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Map Contest 8 (Open): Pink Stars Are Falling In Lines
Challenge: Create a scenario where the United States still forms, but it is somehow skewed. Take this as you may. Surprise me.

Time Frame: Two weeks, October 27 - November 9

Japan's Desire Drive -Kogasa


In this timeline, the Kamakura Shogunate manages to defeat the Imperial forces in the. With this, the Kamakura Shogunate stays in power, and begins to strengthen. Soon, Japan begins expanding into Hokkaido, Karafuto (Sakhalin), and parts of Siberia. Japan also discovers the New World in 1400, and begins colonising most of it. Japan also colonised Australia and New Zealand as well. Once Spain reached the New World they encountered the Japanese, and soon a trade agreement was signed. The Spanish go on to colonise Florida and Guyana while Portugal goes on to colonise Brazil.

The British and Netherlands also colonise parts of Vinland (North America), particularly the East Coast. The Dutch victories in the Anglo-Dutch Wars allows them to keep New Netherland. Meanwhile the French were able to hold onto Louisiana and Québec, and made them Dominions later on.

Soon sometime in the 1770s, the British East Coast rebel and form the United States. Later in 1793, New Netherland declares independence from the Netherlands. These two nations would have tensions with each other until 1815. In the 1820s, the Japanese colonies in North and South Vinland began to revolt and formed their own nations. One of them was Miyako in South Vinland, which was named after the.

By the 1900s, North and South Vinland became mostly peaceful. The United States pursued an isolationist policy, and remained neutral since the beginning of this policy. Meanwhile, Québec becomes the superpower of North Vinland and becomes involved in the international stage, alongside Brazil and Miyako. There was only one World War, which took place from 1914 to 1923.

Later, in the 1970s, the European Union was formed. The nations of Europe (except Scandinavia and Russia) then went on to merge into one large nation, in 2008.

The Superpowers in this World are Québec, Miyako, Brazil, China and Japan. The European Union and India are new potential Superpowers.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Seiga Kaku and Satori Komeiji.

Discussion Comments
 * This is one of your more unorthodox ones. Although if Europe were anything like OTL - the day it united, it would be an instant superpower LOL. :D [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 16:28, October 29, 2013 (UTC)

Here They Come! ~Guns
(map coming soon)

In this TL, the Vikings follow up on the exploits of Leif Ericsson, sending dozens of ships to colonize Vinland. Rumours spread about the newly discovered land, and soon the English follow them.

(more to follow)

Discussion Comments

The British are coming ... (Local)
John Cabot mentions his discovery of a landmass to the English Government and they run with it. They colonize North America, down to about the Utah southern border, and along that line. This caused the English to be able to swiftly unite the kingdoms. When the Spanish found South America, a few decades later, they found it a lot more difficult to colonise. The British had traded with the tribes. They had taken gold in exchange for guns, metal and horses. They also exposed the tribes to diseases. When the Spanish landed, they were gunned down. The diseases they brought had no significant affect on the tribesmen, and they found themselves facing men with guns and horses. The Spanish, without American colonies to sustain them, fell from Grace. Meanwhile, the British, enjoying the feeling of power they got with colonies, began to colonise Asia and Africa. The colonisation by Britain caused the French to join in. The colonial arms race reached a climax in 1624. The French invaded a British colony in Africa, and Britain retaliated. As the war grew, taxes grew with it. The North American colonies, sick of the war and of the taxes, declared independence. The Anglo-French war ended shortly after this, and the British finally turned their attention to the rebels. Although the rebels won, the victory was hollow. The British retained most of the colonies, and the 'United States of America' consisted only of a small part of OTL Nevada, and some of Colorado. The British allowed them to live, and protected the little nation from other powers, purely because they did not want them to gain a foothold. They also knew that if they invaded the USA, the 'rebel elements' would disperse throughout the colony, and wreak havoc. This way was safer. The world remained at a status quo until 1900.

Discussion Comments

It Was Not To Be ~Imp
The British go on to establish their colonies in America like OTL. However, when the Americans rebel, Britain is not willing to give up easily and allocates more troops to the effort. The German General who helped organise the American soldiers also arrives a year or two late and this allows for a more bloody and longer War of Independence. Union falls apart. British invade again. Union is remade and stays together this time. Becomes aggressive and powerful on its own continent. Basically.

French moved and no OTL Quebecois Independence Movement. Every town has a Frenchtown.

Discussion Comments

I'M A CANADIAN ~Oct
This is my first entry so the explanation is not going to be long. But it is basically where the British win the war of 1812 and then the Canadians declare independence in 1840. Wanting to avoid a long war the British give in with the Treaty of Madrid.

The Treaty of Madrid states that Canada will become independent but will keep a bit of British influence. After 1840 Canada falls in the United States place in history, Spanish-Canadian war, WWI, WWII, Superpower.

IF YoU WANT MORE ASK

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15 Bright Stars in the Sky


In this timeline, France and her allies win the Seven Years' War. As a result of this, the British American lands are given independence under the leadership of Benjamin Franklin. Under his guidance, the United States of North America becomes a center of the Enlightenment. States have more rights, and et cetera. America goes Rambo on expansion, invading most European lands in the New World by 1800. When Napoleon comes about, America does not interfere until it sees an opportunity to expand its reach farther.

Basically Napoleon wins and blah blah blah I'm sitting out the next contest blah blah blah.

1812 Finale ~Callumthered


In a world where the USA lost the Second Anglo-American War, 1812, instead of being the overture to American dominance on the world stage, became its finale. (I hope you all get the reference).

During the War of 1812 OTL, the people of New England (many of whom were Loyalists or descended from Loyalists, and a large number of whom depended on trade with Britain) were angry and distressed at the war and resultant British blockade of trade. There was a genuine movement amongst New Englanders to declare independence from the Union which, through its continuing with the war, was slowly strangling New England's economy. The Point of Diversion for this timeline involves New England seceding from the United States in 1814. The new republic sought a speedy suspension of hostilities with Britain. With New England troops pulling out of the war, the American positions collapsed. British forces swept through New York and the United States was forced to sign the disastrous "Treaty of Washington". The treaty ceded all of New York and the Louisiana Purchase to Britain.

In the Congress of Vienna, Talleyrand was able to manipulate and negotiate his way to France receiving a territory centred on New Orleans (approx the OTL State of Louisiana).

A weaker central government resulted in the Carolinas and Georgia seceding from the union in the 1850s over the slave issue (slavery was only abolished in those states in the late 1880s).

The British settled the "Missippi Colony" extensively, and it was a founding member of the Confederation of North America, which was relabelled a "realm" in 1901. Today, the RNA is, along with Mexico, the biggest power in North America.

Without a strong USA trying to uphold the Monroe Doctrine, (and with a big base for troops right next door in Louisiana) Napoleon III was able to invest more troops into keeping the Second Mexican Empire afloat. His success (relative to OTL) in foreign policy meant that Napoleon III did not feel the need to gain popularty in a war with the North German Confederation. As a result, the southern German states (Bavaria, Wurrtemberg and Baden) remain independent monarchies to this day.

Without the USA to send Commodore Perry, the "task" of opening Japan up to foreigners fell to Britain. Britain pursued the same policy as it had with China, trying to get the Shoguns to sign extremely unfair treaties. When the Shoguns refused, the British backed the Imperial faction (assisted by the Satsuma domain and the Chosu domain) in the TTL Boshin War. France, seeing an opportunity to gain influence in the far East, backed the Shogun's forces. The Boshin war was much more of a proxy war between the two powers than OTL. In the end, Franco-Shogunate forces were pushed to Hokkaido, where a French-backed "Edo Republic" was formed. The Satcho Alliace (Satsuma and Chosu Domains), seeing the way the British were forcing unfair treaties on the new Imperial government, seceded with a bit of help from their old allies the Dutch.

Australia went pretty much like OTL. However, without a good example of federalism in the USA, Queensland and Western Australia did not join the Australasian federation in 1901. Interestingly, New Zealand and Fiji did.

In Africa, a more confident France was able to reach Fashoda first, and complete their Atlantic to Red Sea Empire in Africa. This peeved the British to such an extnt that Anglo-French relations could never be healed. In the leadup to the turn of the century, France, Austria, Russia, Bulgaria and the Southern German states formed one alliance, while Britain, the North German Confederation, Italy and the ailing ottoman Empire formed the other alliance.

The spark for World War came during the Balkan War of 1912, when Bulgaria marched on Constantinople. The British, unwilling to see their ally lose control over the Dardanelles, declared war on Bulgaria, which set off the chain of alliances. There were Western, Eastern, Dardanelles and African fronts like the OTL First World War, but added to that, there was a North American front where the French-backed Mexican Empire clashed with the North American Realm. The war ended in 1916 when the North German Confederation underwent a revolution, which sent the King of Prussia packing for German East Africa (which became the Kingdom of Tanganyika). Austria-Hungary soon disintegrated, and it was only through a Franco-Bavarian intervention that a rump Austrian Empire was saved. Gallicia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia became Communist, and they were joined by Russia when the post-war depression proved too much for the autocratic regime. The Tsars fled to Alaska (which was still Russian - there was no USA to sell it to) where they lay in wait.

The remaining monarchies/democracies reluctantly put aside their differences and entered a cold war with the Communists. The Chinese Civil war resulted in a Soviet-backed PRC being formed (which, without American backing of the KMT, included Taiwan). Without a strong Japan, the Pacific War never took place.

Communism in Europe fell in the 1990s, but remained in Galicia. The Tsars returned from Alaska and re-established the monarchy on mainland Russia. The French and British Commonwealths are generally regarded to be the major world powers, followed by a rising China and Russia.

That's pretty much all.

Map Contest 9 (Open): Pax Americana
Challenge: Create a timeline where New World nations go on to form global empires instead of Old World nations.

