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Vandal

### Tooltip

*Combine with a Artistic to knock out an enemy Artistic or combine with a Holy to knock out an enemy Holy*

## Ability

**Vandal** will knock out one Artistic or Holy card on the opponent's field when there is also one of the matching type on the player's. If there are no applicable cards on the board, the ability will not activate until they are added. This ability will only activate once per round.
Siege Tower

### Tooltip

*Enables your Infantry to stop enemy Ranged from using their abilities this round*

## Ability

**Siege Tower** will disable the abilities of a Ranged card on the opponent's field for every Infantry card currently on the player's field and any added subsequently. This effect only applies to the current round and is removed at the end of the round.
Sanctuary

## Ability

**Sanctuary** will increase its own Culture points by 2 when two other *Holy* cards are on the player's field. If none of the applicable cards on the board, the ability will not activate until they are added, and will deactivate if any become knocked out or ruined. These points will not carry over to subsequent rounds.
Holy

**Holy** is one of the card types in Age of Rivals. They are one of the main sources of culture points for your city. Holy cards tend to have less culture than Artistic, however, they make up for this with highly useful abilities that interact with other cards. Their primary resource is learning.

## Card List

 **Rarities:**        = Starter
     = Common
     = Rare
     = Epic
The Horde

## Ability

**The Horde** will increase its own Attack points by 4 when there are two other *Infantry* cards on the player's field. If none of the applicable cards on the board, the ability will not activate until they are added, and will deactivate if any become knocked out or ruined. These points will not carry over to subsequent rounds.
Plaguebearer

### Tooltip

*All cards on BOTH sides immediately lose some armor; Afterwards this card is Ruined*

## Ability

**Plaguebearer** will remove 2 Armor from all cards on the board, becoming Ruins afterwards. This ability will activate when the card is initially drafted.

## Strategy

Usually a desperation pick, it can be combo'd in a Graverobber Baron deck as it gives an extra ruin and inflicts heavy damage everywhere. If you plan to garauntee it, make sure to build cards with 3hp or more.

## Trivia

It is possible for Plaguebearer to be revived by Unholy Practitioner and strike again.

Plaguebearer can be blocked knocked out before it activates, and if it survives, may activate on another turn.

Its damage will be taken in by Sacrificial Wall.

Plaguebearer can trigger your own Collapsible Bridge.

The attack order is random, thus the infantry boosted by Mounted Guardsmen or Cataphracts can sometimes take the damage on their bonus armor before said cavalry gets knocked out.
Deranged Artificer

## Ability

**Deranged Artificer** turns any Ruins or Waste cards currently on the player's field and any added subsequently into ***Dark Automata***. Automata have 1 Attack and Armor points and gain an additional 2 Attack for any other Waste/Ruins on the player's field. The cards will stay changed for the remainder of the match.
April 27, 2017 Update

## Update: Balance Changes and More

Today's medium-sized update aims to address a few player-requested issues before we officially launch on mobile. This also includes our second round of card balance tweaks. We analyzed game data and read all the comments on both Kongregate and Steam forums before deciding which cards to change.

The biggest source of controversy recently has been Graverobber Baron. We agonized over this one, but ultimately we decided to leave it unchanged. There were good arguments on both sides, but we were more swayed by the players who wanted to keep it as-is. We think this card plays an interesting and somewhat unique role in the overall composition of the game. The game benefits from having dramatic late game cards that can turn the tide in big ways, and GB is not really one of the more OP ones. It has almost exactly a 50% win rate, which is lower than several other cards. But we still might change our minds in the future, so keep letting us know what you think.

Balance changes

* Warmonger -1 attack
* Silencers -1 culture
* Patrons -1 gold cost
* Arms Dealers -1 armor, +1 attack, -1 gold cost
* Brilliant Tactic -1 gold cost (now free)
* Blind Bolt Throwers -1 base attack (ability unchanged)

Other changes requested by players

* Friend games no longer have a turn timer.
* You will now hear an audio warning during timed games when you only have 5 seconds left. This will only happen if you have Sound Effects turned on.
* The Normal AI is now a little easier. The Hard AI is still the same.
* We hope you enjoy these changes! Our next big update will be to get this game onto mobile finally.
Song of the Fallen

## Ability

**Song of the Fallen** will add 4 Culture points when player's victory points are are lower than opponent's, or remove 2 Culture points when player's points are higher than opponent's, during the War phase after damage has been is assigned. These points will carry over, and the ability will activate in subsequent rounds.
Caltrops

## Ability

**Caltrops** will remove half the Attack points from a random active Mounted card on the opponent's field during the War phase, before damage is assigned. If there are no applicable cards on the board, the ability will not activate until one is added.

## Trivia

Caltrops, from Old English word 'calcatrippe' and the Latin word 'calcitrapa' meaning "foot trap", are an antipersonnel weapon made up of two or more sharp spikes or spines arranged so that when it is thrown on the ground, one spike always sticks up. The weapon was mainly used for slowing down the advancement of horses, war elephants and armies. They were particularly effective against the soft feet of camels. They are still considered effective in modern times against vehicles with tires.

