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Formerly known as the Bulbagarden Conversational Conquest, this is Conquest, a strategy game of tactics and expansionism. In this game, you the player take on the role of a budding empire seeking to overpower and dominate your neighbors, and expand your borders as far as possible. To do this, you must navigate diplomacy, alliances, and war while protecting your land and your interests from the depredations of others.
The setting for this game of Conquest is the North American continent, from Canada to Panama, as well as part of the Caribbean Sea.
Although I am posting this thread, @TheMissingno.; will be serving as Switzerland for this game, being the host and arbitrator, as well as the one who will make all necessary calculations for the game in a neutral manner.
Rules
The game shall accommodate 7 regular players and 1 host (switzerland)
Each player starts with 3 territories. These territories must be adjacent to each other.
A player may claim up to 3 territories per turn
If two players claim the same territory, then they are given the following options:
a) Split the territory into equal parts
b) Negotiate a deal
c) Leave it up to a coin flip. This will be a 50/50 dice roll, where the winner claims the entire territory.
A player can attack any territory that is held by another player that is adjacent to their territory.
-Each player starts with an equal number of troops (30,000), and gains and equal number of troops (6,000) each turn.
-Troops are divided equally between each province.
-A player may move as many troops to any held province as they want, but must keep a minimum of 3,000 troops on a territory in order to hold it. If the number of troops on the territory falls below this number, then the territory becomes neutral and can be claimed next turn.
-When attacking a territory held by another player: the odds of a successful attack are determined by (# troops in attacking territory)/(#troops in defending territory)
-Successful army should lose ¼ of its troops, unsuccessful army should retreat and lose ⅓ of its troops (subject to change depending on balance)
Any kind of alliance, treaty, pact, agreement, etc. will be allowed and encouraged for all players to make. Alliances must be announced in thread, though members of the alliance may communicate with each other in private.
-A player can allocate troops to another player’s territory in order to support an attack or defense. -These troops will be returned to their original territory after the turn with losses calculated accordingly.
-A player cannot use borrowed troops to attack the player that the troops are borrowed from.
Each turn, players post their moves in thread. They can post as many moves as they want as long as they are not claiming more than 3 territories, and posting is locked when the phase ends, at which time all calculations are made. If a move is posted that contradicts an older move, then the older move is considered null and void.
Each turn will last 48 hours.
The game ends when there is only one player left, or all remaining players agree to a draw.
Players
- @Jabberwocky; - French North America (blue)
- @Zima; - Zimanite Empire (blue/purple (#6400ff))
- @Lord Apex; - Apex Empire (purple)
- @Stuntology; - North West Company (pink)
- @GastlyGibus; - The United Worker's Empire of Zaela (red)
- @Please Understand; - People's Democratic Federal Republic of Not Yugoslavia (green)
- @Lyrebird; - The Bird Reich (black)
- @TheMissingno.; - Swiss Confederation
The Map (Current)
For simplicity's sake, let's call the divisions of Mexico, clockwise from top to bottom: Baja California, Sonora, Coahulia, Yucatan, and Jalisco.
Current Territory List
Current Treaties and Alliances
Current Troop Standings
There is room for six more players to sign up for this game; I will be playing as French North America, and claim Louisiana, Texas, and Cuba as my starting territories. My color for cartography purposes will be blue.
Each player will need a name, flag, and representative color for their state. A free site to make your flag can be found here. Additionally, each player must claim their starting territories in their signup post. Starting territories will be granted on the basis of first come, first served.
Good luck to all who join! May the sun never set on your empire!
The setting for this game of Conquest is the North American continent, from Canada to Panama, as well as part of the Caribbean Sea.
Although I am posting this thread, @TheMissingno.; will be serving as Switzerland for this game, being the host and arbitrator, as well as the one who will make all necessary calculations for the game in a neutral manner.
Rules
Setup
The game shall accommodate 7 regular players and 1 host (switzerland)
Each player starts with 3 territories. These territories must be adjacent to each other.
Claiming territories
A player may claim up to 3 territories per turn
If two players claim the same territory, then they are given the following options:
a) Split the territory into equal parts
b) Negotiate a deal
c) Leave it up to a coin flip. This will be a 50/50 dice roll, where the winner claims the entire territory.
Attacking claimed territories
A player can attack any territory that is held by another player that is adjacent to their territory.
