Scramble for Africa (Map Game)

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Collie Kaltenbrunner

Lordganon

CrimsonAssassin

Rules

 * 1) 1 Nation per User.
 * 2) Be plausible.
 * 3) There are various minor states in Central Africa, so this area is harder to occupy. These minor states aren't counted in the map.
 * 4) Must be registered user.
 * 5) One turn each day.
 * 6) The Map will have to be updated each turn.
 * 7) Each turn is equivalent to one year.
 * 8) If there is anything else, post in the talk page.
 * 9) Write something in the sections (ex:1825: Cape Colony expands northwards) before changing the map.
 * 10) The game starts by 1825 and ends in 1914.
 * 11) The interior of Africa will be available to be explored after 1850.
 * 12) Only the nations below are available. Write your name (with three tildes) before the name of the country (Like this; Collie Kaltenbrunner - Germany) and only write your name in vacant countries. You can't overwrite the name of one user that already have United Kingdom, as of example
 * 13) Although countries like Morocco are in the map, they are not playable.

Nations
Baconton - United Kingdom - Dark Blue

CrimsonAssassin - United States - Orange

Detectivekenny - Spain - Dark Green

Matt - Portugal - Pink

PitaKang - France - Red

Collie Kaltenbrunner - Germany (available after 1870) - Black

BlackSkyEmpire - Italy (available after 1870) - Silver

Belgium (available after 1840, restrictions regarding the size and growth rate of the colonies) - Dark Purple

Sumoslayer -Ethiopia (gets weaker as the time goes on) - Yellow

StarkBlack - Ottoman Empire (gets weaker as the time goes on, restrictions regarding expansion rate) - Brown

Lordganon - Sweden (restrictions regarding the size and growth rate of the colonies) - Turquoise

Netherlands (available for play and interaction after 1840, restrictions regarding the size and growth rate of the colonies) - Light Purple

Denmark (restrictions regarding the size and growth rate of the colonies) - Light Blue

God Bless the United States of America - Russia (restrictions regarding the size and growth rate of the colonies) - Light Green

1825

 * In order to gain a stable supply of slaves for their colony on Saint Barthélemy, the Swedish government finances the establishment of a trading station for it on the African mainland. A site north of the Portuguese territory of Angola, near the mouth of the Congo river is chosen for its reputation, and an expedition leaves in the fall, to arrive just after the New Year.
 * France begins to plan to expand their colony in West Africa for gold, salt, and slaves. The West African Trade Company is formed, and begins making deals to African leaders.
 * The US expands east.
 * A Portuguese fleet takes Zanzibar from Oman, securing a great source of wealth. The colony at Mozambique expands a good bit northwest towards Lake Malawi.
 * The Ottoman Empire begins to go under reform.
 * Río de Oro colony is formed by Spain with settlement of El Aaiún and Villa Cisneros, south of Morocco. Spain expands its territory in Spanish Guinea.
 * Russia establishes a small colony of 250 people near the Niger River ocean opening. They name this new colony the Delta State. The main purpose of the Colony is to mine Coal, which is becoming a valuable good in Europe due to the Start of the Industrial Revolution, and to grow Tea and Coffee, also valuable goods.
 * The British begin colonial plans to invade Madagascar.



1826

 * Spain expands Río de Oro at Villa Cisneros and Al Aaiún 2.5-fold by adding several small coastal forts around its main cities in the nearby desert, although the net change is small. Spain sends a small settlement party to OTL Lüderitz, naming it Lérida Baja after the Aragonese city of Lleída.
 * In early February, the Swedish expedition arrives at its destination, and established a post on an island and a nearby peninsula near the mouth of the river. Considering the semi-Catholic nature of the locals, they rapidly begin construction of a fortress to ensure its security. By the fall, the first shipments of slaves have already left for the Indies. News of attacks on the traders as they go about trading for slaves arrives back in Stockholm in November, and debate begins over what should be done.
 * Russia sends 500 more colonists, and a fleet of 5 Frigates to the Delta state colony.
 * France sends hundreds more colonists, and begins to establish ports for trading slaves, gold, salt, and more. They offer Sweden, Spain, and Russia trade alliances for complete trade to bring wealth to their nations. Shipments of slaves begin arriving in French Guiana. They also expand their colonies, signing more treaties with leaders.
 * USA expands east in Africa.



1827

 * The Swedish government decides to send troops to deal with the attacks, which seem to be supported by the nearby local nobles from the native kingdoms in the area. Soldiers are sent, along with some colonists, and arrive in the fall, preceding to attack the nobility and conquer some of their territories. A response from the locals is expected in the new year, so earth-forts are hurriedly put under construction.
 * Spain expands its Nueva Lérida colony by settling the mouth of the Orange River, calling it Río de Naranjas because the chief of the settlement party had a vision that the riverbanks were filled with orange trees. Spain expands Río de Oro so that about 1/3 the coastal gap between Villa Cisneros and El Aaiún is closed. Spain experiences a slight decline in production in Africa as the focus switches to expansion.
 * The Portuguese continue to expand towards Lake Malawi.
 * The Ottomans continue to go under reform. They build forts along their borders.