Time Frame: Two weeks, November 11 - November 22

Thunderclouds of New World Power -Kogasa


In this timeline, the Aztec and Incan Empires start much earlier, soon becoming great powers in their own continents. The Koori Empire also forms in Australia, and begins taking New Zealand. A few other natives, such as Nunavut and the Haudenosaunee, form their own nations, too. By the time the Norse reach Vinland, they are quickly taken out by the Nunavut. From there the Nunavut expands into Greenland, Iceland and Scandinavia. Soon, news of a new land reaches the other native states, and they go on colonising Europe and Africa. Soon, some of them reach Asia as well, and begin establishing small ports. Japan, not wanting to meet the fate as Europe, begins to establish their own Empire and begins expanding, along with aiding the Chinese and Siamese. By the time the natives reach East Asia, they are met with powerful Empires, and war between them soon happened in the 1500s. This resulted in a victory for the Asian powers, and a peace treaty was signed.

Decolonisation happened in the 1900s, with some new nations forming. However, a few empires, such as Nunavut, keep a bit of lands in the Old World.

By modern day, the Aztec, Inca, Nunavut, China, and Japan are the superpowers of the World. Major religions include the Native American religions, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Shinto.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Raiko Horikawa, Toyosatomimi no Miko and Mystia Lorelei.

Votes

Callumthered (talk) 07:35, November 25, 2013 (UTC)

Babakiueria ~Callumthered


This particular challenge is inherently ASB, so I will admit beforehand that my entry is no different.

The name, "Babakiueria", is stolen from a satirical Australian short film from the '80s, in which Aborigines take over and colonise typical "White Australia". The name comes from the opening scene, where a uniformed Aborigine (part of the landing party) asks a native white person what they call the place. The man responds "well, it's the barbecue area".

The first Australian POD is somewhere during the last Ice Age. Somehow (probably the intervention of winged mammals from space), when the Ice melts, Australia does not get quite as dry as in OTL. Lake Eyre is full all year-round, and the desert areas are much smaller. The second POD is that diprotodons (giant wombats) survive the extinceion of Australia's megafauna. And the third POD is that when Aborigines arrive, they - by accident or on purpose - bring early ancestors of rice. These three factors result in Aboriginal Australian society developing in a completely different way. With a large, domesticatable animal (the diprotodon), easily domesticatable crops (the rice-like thing) and more predictably wet weather patterns, Aborigines are able to develop agriculture at roughly the same time that people in the Fertile Crescent do. Agriculture results in more settled society, which results in the creation of fixed settlements, which grow into villages, and then towns and then cities. The need to keep track of food production drives the creation of writing systems. The connection between owning land and having food results in land ownership being part of Aboriginal life, and the creation of nations. By the birth of Christ, Australia has become a collection of small and medium sized countries, with feudal-style beurocracies. Iron is mined in the West, and Gold in the South, resulting in a quite modern society, basically on par with that of Europe. In the 1300s, the Kulin nation of the area around otl Melbourne begins vassalising and taking over nearby countries. By 1500, virtually all the nations of Australia have joined Kulin, either by choice or force, an the leader of the Kulin nation is declared Emperor over the continent. Expeditions are sent out to take the Northern islands, most of which succomb (although the highlands of New Guinea remain unpenetrable). Kulin explorers become more ambitious, visiting and setting up trading posts in Sri Lanka and Southern Africa and even the Eastern coast of America. Over time, these trading posts grow into colonies.

In the Americas, the Mayans and Incas developed metal tools and were generally more powerful than otl. When the Europeans arrived, they recognised both nations as great societies (although they still tried to introduce Christianity, to varying degrees of success). European colonies are restricted to small parts of the Eastern coast, and parts of otl Canada. Less colonial rivalry meant that Britain and France were not such intense rivals as otl. A lack of overseas empire made Spain pretty pathetic.

Africa is dominated by the Orthodox Christian Ethiopian Empire in the middle, and the Islamic Caliphate in the North. There are also some independent nations on the East coast.

So that's the best I could come up with.

Votes
 * -Kogasa [[Image:Miko THPW2.png|50px]] [[Image:Flag of Europe.svg|23px|border]] 2013 November 25, 02:52 (CET)
 * [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 19:57, January 21, 2014 (UTC)

Discussion

Map Contest 10 (Open): Day of Infamy
Challenge: Create an alternate scenario of World War II. Don't make it cookie-cutter and cliche, be creative and original.

Time Frame: Two weeks, November 25 - December 7 (See what I did there?)

Ahahaha.

Japan, Past and Present ~ Flower Land -Kogasa


The PoD is that the Japanese does not attack Hawaii at all. With this, the US doesn't enter the war at all, maintaining its isolation. Japan manages to defeat China, and captures Papua Island. The Soviets tried their luck to invade Japan, but ended up getting partially defeated, and Japan went on to take portions of Manchuria. When Japan tried to go farther, they began seeing some defeats. A few days later, Japan decided to end the war and established a peace treaty, ending the war in the Pacific.

Meanwhile in Europe, the Soviets began pushing back the Germans heavily, and the Allies were successful in defeating the Axis in North Africa. Soon, in 1944, Italy was invaded by the Allies. Soon, the Italian Social Republic was set up by the Germans, though it wouldn't last long. A year later, the Allies had managed to commence D-Day, and began to free France. In the Eastern Front, the Soviets had liberated the Balkans, and also was closing in on Berlin.

In Early 1946, the Allies managed to free France and defeated the Italian State while the Soviets managed to take Berlin and portions of Eastern Germany. The War in Europe finally ended with the surrender of the Axis. Soon, Europe became divided into two sides, the Allies and Soviets. Germany and Austria was divided East and West (East Germany also includes Bayern/Bavaria TTL).

The British Empire, Soviet Union, and Japan were the new superpowers, and soon, the Cold War took place. Japan and the UK had established a pact against the Soviets, and also would work together. They faced a few proxy wars here and there, though by the 1970s, the Soviets was declining in power.

By 1985, the Warsaw Pact started to fall apart, with many revolutions taking place. In 1987, Germany was reunited into one, as was Austria. In 1989, the Soviet Union went and made reforms, and managed to stay almost intact. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine would declare independence, however, and Moldova merges into Romania. The British Empire also reformed into the Imperial Federation.

The United Kingdom/Imperial Federation and Japan remain superpowers, as does Russia.

The main character of the Touhou Project is Yuuka Kazami and Mononobe no Futo.

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Discussion

Be damn straight I ain't voting for this. ASB level is high.

01:49, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

Better.

04:25, November 26, 2013 (UTC)

Silence Will Fall - Scraw




"Silence Will Fall", they said.

The major POD here is that the Germans quietly send aid to anti-British groups in Ireland and South Africa. This causes another POD in 1939 when the UK declares war on Germany. Ireland elects to stay neutral, as in OTL, but South Africa diverges from this, as the Union Parliament has quite a few German sympathizers ATL. This causes Canada to also remain neutral, as the Prime Minister wanted OTL.

With the lack of reinforcements coming from South Africa and Canada, the Italians make great advances in Africa and enter a more bloody stalemate with the British inside Egypt's borders. After the Fall of France, the Germans promote a great Irish revolution against the British to prepare for the invasion of Britain.

Meanwhile in North America, Canada's Parliament has a massive rift between pro-war and anti-war members. Cries for war become even greater, and Quebecois also seek to take this opportunity to go for their independence. After the United States enters the war against Japan, the Canadians lose their minds and a war breaks out. The United States then executes. The Canadian Atlantic and Pacific coasts are quickly captured and the drive into Ontario via New York and Michigan leads to the swift occupation of Ottawa. The British are absolutely helpless against this and begin to concentrate everything on defending the main island and the Pacific.

However, panic strikes the heart of Britain just as it did Canada when the Japanese capture Vladivostok, Singapore and the Dutch East Indies. This enables them to launch a great campaign against Australia and New Zealand. They are then forced to begin recalling volunteers from the front in Africa. This leads to the capture of the Suez Canal by the Axis, cutting off Britain from Australia and other places. People then get tired of what they view as an ineffective government and Oswald Mosley quickly takes his place as Prime Minister. He sues for peace with the enemy and ends the Battle of Britain. However, the government slowly becomes increasingly Fascist, leading to the separation of England and Scotland. The Royal Family flees to Australia, where the new major front is.

With the fall of London, the Raj declares independence and peacefully separates into four nations (Pakistan, India, Bengal, Myanmar). Other places, like the Protectorates of Aden and British Somaliland declare independence. The United States is failing miserably in the Pacific and decides to focus on Europe by 1940. However, Mexico decides that since the Axis are doing so well, they might as well join them, and join they do. This leads America to have to fight a war near home, but Canadian reserves are called up to lead the defense. The Mexicans are held at the border and Baja California falls to the Americans.

In 1940, the United States launches an invasion of Ireland via Iceland and pro-Allied Scotland. The Nazi puppet regime is quickly ousted and an Allied government is placed in its stead. Ireland is then used as a launch pad into France, and D-Day becomes a great success. Also, the Soviets invade Iran with the prospect of oil and the threat of Britain gone. This is successful, and the Soviet enter Transcaucasia via Iran and enter Stalingrad, forcing the Germans to retreat to Ukraine. Also, the Soviets emerge the victors of the Winter War and also push the Germans back from Moscow.

With France liberated once more, the Germans are fighting a two-front war again. The Americans and the French attack Italy and its African possessions, while retaking the Suez Canal with the aid of India. This distracts Germany, making way for the Soviets to force the Germans back to the pre-war borders. In the Pacific, the Americans recapture small islands like Midway, Guam, and Wake. From Guam, the United States moves north to Iwo Jima and south to the East Indies, to aid the Australians.

By early 1946, the Allies are occupying Italy and the drive to Berlin is underway. India, the UKANZ, and the United States have freed the Pacific for the most part. The Soviet has invaded China from the west and occupied Uyghuristan, Manchuria and Korea. The war into Japan is also underway, but stalled.