-Each player starts with an equal number of troops (30,000), and gains and equal number of troops (6,000) each turn.
-Troops are divided equally between each province.
-A player may move as many troops to any held province as they want, but must keep a minimum of 3,000 troops on a territory in order to hold it. If the number of troops on the territory falls below this number, then the territory becomes neutral and can be claimed next turn.
-When attacking a territory held by another player: the odds of a successful attack are determined by (# troops in attacking territory)/(#troops in defending territory)
-Successful army should lose ¼ of its troops, unsuccessful army should retreat and lose ⅓ of its troops (subject to change depending on balance)
Alliances
Any kind of alliance, treaty, pact, agreement, etc. will be allowed and encouraged for all players to make. Alliances must be announced in thread, though members of the alliance may communicate with each other in private.
-A player can allocate troops to another player’s territory in order to support an attack or defense. -These troops will be returned to their original territory after the turn with losses calculated accordingly.
-A player cannot use borrowed troops to attack the player that the troops are borrowed from.
Turns
Each turn, players post their moves in thread. They can post as many moves as they want as long as they are not claiming more than 3 territories, and posting is locked when the phase ends, at which time all calculations are made. If a move is posted that contradicts an older move, then the older move is considered null and void.
Each turn will last 48 hours.
Endgame
The game ends when there is only one player left, or all remaining players agree to a draw.
Players
- @Jabberwocky; - French North America (blue)
- @Zima; - Zimanite Empire (blue/purple (#6400ff))
- @Lord Apex; - Apex Empire (purple)
- @Stuntology; - North West Company (pink)
- @GastlyGibus; - The United Worker's Empire of Zaela (red)
- @Please Understand; - People's Democratic Federal Republic of Not Yugoslavia (green)
- @Lyrebird; - The Bird Reich (black)
- @TheMissingno.; - Swiss Confederation
The Map (Current)
For simplicity's sake, let's call the divisions of Mexico, clockwise from top to bottom: Baja California, Sonora, Coahulia, Yucatan, and Jalisco.
Current Territory List
- French North America: Louisiana, Texas, Cuba, Coahulia, New Mexico, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, East Jalisco, Yucatan, Colorado
- Zimanite Empire: Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesotta, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas, Wyoming
- Apex Empire: Quebec, New York, Ontario, New England, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
- North West Company: British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Territory, Montana, Alaska, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
- The United Worker's Empire of Zaela: Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware Valley, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois
- People's Democratic Federal Republic of Not Yugoslavia: California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Baja California, Arizona, Sonora, Idaho, Hawaii, Washington, West Jalisco
- The Bird Reich: Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica
- Zimanite Empire: Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesotta, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Arkansas, Wyoming
- Apex Empire: Quebec, New York, Ontario, New England, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
- North West Company: British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Territory, Montana, Alaska, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
- The United Worker's Empire of Zaela: Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware Valley, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois
- People's Democratic Federal Republic of Not Yugoslavia: California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Baja California, Arizona, Sonora, Idaho, Hawaii, Washington, West Jalisco
- The Bird Reich: Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica
Current Treaties and Alliances
Military Alliances
The Sherman Pact (French North America - Zimanite Empire)
North West Company - People's Democratic Federal Republic of Not Yugoslavia
North West Company - The United Worker's Empire of Zaela
Mutual Defense Treaties
Non-Aggression Pacts
French North America - Zimanite Empire
North West Company - People's Democratic Federal Republic of Not Yugoslavia
French North America - Bird Reich
Treaties of Protection
Land-Share Agreements
The Sherman Pact (French North America - Zimanite Empire)
North West Company - People's Democratic Federal Republic of Not Yugoslavia
North West Company - The United Worker's Empire of Zaela
Mutual Defense Treaties
Non-Aggression Pacts
French North America - Zimanite Empire
North West Company - People's Democratic Federal Republic of Not Yugoslavia
French North America - Bird Reich
Treaties of Protection
Land-Share Agreements
Current Troop Standings
There is room for six more players to sign up for this game; I will be playing as French North America, and claim Louisiana, Texas, and Cuba as my starting territories. My color for cartography purposes will be blue.
Each player will need a name, flag, and representative color for their state. A free site to make your flag can be found here. Additionally, each player must claim their starting territories in their signup post. Starting territories will be granted on the basis of first come, first served.
Good luck to all who join! May the sun never set on your empire!
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