Alternate Nations 5 (Map Game)

Welcome to Alternate Nations 5, an interactive and creative map game centered around original creation, rather than nation playing. This map game is based on four previous attempts at this concept, but altered to create a different experience entirely. To play this map game it is important that you read the rules carefully and sign up below. Most of all remember to have fun and be as creative as possible.

When we have reached turn twenty this game will become an actual map game, in addition to alternate nations creation. This means there will be a sign up list for adding new nations, and there will be a sign up list to play as a nation.

Rules

 * To join this game you must sign up in the sign-ups section below.
 * To contribute a turn, sign up on the list on the talk page.
 * Each turn you must post a map as well as a turn. Maps should be titled "AN5 - Turn X.png". Remember to number your map correctly and save it as a PNG.
 * Any maps that are blatantly bad quality, or fail to maintain the same pixelation, aspect ratio, or file format, may be deleted at a moderator's discretion.
 * Nations should be approximately no larger than the nation of Spain. Additionally no European nation should be larger than Austria. Exceptions to this rule will be made at the moderator's discretion for highly original ideas.
 * Making unoriginal or purely OTL nations is prohibited. For example, the "Kingdom of Prussia" is strictly forbidden, as would a "Republic of Iowa" the size and shape of OTL Iowa.
 * Do not make all nations as large as possible. Try to vary the size and factor in geography and other aspects.
 * If you do not post in your given turn within twenty-four hours you may be skipped.
 * Be logical with your nation placement and description. No mythological, fantasy, or futuristic elements.
 * Take note of previous turns and nations around yours when making your nation. Try to build off pre existing lore when contributing.
 * When making your required map, make sure you download the map from the immediately previous turn.
 * Absolutely no Reme.
 * With permission from a moderator you may make more than one nation per turn, usually if you are making a supranational organization or other union.
 * Nations should be written with the date 1955 as the present.

Mods

 * Tr0llis (talk)
 * —Bfoxius (talk)

Creation Sign Up
Sign here to contribute new nations in the regular Alternate Nations fashion.


 * Tr0llis (talk)
 * Local Mafia Boss (Talk) (Blog)
 * Fritzmet (talk)
 * Tao64 (talk) 13:09, April 8, 2015 (UTC) (possibly)

Nation Sign Up
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Europe

 * Greek Triple Alliance -

South America

 * Republic of the South Atlantic -

Asia

 * Pacific Association Compact
 * Kiribati -
 * Solomon-Guinea -
 * Marshall Islands -
 * Nauru -
 * Tuvalu -
 * Port Moresby -
 * Jayapura -
 * New Guinea (Territory) -
 * UN Pacific Mandate (Territory) -
 * Maluku-Banda -
 * Republic of Bali -
 * Singapore -
 * Hong Kong -
 * Macau -
 * Chinese Securities Territory (Shanghai) -
 * Republic of Taiwan -
 * East Sea Union -
 * Kuril Islands -
 * Sultanate of Brunei -
 * Malay Protectorate (Territory) -
 * Sakhalin (Territory) -
 * Lan Xang -
 * South Vietnam -
 * Rangoon -
 * Khmer -
 * Indian Ocean Treaty Organization
 * Mahra Protectorate (Soctra) -
 * Maldives -
 * Chagos -
 * Mascarene Union -
 * Seychelles -
 * Mayotte -
 * Mozambique Islands -
 * Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 * Comoros -
 * Serene Republic of Zanzibar -
 * Terre Grande Republic -

Wall Of Shame

 * Eric4e - (Erasing players turn, being rude toward JoshTheRoman, ruined previous game) - Banned.
 * Firechurin - (Adding self to the mods list without permission, ruined previous game) - Banned.

Turn One
Tr0llis (talk) 04:08, April 8, 2015 (UTC)



Pacific Rim Securities Organization

The Pacific Rim Securities Organization was founded in 1953, as a military alliance of numerous city states and Pacific-centered states. The organization was formed following the Pacific War (1937 - 1948), which heavily devastated many of the organization's later states. Rapid decolonization of the Pacific by United Nations mandate (founded 1940) led to further crisis and instability in the region, culminating in a coalition invasion of China and multiple other states. By 1955 all European territories and military bases in China had been handed over to the organization, which remains highly militarized and European oriented, although primarily serves its member states' own interests.

