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● get an extra +1 diplomatic bonus with Italy (this turn).
Failure:
Too bad. The Central Powers diplomatic Action is canceled.
Entente must roll D’Annunzio at first when the next Action occurs in Italy
(never mind who tries).
Objectives of War: if Entente recognizes Italy’s war objectives against
Austria-Hungary, she obtains a diplomatic bonus. On the other hand,
Entente will have problems negotiating peace together.
French Promise: France may promise Tunisia to Italy if Austria-Hungary
has already promised Trentin and/or Istria to Italy.
The Czech Independence Movement – Masaryk
Beginning in 1917, the Czech leader Masaryk, in exile, begins to influence
the Entente powers. The Entente player may play Event “Masaryk”, to
officially recognize the Czech Committee in exile. These are the negative
effects for Austria-Hungary:
● suffers -4 to NW
● peace negotiations are hindered
● a penalty of -1 on all social tests (strike, mutiny, etc), except surrender
tests (this effect is permanent)
● Czech units have a -2 penalty on their morale checks
The effect of Masaryk ceases if the Empire is successfully Reformed into
a Triple Monarchy. If that happens, this rule is nullified.
Albania and Serbia
All countries can intervene militarily in Albania, without declaring war. Units
of Montenegro are considered Serbian in all respects.
Skopje, Cetinje, Belgrad are sources of supply for the Entente, even if not
connected to another town. This is an exception to normal supply rules.
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The Austro-Hungarian Railway
Beginning in 1917, rail transport capacity drops by 1 per year.
Austria-Hungary:
1914–1916 (11)
1917 (10)
1918+ (9)
Reformation of the Empire
The new emperor, Charles, favors reforming the Dual Monarchy into
a Triple Monarchy, by uniting with the Slavs (but he prefers to await
peacetime first.) Hungary is profoundly hostile to the whole idea (because
it would threaten their territorial integrity). This could cause a major crisis
and the end of the monarchy.
Austria-Hungary may take a special Political Action to put in place
Reformation of the royal and imperial institutions. The goal is to nullify all of
the long-term negative effects of the problems of minorities in the Empire.
This Action may be selected only once per Interphase.
Vote: 9+ (roll D12)
+/-? Parliament
+1 in 1918+
-1 Strike or Revolt is in progress
-1 Austrian or German Grand Offensive is in progress
(no matter where)
-1 Wilson’s Fourteen Points are in effect
Result: the Triple Monarchy is created, but a Hungarian Crisis test must be
made first.
Effect on National Will:
Success: special
Failure: -5 to NW
The Hungarian Crisis
If a Reformation of the Empire is attempted and succeeds, Hungary can
provoke a major crisis with Austria.
The Crisis takes place after having done all NW variations from Political
Actions of Austria.
A D6 is then rolled:
● if even, nothing happens, and the Triple Monarchy is created.
● if odd, Hungary reacts and a riot breaks out in Budapest. Continue
with these effects, in this order:
Austria-Hungary immediately loses a D12 from its NW.
An instability test is rolled, with an extra penalty of -1, even if the NW
marker is not in the Unstable Zone.
If the result is negative, a 2nd test is rolled with a penalty of -2 (additional).
If the second result is negative, a 3rd test is rolled with a penalty of -3
(additional).