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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>By Paul Webb.<br />
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== Introduction ==<br />
Canton is a seven-player Diplomacy variant set in Asia at the beginning of the 20th century. The "Great Powers" are Britain, China, France, Holland, Japan, Russia, and Turkey. Return to this era and determine the fate of Asia.<br />
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== The Map ==<br />
[[Image:Cantonmap.gif]]<br />
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== Rules ==<br />
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Standard Diplomacy rules apply to the Canton variant.<br />
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There are a total of 36 supply centers. Ownership of 19 centers after the fall retreat is necessary for victory.<br />
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Canals: Constantinople (Con), Egypt (Egy).<br />
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Multiple coasts: Bulgaria (Bul) EC/SC, Canton (Can) EC/SC, Damascus (Dam) WC/SC, Siam (Sia) WC/EC. <br />
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Impassible: Nepal (Nep). <br />
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Canton Diplomacy begins in Spring 1901.<br />
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=== Starting Positions ===<br />
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Britain (B)<br />
A - Calcutta (Cal)<br />
A - Delhi (Del)<br />
F - Madras (Mad)<br />
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China (C)<br />
A - Chungking (Chu)<br />
A - Shanghai (Sha)<br />
A - Tibet (Tib)<br />
F - Peking (Pek)<br />
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France (F)<br />
A - Hanoi (Han)<br />
A - Hue (Hue)<br />
F - Saigon (Sai)<br />
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Holland (H)<br />
F - Borneo<br />
F - Java (Jav)<br />
F - Sumatra (Sum) <br />
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Japan (J)<br />
A - Kyoto (Kyo)<br />
F - Sasebo (Sas)<br />
F - Tokyo (Tok)<br />
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Russia (R)<br />
A - Irkutsk (Irk)<br />
A - Moscow (Mos)<br />
F - Khabarovsk (Kha)<br />
F - Sevastopol (Sev)<br />
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Turkey (T)<br />
A - Baghdad (Bag)<br />
A - Damascus (Dam)<br />
F - Constantinople (Con)<br />
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==Province abbreviations==<br />
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Britain (B)<br />
ASM - Assam<br />
BOM - Bombay<br />
CAL - Calcutta<br />
DEL - Delhi<br />
KAS - Kashmir<br />
MAD - Madras<br />
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China (C)<br />
CAN - Canton<br />
CHU - Chungking<br />
KAN - Kansu<br />
MON - Mongolia<br />
PEK - Peking<br />
SHA - Shanghai<br />
SIN - Sinkiang<br />
TIB - Tibet<br />
YUN - Yunnan<br />
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France (F)<br />
HAN - Hanoi<br />
HUE - Hue<br />
LAO - Laos<br />
SAI - Saigon<br />
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Holland (H)<br />
BOR - Borneo<br />
JAV - Java<br />
SAR - Sarawak<br />
SUM - Sumatra<br />
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Japan (J)<br />
AKI - Akita<br />
KYO - Kyoto<br />
SAS - Sasebo<br />
SHI - Shikoku<br />
TOK - Tokyo<br />
YES - Yesso<br />
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Russia (R)<br />
AMU - Amur<br />
IRK - Irkutsk<br />
KHA - Khabarovsk<br />
KIR - Kirghiz<br />
MAR - Maritime Province<br />
MOS - Moscow<br />
SEV - Sevastopol<br />
SIB - Siberia<br />
TOM - Tomsk<br />
TUR - Turkestan<br />
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Turkey (T)<br />
ARA - Arabia<br />
ARM - Armenia<br />
BAG - Baghdad<br />
BUL - Bulgaria<br />
CON - Constantinople<br />
DAM - Damascus<br />
EGY - Egypt<br />
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Neutral Supply Centers<br />
AFG - Afghanistan<br />
BAL - Baluchistan<br />
BUR - Burma<br />
CAM - Cambodia<br />
FOR - Formosa<br />
HKO - Hong Kong<br />
KOR - Korea<br />
MAL - Malaya<br />
MAN - Manchuria<br />
PER - Persia<br />
PHI - Philippines<br />
RUM - Rumania<br />
SIA - Siam <br />
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Seas<br />
ASE - Arabian Sea<br />
BAN - Banda Sea<br />
BLA - Black Sea<br />
BOB - Bay of Bengal<br />
CSE - Celebes Sea<br />
CPO - Central Pacific Ocean<br />
ECS - East China Sea<br />
EIO - East Indian Ocean<br />
GOM - Gulf of Martaban<br />
GOS - Gulf of Siam<br />
JSE - Java Sea<br />
KAR - Karimata Strait<br />
MED - Mediterranean Sea<br />
PGU - Persian Gulf<br />
PSE - Philippine Sea<br />
RED - Red Sea<br />
SCS - South China Sea<br />
SIO - South Indian Ocean<br />
SOJ - Sea of Japan<br />
SOO - Sea of Okhotsk<br />
WIO - West Indian Ocean<br />
YEL - Yellow Sea<br />
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