1828

 * The native king attacks the Swedish forts, the construction of which is mostly complete, and puts them under siege, only to be repulsed by newly-arrived troops from Sweden in the summer. Impressed by their victory, the king agrees to let them control the coast, in return for some trading concessions and a monopoly on the right to sell slaves to them.
 * Spain funnels some of its work force in its Nueva Lérida into forming a third settlement, with only fifty people, at OTL Walvis Bay, which they name San Guillermo. It is mostly dependent on hunting and fishing, which the settlers pick up from the native bushmen. On the last day of the year, a settlement party is sent to West Africa to form Santa Alejandra colony at OTL Sassandra, between Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire. Despite efforts by settlers to make peace, raids on Nueva Lérida, Río de Oro, and Spanish Guinea colonies begin increasing to a problematic level. Due to the locations of Río de Oro and Nueva Lérida in desert areas, famine begins. The emphasis on expansion causes irrigation propositions to be struck down, leading to water and food shortages. Spain is forced to send supplies along with the Santa Alejandra colonizing party. Spain, trying to rebuild its economy while colonizing Africa at the same time, requests economic aid from Britain.
 * France continues to expand their colony, sending more colonists and making tribes sign away more land. Meanwhile, they continue to ask for an alliance with Morocco, and bulk up their navy.
 * The Russians expand further north,into a area they call Edo State.



1829

 * With the Santa Alejandra expedition completed barely, Spain decides to spend the year fixing its economy from the Napoleon Wars, and sending supplies to existing colonies.
 * After a year of consolidation, Portuguese colonial troops arrive at the shores of Lake Malawi and claim the surrounding land. Small groups of settlers are moved in along the southern lakeshore. The Angolan colony expands eastward considerably, and the colony in Mozambique grows westward.
 * France continues to expand their colony, and send several exploration missions into Africa. They meet up with Ottoman leaders and ask if they could have a possible alliance.
 * With peace holding in the region, the Swedish Crown sends a party of fishermen, along with slavers and more soldiers, to a spot named "Pointe Noire" by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century after black rocks in the area, just to the north of nearby Swedish holdings. A colony, called "Svart Peka", is thus established here with these people.



1830

 * The Swedish government lends its support to a group of merchants who want to seize the port city of Mombasa in Eastern Africa. Their ships move into the area in the fall and seize the city from the local Sultan. Another party of settlers is sent to Svart Peka as well, expanding holdings there somewhat. Swedish outposts in the region to the south of Peka, however, begin to come under attack by the locals once again, prompting more discussion about a heavy-handed response in Stockholm.
 * Spain enters another year of consolidation and improving of its economy. Irrigation is improved, and deals are made with natives.  Spain imports rubber to be grown in Spanish Guinea and Santa Alejandra  and dates for Nueva Lerida and Río de Oro.  A dirt road for horse and foot travel allows connection between the Río de Naranjas and Lerída settlements, and Santa Alejandra is expanded slightly to the east and west for farming and small amounts of rubber tree growing for cash.



1831

 * The Swedish government, at the expense of the merchants, decides to send a half-regiment, despite the high casualties expected, to their colony in the Kongo region, in order to fight off the attacks on their forts and take the fight to the natives in the New Year. Elsewhere, the merchants in control of Mombasa install a Royal governor, and begin to expand their holdings.
 * The Spanish government decides to spend much of the resources being poured into Africa to better the home economy. The Spanish colonies enter a period of relative stability, as new methods of obtaining food and water are learnt from natives.  In Nueva Lérida, the sparse population of natives is utilized by pensinsulares to help develop settlements.  The settlement of Río de Naranjas experiences a year of prosperity and expands south along the coast about a third of the way to Cape Colony and inland along the Río de Naranjas.  Gobernador Gonzalo Gaudí Cruz of Santa Alejandra orders a campaign to annex nearby coastal cities, securing a border with France.



