Description
- Players: Two
- Complexity: Low to Medium
- Time Scale: 1-2 years per turn
- Playing time: 3-4 hours
Europe in Turmoil: Prelude to The Great War, Deluxe Edition Two factions vie for control of Europe in the pre WWI era, using the TS play system Europe in Turmoil: Prelude to The Great War, Deluxe Edition is a card-driven game set at the beginning of the 20th Century in which two players each assume the role of a political ideology ascendant in Europe at that time. This Deluxe edition is not simply upgraded components. We also made some changes, in order to make this a true Second Edition rather than a mere reprint. This new Deluxe version is a comprehensive update of all components to better align with the upcoming Europe in Turmoil II (with errata incorporated and clarifications added), including a MOUNTED map, two new player aids, and one new scenario.One player plays the Liberal. At the start of the game he is especially dominant in the United Kingdom and the French Third Republic and represents not just Liberal but also Pacifist and Socialist principles. His opponent plays the Authoritarian, dominating the three great central-European Empires of Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary and representing their reactionary, repressive regimes.The careful Balance of Power set at Vienna in 1815 and maintained by Bismarck is broken when Great Britain and Germany embark on the Naval Arms Race, the dramatic Dreadnought build-up. Belle poque contains this life-or-death struggle between both players, with several of the games stronger cards referring to it (Admiral von Tirpitz, Copenhagenization, Winston Churchill, ) Game Components: Four counter sheets 22 x 34 MOUNTED map Two Player Aids Naval Arms Race Chart 110 Strategy cards 20 Stability Check cards 35 Mobilization cards Rules booklet One blue 6-sided die One yellow 6-sided die Box and Lid