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Luxemburg
● No diplomacy is possible. The country must be declared war upon to
be entered. It has no forces. Considered as automatic in the
Schlieffen warplan (1914).
Mexico
● Starts at Level 17
● Neutral
Modifiers to Status changes:
-1 if the United States is Isolationist
-1 Zimmerman Telegram (event n°29)
+1 if the Submarine Warfare is a success (British losses ≥ 100 EP
during the last Interphase) or if the German Raiders are active
in the North Atlantic.
-2 treaty Mexico/USA
Diplomatic Level (result): from 13 to 24
13 Mexico and the United States sign a treaty guaranteeing their borders
(permanent). Mexico is pro-Entente.
14–19 Viva la Revolucion!!! Usual situation in Mexico, no effect.
20–21 Mexican raids by Pancho Villa in Texas. The United States must
keep 1 corps in the US.
22–23 Undeclared war between Mexico and the United States. The United
States must keep 1 HQ + 2 corps in the US.
24+ Mexico declares war on the United States to reconquer its territories
that were lost in 1848.
Condition: USA is at war versus Central Powers.
The United States has a diminished revenue of 25 EP and must send an
Expeditionary Corps to Mexico composed of 1 HQ and 3 corps. Half of the
American Navy is not available (per type of ship squadron, rounded up).
The conflict may only end with an American victory. A test is made at the
end of each turn. Victory is obtained on a 12+, each extra corps sent gives
+1 (maximum +3), and presence of General Pershing also gives +1.
At the end of the war, American losses are determined randomly (2–6), to
be shared out freely on the units (max. 2 losses per corps).
Notes: A beaten Mexico ceases all diplomacy permanently (remove its
marker).
Montenegro
● Follows Serbia for all game purposes.
● No direct diplomacy.
Norway
● Starts at Level 4
● Neutral
210 World War One: La Grande Guerre 1914-1918
Modifiers to Status changes:
-1 Germany orders Restricted Submarine Warfare (-2 if All-Out)
+1 Great Britain orders the Central Powers Blockade (+2 if Neutrals
Blockade) (to cancel if US is at war)
+1 if Great Britain is not in the war or -1 if US is at war
+1 if Germany has taken “Control” of the North Sea at least once
during the last 3 turns
+1 if Norway increases its exports to Germany (Level 7+)
-1 German Parliament defeatist
Diplomatic Level (result): from -4 to 10
-4 -3 Norway becomes “pro-Entente” and closes its borders to the Central
Powers.
-2 -1 Norway bends to Entente demands. Germany does not receive any
Norwegian agricultural aid. Norway remains or becomes “Neutral” again.
0–6 Norway is “Neutral” and continues its pacifistic politics, without effect.
It furnishes agricultural aid to Germany.
7–8 Norway increases its exports. Germany receives 5 EP of Economic Aid
each Economic Phase and a -1 bonus on the Blockade Table (not
cumulative with the -1 bonus from Denmark).
9+ same result as 7-8, except that the gain is 10 EP.
Persia
* Starts at Level 20
* Neutral
Modifiers to Status changes:
-1 if Turkey is in the war on the side of Entente
-1 if Constantinople is occupied by the Allies
-1 if Baghdad is occupied by Great Britain
+1 if Central Powers occupy at least 5 Russian “objective” cities
+1 if the Jihad has been decreed by Turkey (event n°19)
+1 Wassmuss present (via event n°35)