1. ↑ http://www.lordsandladies.org/caltrops.htm
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop
3. ↑ http://www.medievalmiddleages.com/weapons/caltrops.html
Age of Rivals

**Age of Rivals** is a game created by Roboto Games. Developed in Flash, it was first launched on December 21, 2016 on the game site, Kongregate as Free-to-play with in-app purchases. It was later launched on March 14, 2017 on the game platform, Steam with a price tag of $9.99 US with **no** in-app purchases. It is scheduled to launch for iOS/Android platforms in mid 2017.

## Description

2 player competitive civilization-building in a 10 minute card game.

Choose from hundreds of cards ranging from great pyramids and war elephants to sneaky spies and crafty merchants. Perfectly balance your city’s culture, military and economy to outwit your opponent and win!

## Features

* Play as 12 unique characters
* Unlock over 200 cards
* Ranked public matchmaking
* Private friend matches
* Alliances with other players
* Daily missions

All the mechanical depth of a great strategy boardgame, but:

* Quick to play - no setup/cleanup, simultaneous turns
* Designed to fit on a single screen, large or small
* Designed for 2 players

All the tactical depth and replayability of a CCG, but:

* No deckbuilding required - design your strategy as you go
* Maximum variability - any card may show up in any game
* Streamlined interactions - clear choices with clear results

## Version Differences

### Web Edition

* Free-to-play with in-app purchases.
* Card Packs can be purchased with in-game currency or using *Kong Kreds* for money
* Duplicates of cards may appear in the packs bought either way.
* Single cards can be unlocked using Science acquired from duplicates
* Mission slots are replenished only once every 12 hours.
* Campaign parts must be unlocked with in-game currency or using *Kong Kreds*. Full campaign unlocks with Kreds only.
* Unlocking Rivals card slots require more cards to unlock (17 total each rival).
* Fixed resolution within the browser with low-res art and low FPS.
* Live chat via Kongregrate

### PC/Mac

* Purchasable for $9.99US.
* Card Packs are only purchasable with in-game currency.
* No duplicates in Card packs except for rivals (until all slots unlocked)
* Mission slots, once completed, are immediately reassigned.
* Larger gold rewards from player and Hard AI wins.
* Challenge levels are included.
* Unlocking rivals card slots require less cards to unlock (8 total each rival).
* Plays full screen or windowed, at any resolution with HD art and average 60 FPS

## Links

* Roboto Games
* Roboto Games Blog
* Kongregrate game page
* Steam game page

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://robotogames.com/age-of-rivals-press-kit
Nepal

The new Nepalese Empire

Nepal Is a country in Central Asia. It borders Tibet to the north, Bhutan to the east, Bharitya Commune to the southeast, and Delhi to the south and west.

## Politics

After the ousting of the Rana regime, King Tribhuvana has attempted to break Nepal out of the ultra-isolationist, feudal society which has left it in poverty for centuries.

## History

After the violent withdrawal of British presence in India after the British Revolution, Nepal found itself in an unstable situation. The Rana family, which had dominated Nepalese politics for generations, found itself coming under fire. Without the British support they depended on, Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher was increasingly unable to assert his will over the teenage king Tribhuvana. At the same time, the young King of Nepal realized that now was the time to free himself from his childhood imprisonment and blackmail. So with the support of the Nepali Sena (Nepalese Army) – who had always supported the Shah Dynasty over the Ranas – several brigades of Gurkhas stormed the Narayanhiti Palace in central Kathmandu, capturing or killing all of the Rana family.

At the same time, raids in the early morning by the Nepali Sena all throughout the Kathmandu Valley and in Patan and Bhaktapur captured most of the fringes of the Rana family, who still retained loyalty to Chandra. In a swift move, one of his first as Absolute Monarch, King Tribhuvana ordered the execution of all the senior Rana family, Chandra included. The resulting chaos could have torn Nepal apart, but the military held it together, barely. Not long after the executions, the Nepali Sena expanded outward into the vacuum of India, occupying most of the Ganges-Yamuna basin. In 1936, the cabinet of Nepal is divided between Tribhuvana and his family, as well as disillusioned British politicians who have lost all faith in there homeland. In addition, overtures for alliance with Bhutan have elevated Nepal to a sizeable power in post-British India.
Sacrificial Outpost

### Tooltip

*Any attacks before or after war will target this card instead of their actual target*

## Ability

**Sacrificial Outpost** will take all damage intended for other random or specific targets on the player's field. This effect will not prevent a card from becoming knocked out or ruined by an ability. This ability is active at all times except during the damage assignment element of the War phase.
Centroamerica

**Centroamérica**

**Centroamerica**
 **Establishment**
  - Establishment of Centroamerica
 **Population** | About 3.6 millions

**Centroamerica** is a country in Central America. It borders Mexico to the north and Honduras to the east.

## History

Centroamerica was born in the turmoil of the Belizian revolt of 1926 and the western Syndicalist’s involvement served as its crucible. In 1927 Socialist revolts swept Guatemala, leading to the army trying to crush them by force. However, the combined efforts of revolutionaries and the budding Belizian army managed to triumph on the battlefield and put the government out of rule. The two states decided to form a federation which they named 'Centroamerica' in order to survive in a hostile world. In 1928 Centroamerica made various ‘expeditions’ to support the El Salvadorean agrarian-socialist movement, and finally achieved the collapse of that government in 1929, following which El Salvador joined the radical socialist state as its third member. 1930 saw the various socialist movements in Central America growing in popularity, and as a result border skirmishes with Honduras increasingly fired up. However, the Centroamerican leadership feared that any further military adventures could escalate into a war against Germany or the USA, which both had trade interests in the region, and that such a war would have brought an abrupt end to the young state.

