Pax Italia: Premise and Game Map
As referenced in the last entry, I've begun working on a nationsim ruleset and a game to feature the set. The game will be set during in Italy in the High Renaissance and will begin in 1492, shortly after the ascendency of Pope Alexander VI, whose actions played a large role in the start of the First Italian War.
The game will be somewhat unique in that none of the world's great powers (France, Spain, Holy Roman Empire, Ottomans) will be playable. Instead, the players will each play the head of one of the Italian states of the period. The state of diplomacy during this period, with constantly shifting alliances and betrayals, lends itself well to a nationsim, and I think it will make for an interesting and challenging game.
Due to the way wars were fought during the period, specifically in Italy, it will be exceedingly difficult for any player, no matter how strong, to establish any measure of military dominance in the game. I'm anticipating that clever diplomacy, espionage, and aggressive economic management will be the tools that will carry the successful player to victory.
I felt like coloring last night, so I started with what is perhaps the least important thing, the game map. To reflect the micro focus on one balkanized nation, you will notice that the map focuses solely on Italy. While the players will be able to interact with the great powers (and that interaction will be an important part of the game), they will not be able to venture far beyond Italy, other than for trading purposes. The game will consist of 60 provinces covering Northern Italy, the Italian Penninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Venetian holdings in the Balkans and will be divided among the 11 initial playable nations (game events may prompt the creation of new playable nations).
The map:
Pax Italia Province Map (PNG format, 226 KB)
The game will be somewhat unique in that none of the world's great powers (France, Spain, Holy Roman Empire, Ottomans) will be playable. Instead, the players will each play the head of one of the Italian states of the period. The state of diplomacy during this period, with constantly shifting alliances and betrayals, lends itself well to a nationsim, and I think it will make for an interesting and challenging game.
Due to the way wars were fought during the period, specifically in Italy, it will be exceedingly difficult for any player, no matter how strong, to establish any measure of military dominance in the game. I'm anticipating that clever diplomacy, espionage, and aggressive economic management will be the tools that will carry the successful player to victory.
I felt like coloring last night, so I started with what is perhaps the least important thing, the game map. To reflect the micro focus on one balkanized nation, you will notice that the map focuses solely on Italy. While the players will be able to interact with the great powers (and that interaction will be an important part of the game), they will not be able to venture far beyond Italy, other than for trading purposes. The game will consist of 60 provinces covering Northern Italy, the Italian Penninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Venetian holdings in the Balkans and will be divided among the 11 initial playable nations (game events may prompt the creation of new playable nations).
The map:
Pax Italia Province Map (PNG format, 226 KB)
- Nations
- Duchy of Ferrara
- Republic of Florence
- Republic of Genoa
- Marquisite of Mantua
- Duchy of Milan
- Duchy of Modena
- Kingdom of Naples
- The Papal States
- Duchy of Savoy
- Republic of Siena
- Republic of Venice
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