Having installed the 1.02 patch and watched a hands-off game, I was raring to give it a try myself. I hadn't played a minor yet, and I decided to try South Africa and see if I could stop Italy from overrunning those poor Brits like they always seem to. As it developed, my help wasn't needed...
The game initially ran along mostly historical lines. The Nationalists won the Spanish civil war, and ended up being the first country to join Germany in the Axis not long after. Germany occupied the Rhineland and annexed Austria and the Czechs in the historical manner. The Japanese became a Facist country right on schedule and propmtly declared war on both Communist and Nationalist China. They fought a long, but slowly successful campaign, annexing all of China by mid-1939.
Poland joined the Allies via the guarantee event in mid-1939. The stage was now set for the big showdown in Europe. One catch though, was that neither Italy nor Japan had joined the Axis. Only Spain and Hungary were on Germany's side. The Nazi-Soviet Pact was drawn up along historical lines in August, Danzig was demanded from the Poles, and they refused. On September 1 the Axis declared war on Poland, France, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa!
All was initially quiet in the west. France and Germany both held to their forts along their borders, and the Spanish and French faced off along the Pyrenese. In Africa, the Spanish surged out of Ceuta and their Saharan colony, and managed to grab the entire west coat of Africa down to Dakar, before French counter-attacks drove them back into a pocket of provinces around Ceuta.
Late in 1939, the Allies convinced the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg to join up. Germany eyed them for a bit, then struck at them, eventually capturing all of their European provinces, and annexing Luxembourg. However they stopped short of attacking the numerically superior French in their fortifications. Meanwhile, the USSR asserted its claims on Findland and ended up in the Winter War.
The Poles fought valiantly to defend their country, but slowly gave way before the bulk of the German military. By January 1940 they could resist no longer, and were annexed. This triggered the "Give Eastern Poland to the USSR" event, to fulfill the conditions of the Nazi Soviet Pact. This time, however, the Germans refused to honor the pact! The Soviets promptly declared war!
Germany had bitten off more than it could chew. For a few months they held their borders, but then one could see tendrils of red stretching into Poland at a slow, but ever increasing, speed. The Soviets ended the Winter War with the historical event, but then the Finns promptly joined the Axis! The Soviets picked up right where they left off and had Finalnd annexed by the Spring of 1940.
By mid-1940 the Soviets were approaching the old German-Poland border. The Germans began to pull troops off of the western front. France took advantage of this to move troops south, and in the Fall of 1940 it slammed across the Pyrenese on a major offensive. Northern Spain was quickly overrun, but the Spanish stabilized their front around Madrid.
The Germans continued to send troops east, futiley trying to stop the Soviet advance. The French took advantage of this and managed to retake Brussels, but were then halted for a time in the north. They were making slow progress in Spain, however, and had by this time completely cleared North Africa of the Spanish. They were even moving troops towards Equitorial Guinea.
In the Spring of 1941 the dam broke. A renewed French offensive in Spain, combined with British attacks out of Gibraltar, finished off the Nationalists and they were annexed by France. France promptly started moving troops back to the north. In the East, the Soviets annexed Slovakia. This (apparently, FoW was on) had the effect of turning the flank of the German defensive line near Berlin, because the Soviets soon exploded into Central Europe. Berling and Vienna fell, and Hungary was quickly annexed. A pocket of Germans developed in the Czech forts, but everywhere else the Soviets were advancing at great speed.
The Germans still had a modest force in the low countries and along the French border. But now the French went on the attack against them. First they cleared Belgium and Luxembourg of the Germans. Then they struck into Holland and into Germany itself. The Saar fell to the French around July, and shortly thereafter the Soviets met them across the Rhine. It was strictly mopping up action from this point on, with the French grabbing a few more German provinces along the Rhine and freeing all of the Netherlands, while the Soviets captured everything else. On September 21, 1941, the Soviet Union annexed Germany and the game was over.
Final Scores -- Axis: 0 Comintern: 315 Allies: 317!
The game initially ran along mostly historical lines. The Nationalists won the Spanish civil war, and ended up being the first country to join Germany in the Axis not long after. Germany occupied the Rhineland and annexed Austria and the Czechs in the historical manner. The Japanese became a Facist country right on schedule and propmtly declared war on both Communist and Nationalist China. They fought a long, but slowly successful campaign, annexing all of China by mid-1939.
Poland joined the Allies via the guarantee event in mid-1939. The stage was now set for the big showdown in Europe. One catch though, was that neither Italy nor Japan had joined the Axis. Only Spain and Hungary were on Germany's side. The Nazi-Soviet Pact was drawn up along historical lines in August, Danzig was demanded from the Poles, and they refused. On September 1 the Axis declared war on Poland, France, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa!
All was initially quiet in the west. France and Germany both held to their forts along their borders, and the Spanish and French faced off along the Pyrenese. In Africa, the Spanish surged out of Ceuta and their Saharan colony, and managed to grab the entire west coat of Africa down to Dakar, before French counter-attacks drove them back into a pocket of provinces around Ceuta.
Late in 1939, the Allies convinced the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg to join up. Germany eyed them for a bit, then struck at them, eventually capturing all of their European provinces, and annexing Luxembourg. However they stopped short of attacking the numerically superior French in their fortifications. Meanwhile, the USSR asserted its claims on Findland and ended up in the Winter War.
The Poles fought valiantly to defend their country, but slowly gave way before the bulk of the German military. By January 1940 they could resist no longer, and were annexed. This triggered the "Give Eastern Poland to the USSR" event, to fulfill the conditions of the Nazi Soviet Pact. This time, however, the Germans refused to honor the pact! The Soviets promptly declared war!
Germany had bitten off more than it could chew. For a few months they held their borders, but then one could see tendrils of red stretching into Poland at a slow, but ever increasing, speed. The Soviets ended the Winter War with the historical event, but then the Finns promptly joined the Axis! The Soviets picked up right where they left off and had Finalnd annexed by the Spring of 1940.
By mid-1940 the Soviets were approaching the old German-Poland border. The Germans began to pull troops off of the western front. France took advantage of this to move troops south, and in the Fall of 1940 it slammed across the Pyrenese on a major offensive. Northern Spain was quickly overrun, but the Spanish stabilized their front around Madrid.
The Germans continued to send troops east, futiley trying to stop the Soviet advance. The French took advantage of this and managed to retake Brussels, but were then halted for a time in the north. They were making slow progress in Spain, however, and had by this time completely cleared North Africa of the Spanish. They were even moving troops towards Equitorial Guinea.
In the Spring of 1941 the dam broke. A renewed French offensive in Spain, combined with British attacks out of Gibraltar, finished off the Nationalists and they were annexed by France. France promptly started moving troops back to the north. In the East, the Soviets annexed Slovakia. This (apparently, FoW was on) had the effect of turning the flank of the German defensive line near Berlin, because the Soviets soon exploded into Central Europe. Berling and Vienna fell, and Hungary was quickly annexed. A pocket of Germans developed in the Czech forts, but everywhere else the Soviets were advancing at great speed.
The Germans still had a modest force in the low countries and along the French border. But now the French went on the attack against them. First they cleared Belgium and Luxembourg of the Germans. Then they struck into Holland and into Germany itself. The Saar fell to the French around July, and shortly thereafter the Soviets met them across the Rhine. It was strictly mopping up action from this point on, with the French grabbing a few more German provinces along the Rhine and freeing all of the Netherlands, while the Soviets captured everything else. On September 21, 1941, the Soviet Union annexed Germany and the game was over.
Final Scores -- Axis: 0 Comintern: 315 Allies: 317!
I wonder why Italy and Japan didn't join the Axis.. 
