1914: Germany at War

june archduke franz ferdinand austria wife shoot dead sarajevo gavrilo princip member black hand political organization seek merging balkan area great serbia yugoslaviaaustriahungary subsequently issue ultimatum serbia ultimatum reject austriahungary declare war mark outbreak warwhile france russia immediately side serbia germany join austriahungary start surprise offensive west objective quickly defeat french turn east knock tzarist russia war game world war conflict simulation strategic level recall decisive battle fight germany western base historical event battle player command faction modify evolution world war ithe game recommend player good solitaire suitabilitydevelope system wooden block cube play x cm multicolor mapboard wooden component paint quota burattoquot technique usually adopt paint car part accessoriesthe rule divide major section learn timebull game rule introduce basic concept enable player start play game rule rememberbull optional rule want game rule surprise attack retreat marne offensive british fusilier morein cm approximately km turn month long fullstrength counter represent major military formation normally corps size divisionsthe game play quotfog warquot face wooden block hide opponent