Wall of Ice (ru13)

by David E. Cohen

Maps by Nick Wedd

 

Variant Rules:

1.  At the beginning of the game, the map is standard.

2.  Each year, certain provinces lose Supply Center status, while others gain it. This would be done by the GM from a list, but would be somewhat  randomized, per the table which follows. The change in status would occur after fall retreats of the year indicated, so that units located on a province which gains Supply Center status would earn that owner a build.

3.  Certain water provinces become impassable to fleets, due to icebergs.  This would also occur after fall retreats and would also be randomized per the table.  Fleets located in bodies of water which are designated impassable are disbanded.

4.  Fleets may be converted to armies during adjustment turns.

5.  Builds may be made in any owned Supply Center.

6.  Winner is the owner of Tun and NAf.  The only non-win possibility is a two way draw, as you will be able to figure out from the table below.

7.  The game can be played either with the slight randomness or without.  For a game with exact changes in the supply center status and water province passability, the changes always occur at the time a 75% chance of conversion is indicated on the table below.


Province Status Changes:
1902:
Bar: Becomes impassable 25%
Nwg: Becomes impassable 25%
Nwy:  Loses SC status 25%
StP: Loses SC status 25%
Swe: Loses SC status 25%


1903:

Alb: Gains SC status 25%
Arm: Gains SC status 25%
Bar: Becomes impassable 75%
Den: Loses SC status 25%
Edi: Loses SC status 25%
Gas: Gains SC status 25%
GoB: Becomes impassable 25%
Mos: Loses SC status 25%
NAO: Becomes impassable 25%
NtS: Becomes impassable 25%
Nwg: Becomes impassable 75%
Nwy:  Loses SC status 75%
Ska: Becomes impassable 25%
StP: Loses SC status 75%
Swe: Loses SC status 75%
Tus: Gains SC status 25%

1904:

Alb: Gains SC status 75%
Arm: Gains SC status 75%
Bal: Becomes impassable 25%
Bar: Becomes impassable 100%
Den: Loses SC status 75%
Edi: Loses SC status 75%
Gas: Gains SC status 75%
GoB: Becomes impassable 75%
Hel: Becomes impassable 25%
Iri: Becomes impassable 25%
Lvr: Loses SC Status 25%
Mos: Loses SC status 75%
NAO: Becomes impassable 75%
NtS: Becomes impassable 75%
Nwg: Becomes impassable 100%
Nwy:  Loses SC status 100%
Ska: Becomes impassable 75%
StP: Loses SC status 100%
Swe: Loses SC status 100%
Tus: Gains SC status 75%

1905:

Alb: Gains SC status 100%
Apu: Gains SC status 25%
Arm: Gains SC status 100%
Bal: Becomes impassable 75%
Ber: Loses SC status 25%
Den: Loses SC status 100%
ECh: Becomes impassable 25%
Edi: Loses SC status 100%
Gas: Gains SC status 100%
GoB: Becomes impassable 100%
Hel: Becomes impassable 75%
Hol: Loses SC status 25%
Iri: Becomes impassable 75%
Kie: Loses SC status 25%
Lon: Loses SC status 25%
Lvr: Loses SC Status 75%
Mos: Loses SC status 100%
NAf: Gains SC status 25%
NAO: Becomes impassable 100%
NtS: Becomes impassable 100%
Ska: Becomes impassable 100%
Syr: Gains SC status 25%
Tus: Gains SC status 100%
War: Loses SC status 25%

1906:

Apu: Gains SC status 75%
Bal: Becomes impassable 100%
Bel: Loses SC status 25%
Ber: Loses SC status 75%
Bre: Loses SC status 25%
Bud: Loses SC status 25%
ECh: Becomes impassable 75%
Hel: Becomes impassable 100%
Hol: Loses SC status 75%
Iri: Becomes impassable 100%
Kie: Loses SC status 75%
Lon: Loses SC status 75%
Lvr: Loses SC status 100%
MAO: Becomes impassable 25%
Mun: Loses SC status 25%
NAf: Gains SC status 100%
Par: Loses SC status 25%
Rum: Loses SC status 25%
Sev: Loses SC status 25 %
Syr: Gains SC status 75%
Vie: Loses SC status 25%
War: Loses SC status 75%