For the past six years Centroamerica focused on internal development and trade, offering the luxury-lacking Syndicalist sphere coffee and bananas. Political realities have distanced Centroamerica from the major Syndicalist powers and the current leadership is satisfied by improving workers’ and farmers’ conditions whilst trading with the capitalist countries in exchange for security. But every passing month brings forth signs of the inevitable collapse of capitalism in Central and North America. Many believe that the Americans are on the verge of a second civil war and Germany is struggling to keep her position as the ‘world's policeman’. In light of this, many centroamericans are hopeful that the time to unite all Central American workers will soon come!

## Politics

**President**: Jose Manuel Fortuny

**Head of Government**: Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez

**Foreign Minister**: Laura H. de Salazar

**Minister of Armament**: Franco Hernandez Ávila

**Minister of Security**: Augustín Farabundo Martí

**Head of Military Intelligence**: Adrian Recinos

**Chief of Staff**: Augustín Farabundo Martí

**Chief of Army**: Salvador Cayetano Carpio

**Chief of Navy**: Jorge Torriello Garrido

**Chief of Air Force**: Francisco Javier Arana

## Military

The Central American Army comprise only an outdated infantry division.

## Foreign relations

Friendly relations with Mexico and Union of Britain.

Unfriendly relations with United Provinces and United States.
Fort of Last Resort

### Tooltip

*Each enemy with an Attack makes this temporarily more armored and valuable as long as the enemies are present*

## Ability

**Fort of Last Resort** will increase it own Armor points by 1 and Culture points by 2 for each card on the opponent's field that has Attack points. This effect only applies to the current round and does not carry over.
Penca

# Penca

Community Size:Metropolis

Population:49,007 Adults

Size:317.03 Acres

Population Density (Adults/Acre):154.58 Adults/Acre

Races: TBD

Gold Piece Limit:160,000.00

Wealth:392,056,000.00

Income for Lord(s)/King(s):196,028.00

Magic Resources:39,205,600.00

Imports: TBD

Exports: TBD

Famous: TBD

Infamous: TBD

Has Walls

# Wards

Sea (city layout: a)

Sea (city layout: b)

Sea (city layout: c)

Gate (city layout: d)

Gate (city layout: e)

Gate (city layout: f)

Gate (city layout: g)

Gate (city layout: h)

Administration (city layout: i)

Craftsmen (city layout: j)

Patriciate (city layout: k)

Market (city layout: l)

Merchant (city layout: m)

Market (city layout: n)

Market (city layout: o)

Slum (city layout: p)

Market (city layout: q)

Craftsmen (city layout: r)

Market (city layout: s)

Oderiforous (city layout: t)

Market (city layout: u)

Merchant (city layout: v)

Oderiforous (city layout: w)

Craftsmen (city layout: x)

Market (city layout: y)

Craftsmen (city layout: z)

Market (city layout: A)

Craftsmen (city layout: B)

Slum (city layout: C)

Craftsmen (city layout: D)
Beach

A **beach** is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobblestones. The particles can also be biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.

In *Seaside Adventure*, One, Two, Eight, and Nine go on a holiday to the beach.
BBC Two

**BBC Two** is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom. Originally styled **BBC2**, it was launched on 21 April 1964.

*Numberjacks* was originally broadcast on BBC Two as part of the CBeebies block which ran from 6am to 7am every day. CBeebies had gotten its own channel by the time Season 2 was broadcast so episodes were released there instead.
Bharitya Commune

The Bharitya Commune is a nation in northeast India. It borders Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet to the north, Burma to the east, The Princely Federation to the southwest and Delhi to the west.

## History

In the aftermath of the complete collapse of British control over India it was the syndicalist movement in that was first to act. Inspired by the revolutions in Britain the People's Republic of Bengal was proclaimed in Calcutta on the 19th of October 1925. However, the reality of the situation was not so simple. While the British garrisons were being withdrawn to the northwest (to what became Delhi), many other groups remained to oppose the new state. It was not until 1927 that Bengal was in a fairly stable and cohesive state at a local level, by which time the two other large Indian states of Delhi and the Princely Federation were already firmly established. Faced with deadlock in terms of expansion the government of Bengal chose instead to look inwards temporarily, rooting out 'imperialist sympathisers' and trying to repair the damage caused by the chaos of revolution. Bengal was also keen not to act too belligerently lest she incur the wrath of Germany, who was by no means pleased with the existence of yet another radical regime.In the early 1930's Bengal began to take a more "outwards-looking" stance once more. Although she remains unwilling to risk a large scale war immediately, Bengali foreign policy is instead aimed at supporting syndicalist movements in her neighbours with the aim of agitating revolution and the political collapse of those states, this new forward policy included changing the name of the nation from People's Republic of Bengal to Bharitya Commune as a sign of their pan-Indian ambitions. By 1936 there is evidence that this strategy is beginning to bear fruit in Indo-china and in Delhi, and the Bengali army stands ready to capitalise on the chaos which might ensue.
United Provinces of America

**Provincias Unidas Americanas**

**United Provinces of America**
 **Establishment**
  - Establishment of the United Provinces
 **Population** | About 1.3 millions

**United Provinces**, also known as **United Provinces of America** or even **United Provinces of Central America**, is a country in Central America. It borders Honduras to the north and Panama to the south.

