01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: (biffyboofy): This map looks pretty interesting |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: (mazechamp): Yeah, make sure to read the rules first though because it adds new mechanics to Russia/Turkey (or whoever gets the Suez Canal) |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: (Piplup): I played this once, but cd'd because I was unable to play for a day |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: Greetings all. I hope to last longer this time! |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: Anyone else having trouble viewing this on the big map? |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: Also, how the heck did I end up as the Austria again >.< |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: And I'm France again... |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: I'm England again...oh wait no Britain. Wtf. |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: BillFrank is the british again lol |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: The British are coming! |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: Emperor Tongzhi of the Celestial Empire of China, by right of the mandate of heaven, declares that from this point forth China shall move towards isolationist relations with the colonial powers of Europe. From this point forth, we seek only non-aggression pacts with the Europeans. |
01 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1870: And the next country to pursue an opium war shall receive not but Panda Diplomacy |
08 May 20 UTC | Autumn, 1871: The Celestial Empire of China lays claim to the tropical paradise of Somalia and hopes the nations of the world will grant safe passage to the Zheng He to plant our flag and enjoy safe lodging and cooool ocean breezes on the sand swept beaches. |
08 May 20 UTC | Autumn, 1871: The not-so-Celestial Empire of Japan also claims Eritrea as the rightful territory of the Empire of the Rising Sun. Why do we want it? We don't know, but what we learned from Europe is that if you don't have a colony in Africa then you aren't a true imperialist power. Afterwards we might send an army into Abyssinia, I'm sure that they're just a bunch of unorganized savages; what could possibly go wrong? |
08 May 20 UTC | Autumn, 1871: Japan's colonial ambitions will be met with furious indignation by the Turkish Empire. Africa and the Arabian Peninsula are and will forever be Turkish. |
08 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1872: bet |
10 May 20 UTC | Spring, 1872: The Emperor has a message for the Russians who think they can walk into Kashgar with impunity; https://youtu.be/STqJ_Up4iFg?t=37 |
10 May 20 UTC | Autumn, 1872: Silly Russians, you fell victim to one of the most famous classic blunders: never get involved in a land war in Asia! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LUUk6wVNrY) |
10 May 20 UTC | Autumn, 1872: Exactly why I built all my boats! |
10 May 20 UTC | Autumn, 1872: Hello My name is Piplup of Russia, you attacked my ports. Prepare to die! |