In June, the Soviets capture Berlin. Adolf Hitler and his inner circle are caught and taken prisoner by the Allies. However, Japan is still maintaining a perfect defense, so nuclear weapons are deployed over Fukushima and Yamagata. The Japanese surrender and World War II ends 6 November 1946.

After World War II, several territorial changes are made. Mexico is forced to cede northern territories to the United States. Italian Somaliland is given independence and Ethiopia annexes former British Somaliland. The UKANZ is officially recognized and England, Scotland and Ireland become acknowledged separate countries.

The Permanent Security Council of the UN consists of the US, USSR, UKANZ, France, and ?. Cuba and the Philippines slowly become US states due to the increased threat of war. Japan is divided North (Soviet) and South (American). The dragged-out Spanish Civil War leads to the creation of five different states.

The Cold War proceeds mostly along its OTL course. Europe is much more tense ATL, and the Soviets have puppets across the world. Vietnam ends up as two different states with little foreign intervention. Both sides take a greater interest in the Middle East, South America and Africa. One notable thing that happens is the United States promoting an independent Persian state, which leads the Soviets to create a puppet states out of it. This leads to other ethnic minorities wanting more autonomy, leading to a situation much like that of New Union.

The Space Race is also more heightened ATL. Both sides have Moon bases by present day, and Mars has been reached more than once by both. The threat of war is very much still alive across the world, but leaders swear that "silence will fall".

Map Contest 11 (Open): Nova Roma
Challenge: Create a timeline that involves a 'New Rome'. Where will this new Rome be, you ask? Maybe in Asia, maybe in the Americas, maybe on the Moon. You decide.

Time Frame: Two weeks, December 11 - December 21

Tomorrow Will Be Special, Yesterday Was Not -Kogasa


In this timeline, the Byzantine Empire grew in power and managed to win the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628. Soon, in year 1360, a Byzantine fleet manages to land somewhere in OTL Cuba, and sets up a small colony. However, by the 1400s, the Byzantines were beginning to decline in power, and in 1498, Constantinople was taken by the Ottomans. Soon the Byzantine colony declared independence and declared to be the New Rome. They then went on an expansion and defeated the Aztec and Mayan Empires. However, their expansion was soon cut short once they ran into a huge Chinese colony in Amazonia (Zheng He had discovered the New World in 1395). Conflicts arose and a small war took place, which ended in a victory for China.

In the East, the Ming Dynasty evolved into a more powerful empire and had their own colonial empire. They also expanded their influence throughout East, South East, and South Asia. As a result, the Europeans were unsuccessful in establishing colonies in those areas, except India to an extent. China also became the first nation to industrialise in the mid 1700s. China, along with Japan, becomes more advanced in technology than the rest of the world, while New Rome is the third most advanced.

In modern day, New Rome, China and Japan are superpowers.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Kanako Yasaka and Satori Komeiji.

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Stealing from the Past - LightningLynx89


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With the fall of the Rome Empire, the world would be missing a key power and missing leader to progress the world. Antilla the Hun though he would hate the Rome Empire, he would come to recreate it in the form of his primitive Hun Empire. Antilla would take the ideas from the Roman Empire and would continue from OTL Hungary into OTL Turkey, Poland and East Germany. Along with the Hun's rise, came two powers to rise in the Africa the Carthigian Empire and the Christian Kingdom of Axum, many of the old Roman scholars and leaders would flee into Carthage to fuse the old Carthage ideas and Roman ideas. Axum would rise with Christianity as its centerfold to help preserve the faith after Rome's fall.

The three superpowers of the world consist of the Hun Empire, with its lead in technology, the Carthigian Empire leading in Naval superiority, and the Tsardom of Russia leadin full force with its Land military. Along with future world powers such as Axum, China, India, and the Aztec.

Map Contest 12 (Open): The End Of The World As We Know It
Challenge: Create a map of the world after a post-apocalyptic scenario. Be sure to include a back-story about how the apocalypse came to be.

Time Frame: Two weeks, January 4 - January 18

Lullaby of a Deserted World -Kogasa


In this timeline, the PoD is that Zheng He manages to discover the New World for China in 1400. Following this, China went on to create colonies in the New World, and became expansionist. Later in the 1490s, the Spanish landed on the Caribbean and ran into Chinese settlers. Soon, a small skirmish took place, which led to the victory for China. Spain then began colonising elsewhere, starting in Florida.

By the 1600s, Vinland and Amazonia became mostly colonised by China, followed by Spain, Portugal and the Dutch. Tensions between China and Spain was ever rising and both remained hostile to one another. The Spaniards also had managed to take over the Philippines, giving them a foothold in Asia.

Over the years, the technology had quickly advanced, and two major alliances formed in the late 1870s. One was the Western Pact, which consisted of Spain, Italy, France, Russia, the UK (along with their colonies), and a few other European nations. The other was the Pan-Asia Bloc, which consisted of China (and her colonies), Korea, Thailand, Maratha Empire and Mysore. A Cold War had emerged and in the 1900s, the first nukes were developed in China. In 1925, the Philippines Missile Crisis took place, which soon quickly escalated into a nuclear war by the fifth month, devastating most of the world.

In the aftermath, only a few nations remained mostly intact, most of which were neutral. The main notable neutral nations are Norway-Sweden, Switzerland and Japan, which were not hit. Meanwhile, survivor nations soon appeared throughout the ruined countries. The largest survivor nation that formed was the Reformed Republic of China, which controls portions of Northern China, Mongolia, and a decent portion of Siberia. Other notable survivor nations include Extremadura, Jeju, Florida, New Netherlands, Indiana, Scotland, Khon Kaen, North India, and more.

By the modern day, the former nations still continue to rebuild themselves. A decent amount of places still continue to remain uninhabited, while some others have been reclaimed by nations. The Reformed Republic of China has re-emerged as a major power and is slowly gaining back all of former China, but faces opposition of the other Chinese nations in the area. Spain remains divided, as Extremadura, Andalusia, Catalonia, and Basque Country had formed an alliance and opposes a full reunification of Spain. Africa and Amazonia are prospering and wield a large influence on a world scale. The Ottomans have also rose as a major power. Japan is doing quite well and has emerged as one of the world's largest economies ...

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Rin Kaenbyou and Yamame Kurodani.

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I Feel Fine ~ Scraw
That's great, it starts with an earthquake (in Europe in 1936, damaging large areas of Switzerland, Southern Germany, Western France, Eastern Poland and Austria, and Northern Italy).

Birds and snakes, an aeroplane (crashes in New Jersey, starting a chain of aeroplane crashes along the Eastern Seaboard), Lenny Bruce is not afraid (until he and his family get killed by an airplane crash in California).

Eye of a hurricane (settles over Miami and devastates much of Florida), listen to yourself churn.

World serves its own needs (as nations become more and more self dependent with worsening natural disasters), don't mis-serve your own needs (became a popular British propaganda saying during a mass starvation period in late 1939).

Feed it up a knock, speed, grunt, no strength (represented the situation of people during these times).

The ladder starts to clatter with a fear of height, down, height (as skyscrapers begin to become more instable and dangerous due to earthquakes).

Wire in a fire (as electric wires fall down everywhere due to the earthquakes starting fires in big cities), represent the seven games.

And a government for hire (that becomes more and more controlled by rich people due to the frequent disasters) and a combat site (is what the Congress becomes).

Then I gave up. (Right? Right.)

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What Once Was -Feud
(Map to come)

In the late 70's and early 80's the Soviet and US biological warfare programs were reaching their height. But on January 14th 1981 the US finished the development of a new viral weapon. However, while in transit to a facility on the East Coast, the transport vehicle was involved in a serious accident en route from the military airport to the facility in Washington. This, however, ended up with the initial spread of the disease which eventually became known as the Red Streak.

The Government, regardless of its large scale attempts at containment, was unsuccessful and the disease spread exponentially. With many government officials only classifying things such as influenza typed issues the EEV-32 disease was kept a secret. The virus, designed to remain dormant for two weeks to maximize spread, reached most corners of the planet. By April 1981 the virus has done its damage killing hundreds of millions and the ensuing nuclear holocaust initiated by many world governments reducing the human population from nearly 4.5 billion to less than 100 million world wide. No area was spared.

By the year 2014 the World had recovered minorly with some areas having progressed to the point of moderate civilizations and innovation again. However, the world would never be the same.

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That Crazy Tetraethyl lead - LightningLynx89


Thomas Midgley Jr's greatest creations would end up almost costing mankind losing their green Earth to the deep blue. With the mass production of Tetraethyl lead across the world, many nations and companies begin buying Midley's gasoline and using it to advance their nations (creating a Diesel Punkish world). With the knowledge and ability to make Midgley's Tetraethyl lead becoming more and more common, companies and many other nations begin crossing the world and grabbing land to create their own without having to go through an American company. The Great Depression had still hit in 1930s, but gasoline companies had begun to excel and prosper, WW2 had still occurred, but the war was much more aggressive.

Scientist had figured out before the outbreak of World War 2 that vehicles that had ran on Tetraethyl lead (which most did at this time) had been pumping lead out into the atmosphere and deteriorating the ozone layers melting the polar ice caps. Though scientists had discovered its effects on humans as that with such high amounts newborns after the 1930s had been born with large amounts of lead that led to symptons of newborns being much more aggressive, even affecting those not born after the 1930s were being affected by not by that much.

With the outbreak of World War 2, mass amounts of Tetraethyl lead had been pumped out accelerating the melting of the polar ice caps leading to rapid sea level increases. Though World War 2 ended with the same result, the worse came when the dubbed 'Age of the Flood' came and from the 1950s-1970s had greatly reshaped the world through expanding oceans and shrinking land masses. Much of Europe, South America and the Southeastern United States had been submerged by the ocean, and with the advent of the sea level rising had brought back old nations (Ottomans and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire) and had split some (such as the USSR and China), and forcing some to exile their governments to colonial holdings (Belgium and Netherlands).