## History

Formed in 1931 as a response to growing extremist influences, the United Provinces of Central America is a union between the republics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica formed to protect their relatively democratic stable regimes. The young state's industry is split between US-controlled banana production and German dominated coffee production. In 1934 the state entered an alliance with Panama, mostly because United States wanted to cut direct involvement in the area and it was a means of making sure the preservation of the UP was an, albeit indirect, US interest. Even if the state is split between American and German backed interest groups, the social problems of United Provinces pale in comparison with the socialist revolts and skirmishes the north has experienced. Now that US influence is fading many feel it is time for the United Provinces to decide whether they are satisfied with the inevitable eventual domination of the domestic situation by Germany, or whether they should start to push for "a way of their own".

## Politics

**President**: Juan Bautista Sacasa

**Vice President**: Julían Irias Navarro

**Foreign Minister**: Leonardo Argüello Vargas

**Minister of Armament**: Anastacio G. Somoza

**Minister of Security**: Alcacio Trelles Mendoza

**Head of Military Intelligence**: Leonardo Argüello Vargas

**Chief of Staff**: Anastacio G. Somoza

**Chief of Army**: Augusto Caraval Antonio

**Chief of Navy**: Gustavo Flores Mendienta

**Chief of Air Force**: Guillermo R. Cuadra

## Military

The United Army of America comprise only an outdated infantry division, not even at full strength.

## Foreign relations

Friendly relations with Germany, United States, Honduras and Panama.

Unfriendly relations with Centroamerica.
Serbia

**Kraljevina Srbija**

**Kingdom of Serbia**
 **Anthem**
Bože Pravde
 **Establishment (De Facto)**
  - Established
 **Population** | About 6 milions

**Serbia** is a country in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Hungary to the north, Bulgaria to the east and Croatia and Bosnia to the west.

## History

The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand by a Serb nationalist in 1914 proved to be the catalyst that began the Weltkrieg. Despite expecting an easy campaign, Austrian forces only managed to occupy Serbia itself in late 1915, and only then because of the due to the entrance of Bulgaria in the war. After the war Serbia’s southern territories were handed over to Bulgaria, whilst the remainder was kept under Austrian occupation until 1926, when the Austrians were forced to withdraw their troops due to ethnic tensions elsewhere in the Empire - but only after setting up a new government formed from ex-collaborators.

Since then Serbia has struggled to survive, keeping a low profile in light of the knowledge that she could not stand up to any sort of military attack. Over time however the government has become increasingly anti-Austrian and jingoistic, and knowing that they could not hope to defeat Austria they have instead turned their attentions southwards, towards the lands occupied by Bulgaria. Several diplomatic talks have already been conducted with the Romanian and Greekgovernments (who also lost territory to Bulgaria) with the hope of undermining Bulgarian hegemony in the region, and some say talk of a formal alliance is not far off.

## Politics

**President of the military junta and General of the Army of the Kingdom of Serbia**: Milutin Nedic

**Chairman of the military junta**: Dragisa Cvetkovic

**Foreign Minister**: Dusan Simovic

**Finance Minister**: Slobodan Jovanovic

**Minister of Security**: Milos Trifunovic

**Head of Military Intelligence**: Bozidar Puric

**Chief of Staff**: Marko Bozovic

**Chief of Air Force**: Petar Vukcevic

## Military

The efficient Serbian Army consist of five infantry divisions (three with an artillery brigade), two cavalry divisions and one specialized mountain division. The Serbian Air Force comprise one small squadron of interceptors and one small squadron of tactical bombers.

## Foreign Relations

Friendly relations with Russia, Greece, Romania, Ottoman Empire and Italian Federation.

Unfriendly relations with Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria.
Afghanistan

**Kingdom of Afghanistan**
 **Establishment**
  - Independance from Britain
 **Population** | About 15 millions

Afghanistan is a country in Central Asia. It borders Turkestan to the north, Xibei Lianbang Yiyuan to the east, Delhi to the south and Persia to the west.

## History

Afghanistan was always a troubled region for the British to maintain control of. An important part of the 'Great Game' between the British Empire and the Russian Czars during the 19th century, every attempt to fully subdue the country ran into fierce resistance. By 1880, however, after the Second Anglo-Afghan war, the emir of Afghanistan finally agreed to allow British control over the country's foreign affairs. But in the midst of the Weltkrieg, the Afghani emir was assassinated and his son launched yet another war against Britain on the sixth of May 1919 until the war-weary British agreed to fully withdraw from the country on the eighth of August 1919. The Durand Line was reaffirmed as the political boundary between Afghanistan and British India and the Afghans agreed not to foment trouble on the British side and to adopt a strict neutrality in regard of the Weltkreig. By 1923, a constitution was drawn up and the long process of modernization began....perhaps a bit too quickly. The newly crowned King was deposed by a revolt from Afghani tribesman angry at his attempts to do away with centuries old traditions, forcing him into exile by the end of the 1920's. He was replaced by King Nadir Shah, who kept his continuing reforms to a more acceptable pace. During these turbolent times and taking advantage of the break-up of the British Empire, Afghanistan was also able to seize several provinces formerly part of British India. On 8 November 1933 Nadir Shah was assassinated and his son Mohammed Zaher Shah has inherited the throne, but despite lingering resentments among tribal leaders there is no sign of turmoil for the country in the immediate future.

## Politics

**Shah of Afghanistan:** Mohammed Zaher Shah (born 15 October 1914)

**Prime Minister and Minister of Interior:** Mohammad Hashim (born 1885)

**Minister of Foreign Affairs:** Haji Faiz Muhammad Zikeria (born 1892)

**Minister of Finance:** Abdul Majid Zabuli (born 14 August 1896)

**Chief of Military Intelligence:** Shah Mahmud (born 1890)

**Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Army:** Mohammed Daoud (born 18 July 1909)

## Military

### Army

The army is mainly composed of militias from local tribes.

### Air Force

A military air program was never attempted, as the country lacks an airport.

## Foreign relations

Friendly relations with Ottoman Empire, Turkestan, Persia and Heshemite Arabia.

Unfriendly relations with Delhi, Bharitya Commune, Commune of France and Union of Britain.
Siam

**Rattanakosin Kingdom**

**Kingdom of Siam**
 **Anthem**
 **Establishment**
  - Rattanakosin Kingdom
 **Population** | About 20 millions

## History

Having decided to support Germany in its struggle in Asia, Siam was greatly rewarded by the Kaiser at the expense of France and the United Kingdom and is one of the countries that benefited from the German victory in the Weltkrieg. When the French were forced to cede French Indochina to Germany, the Kaiser gave Siam the lands stolen by the French years before. When the 1925 British Revolution broke out, the Kaiser let Siam occupy parts of former British Malaysia. Finally, in 1929, when German brought an end to the hostilities in Burma, the imposed treaty awarded the eastern part of Burma to Siam. During the last 20 years, Siam has peacefully increased its territory and became a stable and peaceful country. However, many think that the German Empire is in decline and Siam should not expect any more favors, creating the need for expanded defenses in case of aggression by one of its neighbours (Burma and Yunnan above all) or possibly a Syndicalist revolution.
Alash Orda

**Алаш-Орда**

**Alash Orda**
 **Establishment**
  - Established
 **Population** | Approximately 6.5 Million

**Alash Orda** is a Kazakh national state in central Asia. It borders Russia to the north, Mongolia to the east, Xibei Lianbang Yiyuan to the southeast, Turkestan to the south and the Don-Kuban Union to the west.

## Politics

Alash Orda has a right-wing government.

**Head of State**: Ali Khan Bukaiklianov

**Head of Government**: Akhmet Baytursinuli

**Foreign Minister**: Zaurbek Raibayev

**Minister of Armament**: Vasily Balabanov

**Minister of Security**: Asanbey Askarov

**Head of Military Intelligence**: Gabiden Mustafin

**Chief of Staff**: Aleksandr Dutov

**Chief of Army**: Ali Khan Bukaiklianov

**Chief of Air Force**: Sarafin Sarkisyan

## History

Alash Orda occupies the lands of the former Steppe General Governorship of the Tsarist Empire. During the chaos of the civil war, a party of Kazakh nationalists successfully pushed for national independence, albeit granting considerable concessions and leeway to large numbers of ethnic Russian settlers in the region, and granting considerable autonomy to the Cossack garrisons. During the 1920s and early 1930s the country managed to improve it’s industrial base and to start creating it’s own army. Despite this, the position of the Orda is precarious. The Union of Turkestan to the South seeks to create a single Islamic Caliphate across the whole of Central Asia, and therefore poses an immediate threat. Additionally, while Russia has remained in a state of perpetual crisis for almost two decades, any Russian resurgence could be fatal - particularly if a new Russian government plays on the divided loyalties inherent within the Orda's ethnic groups.
Armenia

**Armenia**

**Armenia**
 **Establishment**
  - autonomous region of the Ottoman Empire
 **Population** | About 1 million

**Armenia** is a country in Eastern Europe/Western Asia. It borders Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Persia to the south and the Ottoman Empire to the west.

## History

With the dissolution of the Transcaucasian Federation, the new-born Republic of Armenia was forced to stand alone against the Turkish might. Eventually the Republic of Armenia was able to secure peace through the Treaty of Batumi, but only after making some painful territorial concessions to the Ottoman Empire. This short-lived peace only lasted for 8 years when the Turkish Army invaded and occupied whole of Armenia in 1926. The Ottomans' original intention of the war was to erase the First Republic of Armenia from the map completely, but after occupying the country for two years, with mounting internal tensions within the Empire, the Sublime Porte decided to accept the existence of the Armenian State, albeit as a puppet of the Empire. In June 1928, the Second Armenian Republic, headed by General Drastamat Kanayan, signed a formal peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire. By 1936, the Second Republic achieved economic and political stability, but under the surface the country remains something of a 'powder-keg' for it’s Ottoman masters.

