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Terrain Description Movement Cost Combat Effects
B. Diplomacy
Large River
A large river is the same as a
major river, but riskier to cross.
Impassable (Mountain Crests)
Crests are the highest sections
of mountain ranges.
Impassable (Lake)
Lakes are shallow waters.
Coastal Sea Zone
Sea represents those coastal
waters bordering the coastlines.
Ocean
Ocean terrain is present in all
large non-coastal sea areas.
Major Nations Base Diplomatic Values
Base value (modified as follows) is the number of new diplomats the nation
will draw each Interphase. Among these, there are some “decoy” diplomats
(i.e. diplomats with a 0 zero value)
Great Britain
Base: 3
+1 per 5 EP spent in diplomacy (max. +2)
Risk of losing troops when
crossing it (50% chance of
losing 1 step on 2 lowest
morale units) outside friendly
city location.
In this game, they cannot be
crossed or entered.
In this game, they cannot be
crossed or entered.
They are the same as open
ocean waters, but count much
less for fleet movement costs.
Movement by land units is
forbidden except through naval
transport.
200 World War One: La Grande Guerre 1914-1918
Good defensive position when
attacked from across: +2 bonus
to defense value on first battle
round, +1 on all subsequent
ones.
No combat there.
No combat there.
May hold naval minefields.
No effect on combat.
Geopolitical:
+1 Brussels is Entente (if Belgium was invaded by Central Powers)
+1 if Damascus and Jerusalem (for both cities together), or
Baghdad, occupied by the British Army (not cumulative)
+1 if an enemy capital in the Balkans is conquered by the British
Army
+1 Constantinople or Rome conquered by the British Army
+1 if Great Britain has launched and won a Grand Offensive on the
French Front (the most recent, beginning in 1915)
+1 major naval victory (valid 1 year)
-2 major naval defeat (valid 1 year)
-1 Suez conquered by Central Powers
-1 if a British city is occupied by Germany
-1 if the British Parliament is Defeatist or loss of London