EIA:Rise of Nationalism scenario

Abstract

This scenario is about to model the events that occured at the second half of the 19th century. The game starts focusing on Crimean war between almost dominant Russia and the coalition of Great Britain, Second French Empire, Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia and Turkey. The middle game is covered with the volatile tensions between Britain and France. Sardinia, taking the role of Spain from the traditional (1805 or Phase III) EiA scenario, is forced to field anxious campaign for the unification of Italy, lead by Giuseppe Garibaldi.

However the whole scenario is built up to see Prussia rising to the first of the equals and the birth of the German Empire. The scenario introduces Prussian Landtag, which is a political side-game played partly with the combat rules of the traditional EiA, with all the flavors of the Otto von Bismarck's infamous Blood and Iron speech.

General scenario information

• Game starts: 1853 October.
• Game ends: 1870 December.
• Rules: Errated standard EiA rules
• House rules: house rules
  • 1805 scenario spesific rules like "La Salle" are not used
• Used corps compositions: EiA:Rise of Nationalism Corps
• Used leaders: EiA: Nationalism Leaders
• Prussian Landtag: EiA: Landtag
• Prussian Elections: EiA: Landtag Elections
• Sardinian Events: EiA: Sardinian events

Journals

• Game journal: EIA:Game Journal 1/2011

Initial setup

Initial political situation

• Austria N7
• Britain N9
• France N4
• Turkey N1
• Prussia N5
• Russia D1
• Sardinia N3
  • moves where Spain used to move

Existing wars:

• GB vs Russia
• France vs Russia
• Turkey vs Russia
• Sardinia vs Russia

Existing alliances:

• GB, France, Sardinia and Turkey are all initially allied

Initial forces and money

SS stands for Steamship.

• Austria, cash $13
  • Land: 100 I, 14 mC, 5 Gd, 7 depots
  • Navy: 4 SS, $20
• France, cash $25
  • Land: 85 I, 19 mC, 3 Gd, 4 depots
  • Navy: 10 SS, $600
• Great Britain, cash $55
  • Land: 45 I, 6 lC, 0 Gd, 2 depots
  • Navy: 12 SS, $1400
• Prussia, cash $18
  • Land: 65 I, 18 mC, 2 Gd, 5 depots
  • Navy: 2 SS, $30
• Russia, cash $45
  • Land: 105 I, 15 mC, 5 Gd, 6 depots,
  • St.Petersburg navy: 6 SS, $500
  • Sevastopol navy: 5 SS, $520
  • increased portguns: Sevastopol and Sveaborg have 150 port guns.
• Sardinia, cash $10
  • Land: 41 I, 6 mC, 2 depots
  • Navy: 2 SS, $300
• Turkey, cash $11
  • Land: 45 I, 8 mC, 2 depots
  • Navy: 1 SS, $290

Notes for initial forces

• Players are allowed to buy ships to their navies with amount of money mentioned on the navy section of their country
  • No steamships may be initially purchased

Initially Conquered Minors

Austria

• Conquered: Venice, Lombardy, Berg, Kleves, Wallachia.
• Free states: Bavaria, Wurttenburg.

Britain

• Conquered: Gibraltar, Malta, Corfu
  
• Free states: Holland (no ships, includes Flanders).

France

• Conquered: Palatinate, Algeria
• Free states: None

Prussia

• Conquered: Mecklenburg, Duchies
• Free states: None

Russia

• Conquered: None
• Free states: None

Sardinia

• Consists of Sardinia and Piedmont. Neither is capital.
• Conquered: None
• Free states: None

Turkey

• Conquered: Rhodos, Palestine
• Free states: Syria

Scenario specific rules

Quick links:

• Corps compositions
• Prussian Landtag
• Prussian Elections
• Sardinian events

Victory point goals

• Austria 520
• Britain 605
• France 530
• Turkey 470
• Prussia 540
• Russia 560
• Sardinia 500

New major power: Sardinia

Sardinia starts with the provinces of Piedmont and Sardinia and it's ultimate goal is the unification of Itally. In order to archive the unification the player must acquire at least six of 7 other Italian Provinces (Sicily, Naples, Papacy, Romagna, Tuscany, Lombardy and Venice).

Special rules for Sardinia and Italy

• Every year Sardinia may use one of the events described on page EiA: Sardinian events. The player of Sardinia announces the use of an event after the previous turn has been ended and before the next turn.
  • e.g. if the player of Sardinia chooses event Expedition of the Thousand (which gives automatic DoW on any neutral Italian minor) and Sardinia targets DoW on Sicily the Sardinian special corps I Mille is formed and deploeyd to Sicily immediatelly - before the next turn starts. Thus if I Mille occupies Sicily for the whole next turn (which is most likely) the Sicily is annexed by Sardinia at the end of turn as the I Mille has been there for a whole turn
    • Expedition of the Thousand has a special rule when targeting Sicily, granting I Mille ability to be placed there off-phase

• Every Italian minor conquered by Sardinia becomes Sardinian province.
• Sardinia can not declare war on neutral Italian minors during the Declarations of War step.
  • EXCEPTION: For those neutral Italian minors that have been previously been targeted with the Sardinian event Expedition of the Thousand and have since for any reason reverted to neutrals, Sardinia has a right to declare war during the Declarations of War step.
• The Papal State cannot be a target of a DoW while there is a French corps stationed in it.
• If Sardinia can unite all of Italy, it gains 5PP, Rome becomes the capital and Rome is worth extra 10$ every economic phase.
• If willing, Sardinia automatically gains control of any and all Italian minors declared war by other countries.

Crimean War

The Crimean War rages initially as the game starts.