1832

 * The Mombasa territory is further expanded by Swedish merchants, as they shadily acquire the seeds for spices in the East Indies, and plant them in the region. The soldiers arrive in the west, and are deployed to the borders, where they begin offensive operations against the native kingdom. More are sent over the course of the year, with major operations planned for 1833 and 1834 that will temporarily hinder the growth of this colony.
 * Russia expands north into the Kogi State, and celebrations are held as the total population of the colony is now 5000,including the natives.
 * Portuguese colonists continue to arrive along the western shore of Lake Malawi, and a smaller group arrives in the Angolan territory, expanding it east towards Mozambique somewhat.
 * Spain's colony in Spanish Guinea begins to grow prosperous. A Spanish settlement is established to the north of Río Muni, intended for mainly peninsulares. The area is annexed as part of Spanish Guinea. Río de Oro colony comes close to becoming connected due to the work on a connecting road between Villa Cisneros and El Aaiún. San Guillermo colony at OTL Walvis Bay makes a minor expansion to the north. Back in Spain, the economy begins to show signs of upturn due to the trade of spices and rubber. Nueva Lérida proves to be a liability, based on hope for a trading depot for gold with the inland, thus slowing progress sligthly, but settlers have high hopes for the colony as a major port. Overall, the year is prosperous, with a few minor setbacks such as floods.
 * France expands their colonies all equally, in all directions. However, they find the natives not so cooperative. Because of that, they offer them a deal. France will once again start slave trading, and so the coastal kingdoms could get rich off of getting them slaves. France will, for that, get 1) trade rights, 2) small amounts of territory 3) the kingdoms/tribes would not make any deals with the other European nations. However, they do not know whether this will work, as that some people in France and others might criticize them for beginning to trade in slaves again.



1833

 * In order to help secure their territory at Mombasa, the Swedish merchants seize Mafia Island, south of Portuguese Zanzibar. The colony itself also expands, and a group of people fleeing oppression in India are allowed to settle as well. Troops in the west secure the areas around their forts, and launch their first major offensive, routing a native army, and killing more of the local nobles.
 * With the transfer of power in Spain to three-year-old Queen Isabella II, there is increased interest in colonization. San Guillermo colony is expanded due to the discovery of the OTL Swakop River mouth, which could possibly create a second port in the area.  Río de Oro colony is finally united with the completion of the road between Villa Cisneros and El Aaiún.  The colony also establishes a border with Morocco, in addition to expanding south.



1834

 * In the Swedish Congo, soldiers defeat another native army, before forces led by the local king begin to force them back. However, the dry season begins shortly thereafter, and the Swedish troops, after hacking windbreaks into the jungle, light fire to it. This results in massive losses for the native king, and by the end of the year, he will have agreed to peace and the vassalage of his kingdom to the Swedish crown. Settlers are sent to try and take advantage of this new region to influence, due to arrive in the New Year. More people from India are allowed to settle at Mombasa, and the colony expands its spice farms southwards as a result.
 * France expand their colonys all eastward, defeating the natives with their superior weapons and tactics. However, they soon encounter challenges they have never faced before: the Sahara and the Rainforest. This slows down expansion significantly.
 * Spain establishes a border with Britain's cape colony at its Río de Naranjas colony, while expanding along the OTL Orange River significantly. Spanish Guiana expands north so that it the new border is halfway to that of the Russians.  To avoid the French gaining excessive power near Santa Alejandra, the colony is expanded slightly northward.  Meanwhile, the Spaniards begin exploration of the Comoros, with hope of gaining strategic access to East Africa.



1835

 * In an effort to ensure that the colony is entirely overrun by people from India, the Swedish merchants at Mombasa, under the guise of their new trading company, the "Swedish East Africa Company," pay for the transport of Finns, and other non-Russians from the Baltic area of the Russian Empire, to settle south of Mombasa, with the colony expanding southwards towards Mafia Island. The colonists sent to the Congo arrive in March, and begin to set up farms in some of the areas burned by Swedish troops the year before. A representative also arrives in the local king's court to take charge.
 * Spanish explorers return from the upper Río de Naranjas, saying that the Orange River would provide fertile soil if irrigated. Alarmed by growing British influence in the region, the queen regent orders an aggressive campaign of expansion along the river, capturing well over a ninth of the river's course. A settlement known as Lérida Alta de los Naranjas is built near the eastern extent of the expansion. Upriver, natives are given firearms and are told to use them if they recognize the Union Jack. Meanwhile, a small party settles Mayote (OTL Mayotte), claiming it for the Spanish crown. Spanish royalty hopes the abundance of resources will make up for the lack thereof in Nueva Lérida. Río de Oro also expands markedly to the south.
 * Russia expands into the Ekiti State.
 * France expands all their colonies equally, while offering an alliance again to Sweden, and to Spain and Russia. Meanwhile, the natives agree to France's slave proposal, and slave trade starts again, bringing riches to the coastal kingdoms and to France.



1836

 * The Swedish government, increasingly bothered by the increased levels of immigration of its citizens to North America, passes an act that financially rewards any who choose to move to the African colonies, though few take them up on the offer, with the majority of these people moving to the Mombasa colony due to a better climate and it being more peaceful. Most of these people settle near Mafia Island. Foresters and Fishermen left with less work because of industrialization in Sweden itself, move to the Swedish Congo, expanding upriver after hearing rumors from returning soldiers about plentiful fish and timber there, despite what they hear about the disease. While many die, the hardier ones survive, clearing the forests around their settlement, known as "Trädavfisk."