Medieval

Created by: Gytis Karciauskas

Variant Description:

The game begins in 1411 - the Late Middle Ages. There are 8 great powers in Europe: Castile, England, France, Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Kalmar Union, Ottoman Empire, and Poland-Lithuania. Standard Diplomacy rules apply, only the map is changed, and 20 SCs are needed for the victory. The current variant is Medieval2.

Medieval is an 8-player variant set in Europe in 1411 AD - the Late Middle Ages. Standard Diplomacy rules apply, only the map is changed, and 20 SCs are needed for the victory.

The starting positions are :

C-Castile

A Leon                                                         
A Old Castile                                                
F New Castile (east coast)          

E-England

A Bordeaux          
A Yorkshire
F London                     
                    

F-France

A Dauphine                                                       
A Paris                                                         
A Rouen           

H-Hungary

A Buda
A Croatia  
A Transylvania               
                            

K-Kalmar Union

A Norway                                                       
A Sweden                                                      
F Denmark            

P-Poland-Lithuania

A Kiev 
A Krakow
A Vilnius                    
                            

R-Holy Roman Empire

A Bavaria                                                     
A Brandenburg                                         
A Saxony                  

T-Ottoman Empire

A Angora
A Bulgaria  
F Smyrna       

There are several special things about the map. New Castile, Papal States and Holstein have east and west costs, and Bulgaria - east and south coasts. Constantinople is given less area than in Standard variant, but movement rules are the same. This means that a unit can't move directly between Bulgaria and Smyrna. Denmark has common bor