## Politics

**Head of State:** Drastamat Kanayan

**Head of Government:** Garegin Nzdek

**Foreign Minister:** Bhogas Nubar Pasha

**Minister of Armament:** Hagop Andonian

**Minister of Security:** Karek Pastermadjan

**Minister of Intelligence:** Jack Agazarian

**Chief of Staff:** Misak Babajanian

**Chief of Army:** Antranig Osanian

Armenia still has various territorial disputes with her neighbours, and some people are demanding a return to the stability of Russian rule, whilst other movements call for complete independence.

## Military

### Army

A small badly-equipped army was create for the defence of the country; however, it is usually used only for the repression of protests. The Ottoman army is the real guarantee (and threat) to the safety and independence of Armenia.

## Foreign relations

Under the political, economic and military authority of the Ottoman Empire.

Friendly relations with Italian Federation and Russia.

Unfriendly relations with Azerbaijan, Georgia and Alash Orda.
Learning

### Discount Resources

**Learning** is one of the resources used to determine the tax and discounts of cards. It is the primary resource for Holy cards.

## Ability

**Learning** will add 1 Gold and 1 Learning to the player's income. If the ability becomes disabled or the card knocked out, the resources will be removed from the player's income until it is replaced onto the field.
Burma

**Union of Burma**

**Union of Burma**
 **Establishment**
  - Konbaung Dynasty
 **Population** | About 10 millions

Burma is a country in southeast Asia. It borders Tibet to the north, Yunnan to the northeast, Siam to the east, and the Bharitya Commune to the west.

## History

The 1925 British Revolution unavoidably caused the downfall of its once mighty colonial empire. While India proper soon cemented into three separate nation states, the status of Burma was long unclear - with Bengali, Siamese, Chinese, Native Burmese and British loyalist forces all operating in the country, the region was a chaotic patchwork of territories resembling near-Warlordism. Although the British loyalists (operating mainly from Mandalay and Rangoon), were soon crushed, the Indian states kept troops within the country until 1929 - when, fed up with the unstable situation, German and AOG's mediation brought an end to the hostilities. The resulting treaty awarded the eastern part of Burma to Siam, and a few minor areas to Bengal and China (in reality, to Long Yun's state of Yunnan). The peace was short-lived however, as constant infighting among local princes, and a steady influx of petty Chinese Warlords (fleeing the Qing restoration and Long Yun's expansionism) threatened to tear the country apart.

In 1936, the situation still hasn't much improved, and Burma is a well-known base of operation for pirates and bandits of all descriptions. The military has almost exclusively fallen into the hands of local elites, leaving the legitimate government with virtually no faithful troops - and therefore only able to exert direct influence over the Capital, and to certain extent over Mandalay and Rangoon. It is in this context that the Bengalese have chosen to start spreading their 'peasant revolution' into Burma. When the day comes, will Burma be ready?
Poland

**Królestwo Polskie**

**Kingdom of Poland**
 **Establishment**
  - Act of November 5th
 **Population** | About 12 millions

**Poland** is a country in Central Europe. It borders Germany to the west, Lithuania to the north, White Ruthenia to the east and Galicia-Lodomiera (part of Austria-Hungary) to the south.

## History

Until the end of the Weltkrieg, there was no Poland. What had been Polish territory had been carved up between Austria, Russia and Prussia at the end of the 18th century, and in the face of scattered uprisings throughout the 19th those three nations continued to hold on to their Polish territory. Polish fortunes turned in 1916, though, with the Act of November 5th, where it was granted authonomy from the collapsing Russia. However, this triumph came with a bitter taste, as the election of a polish king was postponed again and again between 1921 and 1936 as Austria-Hungary and Germany squabbled about the nationality of a possible king and the exact status of a polish kingdom. Hence, the regency of Janusz Radziwill continues.

However, all hope of a polish kingdom is not over: the Ausgleich of 1937 is eagerly looked forward to in Warsaw as the time when the future of Poland is decided. However, certain forces in Warsaw are tired of beeing under the austro-german yoke, and looks towards their 'enslaved' brothers in Germany, Austria and the eastern states, hoping to one day create a kingdom for all Poles.

## Politics

**Head of State**: Regent Janusz Radziwill

**Head of Government**: Zdzislaw Lubomirski

**Foreign Minister**: Archbishop A. Kakowski

**Minister of Armament**: Waclaw Paszkowski

**Minister of Security**: Stanislaw Bukowiecki

**Head of Military Intelligence**: Marian Rejewski

**Chief of Staff**: Wladyslaw Sikorski

**Chief of Army**: Wladyslaw Sikorski

**Chief of Air Force**: Ludomil Rayski

## Military

### Army

Even if Poland is a small country, the Polish Army is quite large. However, it is poorly trained and equipped and is composed exclusively of infantry, with the exception of an outdate cavalry division.

### Air Force

The Polish air force is composed of two squadrons of interceptors and one of tactical bombers.

## Foreign relations

Very good relations with Germany. Poland also grants military access to Germany.

Friendly relations with Galicia-Lodomiera, United Baltic Duchy, Lithuania and White Ruthenia.

