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King Carol I wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:42 pm
Agostino Depretis wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:09 pm One of the first nationsims I ever played was an Africa-centric one, in which everyone was limited to playing African nations. It was a contemporary-era one, so the game started in like 2003 or something. I was Sudan under Colonel Omar Bashir.

Something happened involving Hala'ib and Egypt invaded me. We fought a large tank battle that I obviously lost, being Sudan, and Khartorum was surrounded. Bashir committed suicide, but suddenly I found myself with the backing of several other powers, most notably South Africa, which began sending me those domestic Centurion knockoffs they made for a while, and the war continued in earnest, ending inconclusively when the round fell apart for unrelated reasons (which I do not recall).

It's been fifteen or sixteen years since then, but I'm back, Sudan. Did you miss me?
Holy shit I ran an Africa nation sim around that time. I was South Africa and ran it, almost every player immediately instituted extreme measures to fight or contain AIDS. I remember Egypt throwing a tantrum because their tanks were LEET and shouldn't take casualties.
This may have been the same game. Did you give Sudan a bunch of Centurion knockoffs to fight the Egyptians with?
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Yep. Crazy.
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Agostino Depretis wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:44 pm
King Carol I wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:42 pm
Agostino Depretis wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:09 pm One of the first nationsims I ever played was an Africa-centric one, in which everyone was limited to playing African nations. It was a contemporary-era one, so the game started in like 2003 or something. I was Sudan under Colonel Omar Bashir.

Something happened involving Hala'ib and Egypt invaded me. We fought a large tank battle that I obviously lost, being Sudan, and Khartorum was surrounded. Bashir committed suicide, but suddenly I found myself with the backing of several other powers, most notably South Africa, which began sending me those domestic Centurion knockoffs they made for a while, and the war continued in earnest, ending inconclusively when the round fell apart for unrelated reasons (which I do not recall).

It's been fifteen or sixteen years since then, but I'm back, Sudan. Did you miss me?
Holy shit I ran an Africa nation sim around that time. I was South Africa and ran it, almost every player immediately instituted extreme measures to fight or contain AIDS. I remember Egypt throwing a tantrum because their tanks were LEET and shouldn't take casualties.
This may have been the same game. Did you give Sudan a bunch of Centurion knockoffs to fight the Egyptians with?
How would your crews even know how to drive them?
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Otto von Bismarck wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:42 pm
Agostino Depretis wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:44 pm
King Carol I wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:42 pm
Holy shit I ran an Africa nation sim around that time. I was South Africa and ran it, almost every player immediately instituted extreme measures to fight or contain AIDS. I remember Egypt throwing a tantrum because their tanks were LEET and shouldn't take casualties.
This may have been the same game. Did you give Sudan a bunch of Centurion knockoffs to fight the Egyptians with?
How would your crews even know how to drive them?
IIRC he sent personnel to train them.

Plus let's be honest - if ISIS can figure out how to drive M1s around Mosul, I think Sudanese forces could figure out a modernized Centurion.
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Another day, another Third World nation Crusty flushes down the drain.
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Otto von Bismarck wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 1:01 pm Another day, another Third World nation Crusty flushes down the drain.
'twas an honor and a privilege.

No more tears, 'Urabi. Only dreams now.
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King Carol I wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 1:11 pm
Otto von Bismarck wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 1:01 pm Another day, another Third World nation Crusty flushes down the drain.
'twas an honor and a privilege.

No more tears, 'Urabi. Only dreams now.
Good night, sweet prince
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If the economy drops too low, let us invade the Dutch
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Emile Loubet wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:01 pm If the economy drops too low, let us invade the Dutch
Portugal is where the money is
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What a life. Long story short work and home combined have made this a week from hell. My activity is in a stranglehold but I'm trying to keep up my part in stuff.
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