EIA:Springtime for Kaiser

Overview

This scenario is about the First World War as we know it: Trench warfare, daring dogfights and chemical weapons. But with a twist! The alliances are not set in stone and the short span of the campaign forces any nation wanting a victory to make some sudden moves.

General scenario information

• Game starts: 1914 July.
• Game ends: 1918 December.
• Rules: Errated standard EiA rules
• House rules: House rules
  • Additional naval rules: EIA:Naval rules
• Scenario specific rules: EIA:First_World_War_rules
  • Used corps compositions: EiA:First_World_War_corps
  • Used leaders: EiA:First_World_War_leaders

Initial setup

Victory point goals

• Austria 105
• Britain 115
• France 110
• Turkey 100
• Germany 110
• Russia 110
• Italia 105

Political setup

• Austria N5
• Britain N10
• France N6
• Turkey N3
• Germany D1
• Russia N3
• Italy N4

Existing wars:

• Germany and Austria are at war with France and Russia

Existing alliances:

• Germany, Austria, Turkey and Italy are initially allied. Italy's alliances expire March 1815.
• Great Britain, France and Russia are initially allied.

Initial forces and money

• Austria, cash $13
  • Land: 20 I, 6 mC, 3 depots
• France, cash $15
  • Land: 35 I, 10 mC, 4 depots
• Great Britain, cash $35 (GB infantry has morale 3.5)
  • Land: 15 I, 12 mC, 2 depots
  • Navy 200 points
• Germany, cash $18
  • Land: 55 I, 8 mC, 3 depots
  • Navy: 100 points
• Russia, cash $5
  • Land: 20 I, 5 mC, 300 M, 0 depots. Only one cavalry corps may be deployed at the beginning of the scenario.
• Italy, cash $10
  • Land: 10 I, 2 mC, 2 depots
• Turkey, cash $1
  • Land: 15 I, 8 mC, 2 depots

Initially conquered minors

Austria

• Conquered: Venice
• Free states: None

Britain

• There is no colonial trade for GB while at war with Germany, instead, trade chit is available.
• Conquered: Gibraltar, Malta, Corfu, Egypt, Cyrenaica.
• Free states: Belgium (Flanders: 16I, 2 corps, size as holland), Portugal, Serbia, Albania
• Rumania joins if Bulgarian troops leave Bulgaria or at the end of 1915. Greece joins if Russia makes peace with Germany or 1917 at the latest.

France

• Conquered: Algeria, Morocco
• Free states: None

Germany

• Conquered: None
• Free states: Bulgaria

Russia

• Conquered: Finland
• Free states: None

Italy

• Conquered: Tunis, Tripolitania
• Free states: None

Turkey

• Conquered: Rhodos, Palestine
• Free states: Syria

Naval war

Naval war is abstracted and no fleet markers are used. It is still resolved in the naval phase. Britain may deploy one corps each turn from Britain to France with no fear of failure, unless Germany can match British ships value. Other naval manouvers are played as chit choices, resolved in order:

North sea, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian ocean, Pacific, Black sea (Turkish/Russian pick).

Chits available:

• Invasion: move your or a willing allies corps from your controlled port to any coastal area bordering the sea in question. GB can use this to create a colonial corps in Egypt(Indian ocean) or France/Britain(Atlantic). Colonial corps are size 14 infantry corps with morale 3. (GB: everywhere, Germany, North sea, Black sea)
• Patrol (GB:everywhere, Germany: Black sea)
• Raid (GB: Black sea, Germany: everywhere)
• Trade (GB: everywhere, Germany: Black sea)
• Shutdown (Both: everywhere)
• Coastal raid (GB: north sea, black sea. Germany: everywhere)
• Bait (Both: North sea, black sea)
• Submarines (Germany: North sea, atlantic, mediterranean)
• Lone Raider (Ger: everywhere)

Each chit may be chosen only once and all chits are put on table at once. An illegal chit may be chosen when it counts as shutdown.

Germany gets +3 to all rolls, total, regardless of the number of dice rolled.

Results:

Britain / Germany	Invasion	Patrol	Raid	Trade	Shutdown	Coastal raid	Bait
Invasion	Both invasion successfull	Invading corps destroyed	Invading corps destroyed on high roll	Trade gains 10$, invasion successfull	Invasion successfull	Coastal raid causes 1PP loss and 1d6 $ lost. Invasion successfull.	Invasion successfull
Patrol	Invading corps destroyed	Both sides lose 1d6 ship points.	Both sides lose 1d3 points.	Trader gains 10$	No effect	Both sides loses 1d3 points.	No effect.
Raid	Motion not carried, both lose PP	Compromise wins	Entrapment wins	Blood and iron wins	Motion not carried	Motion not carried
Entrapment	Motion not carried	Filibuster wins, unless opponent pays 5$	Both roll die. High roll wins, low roll loses PP	Entrapment wins	Motion not carried	Negotiate wins
Nationalism	Nationalism wins unless opponent pays 2PP	Filibuster wins	Motion not carried	Motion not carried, Prussia gains 10MP	Players bid $ for winning	Motion not carried
Workers unite	Workers unite wins	Workers unite wins, unless opponent pays 5$	Motion not carried	Motion not carried	Bribery wins, gives 1$ to ministry	Workers unite wins, gains PP