Warring States v2 - Revision history

Samy: /* Playtest Games */

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Playtest Games

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Fortified Border Examples

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Introduction

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Introduction

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Map Notes

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Playtest Games

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Games

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Floating Fortress bonus

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Undo revision 3856 by Samy (Talk)

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Undo revision 3855 by Samy (Talk)

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	[http://www.playdiplomacy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=754 Second playtest, v2 map]		[http://www.playdiplomacy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=754 Second playtest, v2 map]
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		+	[https://www.reddit.com/r/Kingdom/comments/80lkif/rkingdom_warring_states_diplomacy_session_%E3%83%8B/ /r/Kingdom on Reddit finds my map and plays a game]

	= Rules =		= Rules =

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	Wall only helps if it's on the defender's side.		Wall only helps if it's on the defender's side.
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		+	NOTE: There's an error in the second image, the army in Any should be the one that is moved to Xia.

	[[Image:wall8orders.jpg]] [[Image:wall8results.jpg]]		[[Image:wall8orders.jpg]] [[Image:wall8results.jpg]]

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 = Introduction =
-Created by: Samy Elias / zurn
+'''Created by: Samy Elias / zurn'''
 After researching this period a little, I was surprised how thematically well-suited the Warring States era of 450BC-220BC is for a Diplomacy variant. There were seven major states at the time, who allied with and fought each other in various combinations, shifting allegiances just as in any good Diplomacy game. As a dominant power started to rise (Qin), the opposing states decided on different strategies in order to best deal the the threat; at times some decided on a "horizontal alliance" (allying with the Qin) or a "vertical alliance" (allying with each other against the Qin). Several famous advisors at the time who offered their services to various leaders were even known collectively as the "School of Diplomacy"! Sun Tzu had written The Art of War just before this period, and his works were heavily consulted by all competing states during the conflicts. Conscription systems ensured armies of 100,000+ soldiers on all sides.

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 = Introduction =
-Created by: Samy Elias
+Created by: Samy Elias / zurn
 After researching this period a little, I was surprised how thematically well-suited the Warring States era of 450BC-220BC is for a Diplomacy variant. There were seven major states at the time, who allied with and fought each other in various combinations, shifting allegiances just as in any good Diplomacy game. As a dominant power started to rise (Qin), the opposing states decided on different strategies in order to best deal the the threat; at times some decided on a "horizontal alliance" (allying with the Qin) or a "vertical alliance" (allying with each other against the Qin). Several famous advisors at the time who offered their services to various leaders were even known collectively as the "School of Diplomacy"! Sun Tzu had written The Art of War just before this period, and his works were heavily consulted by all competing states during the conflicts. Conscription systems ensured armies of 100,000+ soldiers on all sides.

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 Fortified borders (or walls) help in the defense of the province containing the wall, if that border is involved (see full rules below).
-The rivers are a game terrain feature, and affect Fleets (see full rules below).
+The rivers are a game terrain feature, and affect Fleets (see full rules below). They do not affect army movement.
 The border between Luoyang and West Zhou does NOT have a wall.

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	[http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/game_page.php?game_id=dc512 First playtest, v1 map]		[http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/game_page.php?game_id=dc512 First playtest, v1 map]
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	[http://www.playdiplomacy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=754 Second playtest, v2 map]		[http://www.playdiplomacy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=754 Second playtest, v2 map]

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 [[Image:Warring States abbrev v2.png]]
-= Games =
+= Playtest Games =
-[http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/game_page.php?game_id=dc512 First playtest]
+[http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/game_page.php?game_id=dc512 First playtest, v1 map]
 = Rules =

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 Fleets on a river get a special bonus from powerful castle ships:
-. A Fleet in a river province or sea area issuing a move or support order targetting a neighbouring river province (*not* a sea area) does so with a strength of 2.
+. A Fleet in a river province '''or sea area''' issuing a move or support order targetting a neighbouring river province ('''*not* a sea area''') does so with a strength of 2.
 . A Fleet on a river defends with a strength of 2.

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 . If a Fleet attempts to move, retreat, or support to a province that it could only move to as an Army, it reverts back into an Army. '''The reverted Army then carries out the order'''. If such a support order fails because the support order did not match the move order of the supported unit, this still counts as an attempted support. If the order is completely invalid (improper syntax, province names, invalid targets, etc.) it is NOT considered an attempt, since the unit is effectively given a hold order.
-== Floating Fortress bonus (rivers only) ==
+== Floating Fortress bonus ==
 Fleets on a river get a special bonus from powerful castle ships: