Recent content by judman

I'm absolutely ignorant of the details, but is there any way in the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars (likely needing several PoDs during those wars) that at the Congress of Vienna it makes sense to Combine the Benelux and Switzerland along with approximately Alsace-Lorraine as a bulwark/speed...

Unrelated to the neat discussion of adding the UK to the US, but didn't the island of Sicily have a state constitution drawn up and ready to submit in the event of Italy going communist after WW2? That could be fun.

You could probably get America behind really harsh penalties when a minor is involved reasonably easily. Out of a burst of "protect the kids" energy, maybe stemming from a high profile case or OD. Idk, maybe a beloved child star from like the Brady Bunch ODs/dies while still under eighteen and...

Those born there are also legally citizens of the U.S. Theoretically, it can vote to go independent or become a full fledged state, though at the risk of brushing current politics, it might be fair to question Congress's ability to handle a change in the status quo presently (at least I'm...

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I have trouble imagining a Nazi empire being more efficient than the USSR, and while probably starting from a better base than the Soviets, it's gonna find itself more heavily taxed policing it's subjects and funding boondoggles to show it's "superiority" on the world stage. Additionally...

What about Persia/Iran? It seems reasonably geographically secure (excluding horse invaders from the North) but close enough to powers like the OE and Mughals to keep it getting complacent (I think). Given the topography I'd assume there's potential for water power, at least in the areas that...

A fun adventure in alternate history could see rival Brazilian and American canals, one across Panama and one across Nicaragua in something of an Edwardian prelude to the Space Race (which would also be fun with a superpower Brazil)

I really don't think there's much fuel for conflict between a powerful Brazil and roughly historical America. Brazil may be in the Western hemisphere, but it's population center is further away from the East coast than Europe. And while Brazil borders Colombia and Venezuela, geography strongly...

In the case of malaria, iirc, it's a single cell blood parasite that really only needed infected Europeans to come over and get bit by native mosquitos.

I'm too ignorant of other examples of similar systems, but my gut instinct is that it'd produce a system much kinder third parties/less likely to bog down into a two party system as "the other guy" is only winning if they can run away with >50% anyways.

Maybe. I'd probably keep an eye on the first few rounds patches. Presently there's a whacky situation where it's way too easy to be super progressive super early, a friend of mine solved slavery and discrimination in America by 1839 without a war, heartwarming, but probably pointing to a flaw...

I've only had a few hours to play, but I need to ask, how did you survive the initial war? A Texas playthrough that goes to the West Coast has always been a goal of mine, I think I managed it once in Vic2 with the pop demand mod, and loads of sucking up to the UK to keep land hungry Yankees off...

They're not competing with capital ships for the same materials (other than just structural steel which, to my understanding, was not in particularly short supply), engine plants, and yard space. But an Alaska is pretty much directly competing with an Iowa (or Essex) for construction. Scrapping...

I can see A-H getting in to prop up the Russian monarchy too, they're gonna be high on the list of powers not interested in revolutionary activity. A-H and Russia haven't had their big falling out over the annexation of Bosnia yet, and the Austro-Hungarians might seek to use supporting the...