World's ten Biggest Oil Companies
 * 1) Midgley Exxon (USA)
 * 2) Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
 * 3) Gazprom (Russian Federation)
 * 4) National Persian Oil Co. (Persia)
 * 5) Petro China (Republic of China)
 * 6) BP (United Kingdom)
 * 7) Dutch Shell (New Netherlands)
 * 8) Pemex (Mexico)
 * 9) Chevron Co. (USA)
 * 10) Total (France)

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 * Definitely my vote. ~Imp
 * [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 21:11, January 21, 2014 (UTC)

Map Contest 13 (Open): By Odin's Beard
Challenge: Create a map of the world where the Vikings created large successful colonies in the New World. Be sure to include a back-story and a map.

Time Frame: Two weeks, January 18 - February 1

I Know Nothing of the Little Ice Age! - Imp
In the map, them in their full glory in 1879.

The Viking colonies were flourishing in the north. Finally the Vikings could have the space to expand upon they so badly desired. And then ... a bad storm hit. It was unsure what was going to happen next as the future of the colonies, and the whole empire, hung in the balance. And then? The Sun came out, and the Empire of the Vikings never looked back.

Under whom would the empire flourish? , of course. He would lead the longboats to all around the North Sea, and would become responsible for the large influx of Norse into the Northumbrian and the Lowlands regions. Under him, the Vikings would begin to flourish like no other state in history had after the Roman Empire, but while Rome moved on land, the Vikings were lords of the seas. He would become the first Viking King to set foot on "" and the first major city on the new landmass would be named after him, while earning the reputation on whom luck always smiled. He was able to gain influence with the Pope and the Byzantine Emperor and became to be seen as a devout Christian - helping his cause on the British Isles where he managed to expand the hold of the Vikings to its greatest point. Because of him, the never managed to establish complete control over England and so was restricted to the south. Various wars would be fought over the centuries with the Vikings, however. Yet, in his long life, he would not let the old Norse gods die out, instead incorporating them into Christianity, making them into God's angels and creating a new church - the Norse Church. But history would remember this leader as Cnut the Immortal, for his contributions. One of his soldiers would comment on his deathbed - "if Jesus was the son of god, he was the saviour of his people", marking him as a major figure in the Norse Church.

His successors would be competent and would lead to the continuation of an (albeit Christian) Viking Empire. When the Crusades came, the Christians thank their stars the Vikings were on their side. They would become the greatest trading empire in history, and in their glory have a world under their control. Well apart from the Chinese - and perhaps the Inca. Others did follow the Vikings westward, but not many managed to establish colonies. However, in this age of the Vikings, there would be something that would support their transformation into a major power early on. You see, a Christian monk was peacefully approached by the Vikings in a bid to find out if the rumour that he held ancient knowledge was true or not, and eventually yielded that he did possess (Roman) knowledge which they traded it with the Vikings for security and brought about a boom in technology and science before the age of rebirth (look at Vsauce to see what actually happened - mistakes video). I know, it's a pretty cool world. XD

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 * I assume you mean Vsauce, not Vsource
 * Soz, yes I do. :)
 * Mmm ... this map ... I can't stop looking at it. It is exquisite and immaculate. Well done. (Labels would be nice, but that's my only complaint). Cour (talk) 20:40, January 29, 2014 (UTC)
 * This isn't the final version lol - only a stopgap. XD [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 22:05, January 29, 2014 (UTC)
 * Cour (talk) 20:40, January 29, 2014 (UTC)
 * el scraw 18:04, February 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * Banner_of_the_Holy_Roman_Emperor_with_haloes_(1400-1806).svg Labarum.jpg CrimsonAssassin- I have special eyes 03:33, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

Seafarers of Midgard - Bfoxius
What if the great Norse kingdom under the Danish king Cnut had not split apart with the rebellious English and Norwegians each rebelling? What, if in fact, instead of marrying two wives, Cnut married an Anglo-Saxon, and had a son, thus cementing his leadership over both England and Denmark? Let us also say that he was less harsh with the Norwegians, prompting them to not leave his great kingdom. The world today is very different.

With a great united realm, the Norse Kingdom, let's call it Nororifit, or "North Land" was able to levy enough troops to repel Duke William's invasion of England, forever exiling him to a backwater portion of old Gaul. Without the hybrid Norse-Latin culture of the Normans, Europe was divided between the Latin south, and the Norse north. Meanwhile, with the fertile fields of England to supply them, voyages resumed. The cities of Novgorod, and Kiev remained Norse, and with trade from across the world to supply them, the voyages continued. The Vikings, not the Normans conquered Sicily, and it became a vassal state of the vast northern realm.

Eventually the good weather in the northern seas ended, and great bergs of ice covered waters that were once clear. The inhabitants of Greenland and parts of Iceland looked home. Their home was becoming crowded with too many people. Then they looked west, rediscovered the old sagas of Erik the Red's son who settled in the vast woods of Vinland. Yes, there they would find a better life. So with the favor of the king, and the food and wealth that he controlled, they were granted the ability to go west and settle a new Jarldom in the name of the king. Settlements were established on the island of Vinland, and eventually new, better lands were found to the south, on the mainland. They had good harbors and fishing, thick forests, and less cold winters. The lands were named Nyrgard.

Soon, the vast forests of Nyrgard fueled the settlers' want to sail the vast seas on a more southerly route to the old kingdom, avoiding the ice of the north. Contact with Nororifit was re-established and the wealth of the new lands continued to fill the coffers of the king. Eventually, however, the good times began to end. Rebellious lords, on the fringes of the vast realm of the Norsemen, were building great armies to remain independent of the king. Over many years, however, that was not a problem, as the king could just hire mercenaries from across the world with the fabled Norse coffers. Trade, however, had slowed recently and the king had been forced to raise taxes. This was unpopular amongst the ever-rebellious Norse lords, and many revolted. Thus began the Great Nordic Insurrection. Battles were fought across the known world, but eventually a treaty was hammered out between the Kingdom and the rebels.

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Brœðr Muno Beriaz ~ Ms


The Atlantic Region in the year 1750.

Brœðr Muno Beriaz, Brothers Will Fight, is a universe where many Norse colonies in the New World managed to survive for years after their OTL collapse.

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 * The doubt is strong with this one. ~Scraw
 * I like the illustrations. Good touch. What do you mean, Scraw? Tr0llis (talk) 13:27, January 22, 2014 (UTC)
 * Meaning it looks too professional for any one user. ~Scraw
 * "Tell Scraw that I did indeed make that map." -MS (here)
 * I don't think you will be allowed to circumvent wiki rules like that. Like how banned players can not get other players to post for them in a Map Game ( *cough* personal experience *cough* ), I would think the same rules would be put into effect on the wiki. ~Imp
 * With what program, Mr. Map God? I assume this is at least taken from a base map. ~Scraw
 * Thank you for your interest in my map. To answer your question, I hand drew that map in a program called Paint.net. The base map I used was a blank, uncolored map of the northern hemisphere. The drawings were based on ones by Olaus Magnus and his work, the Carta Marina. Mscoree (talk) 23:48, February 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't this map have won? It's been more than a month. Tr0llis (talk) 02:23, March 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * Tr0llis (talk)
 * RazorFangZ14 (talk) 14:06, February 3, 2014 (UTC)1
 * Millgy (talk) 14:13, February 3, 2014 (UTC)
 * NonEuclidean ツ (Talk)
 * User:Edboy452 [[Image:Flag of Romania.svg|25px|border]] [[Image:Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg|25px|border]] [[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|25px|border]] [[Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg|25px|border]] (talk) 00:54, February 11, 2014 (UTC)

Thorfinn Karlsefni Survives His First Meal - LightningLynx89


In our world Thorfinn Karlsefni and his party had been killed by a native raiding party after his bull had reportedly gotten loose and escaped the camp and frightened the local natives coming to trade with his crew. However, what if those natives had decided not to kill Karlsefni and his crew and had somehow captured Karlsefni's bull and returned it to him?

With Karlsefni seeing the honor of the natives willing to return his prized bull back to him, he began expanding more trade with the natives than he was given permission to, as he felt he needed to repay the debt. With this, the Viking populations had begun hearing more and more of this place called 'Vinland', a place of prosperity and virgin land untouched and ready to be settled and natives willing to trade goods that were alien to the Europeans. The Viking population over the next 200 years would settle the coast of the Hudson Bay and would set up permanent settlements. The native population had been exposed to European sicknesses, but at a leisurely pace which allowed generations to adapt and become affected by the Vikings carrying these diseases.

However, with the Catholic Church's influence increasing in Europe, the Vikings were forced into a war by the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden. The cost of war hurt the dispersed clans people as they were fighting a nation united under a king and a strong religion. The effects of the war forced the Vikings to leave their homeland of Scandinavia and forced them into Greenland and into Vinland to hopefully find a place to rebuild.

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 * I really do like this one as well, but I only have one vote ... Cour (talk) 02:29, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

Map Contest 14 (Open): Quetzalcoatl
Challenge: Create a map of the world where the Aztecs survived the European colonization of the New World. Keep in mind that they could be a large, strong empire, or a rump state. Be sure to include a back-story and a map .

Time Frame: Two weeks, February 1 - February 14

Cortes Gets Whacked - LightningLynx89


With the death of top expeditionary and chief conquistador Hernan Cortes the Spanish forces lose faith in conquering the dangerous 'New World'. As they see their leader killed in a simple night raid by Aztec warriors they feel as though the 'New World' is a lost cause. With the Spanish losing their interest they focus more closely on politics and incidents in Europe. With time still going the Hapsburg eventually become the dominant monarchy in Spain, Austria, Naples, and the Netherlands. The Hapsburgs eventually climb to power after the Spanish monarchies annex Portugal and exile their royal families to their colony of Brazil. The Austrian and Naples branches eventually make claims and grow to connect their borders into the Italian-Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Netherlands branch is still carrying on colonizing areas of South America and Indonesia, while the Spanish Hapsburgs claim Africa.

