Battle for Europe 1900

Battle for Europe 1900 is a World War I Grand Strategy game. It is the only game in the genre that is actively supported and updated.

Economy

• Construct Factories: Each land province contains a number of factories. Factories generate income every turn. The more factories you have the better. You can spend your cash to build more factories.
• Raise Divisions: Divisions are raised in land provinces. They fight defensive battles when attacked by a hostile power. You can attack adjacent enemy provinces to capture more land.
• Build Warships: If a land province is not landlocked, it will have a port. Warships are built in ports. You can fight naval battles for control of the local sea province.

Trade

• Trade Networks: Sea provinces allow for trade between nations. Land provinces are connected to a local sea province via a port. The number of ports determines the value of trade.
• Naval Power: The sea province is owned by the power who has their navy active in the sea. To gain control of the sea, you will have to fight a naval battle against the active navy.
• Trade Relations: If you do not control the sea province, you can still gain trade income. A country that is allied with the sea province owner will gain more than a country that is embargoed by the owner.

Diplomacy

• Diplomatic Status: Relations with other powers exist on a spectrum. The higher you are the closer you are to a military alliance. The lower you are the closer you are to war.
• AI Personalities: The AI has their own opinion of you. If they are hostile they will want to declare war on you. If they view you as a partner they will want to form an alliance.
• Diplomatic Points: You can spend diplomatic points at any time to decrease relations. To improve relations you will need the AI to have a positive opinion of you.
• War Declarations: Wars are fought when relations decrease so much that one side declares war. During a war you can use your army and navy to capture enemy provinces.
• Truce Periods: When a war ends a truce is formed between nations. You cannot declare war on a country that you have a truce with.

Land Combat

• War Requirement: You must be at war to fight land battles. Adjacent provinces can attack each other. It is important to garrison your frontline or the enemy will capture your provinces without a fight.
• Defensive Placement: Divisions are placed in territories to protect them from attack. The more soldiers you have in a territory the less likely they are to be attacked and captured.
• Offensive Manoeuvres: If your attack is successful you will break through the enemy lines and capture the province. When attacks fail both sides remain in their provinces and only lose Divisions.

Naval Combat

• War Requirement: You must be at war to fight naval battles. Warships in port can attack the fleet guarding the local sea province. You cannot attack enemy fleets in port, only the fleet that is on the high seas.
• Trade Access: Controlling the sea province allows you to dictate who has access to trade. Your enemies will have no access, neutral countries have partial access and allies will have full access.
• Naval Invasions: The country that controls the sea province can perform naval invasions. Any land province can attack another land province via the sea if they both have a port in the local sea province.