Members
 * Pacific Association Compact
 * Kiribati
 * Solomon-Guinea
 * Marshall Islands
 * Nauru
 * Tuvalu
 * Port Moresby
 * Jayapura
 * New Guinea (Territory)
 * UN Pacific Mandate (Territory)
 * Maluku-Banda
 * Republic of Bali
 * Singapore
 * Hong Kong
 * Macau
 * Chinese Securities Territory (Shanghai)
 * Republic of Taiwan
 * East Sea Union
 * Kuril Islands
 * Sultanate of Brunei
 * Malay Protectorate (Territory)
 * Sakhalin (Territory)

The Pacific Association Compact, founded in 1947, was a major stepping stone in the creation of the Pacific Rim Securities Organization. Centered around Tarawa, Kiribati, the compact arose out of a joint armed forces created during the Pacific War. In addition to the founding members of Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, and Tavalu, plus the now defunct Mariana Territory. Following the conclusion of the Pacific War it gained the UN Pacific Mandate in 1949, Solomon-Guinea in 1951, and additional territories in New Guinea following the Guinea War in 1954.

Turn Two
Fritzmet (talk) 04:38, April 8, 2015 (UTC)



The Greek Triple Alliance, also known as the Greek Federation, or the League of Corinth is a Greek state formed from the union of Corinth, Athens, and Thebes, as well as several other occupied territories. The Triple Alliance was born out of the Greek occupation, comprised of several rebelling Greek governments who formed a union in 1948. The nation's capital is at Corinth, while its largest city is Athens. Government wise the Greek Triple Alliance is a constitutional republic, although each member state is allowed to select its own local government type, with select communities in Athens utilizing direct democracy.

Turn Three
Tr0llis (talk) 05:03, April 8, 2015 (UTC)



The Republic of the South Atlantic, formally known as British South Atlantic Territory before its independence was granted in 1948, is a union of former British colonies and territories. Following its independence, its sovereignty was tested when it was invaded during the 1950 to 1952 South Patagonian War. Despite its small size the Republic of the South Atlantic successfully defended its territory and secured key ports around Cape Horn, allowing it to safe guard trade around the tip of South America.

Territories
 * Falklands
 * South Georgia
 * Sandwich Islands
 * Antarctica Territory
 * Cape Horn
 * Magellan

Turn Four


By the end of the 1940s communism had spread from the Indian subcontinent into Southeast Asia. In 1948 the Rangoon Civil War left a communist regime on the doorstep of Indochina, prompting an immediate increase in soldiers, in a state already desiring independence. The war for independence led to increased violence in Vietnam, which sparked to creation of several puppet states with greater autonomy, including what would become the modern state of Lan Xang. Peace did not last, and by the end of the year the fledgling mock republic was largely eclipsed by a military junta, which many believed to be communist sympathetic. An offensive in the winter of 1949 pushed over the fifteenth parallel into southern Vietnam, prompting heavy escalation from European powers. By the end of 1950 the First Indochina Peace Accords recognized the independence of Lan Xang, and its annexations to a degree, however Kon Tum was designated as a temporary territory of the south. This was largely a loophole to suspend government, and allow for continued military occupation. The following year the nation of South Vietnam was created, under Ngo Dinh Diem, a brutal European backed dictator. A crackdown against communists ensued, as well as the declaration of a Catholic state.

In the west the European accords had created the state of Khmer, but a communist insurgency into the nation from Rangoon prompted an immediate toppling of the original puppet government, in favor of a military occupation in 1951. All out war broke out along the Malay Peninsula, into Khmer, as well as in the north by Lan Xang backed militants. In 1954 most of the European powers began a hastily withdraw from Indochina, and in 1955 the Second Indochina Peace Accord was signed, officially withdrawing soldiers, and designating a new border between the communist and democratic states. Despite the treaty the war continues, especially in southern Lan Xang and the border regions of Khmer.

Turn Five


The Indian Ocean is largely dominated by the Indian Ocean Treaty Organization (IOTO), a supranational trade organization and military alliance, created in the wake of the conflicts of the early twentieth century. Officially chartered in 1954 following the withdraw of all European forces, the organization was founded as a last line of defense against communist insurgents in the Indian subcontinent. The organization works in cooperation with the Pacific Rim Securities Organization and other organizations.

Members
 * Mahra Protectorate (Soctra) - Former South Arabian sultanate that was pushed off the peninsula. Claimed by multiple parties on the Arabian Peninsula.
 * Maldives - Founding member; constant conflict with various Indian states.
 * Chagos - Created from the merger of the former British Indian Ocean Territory and other neighboring islands.
 * Mascarene Union - Founding member; created from the union of Reunion and Mauritius in 1946. One of the most populous and influential members.
 * Seychelles - Founding member.
 * Mayotte - Founding member; claimed by Comoros. Independence guaranteed after the Comoros Crisis of 1949.
 * Mozambique Islands - Territory jointly administrated. Created in 1955. Partially claimed by several Madagascar states and other neighbors.
 * Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Other nearby states to IOTO, who are frequent trade partners or allies in some cases, include the Serene Republic of Zanzibar, a merchant republic consisting of Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, and other territories, and the Grande Terre Republic (Kerguelen), created in 1955. The Islamic State of Comoros is another neighbor, although is largely an enemy of the organization, and has received sanctions in the past.