It Starts to Snow, in the Streets of Tenochtitlan -Seiga


In this timeline, the Aztecs managed to defeat the Spanish. As a result, the Spanish ended up colonising all the Caribbean, parts of the OTL Southern Continental US, and a small portion of Central Vinland. However, the Spanish managed to successfully defeat the Incan Empire, and the Viceroyalty of Peru was established. The Aztecs went on to expand farther, and became a Great Power in Vinland.

Meanwhile in Japan, Takeda Shingen, leader of the Takeda Clan, managed to unite Japan and established the Takeda Shogunate. Japan then went on an expansion, going North all the way into Siberia, and established their first colony, called Shōtoku, around OTL Oregon. By the 1630s, the Japanese colony made contact with the Aztecs, and established a trade deal.

In the 1800s, the Spanish colonies had revolted from Spain, and new nations were established. The new nations are as follows: Texas, Gran Colombia, Peru-Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Later in the 1840s, Gran Colombia declared war on the Aztecs over a land dispute. However, the war ended with a small Aztec victory, and the Colombians ended up ceding parts of Guatemala and Belize. Another war between them happened again in 1878, with Colombia losing the rest of both provinces.

The Aztecs then went on the participate in the First World War on the Allied Side, and sided Peru-Bolivia against Colombia. It was the last war the Aztecs would get involved in, and went to pursue a policy of neutrality. Nevertheless, they remained a Great Power to this day. Meanwhile, the only uperpower in this World is Japan.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Reimu Hakurei and Toyosatomimi no Miko.

Map Contest 15 (Open): Across the Pond
Challenge: Create a map of the world where a large country is split into two or more parts, across a large body of water (preferably an ocean). This does not mean a colonial empire, or something like the British Commonwealth, but an actual, unified country. Be sure to include a back-story and a map .

Time Frame: Two weeks, February 14 - February 28

Map Contest 16 (Open): Terra Nova
Challenge: Contestants will create a map of a geographically different Earth. A brief description will be needed to explain the current geopolitical situation. Two great resources for this map are listed below:
 * http://www.worlddreambank.org/T/TILT.HTM
 * http://what-if.xkcd.com/10/

Time Frame: Two weeks, March 1 - March 14

Extended to March 21

The Sealed Indian Plate -Kogasa


In this timeline, the Indian plate does not shift into Asia, and instead becomes located between Southern Africa and Australia. When Buddhism and Hinduism were developed in India later on, the religions had spread to South Eastern Africa and Western Australia and took a few more decades to reach Asia. When they did arrive around Year 200, Taoism and Confucianism had begun to gain hold in Burma, Indochina and Thailand. The four religions soon met in Malaysia and a series of clashes occurred. After some years of fighting, it ended with a large stalemate, and Malaysia became divided between Chinese and Indian influence. In Japan, Taoism and Confucianism went on to interact with local beliefs,. China is also stronger, and the Tang Dynasty, after its establishment in 618, managed to last longer than OTL.

In 1400, Zheng He managed to discover the New World. Soon, China and Japan became the first to establish colonies, followed by Sri Vijaya. Soon, in the early 1500s, a Portuguese ship arrived on the Indian Continent after a storm pushed it off path. They attempted to take Goa, to no avail. Later the Spanish and Dutch arrived, and managed to establish at the very least some trade agreements.

By the mid 1600s, industrialisation took place in China and Japan and India followed twenty years later. Then in the early 1700s, Asian colonies in the New World begun to declare independence.

With high tensions between China and India, as well as their spheres of influence, a huge war broke out in 1850. The South East Asian Front saw heavy fighting, as did Northern Australia. This war ended in 1875 with a slight Chinese victory, and they managed to take West Malaysia and Singapore from India and its allies.

Tensions between the two blocs continued until 1920. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek sought for peaceful and friendly relations with India. Starting in the 1930s, some new treaties and trade deals were established between both blocs.

By modern day, China, India, and Japan are the superpowers. Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism are the top four religions in the World, followed by Shinto and Zoroastrianism.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Seiga Kaku and Reimu Hakurei. Undefined Fantastic Object, the twelfth official game of the Touhou series, is different from OTL, and is focused on Confucianism instead of Buddhism.

Map Contest 17 (Open): Russian Summer
Challenge: One of Russia's greatest allies is General Winter, who has stalled or completely stopped several invading armies. Create a map where Russia is invaded in the summer instead of the winter, leading to a different outcome of that war.

Time Frame: Two weeks, April 5 - April 19

Solar Sect of Decisive Wisdom -Kogasa


In this timeline, during the Great Northern War, Charles XII of Sweden decided to invade Russia a year later, in the summer of 1709. The Swedes were able to achieve a major victory, and went on to win the Battle of Poltava. Soon, when the Great Northern War ended in Sweden's favour, Russia did not become a new power, and was weakened. Russia also ended up ceding land to both Sweden and Poland-Lithuania as well.

When the Napoleonic Wars rolled around, Sweden and Poland-Lithuania joined in on the side of France. Russia, wanting revenge, went to declare war against Sweden and Poland-Lithuania. As a result, they ended up getting invaded again, and later suffered a heavy loss. After the war, Russia had ceded land to Persia, Poland-Lithuania, and Sweden. A peace treaty and non-aggression pacts were also signed.

Russia went on to become neutral in European affairs. In 1870, Japan went on to purchase the Alaska colony from Russia. Later, a non-aggression pact was also signed with China and Japan.

Soon in 1914, the Global War broke out which begun with Austria invading Serbia. Sweden, Poland-Lithuania, and the United Kingdom entered the war on the side Serbia while France and Spain sided with Austria. China and Japan joined a year later on the Allied side, aiming to free the French and Spanish colonies in Asia. The war lasted until 1920, with a loss for the Central Powers. As a result, Austria-Hungary lost land to Serbia and Poland-Lithuania, and had to pay reparations, while France and Spain lost most of their colonies. Then, by 1940, decolonisation occurred for the rest of the European nations.

By modern day, China, Japan and Sweden are the superpowers, while Poland-Lithuania is a Great Power. Russia has emerged economically and has became a minor power.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Rin Kaenbyou and Utsuho Reiuji.

Napoleon Says F' Lord Winter - LightningLynx89


The story is very simple Napoleon decides to lead his Grand Army from France in late February to arrive in Russia during the winter. This event leads to Napoleon's victory and many of puppet nations (light purple) under his control and no one is able to truly match his might. However, with the passing on of his lineage the world is very close to war as the rising powers of the Eastern European nations, the UK, Sicily, and the Scandinavian nations are ready to reclaim those lands back and bring the French into submission.

Map Contest 18 (Open): Exile or Death
Challenge: Create a map where one of the world's great powers goes into exile in another country, changing the culture and history of the host country. Exile to colonies is allowed and encouraged.

Time Frame: Two weeks, April 19 - May 3

The Sealed-Away Government ~ Exiled Place


In this timeline, Napoleonic France managed to conquer a decent portion of Europe, and also establishing puppets in some nations, such as Spain and Portugal. France does not invade Russia, and instead turned their focus to invading Britain. The invasion was successful, and soon the British Family would exile to Canada. With this, France became a major power in Europe, with their only major rivals being Austria and Russia.

With the loss of the British Isles, the exiled British Monarchy begun to distance themselves away from Europe. Relations with the nation below them had remained tense. In the early 1830s, the US tried to take Oregon Country from the British. However, the Brits managed to put up a good fight, and had expelled the Americans out of the area. After the war, a treaty was signed and the British annexed the territory into the Dominion of Canada.

When the US tried to invade Mexico over Texas in the late 1840s, the British decided to enter the war on the Mexican side. This war then lasted for four years, with a British-Mexican victory. Mexico was able to take back Texas, and the US Military had begun to weaken further.

In 1870, Japan went on to purchase Alaska from Russia.

Starting in 1900, the British Empire begun to see an Era of decline. While they remained decently powerful in the Americas, their holdings outside of it were weakening. In 1920, India was among the first British holdings to declare independence. Later followed the African holdings, and in the 1950s, Australia and New Zealand were among the last to cede. Soon afterwards, the British Empire was succeeded by the Kingdom of Canada.

Other European nations that held colonies, such as France and Spain, lost their colonies starting in 1940. Only French Guiana remained as part of France.

By modern day, China, Japan and Canada are the superpowers of the World.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Rin Kaenbyou and Byakuren Hijiri.

Exiled Iberia - LightningLynx89


As common a timeline as it is, Napoleon's Iberian campaign is much more successful and is able to exile not only the Portuguese royalty to Brazil, but the Spanish royalty to its former colonies, allowing them to unite under one flag.

Map Contest 19 (Open): Jigsaw
Challenge: North America has been a region of general stability in recent history. Part of that stability is due to the fact that there are only three nations there (not including Central America). Create a map where North America (not just the United States, mind you) is divided into many different (and possibly unstable) countries. ''Note: Just splitting up the different states and provinces in North America does not count. These countries should be almost entirely unique.''

Time Frame: Two weeks, May 3 - May 24 (Extended)

Balkanisation at the End of a War -Kogasa


In this timeline, the United States falls apart during the War of 1812 after a greater British victory. Upon dissolution, new nations established are as follows: Illinois (includes Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Upper Michigan), Indiana (includes Ohio and Lower Michigan), Greater New Netherlands (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia), New England, Carolina, Kentucky (includes Tennessee), Mississippi (includes Louisiana State, Alabama, and Georgia), and Missouri (includes all of the Louisiana Purchase minus Minnesota and Louisiana).

Among the new nations, New England was the only one that fell back under British control and became annexed into Canada. The Greater New Netherlands fell under Dutch influence again, and saw an increase in Dutch immigrants. Mississippi began to develop a CSA-style government and became unstable. Missouri, Indiana and Illinois were among the most prosperous of the former states.