Unfriendly relations with Hungary and Russia.
White Ruthenia

**Weissruthenien**

**White Ruthenia**
 **Establishment**
  - Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
 **Population** | About 6 millions

**White Ruthenia**, also known as **Weissruthenien**, is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders the United Baltic Duchy to the north, Russia to the east, Ukraine to the southeast, Galicia-Lodomiera (part of Austria-Hungary) to the south, Poland to the southwest and Lithuania to the west.

## History

The lack of an historic Byelorussian state did not prevent the Germans establishing the Kingdom of 'White Ruthenia' along ethnographic lines following the successful conclusion of the Weltkrieg and the collapse of Russian power. Despite the lack of an historic identity the legitimacy of the new state was secured during the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s brother Heinrich, who used the strong constitutional Royal prerogatives to promote land reform, education programs, and balance the interests of the various factions within his Kingdom.

Unfortunately upon Heinrich’s death in 1929 the throne passed to his son Waldemar, who has not been able to live up to the standards set by his father. In 1936 Weissruthenien is an increasingly divided society and the young kingdom appears to be approaching a crisis as power slips away from the legitimate monarch to his younger brother Sigismund, who has managed built up a formidable power base through the ‘National Security Services’ and various Byelorussian extremist groups unhappy with the current situation.

## Politics

**King of White Ruthenia**: S.K.H. Vladimir I von Hohenzollern

**Prime Minister**: Pyotr Krecheuski

**Foreign Minister**: Nikolay I. Gusarov

**Armament Minister**: Mikhail Bonch-Bruevich

**Head of the National Security Services**: Sigismund von Hohenzollern

**Head of Military Intelligence**: Radio Survilla

**Chief of Staff**: Yurij B. Gamarnik

**Chief of Army**: Bronislav Kaminski

**Chief of Navy**: Friedrich Wilhelm Kurzr

**Chief of Air Force**: Hans Baur

## Military

The Armed Forces of White Ruthenia comprise six infantry divisions (one with an artillery brigade) and are ready to follow the orders of the King... whoever he may be...

## Foreign relations

Lithuania is part of the Mitteleuropa military and economic alliance.

Very friendly relations with Germany and other countries in Mitteleuropa.

Friendly relations with Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Poland.
Delhi

Delhi is a nation in northwest India. It borders Xibei Lianbang Yiyuan to the north, Tibet to the northeast, Nepal and the Bharitya Commune to the east, the Princely Federation to the south, Persia to the west and Afghanistan to the northwest.

## History

In 1925 the syndicalist revolution in Britain precipitated the collapse of the British Empire, the constituent parts of which were rather abruptly left to find their own way. In India a combination of princes, rajahs, nationalists, imperialists and syndicalists started to fight for the control of the sub-continent. During those riots, some elite Sikh regiments refused to take arms against their compatriots giving an example for large numbers of other troops in the indigene army. The revolts quickly spread to the rest of India. During the chaos, amongst many other lands the short lived Sikh Confederacy fought for independance. The Sihks sought to negotiate a state of semi-autonomy with Delhi, in December 1925 a group of Sikh fanatics closed themselves in the Sikh Holy City of Armitsar. Two days later, a British soldier one Arthur Hale leading a band of ninety native soldiers armed with machines guns and mustard gas attempted too expell the rebels by force, breaking the negociations. This attack was succesful and the Dehlian forces captured the city of Amrisar, breaking the back of the Sikh rebellion.

Realising the impossibility of these tumultuous events being resolved favourably for the Empire, the Viceroy and Governor-General of India Isaacs in January 1926 chose to create a free nation in the northwest of India under his leadership in the hopes that some day the Royalists would return to Britain and the Empire be restored. The move received harsh criticism from some, India as a united colony was after all was still considered ‘the Jewel of the Empire’, but the Royalist government in Canada realised and accepted the necessity of the move in keeping a hold of the sub-continent.The new state of Delhi has thus remained in a close partnership with Canada and her allies of the former Entente, and it was agreed that in order to appease the local population Muhammed Shuja Al-Mulk should be placed on the throne as Prince of Delhi, to be advised by a mixed group of Indians and British advisors. In the decade since its formation Delhi has struggled to consolidate her position in India, clearing out several of the smaller regimes that had sprung up, and maintaining a strong front against the syndicalist forces in Bengal.However while Delhi remains strong against external threats, internal divisions are widening. Political clashes concerning national vs. regional power are resulting in a polarisation of political life, manifesting in the Sanghavadi and Rashtravadi Parties. Unless action is taken this political infighting may end up tearing Delhi apart from within. The road ahead for Delhi looks difficult no matter what course it steers.
Egypt

**Egypt**, also known as **Egypt-Sudan**, is a country in north-east Africa. It borders the Mediterranean to the north, the German held Suez Canal to the east, Abyssinia to the southeast, Mittelafrika to the south and National France and Libya to the west.