1907:

Apu: Gains SC status 100%
Arm: Loses SC status 25%
Bel: Loses SC status 75%
Ber: Loses SC status 100%
Bre: Loses SC status 75%
Bud: Loses SC status 75%
Bul: Loses SC status 25%
ECh: Becomes impassable 100%
Gas: Loses SC status 25%
Hol: Loses SC status 100%
Kie: Loses SC status 100%
Lon: Loses SC status 100%
MAO: Becomes impassable 75%
Mar: Loses SC status 25%
Mun: Loses SC status 75%
Par: Loses SC status 75%
Rum: Loses SC status 75%
Ser: Loses SC status 25%
Sev: Loses SC status 75 %
Syr: Gains SC status 100%
Tri: Loses SC status 25%
Tus: Loses SC status 25%
Ven: Loses SC status 25%
Vie: Loses SC status 75%
War: Loses SC status 100%

1908:

Adr:  Becomes impassable 25%
Alb: Loses SC status 25%
Ank: Loses SC status 25%
Arm: Loses SC status 75%
Bel: Loses SC status 100%
Bla: Becomes impassable 25%
Bre: Loses SC status 100%
Bud: Loses SC status 100%
Bul: Loses SC status 75%
Con: Loses SC status 25%
Gas: Loses SC status 75%
GoL: Becomes impassable 25%
MAO: Becomes impassable 100%
Mar: Loses SC status 75%
Mun: Loses SC status 100%
Par: Loses SC status 100%
Por: Loses SC status 25%
Spa: Loses SC status 25%
Rom: Loses SC status 25%
Rum: Loses SC status 100%
Ser: Loses SC status 75%
Sev: Loses SC status 100 %
Tri: Loses SC status 75%
Tus: Loses SC Status 75%
Ven: Loses SC status 75%
Vie: Loses SC status 100%

1909:

Adr:  Becomes impassable 75%
Aeg: Becomes impassable 25%
Alb: Loses SC status 75%
Ank: Loses SC status 75%
Apu: Loses SC status 25%
Arm: Loses SC status 100%
Bla: Becomes impassable 75%
Bul: Loses SC status 100%
Con: Loses SC status 75%
EMS: Becomes impassable 25%
Gas: Loses SC status 100%
GoL: Becomes impassable 75%
Gre: Loses SC status 25%
Mar: Loses SC status 100%
Nap: Loses SC status 25%
Por: Loses SC status 75%
Spa: Loses SC status 75%
Rom: Loses SC status 75%
Ser: Loses SC status 100%
Smy: Loses SC status 25%
Syr: Loses SC status 25%
Tri: Loses SC status 100%
Tus: Loses SC status 100%
Ven: Loses SC status 100%

1910:

Adr:  Becomes impassable 100%
Aeg: Becomes impassable 75%
Alb: Loses SC status 100%
Ank: Loses SC status 100%
Apu: loses SC status 75%
Bla: Becomes impassable 100%
Con: Loses SC status 100%
EMS: Becomes impassable 75%
GoL: Becomes impassable 100%
Gre: Loses SC status 75%
Nap: Loses SC status 75%
Por: Loses SC status 100%
Spa: Loses SC status 100%
Rom: Loses SC status 100%
Smy: Loses SC status 75%
Syr: Loses SC status 75%

1911:

Aeg: Becomes impassable 100%
Apu: Loses SC status 100%
EMS: Becomes impassable 100%
Gre: Loses SC status 100%
Nap: Loses SC status 100%
Smy: Loses SC status 100%
Syr: Loses SC status 100%


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