In the 1860s, the North American War broke out. On one side was Mississippi and Carolina, while on the other was Greater New Netherlands, the Netherlands and Mexico. Missouri soon got dragged in on New Netherlands' side after Mississippi launched an invasion of Missourian Arkansas. The war ended in Allied victory. Following this, slavery was then abolished in all participant nations, as well as Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and New England. Louisiana was also annexed into Mexico.

In 1870, Japan went to purchase Alaska from Russia, and dissolving the colonial empire of Russia.

When the First World War broke out in 1914, Mississippi and Carolina joined in on the Central Powers, and began to invade Mexico and New Netherlands respectively. By 1917, the Mexican-Netherlands had achieved victory, and occupied both states for a few years.

In the 1920s, most of the nations out of the former US saw a Golden Age. Most prosperous were Missouri and Indiana, as they had successful booming economies and in the case of Indiana, the Motor Industry, such as Ford and Dodge, was on a roll. Mississippi and Carolina however, were becoming more unstable and saw no growth. Greater New Netherlands saw a new language emerge, called Nederglish, which is a combination of English and Dutch. Also more people in the nation speaks Dutch instead of English.

The Great Depression soon followed in the 1930s. Illinois saw a rise in crime, especially in Chicago. Mississippi collapsed into anarchy and saw a huge civil war taking place. Carolina saw a fascist leader taking power and heavy militarisation. Greater New Netherlands did all they could to create jobs for the unemployed. Indiana and Missouri were among those least effected.

Once the Second World War broke out, Carolina attempted to invade Greater New Netherlands once again. While they manage to achieve some victories early on, they soon suffered a major defeat, and ended up getting occupied again.

In the late 1960s, the civil war in Mississippi had fully ended, with the republicans taking control. Carolina also was freed from occupation, and a democratic government was set up. Indiana and Missouri became Great Powers by the 1970s.

In modern day, Mississippi and Carolina are poor and have a very low GDP on par to OTL Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Illinois suffers under a military dictatorship and has a GDP similar to OTL Burma. Kentucky has a GDP similar to OTL Spain and has a good economy. Greater New Netherlands has an economy similar to the OTL Netherlands, its GDP is similar to OTL Belgium, and is decently wealthy. Missouri and Indiana has a GDP similar to OTL Switzerland and Hong Kong respectively. Indiana also is one of the leaders of car industry, behind Japan, France, and Germany; and Detroit in TTL doesn't decline and doesn't become bankrupt.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Sanae Kochiya and Youmu Konpaku.

A House Divided - Spartian300
In 1862, Britain reconignized the Confederacy as an independent nation, and joined the war againest the USA, resulting in the independece of the CSA. A bitter rivalry insues between the US and CS over settlement in the unclaimed terrority in North America, which eventually leads to the Settlers' War in 1882, with Britain joining the fight againest the US, followed by France, with the CSA, Britain and France forming the Atlantic Alliance. It ends after the Battle of Detroit of 1883, resulting in a draw between the Atlantic Alliance and USA, as the Anglo-French force deployed to invade Michigan badly defeated, but the USA is halted in the drive on Richmond.

In 1896, Alaska is purchased by the US, but this almost provkes war with Britain, which is averted when the US is supported by Germany, and is able to gain an alliance with Japan. In 1897, The Confederacy fights the Spanish war, gaining Cuba as a state, and giving britain the Philipians, while France gets Guam. In 1901, however, war once again breaks out between the Confederacy and the Union over Mexico, when the CSA invades to gain land that will give them a larger border with the Union. In the War of 1901, the Atlantic Alliance defeats the Union in a mere 11 months, due to an s major blunder on the Union's part by attempting to invade Canada and not attackng the Confederacy as the main pirority. Two states of the Union are given to the CSA, Kentucky and Missouri. This serves as one of the main reasons for the Union joining the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Germany.

In 1915, Archduke Franz Ferdinad is killed by Serb nationalists, resulting the First World War between the Triple Alliance and Atlantic Alliance. Fighting is firece across the US-CS border, with over 20,000 men dying each month. By 1917, the fighting has grown to levels of unforseen bloodshed occur when the USA fails to break the line at Richmond, but the signs of the conflict ending have yet to show. Mexico explodes into civil war between the Socialist Rebels in the South and the Royalists in the North, with Baja Calforina declaring independece. The USA supports the South while the CSA supports the North, with the civil war becoming a battlefront of the First World War. Baja is able to aid the USA in getting troops to the South due to its border with the Union, leading an invasion of Baja by the CSA, which becomes a stalemate. However, in 1919, the USA finelly is able to defeat the CSA, and takes Canada. Mexico is divided into three nations, the Socialist Republic of Mexico, Kingdom of Mexico, and Republic of Baja Mexico.

The Treaty of Hamburg is written up, with the Philipines, Guam, and Jamacic being given to the USA, along with Kentucky and Missouri being returned. Germany gains Poland and the Baltic States, and Austria-Hungary gets the Balkans and Romania. The Ottomans collapse, however, resulting in the formation of Georgia, Armenia, Azabijan, and Isreal, with Syria also becoming independent. However, there are some tensions with Turkey, which longs to regain these areas.

Map Contest 20 (Open): The Wall
Challenge: Walls have been used to divide and defend for thousands of years, from the Great Wall of China, to Hadrian's Wall, to the Berlin Wall. Create a timeline that includes a wall, and a backstory for its purposes.

Time Frame: Two weeks, May 26 - June 9

Wall Around the Willows -Seiga


In this timeline, the PoD is that Zheng He manages to discover the New World for China in 1390. China then went on to establish colonies in the discovered lands, followed by Japan twenty years later. By the late 1520s, the Chinese colony of Yuanxian (located in OTL Northern Chile and Argentina) was facing constant raids from the native tribes to the south. Soon, the Great Wall of Yuanxian was built in 1525 to protect the colony from the warlike tribes. Eventually, by the 1800s, the Great Wall had shattered in some parts, and with the few skirmishes still not having ended, China launched an invasion against the rest of the Southern Cone, and annexed it.

Later on in 1914 the Great European War starts off with the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. By the end of the war, Austria-Hungary (which stayed intact by the end of the war, unlike OTL) suffered harsh terms instead of Germany. As a result, most of its lands were divided and was limited to OTL Austria and Hungary. Then the Second Great European War followed, and at the end of that war, Austria was split between the Allies and the Comintern. Hungary became independent under full Comintern control, and Austria itself was split. Vienna was split between North (Comintern) and South (Allied), and the whole city was surrounded by East Austria (Comintern). In 1958, the Vienna Wall was built around South Vienna, with the reasons the same as the Berlin Wall in OTL.

In 1990, the Vienna Wall was torn down, and Austria was reunited. The Soviet Union fell apart in 1992, though Belarus and Kazakhstan had referendums to remain with Russia, while the rest of the Soviet Republics went on to declare independence.

By modern day, China and Japan are the superpowers of the World.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Sekibanki and Seiga Kaku.

Constantinople Wall - Lynx


A World in which the Contantinople wall was able to hold off the invading Ottomans. forcing them to conquer lands east and into Africa.

Map Contest 21 (Open): The Little Guy
Challenge: Make a map showing alternate colonization, featuring colonization by countries with little or no colonization in OTL.

Time Frame: Two weeks, January 4 - January 18

Age of Colonies (Upvoteanthology)
In 1492, Columbus died at sea, in the middle of a giant rainstorm. The ship was found 600 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1982. In 1510, a Chinese merchant and his crossed the Pacific, after being separated from the mainland. After finding this virgin land, they set up a colony on its shore. After 25 years of small exploration, they managed to get a ship back to China, and got trade up with them. However, China revoked their independence and made this place a dominion of China. Japan soon found out the same, and set up colonies along the Pacific coast.

The information didn't spread until the late-1500's, when a rogue merchant from the Chinese colonies found their way up the Mediterranean and into Sicily. From there, the idea of a virgin continent traveled up the Italian peninula and north into the HRE. Poland couldn't afford to set up a colony, and neither could the HRE. But once the news reached Sweden, they immediately set up colonies in this New World. Scotland found out next, and claimed the entire Eastern seaboard. Their colonies became heavily populated extremely quickly. When England found out, they were forced to colonize the central region of the continent.

In the mid-1800's, many of these colonial nations wanted independence. The Scottish colony of Nova Scotia revolted in 1845, and soon gained independence. New Britain violently broke away from England 4 years later, and became a world power, colonizing Africa and Polynesia. Brasil was the last one to go, in 1886. They saw how well off Nova Scotia and New Britain were doing, and revolted themselves.

A Broken Hammer (Krasnoyarsk)
In 732, Charles Martel "the Hammer" is defeated in the Battle of Tours. The Ummayyad Dynasty conquers southern France, while repeated raids ravage the north. With the whole of Spain and Provence under Muslim rule, the Muslim conquest of southern Italy progresses more quickly, and the Byzantines are more deeply defeated, forcing them into the arms of the Italian mercantile city-states, eventually resulting in a Venetian annexation of the rump state of Byzantium. Meanwhile, the Muslims defeated an English attempt to reconquer France, resulting in an English conversion to Islam and gradual assimilation. Scotland unified with Ireland and assisted Flanders in halting the Muslim conquest. The HRE decisively defeated the Papacy and gradually centralized. Denmark gained control of the Hanseatic League and thereby the Baltic coast, while Sweden conquered Norway. As a result, Denmark, Flanders, Alba-Hibernia and Venice were the major European colonizers, colonizing OTL Patagonia, Colombia, the eastern seaboard of North America, and Brazil, respectively. Only the Celtic colony revolted after its parent nation weakened following a plague in the 19th century.

