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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work<br/>
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The CP gets no choice about the Ottoman Empire <E>:)</E><br/>
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I'd forgotten about that first turn restriction on the Brits tho - so yes, if it's T1, and Germany has not declared war on Belgium then there's no amphibious transport ...

<t> A definite bug in 1.23.&nbsp; The checkboxes on the initial game setup menu are checked by default, and unchecking them has no effect: Greece and Rumania are always "pro-German" on the diplomacy dialogue box.&nbsp; This is a problem in a group of games I've just started with 1.23.<br/>
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<r> I actually think the Diplomatic system is rather good. I <I><s>[i]</s>like<e>[/i]</e></I> the fact that diplomacy is tied to the economy, as I think this captures one of the unique aspects of the war. Granted that it at a level of abstraction, but that is true of the entire economic system.<br ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Lascar<br/>
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Wasn't Belgian neutrality guaranteed by Britain? If so, under what circumstances would Britain allow a violation of Belgium neutrality?
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Indeed, the Treaty of London, signed in 1839, committed Britain to ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: wargamer123<br/>
and as I recall in history, the "Charge of the Light Brigade?" Wasn't that Aussies pushing back the OE in the Sinai? I may be mistaken but though I saw it in a movie many years back and the strategic or tactical goal the movie was based on was ...

Looking for a pbem game or two. Play either side. I'm in Australia