

Areas in blue are currently claimed by the Russian Republic. The red boundary shows the approximate territorial extent of the Russian Empire in 1914. One more thing - I've tried to include images with this post, but I'm not sure if it's worked or not - let me know if they're showing up. I'll give folks some time to respond with suggestions for a nation to play and then post an update setting out the lay of the land. I'm happy to entertain suggestions for any nation, but probably won't pick one that's too small to get anything done. I've not even mentioned all the big players (such as Austria or the French Republic), but didn't want to make this post even longer than it already is. In keeping with standard HoI, any nation is playable, even if only technically (Luxemburg can't really achieve much). Most of them won't come into conflict with the major powers until fairly late in the day, when it's too late to make much of a difference to the wider war. The common thread with the rest of the world is that their conflicts are more or less self-contained. India is a straight fight between the Dominion of India (the remnants of British India), the Princely Federation and the Bharatiya Commune.Įast Asia is a complete mess, with innumerable Chinese factions, Russian breakaway Transamur and various other Japanese puppets. Egypt has the potential to become a regional power, as does Persia. The Ottomans and their neighbours are one big mess - the Ottomans often find themselves beset on all sides, and always face at least one existential challenge in the course of the game. Of these, Argentina and Chile are the bigger countries, although Patagonia can replace Argentina if it can defeat it on the battlefield. South America is a confused scrum, with Argentina on one side and Chile, Patagonia and Paraguay on the other. Aside from the countries listed above, there are a number of more regional conflicts that look fun.