The Umayyad dynasty disintegrated much as OTL, leaving a rump Caliphate in control of Arabia while Anatolia fell to the Turks, who would eventually form a Volga Khanate. The Caliphate colonized Somalia and eventually unified with Aceh, forming a major maritime power. The Malagasy islamized and formed their own maritime Empire, encouraging the Kongolese and Nilotic tribes to centralize. Egypt and the Maghreb formed large nations, but exhausted their strength in repeated wars against each other and the Malian Empire to the south. China expanded north, and competed withe the Caliphate for mercantile influence, turning Brunei into a puppet state and helping it unify Indonesia. All three colonized Australia. Tibet unified the Shan and formed a buffer state between China and India, which remained divided. Japan was forced to become a maritime nation by Chinese pressure, colonizing much of North America, while China only colonized a small slice in the south. The Kazakhs conquered a swath of Siberia to escape the pressure of repeated Muslim invasions, and shifted North.

In 2014, the world is divided between two blocs; the Communalist Alliance, led by China, and the Jeddah Bloc, led by the Caliphate. The Communalists reject religion and implement communal ownership of property and a command economy, while the Jeddah Bloc is dominated by theocratic influences which believe in individualism within strict religious limits. Two past wars have resulted in bloody stalemates and negotiated peaces, but both groups are working on new secret weapons, of the biological and nucleic variety.

Eastern Wind -Seiga


In this timeline, Srivijaya manages to win the war against Chola in 1025. With this, Srivijaya would grow quickly in strength and power. Other rivals within the Indonesian islands slowly weakened and were quickly conquered by Srivijaya; and by 1328 most of the Malay Archipelago was under Srivijayan control. To counter the growing power of Srivijaya; Sukhothai, Khmer, Pegu, and Chiang Mai had merged into one nation named Siam. Vietnam would also grow in strength and go on to conquer Champa and colonise the Northern Philippines, and later allied with Siam. In 1389, Srivijaya had begun to colonise Australia and later sent a voyage to find new lands. Ten years later, the New World was discovered by Srivijaya, and soon colonised it. News of the discovery spread, and soon Vietnam, China, and later on Japan, went to colonise the lands as well. Meanwhile, Vijayanagara had managed to conquer the rest of India by the 15th century, and had became a powerful nation.

By the 16th century, most of the New World was split between Srivijaya, China, Japan and Vietnam; with India holding only a small portion of land around OTL Suriname and French Guiana. The Spanish soon arrived and attempted to take a part of the Caribbean, but were heavily defeated by the Chinese that were already there. Later, the Spanish went on to colonise around OTL Carolina while the Dutch colonised other parts of the Eastern Seaboard that wasn't claimed, the Danish-Norwegians colonised OTL Canada, and Portugal colonised parts of Brazil.

Around the 19th century, most of the colonies in the New World slowly gained independence. The only ones that didn't gain independence were Spanish colony of Carolina and Danish-Norwegian colony of Vinland, which chose to remain with their motherlands.

Later in the 20th century, high tensions in Europe led to a World War in the 1910s, and lasted for ten years. The Central Powers (which were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Spain, and Bulgaria) saw defeat and had lost some of their land, and in the case for Austria-Hungary, saw dissolution and was split into several nations. Yugoslavia also formed, and had annexed Bulgaria. Spain had to give Carolina their independence. Germany didn't suffer too badly unlike OTL, though still lost land. Russia underwent heavy reforms and had became a multi-party democracy, and a republic.

By modern day, Srivijaya, China, India, and Japan are the superpowers of the world. Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Shinto are the major religions in the world. Scotland declared independence from the UK in 2014 via a referendum, with 63 percent saying yes, and 30 percent saying no, and 4 months later, independent Scotland joined the European Union.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Reimu Hakurei and Byakuren Hijiri.

A New Start (CourageousLife)


A young man from Scandinavia sets out in the mid-1400's to seek the lands described in legends left by his Viking ancestors. Europeans are led to the new land and do what they do best.

Jons Axelsson returned to Europe in 1458 to find a restored Kalmar Union under Christian I of Denmark. After meeting with the young explorer, Christian realizes that this is a chance to further unite the Union. By obtaining funds from companies in all three separate countries, as well as from his own personal treasury, another voyage was sent to explore and colonize this new land. This event is seen as a pivotal moment in history, as it led to the stabilization of the fragile Union.

France and the Netherlands were quick to follow, establishing several small enclaves that promoted trade with the natives. The most notable were Kebecstad and Nieuw Amsterdam by the Netherlands and St. Jean by France. These eventually grew to envelop most of the northeastern part of the region.

Spain quickly explored the southern parts of the New World, and focused their colonization there, in hopes of finding gold and other riches.

The Wars of the Roses hindered England's entry into the colonization race. However, at the conclusion of the war, Henry and Elizabeth sought to establish colonies immediately, in the hopes of improving the damaged economy. New England was established in 1485, followed by Avalon and Celtia a few years later. The success of England's colonies can be attributed to the diversity of their regions and specialties. Erie, Ohio, and northern Kanawha and New England were focused on manufacturing. Southern New England and Avalon produced cash crops such as cotton and tobacco. Celtica grew food crops, most notably rice.



English Colonies: Collectively known as the Ten Colonies. Loose confederation-style government, with a capital in New London, on the New Thames. New England was the first colony, and most things there are the 'new' versions of the ones across the sea in 'old' England. Avalon and Celtia are the two biggest agricultural producers. Avalon is home to wealthy planter families - 'old money'. Celtia was founded by a Scotsman and an Irishman, so naturally there was a large amount of Celtic immigration there. Misisibi and Albamo are generally less populated, but come from a hardy stock. Albamo actually started as a penal colony. Mostly woodsmen. Shawnee is just as sparsely populated, although there are sizable amounts of native tribes. Kanawha and Kent are mostly known for logging and small mining operations. Ohio and Erie are more modernized than their southern counterparts, where manufacturing is a big industry. Erie is especially important because of it's access to the St. Lawrence River (kept it the same for simplicity's sake). England's colonies are second in size only to Scandinavia's.

Dutch Colonies: These colonies are all part of Nieuw Netherland. They are considerably modern and wealthy due to their strategic position for shipping. Controlling one side of the St. Lawrence in the north and large port cities in the east makes the society very dependent on industry and shipping. Zeeland Eilanden and Lange Eilandt benefit the most from the shipping industry, as well as parts of Bergen and Zuid Holland. Farming can be found in western Noord and Zuid Holland. Most of the population of Kebec can be found near Kebecstad, which controls river traffic on the St. Lawrence.

French Colonies: Nouvelle-France, like Nieuw Netherland, is very dependent on shipping and industry. One of the biggest industries is fishing, especially off of the Grand Banks. French Protestants migrated here en masse, and generally populate the northern and western parts of the colony. The Dutch territory of Zeeland Eilanden once belonged to Nouvelle-France, but was lost after a breif skirmish between the two countries. Francias Messipi sits at the mouth of the Messipi (Misisibi) River, and thus controls river traffic, much like Kebecstad. The claims attached to Francias Messipi are much larger, but the mouth of the river is the only undisputed claim. France, Scandinavia, and England all claim land across the river.

Scandinavian Colonies: Much of these colonies are very sparsely populated and undeveloped. This allows more peaceful relations with the local native tribes. Most cities are only around strategic shipping areas, such as Tkaronto and Adawe. It has been noted that some of these areas, usually Ouiskonsing and Neshnabe, bear a striking resemblance to the native homeland of the colonists, and are very popular for those in debt to relocate to. Fur trade is very prevalent, and has even sparked a new fashion trend in Europe. Vinland, along with Nouvelle-France, focuses on the fishing industry.

Spanish Colonies: Most Spanish colonies are located in the south of the New World, while Florida is the high-water mark. Florida is highly undeveloped, and remains for the most part untouched swampland and marshland. Just to the south is Spanish Cuba, which occupies the west side of the island. It's neighbor is Scandinavian Cuba on the east side of the island. To the east is English Hispaniola, with the Netherlands Antilles beginning at Puerto Rico, and French Jamacia to the south (place names have again remained the same to avoid confusion).

Political situation: All five nations remain tentatively at peace with one another (at least in the New World). Historically, the English and the Dutch have had a positive relationship since the Glorious Revolution, cooperating against France in many conflicts. Scandinavia or Spain would usually side with France.

There has been some bitterness between the colonies and their European counterparts in the latter half of the century, more noticeably in Nieuw Netherland and the Ten Colonies. In Nieuw Netherland, increased shipping and trade regulations from Amsterdam have been the big controversy, while in the Ten Colonies, exporting has been the issue. In the latter, Avalon and Celtia are leading the charge for more autonomy (and even independence in the case of some radicals). They generally receive support from the western colonies of Kent, Shawnee, Albamo, and Misisibi, while there is some resistance to this thinking in the northern colonies of Erie, Ohio, New England, and parts of Kanawha.

Rivers: The St. Lawrence is shared equally by Scandinavia and the Netherlands, though the Netherlands controls the entrance to the river.

The Mississippi River marks the end of undisputed territorial claims. West of the river is the frontier waiting to be claimed. The river is mainly used by farmers from the western parts of the colonies to ship their goods south.

The Susquehanna river has become much more open with the improving of Anglo-Dutch relations. Since each side controls one side of the river, there is almost no conflict over territory or shipping rights.



United Provinces of Terranova: Formed after a rebellion by the colonists kicked the Brits off of the continent. The Brits did manage to hang on to New England, Ohio, and Erie for a notable amount of time, but eventually were forced out. The wartime capital of Charlotte, located in central Avalon, becomes the nation's new capital, replacing New London. France was a close ally of the Terranovans. After an uprising in France incapacitated the nation for years, forcing them to drop their claims in the New World, the UP negotiated deals with Scandinavia and the Netherlands to give them territorial claims that stretch all the way to the Pacific.

Dutch Colonies: The Dutch colony structure is one of the strangest looking in the world. The rulers chose to govern the Terranovan colonies as one. Technically, the regions of Nassau in the northeast and Orange in the southwest are one colony. It makes for a tricky legislature, but they make it work. The colonies are relatively satisfied with the rule of the monarch, although there was a little bit of panic when their neighbors rebelled. Nonetheless, Nassau and Orange still maintain decent relations with the UP. The agreement with the UP firmed up the northern border of Orange, though a separate deal had to be struck with Spain, diminishing a little territory claimed in the south.

