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18.3.3 Loss of the Capital in 1914
The loss of the capital on the first year of the war (1914) has a very
negative extra impact on both the Parliament and National Will, and risks
the provocation of a disastrous War Weariness Reaction.
When your capital is taken by the Enemy, here are the effects to be applied
at the end of the turn (only), as well as the permanent effects.
For countries with ‘dual’ capitals, here is the list and applicable cities:
● Austria-Hungary: loss of Vienna or Budapest.
● Russia: loss of Petrograd and Moscow.
In 1914, these end of turn effects are to be applied at the end of the
Nov-December turn, even if the capital fell before.
Effects at the end of the turn:
Applied in the priority order below, during the NW Adjustment:
1. Adjustment of NW: apply the effects of all losses and lost cities, etc… on
NW, per normal rules.
2. Parliament Effect: moves randomly, of either three levels (50% chance),
two levels (40%) or one level (10%) towards Defeatism.
3. Weariness Test: 33% chance one will be made immediately. A penalty
of +10% per HQ destroyed during the year just played is applied in
addition to all the other bonuses/negative effects.
4. Instability Test: (if required) extra negative chance added, of 10% on the
1st test, then 20% on the second, and 30% on the thurd. All the other
bonuses or negative effects apply normally.
5. Social Tests: to be done next (strike, mutiny, revolt, revolution), if need
be. Remember, in 1914, there is no Revolution, thus this test is ignored.
If need be, the Surrender test is done with an extra negative modifier
of 20%.
6. Patriotic Test: to be done last, with a negative modifier of 20%.
7. New government (at player’s choice): bring the NW back to 27,
immediately carrying out a test on the Parliament, 17% chance of
losing one level.
Permanent effects:
● Weariness Test: an extra penalty of 33% (to be applied afterwards).
● Mutiny Test: penalty aggravated to 33% instead of 17%.
● Surrender Test: an extra penalty of 33%.
● Patriotic Test: an extra penalty of 33%.
However, all these effects are nullified as soon as the capital is retaken.
18.4 War Weariness & Patriotic Reaction
When a major power stops his Grand Offensive (or lose its capital), it may
sustain a counter-shock in terms of NW, if this did not cause the war to end.
This is due to War Weariness.
18.4.1 War Weariness
Beginning in 1916, War Weariness and general fatigue have consequences
that become more and more worrisome. In 1916, the risk is low; it becomes
substantial beginning in 1917 and worse in 1918.
● If a player commences and fails a Grand Offensive, it does a War
Weariness Test at the end of the turn, just before the social tests (NB:
In the event of a mixed Offensive, the Commander in Chief of the
main power does the test alone)
● A “major” defeat suffered in an enemy offensive also entails a War
Weariness Test for the Defender.
● If a power loses its capital, it carries out a special War Weariness Test
(see previous §).
18.4.2 The War Weariness Test
When a War Weariness Test takes place and is succeed, a list of reactions
are implemented. The basic test receives some modifiers to its usual 33%
chance of occurring, as follows:
-5% Germany, Britain
+5% Revolution
-5% for Austria-Hungary (or France) on the Italian Front
-5% Britain, France, Italy if the United States is in the war
+5% All Central Powers if the United States is in the war
+5% Grand Offensive failure (in attack) or Major Defeat (in defense)
+5% Enemy counter-offensive in progress (Western Front)
+25% no Grand offensive carried out during this year (See 53-D)
-10% n 1916**
+5% 1918+
NB: note that:
● The above bonus of 10% in 1916** does not apply if your capital has
been taken (Russia: Moscow + Petrograd).
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