surrender test). The player may choose this solution if the war is very<br />
likely lost. This option gives conditions a little better than an unconditional<br />
surrender test.<br />
Also, a Separate peace may be proposed to Russia (for Entente) and to<br />
Austria-Hungary (for Central Powers). These two powers are the only ones<br />
that may “accept” such a settlement, against the will of their controlling<br />
player.<br />
General Peace occurs when Germany surrenders, or when both France<br />
and Russia sue for peace. If that happens, all other powers follow suit.<br />
27.2.2 Negotiations Principle<br />
By playing Political Action “Negotiate Peace”, you may propose peace<br />
negotiations to the opposite side. More precisely, you attempt to negotiate<br />
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with Russia (if you are Central Powers) or with Austria-Hungary (if you are<br />
Entente), to conclude a Separate peace.<br />
All the powers on your side must choose this action simultaneously (except<br />
Turkey). But only one common test is resolved. There is a “Leader” to<br />
negotiate:<br />
● Central Powers: Germany<br />
● Entente: France or Russia<br />
Only this power gains or loses NW, depending on the result of the action<br />
(See the chart below).<br />
Your proposal may be sincere or it may be a bluff. This choice is secret.<br />
Your opponent replies yes or no. This will have consequences on<br />
the negotiations. If Entente replies yes, it means that France and Britain<br />
take part in the negotiations. Likewise, if Central Powers reply yes, it means<br />
that Germany takes part in the negotiations. If the answer is no, it means<br />
that only Russia or Austria-Hungary negotiate alone (depending on<br />
your side).
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