Europe in Turmoil: Prelude to the Great War

europe turmoil carddriven game set beginning th century player assume role political ideology ascendant europe time play liberal represent liberal socialist principle play authoritarian represent repressive autocratic regime germany austriahungary russiathe card play mechanic closely relate twilight struggle dawn freedom naval arm race represent dreadnought buildup germany britain close equivalent space race tiananman track aforementioned gamesthe map represent political reality europe late victorian era politic continental europe dominate superpower austriahungary france germany russia rest nation europe northern africa represent independent client state quottaken wingquot win gamemany event refer historical crisis start world war event increase tension european nation cause crisis roll roll modify current tension alliance major power europe eventually tension manage carefully crisis roll spark outbreak great war end game resolution war final scoringwill strongly authoritarian empire central europe hold rise liberalism worker combine force landhungry farmer marginalize intelligentsia oust rule bourgeois nobility monarchy ldquothe great warrdquo break shatter status quo exciting possibility soon open player