Russia and it's enemies can not make informal peace or surrender. The war ends only if:

• Either Russian black sea fleet or Russian Baltic fleet is destroyed (coalition victory)
• Russia holds Constantinople whole turn or there is no enemy fleet adjacent to Russia for a whole game turn (Russian victory).

Peace of Paris (coalition victory)

Each coalition member gains 5PP. Russia loses 8PP. Russian Black sea fleet is scuttled if still on board. Russia loses 4th fleet marker. Russia may not build any ships for 18 months and no ships in Black sea for another 18 months. Russia must pay 10$ to each coalition member every economic phase for one year.

Peace of Saint Petersburg (Russian victory)

Russia becomes dominant. Russia gains 5PP. Every member of the coalition loses 5PP. Turkey must cede Bulgaria, Rumelia and Serbia to Russia. Russia has access through dardanelles and Turkey can not give access to anyone else without Russian permission. Turkish fleet is scuttled. Each member of the coalition must pay Russia 10$ every economic phase for one year.

Technological advances

Different techs and their levels come available according to the Prussian Landtag or other events. After coming to available players are free to apply them to their country by buying them on any following economy step.

Steamships

Steamships function as heavy ships with the following exceptions:

• Steamships cost 30$ each.
• Eaxh steamship counts as two frigates and two heavy ships for determining manouver and heavy ship edge.
• Each steamship at sea or in a blockade box during economic phase costs 1$
• If one side of a combat consists of steamships only while the other does not, the side with only steamships always wins manouver checks.

One steamship on either side may ram during naval combat. Ramming ship may choose it's target. Target may choose to evade (succeeds on 4+). If target did not evade (or failed to evade) Roll die 1-2 ramming ship is destroyed 3-4 both ships are destroyed 5-6 target is destroyed. If target is not a steamship, add +1 to the roll. Non-steamships always fail to evade.

Ironclads funtion as steamships, with following exceptions:

• Ironclads cost 60$ each.
• Destroyed ironclads do not become hulks and hulks cannot be used to build ironclads.
• All damage to ironclads in a combat round is halved and then rounded down.
• Ironclads cannot be sunk as a result of ramming.
• Ironclads have +1 morale.

Breech-loading rifles

If one side in battle has no militia and all infantry is equipped with breech-loading weapons, that side gets additional +1 to combat rolls.

If both sides qualify, neither gets the bonus. This bonus may take die roll to +2. Maximum combat result is still 7.

Railroads

Railroads are available according to the Landtag's decisions. Each level of railroads allows for a single corps to travel between two controlled and unbesieged home nation cities without spending any movement points, each turn.

Each level of railroads also shortens the training of new land units by one month and provides 5$ every economic phase.

Tech prices

• Breech-loading rifles: 10$ x Homeland MP
  • Cannot be given to Turkish Feodals
• Railroads: 10$ x Maximum number of corps
  • Maximum railroad levels:
    • Prussia: 5
    • GB & France: 3
    • Austria, Turkey, Russia and Italy: 2
      • Sardinia may not buy railroads
• Ironclads: 10$ x Maximum number of fleets
  • Available first for France after Italy has been formed.
  • When the first ironclad has been built ironclads become available for everyone
• Port guns: 7$ a piece
• Fletches: 20$ x Number of Towers x Number of Fletches after upgrade

Dominant Status requirements

French Dominant status requirements

• Control all home provinces and all of:
  • Confederation of the Rhein
  • Denmark
  • Flanders
  • Holland

Sardinian Dominant status requirements

• Control the whole Italy and any 7 of:
  • Corsica
  • Cyrenaica
  • Illyria
  • Malta
  • Provence
  • Switzerland
  • Tripolitania
  • Tunisia
  • Tyrol

Prussian Dominant status requirements

• Requirements are listed on Landtag-page under Ministerpräsident's Office as a part of the parlamentary motion Unification of the Germany.

Other countries dominant status requirements

As in the orginal rules.

Rules related to minors and provinces

• If Prussia targets DOW on Austria, Austria immediately gains the following free states, regardless of controller: Hannover, Hesse, Saxony, Baden.
• Finland is a Russian province, not a minor country
• Corsica is a French province, not a minor country
• Spain is not a playable country in the scenario, 'cause of a raging civil war.
• Entering Spanish terrotories and Morocco are prohibited.
  • EXCEPTION: Gibraltar is a British minor.
• Morocco is controlled by Spain and cannot be target of a DoW.
• Papal State consists of Papacy and Romagna.

Player notes&hints

Austria

Your position on the board is excellent for attack and terrible for defense. Economically, you are very strong. Strike while the iron is hot.

England

Crimean war is mostly your responsibility, which is fine - it is a war you want to fight. Dont over-extend your fleets, support the Turks and win.

France

Dont invest much in the crimean war. There's very little for you to gain there and much to lose. Your focus is Italy or Germany or both. However, Turkey is a likely ally in the future as well. Crimean war dragging on is to your advantage, but losing it is not.

Prussia

Landtag. You are not much inferior to Austria or France early on, but due to your poor economy, that will change. Seek economic boosts through conquest and railroads.

Russia

The Crimean War is your focus, but dont go overboard. Losing the war is okay. Just make the British pay for it and dont lose too many ground troops fighting the war, unless you think you can win. If you have a shot at winning, take it.

Sardinia

Peace is all you need. If you can have that, uniting Italy is relatively simple business. If you have to get through a surrender, it's something you may want to think about.

Turkey

Crimean war is an absolute must. Good thing you got the most important country squarely in your camp - England. After that is done, go after Austria or africa or both (in that order) Dont go overboard updating the army.

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