## History

The History of modern Egypt conventionally begins from 1882 when Egypt became part of the British sphere of influence in the region, a situation that conflicted with Egypt's position as part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1914 the Protectorate was made official, and the title of the head of state, which had changed from pasha to khedive in 1867, was changed to sultan, to repudiate the vestigial suzerainty of the Ottoman sultan, who was backing the Central powers in the Weltkrieg. Abbas II was deposed as khedive and replaced by his uncle, Husayn Kamil, as sultan. Upon his death in 1917, his only son, Prince Kamal al-Din Husayn, declined the succession, and Husayn Kamil's brother Ahmed Fuad ascended the throne as Fuad I. With the signing of the Peace with Honour, Egypt remained under British control. However, Arab nationalism led to violent riots which convinced the British to unilaterally declare Egyptian independence in 1922, abolishing the protectorate and establishing an independent Kingdom of Egypt. Britain retained control of the Canal Zone, Sudan and Egypt's external protection. When the 1925 British Revolution broke out, Egypt occupied Sudan, but was forced to give control over the Suez Canal to Germany. Fuad I, who was seen as a British puppet, was forced to flee and was replaced by its predecessor and nephew Abbas II. With the decline of the Ottoman Empire in recent years, Arab nationalism is on the rise and the Egyptian government decided to organise a Congress of Arab Nations, the first one of which will be held in 1937. Some observers believe that together with Hashemite Arabia, they might try to free the Arabs still living under Ottoman rule.

## Politics

**King of Egypt**: H.R.H. Abbas II

**Prime minister**: Ali Mahir Pasha

**Minister of Foreign Affairs**: Wasef Boutros Ghali

**Minister of Finance**: Muhammad Mahmoud Pasha

**Minister of Security**: Mustafa an-Nahhas Pasha

**Head of Military Intelligence**: Pierre Lacau

**Chief of Staff**: Hassan Sabry Pasha

**Chief of Army**: Hassan Sirry Pasha

**Chief of Navy**: Abdallah Ziwar Pasha

**Chief of Air Force**: Abdelhamid Soliman

## Military

The Royal Egyptian Army has the duty to defend long borders with the neighboring countries. It comprise five infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions, together with a couple of reserve militias and one garrison.

The Royal Egyptian Fleet consist of five heavy cruisers, three light cruisers and two destroyers. The Royal Egyptian Air Force was recently formed, but it is still training its pilots and cannot provide air cover yet.

## Foreign relations

Friendly relations Hashemite Arabia.

Unfriendly relations with Ottoman Empire, Libya, Germany and Mittelafrika.
Sturdy Pillager Crossbow

One of the many rare drops found in Pirates Bay, this crossbow is sturdier than most providing the user with 4x the normal crossbow durability.

Item: Crossbow

Enchantments: Unbreaking 3

Lore:

"One of the many crossbows produced by the dark lords. The fine craftsmanship makes this bow sturdier than most in the land."
Georgia

**Georgia** is a country in the Southern Caucaus. It borders the Don-Kuban Union to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia and the Ottoman Empire to the south.

## History

The modern state of Georgia was established under the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, and during the ensuing chaos of the Russian Civil War she emerged as a Menshevik stronghold, firmly establishing a potentially grave threat to White Forces in the Caucasus and Don-Kuban region who were only just beginning to regroup. However, the Georgian leadership quickly declared their new country's neutrality in the Civil War, and unwilling to risk a potentially disastrous conflict in the mountains of the Caucasus, especially when the Bolsheviks still held the Russian heartland, Kerensky and the Generals were content to leave the small state alone for the time being. A Popular Front of native Mensheviks, small groups of Bolsheviks, and Social Revolutionaries quickly emerged, and went to work building a new form of 'Caucasian Socialism' under a representative parliamentary system.

Since the revolution, the state has been characterized by strong state power, regulation, and intervention, and although this has given the country a surprisingly strong industrial base, not all is well in Menshevik Georgia. Indeed, the industrialization process subverted the country's constitution by creating a massive and unaccountable bureaucratic administration and putting it in charge of the country, and with each day the regime of this vast organization becomes more and more bound to the police and 'internal security service'. Georgia's democratic constitution has now become irrelevant, and all real power is now concentrated in the hands of the Supreme Economic Council, which is in turn increasingly controlled by the Chairmanship of Lavrentiy Beria - a man who is eager to integrate more regions into the Caucasian Socialist State.

## Politics

Georgia is a socialist republic controlled by the Menshevik Party of Georgia.

**President**: Kandid Charkviani

**Chairman of the Central Committee of the Menchevik Party and Minister of War**: Lavrentiy Beria

**Minister of Foreign Affairs**: Budu Mdivani

**Minister of Finance**: Georgi Eliav

**Head of the Internal Security Service**: Sergo Ordzhonikidzhe

**Head of the External Security Service**: Nikola Nakashidzhe

**Chief of Georgian Ground Forces**: Igor D. Tcherniakhovski

**Chief of Georgian Navy**: Alexei Brusilov

**Chief of Georgian Air Force**: Mamia Orakhelashvili

## Military

The People's Guard is the privileged military force in the country. Founded on September 5 1917 as the Worker's Guard it was later renamed into the Red Guard, and finally into the People's Guard. It is a highly politicized military structure placed directly under the control of the Ministry of War and consist of six infantry divisions. Serious naval and air military programs were never attempted.

## Foreign Relations

Friendly relations with Socialist Republic of Italy.

Unfriendly relations with Don-Kuban Union, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ottoman Empire.