French Colonies: The turmoil that wracked their homeland left the colonies of Nouvelle France, Orleans, and Chamacces to their own rule for a good amount of time. Now, France is back on it's feet under a new Head of State, and is trying to re-assert it's control over it's colonies. The colonies don't like this, and murmurs mirroring those of their neighbors, the UPT, begin arising.

Scandinavian Colonies: Scandinavia keeps a loose leash on it's colonies. One of the major rules, though, is about not messing with the natives. Once the borders were created with the UPT, colonists clearly knew where they could and could not go. Most European inhabitants of these colonies live in the south, along the border with the UP. Some of the most populous colonies include Vinland, Inoken, and Ouiskonsing, which reminds many of the settlers of their native homes. Yuktan and Kuben are collectively known as 'the Gateway to the Imperial Gulf'.

Spanish Colonies: Florida is basically still a jungle, minus a few trading ports. Most Spanish activity is in the south. Taino is good for cash crops.

Political Situation: Scandinavia and Spain are still in a loose alliance system, as long as neither gets in the other's way. This works out pretty well in the New World, where they are mostly separated by the buffer of the Dutch and the UPT. The French colonies find themselves all by themselves, and are starting to gravitate toward the thoughts and ideas of the UPT. The UPT finds itself in a decent relationship with the Dutch and their colonies, leading to a lucrative trade business that keeps Nassau going.



United Provinces of Terranova: After a few world wars, the UPT seems to be the rising star in the West. They helped beat down Germany and Italy in the first, and Spain, Russia, and China in the second. They were able to patch things up with Britain and France, though Scandinavia annoyingly decided to remain neutral until they were sucker punched by Russia. The UP is very close with Nieuw Netherland, arguably one of the best diplomatic relationships in the world.

Nieuw Netherland: The regions of Nassau and Orange decided to unite into one country at the turn of the century. When Germany invaded in the first world war, the royal family fled, and set up a new capital in Nieuw Haarlem. They returned to ashes when the war was finally over. After a few years of rebuilding, Russia and Spain marched in and destroyed it all over again. Back they went to Nieuw Haarlem. By now, the Commonwealth's de jure capital is back in Amsterdam, while the de facto capital is in Nieuw Haarlem.

Former French Colonies: Near the turn of the century, the colonies revolted (which may or may not have been aided by the UPT). The rebellion produced two new countries: Nouvelle-France, which retained control of Chamacces, and Port d'Orleans. They quickly became satellites of the UPT, and followed it's lead in the world wars.

Scandinavian Colonies: Northern Terranova solidified into Vinland around the same time the French colonies were rebelling. Not much went on during the world wars, though they did contribute at the tail end of the second, after Russia's sneaky little move. Has a decent relationship with it's southern neighbors.

Caribbea: Formed out of Spain's colonies of Florida, Bahama, and Taino after the second world war. Heavily influenced by the uPT and Nieuw Netherland. Large producers of crops, notably sugar and citrus. Great vacation destination.

Spanish Dominions: Spain retained control of some of it's territory, notably Mexaca and Maya. The two twins are playing nice nowadays.

Political Situation: After the second World War, the world settled down momentarily. Now, China is on the rise in the east, fighting for the role as a superpower with the UPT in the west. On the continent, things go smoothly.

<Viewpoint: 2015>

Political Situation: The cold war ended with China splintering apart in the early 90's. Now, Russia is back and ready to play hard  ball. On the continent, all is well and going smoothly. Highway systems run from northern Taku all the way down into southern Florida and Chalisco. Vinland, Nouvelle-France, Nieuw Netherland, the UPT, and Caribbea are all part of the First World.

The Peace of Schlossburg (Mscoree)
''Make sure you zoom in a lot. Labelled map of the Americas (and probably polished maps in general) and timeline coming soon.''

Updated and recolored version

Mscoree (talk) 04:55, January 19, 2015 (UTC)

King of the Hill
See the Archived Discussion.

The House of Habsburg
I seem to be having trouble coming up with a rough timeline for the second contest (Habsburgian history is fairly complicated, and my original idea of a Habsburg personal union with France didn't turn out so well). Are we allowed to have a shared entry, where two participants work together on a map and a timeline? If not, I think I'll sit this one out :P. ChrisL123 (talk) 00:15, July 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * A shared entry would be fine, so long as both participants are credited. CourageousLife (talk) 15:21, July 31, 2013 (UTC)

I think a Hapsburg union with France is semi-feasible. The Bourbons traced back somewhere to the Hapsburgs. Or you could just have a Hapsburg Germany (with Austria) or Hapsburg Spain - or both.

00:18, July 22, 2013 (UTC)

Voting for The House of Habsburg is now open! CourageousLife (talk) 05:00, August 3, 2013 (UTC)

An Unlikely Union
Don't forget to add vote and discussion sections under your entries so people can ... vote, and ... discuss ...

CourageousLife (talk) 03:59, August 9, 2013 (UTC)

I have two major candidates I would give my vote to ... :L  Imp (Say Hi?!) 11:21, August 9, 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, Chris! CourageousLife (talk) 19:12, August 9, 2013 (UTC)

Could I perhaps add my timeline and map? I couldn't do it earlier because my brother was doing his thesis and I lost the map, so I had to start over. Sine dei gloriem (talk) 03:52, August 31, 2013 (UTC)

Our Southern Neighbor
Is it okay if the global power nation in the Southern Hemisphere could have a few lands from the Northern Hemisphere, as long as it's still based out of the Southern Hemisphere? -Kogasa  2013 August 18, 18:33 (CET)
 * Yes, that's perfectly fine. CourageousLife (talk) 02:40, August 19, 2013 (UTC)

The Crossover

 * You are going to get a hell of a lot of maps for this one. :p [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 23:56, August 31, 2013 (UTC)
 * That's the point. Everyone was losing interest, so I was hoping that a spoof on the most popular map game on the wiki would help to jump start it again. CourageousLife (talk) 22:13, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
 * Can I vote, even though I haven't participated? :P Also, how long do you predict this going for? Airlinesguy (talk) 09:11, September 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * Anyone can vote or participate. All up to you and other users! [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 09:20, September 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * I th - I think - I think it has died! Alas! The Page is dead, long live the page!
 * Well, here is your chance to create a "plausible" scenario! [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 22:06, September 9, 2013 (UTC)
 * Can't. = (I'm supposed to be doing hw. The one and only Guns, who is too lazy to go to source mod and type out his real sig. (talk) 22:27, September 9, 2013 (UTC)

Terra Nova
Does the map have to be completely different or is it okay if it's mostly the same map but with some changes (i .e. South America is closer to Africa, or Indian Sub-Continent doesn't merge into Asia)? I'm not good with creating geographically different maps ... -Kogasa  2014 March 05, 07:08 (CET)

You don't fully need to make one, you can do what you said, or search for a geographically different map and use it. Sine dei gloriem &#34;Ex Initio Terrae&#34; (talk).

Cryo-Sleep
This page has been declining in interest and contribution, with only two or three users posting regularly. What I've decided to do is to put the page into cryosleep, effectively freezing it. To unlock the page and continue the contests, I'll require seven signatures below. Until the seven signatures are input, this game will remain a stagnant code of 1's and 0's, floating on a satellite in space, to act as a tribute to what was once a great and flourishing society ... Congratulations, you have successfully reversed the effects of the cryosleep. As a reward for this triumph, one of you will pick the scenario for the next contest. Put suggestions below, and one will be chosen for this week.
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 * -85.71% complete. Sorry, guys, I left for a bit, but I'm back now!
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Discussion
How about one where an old empire (Srivijaya, Tang Dynasty, etc.) managed to survive? -Kogasa  2013 September 18, 22:13 (CET)
 * I think that's a good idea. Perhaps any now defunct nation is applicable. Mscoree (talk) 20:15, September 18, 2013 (UTC)

It has to be. The fallen stars, please. A universe where the Union didn't survive infancy. Don't like it? Fine, have the Whites win the Russian Civil War. Let's have a map with a fairly modern PoD. :D  Imp (Say Hi?!) 20:23, September 18, 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps civilization started in the Americas (dominant civilization) rather than in Eurasia. An Incan or Mesoamerican-dominated world. Sine dei gloriem (talk) 01:37, September 21, 2013 (UTC)

Okay, looks like some good ideas. Cast your votes below. CourageousLife (talk)

PMIII Crossover? —Bfoxius (talk)

Options (Closed)
Ancient Empires
 * Kogasa 2013 September 24, 23:00 (CET)
 * CrimsonAssassin- "I have special eyes" 18:03, September 26, 2013 (UTC)
 * Mscoree (talk) 18:21, September 26, 2013 (UTC)

Fallen Stars
 * The one and only Guns, who is too lazy to go to source mod and type out his real sig. (talk) 22:03, September 25, 2013 (UTC
 * Praetorian_Flag.png RoG_Flag.png Mafia (Questions?) Falklands Flag.png

Russian Revolution
 * [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 21:02, September 24, 2013 (UTC) I guess I just really want an alternate Russia.
 * 18:06, September 26, 2013 (UTC)

Greater Americas

Contest Suggestions
Please use this format for suggestions:
 * Name of Contest (Your Name)
 * Specific details of prompt
 * Voting:
 * (Votes go here)
 * Greater Americas (Sine dei gloriem)
 * A map based on the conception of a much more organized American civilization that may instead be the one colonizing Europe and Africa, or that at least is able to stop the European colonization process of the Americas.
 * Voting:
 * (Votes go here)
 * Terra Nova (Sine dei gloriem)
 * A much harder map contest, in which we need to make (or use) custom maps (as in continents, etc) and a resume on the history that leads to the geopolical situation in that timeline.
 * Voting:
 * Mscoree (talk) 02:18, February 24, 2014 (UTC)
 * (Votes go here)
 * Cookiedamage (talk) 02:24, February 24, 2014 (UTC)