Glorious Great Game - a PoN MP AAR

[HunterICX]

This is a Pride of Nations MP AAR with the following Glorious leaders

Oberon - Glorious Tommy of Great Britain
Raptor1 - Glorious Mustachio of France
Task Force - Glorious President of 'Murica
HunterICX - Glorious Hothead of Prussia
Betonov - Glorious Destroyer of Empires

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January 1850

The Silly road to Unification

Prussia in Jan 1850


It's time to open up the possibility for talks to become a stronger nation within Europe to secure our interests and that of our allies.


First two candidates are Holstein and Sachsen, regarding Holstein we hope the Danes do not interfere.



Another crucial thing important for our nation is to build a strong economy
and now that needs some work.

[Oberon]

Glorious Great Game? Typical continentals, can't get anything right, it's just "The Great Game" you frivolous idiot, go back to school...oh wait, you're Prussia, you don't have any.



So, the Glorious British Empire, still basking in its glory after thoroughly defeating France in the Napoleonic war and subduing some rather excitable Indians in the North-West Frontier in the Second Anglo-Sikh war, has a lot on its plate to take in. Africa is quiet, but tensions are still high, India is rebellious but co-operative, and Burma, still smarting over the Treaty of Yandabo is looking for revenge...if it can somehow get the funds to finance it.


According to google, the bad guy in Farcry4 is the king of Burma, make of that what you will...

The early days of January 1850 see not a great deal of business, the foundations for a new coal mine are lain in Birmingham, and the export of coal and tea to other countries have further regulations imposed upon them. The Prime Minister is heard to utter the words "matter of prime importance to the survival of the United Kingdom" prefacing the word 'tea'.
A natural expedition is sent into deepest darkest India, it takes with it a mobile tea set to spread tea and tiffin to the restless natives, whilst the expedition will probably never be seen again, but it is hoped that the tea will calm the natives down and civilised them, thus bringing them in line with the Empire.


Major-General Henry Godwin, commander of the Burma Frontier force, with a tenuous hold on Rangoon.

However, Indian and British newspapers alike carry word of naval movements from the Mediterranean, Pacific and Indian theatres, and the redeployment of the 1st Brigade of Royal Marines, a Royal Engineers Corps and Sappers and Miners Corps to Portsmouth. The government has not confirmed the possibility of war, but has refused to rule it out.


HMS Hibernia, flagship of the Mediterranean fleet, commanded by Admiral William Parker, leaving Malta

Finally, a strange letter smelling of Garlic and written in an incomprehensible language arrived, thrown on a rock across the channel, our greatest scientists have failed to decipher it, so the decision is made to just smile and nod and pretend we understand what those curious creatures in Paris are doing.

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Glorious Great Game? Typical continentals, can't get anything right, it's just "The Great Game" you frivolous idiot, go back to school...oh wait, you're Prussia, you don't have any.

I was perfectly aware of that you silly Tommy, but we're not here to have just a great game....it has to be Glorious! like Prussia!

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

I was perfectly aware of that you silly Tommy, but we're not here to have just a great game....it has to be Glorious! like Prussia!

Glorious Prussia? Last time I checked you were still smarting from your spanking from the Danes! (in fact, technically in Jan 1850, you're still at war with them, but under a truce signed in July 1849...but then again technically Rangoon shouldn't be under my control until 1852... )

[Task Force]

Ill try to make sure I get everything right next week, just haven't had the time to do it this one.

[Betonov]

God I love this game.
Too bad I got overwhelmed playing it
Curse you real life

Gott verdamnt, I should be Austria Hungary

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Glorious Prussia? Last time I checked you were still smarting from your spanking from the Danes! (in fact, technically in Jan 1850, you're still at war with them, but under a truce signed in July 1849...but then again technically Rangoon shouldn't be under my control until 1852... )

I played Vicky II so I know what I'm doing as Prussia, now go play in your overseas backyard and don't pay that much attention to me.

Originally Posted by Task Force

Ill try to make sure I get everything right next week, just haven't had the time to do it this one.

The GC are 1650 Turns so your delay isn't going to do it as we made clear that if the turns aren't delivered to Raptor withing 48h the turn will proceed with/without your entry unless one is out on holiday or something else we'll have a break. iirc the AI is disabled so nothing will change in your country (construction, unit movement and trade etc).

We should however organize an evening or during the day in the weekend like Saturday/Sunday afternoon where we do a more turns in a row to get somewhere. Thoughts on that?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

I played Vicky II so I know what I'm doing as Prussia, now go play in your overseas backyard and don't pay that much attention to me.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

We should however organize an evening or during the day in the weekend like Saturday/Sunday afternoon where we do a more turns in a row to get somewhere. Thoughts on that?

I'm down with this, Sunday evening would probably be best, from about 21:00GMT onwards?

[ikalugin]

How about glorious Russian Empire? After all it was us who has defeated that rather short Corporal that terrified the rest of Europe. (I refer to the 2nd post in the thread, writen by Oberon).

And yes, we did play the great game.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

How about glorious Russian Empire? After all it was us who has defeated that rather short Corporal that terrified the rest of Europe. (I refer to the 2nd post in the thread, writen by Oberon).

And yes, we did play the great game.

It's AI controlled. If you have the game and can regularly (tops 48hours) turn in your turns, you can play the glorious empire of the Russians.
The treaty of the three Emperors only has 2 Emperors at the moment.

[ikalugin]

I guess I would cheer from the side lines

[Betonov]

Russia has a similar situation as Austria, you'll spend more time keeping the Empire together than just cheer at sidelines

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

How about glorious Russian Empire? After all it was us who has defeated that rather short Corporal that terrified the rest of Europe. (I refer to the 2nd post in the thread, writen by Oberon).

And yes, we did play the great game.

I'm waiting for Russia to start antagonising my Afghan border, but so far the Tsar has been quiet...which is just as well since I'm busy getting lost in the Burmese jungles...

[Oberon]

Britain cannot into jungle: