 Editor in Chief Bill   | 22 Aug 2016 3:22 p.m. PST |
If all your historical wargames had to be set in a single nation, which nation would you choose? (Real nations only, please.) |
| Jabsen Krause | 22 Aug 2016 3:27 p.m. PST |
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| 14th NJ Vol | 22 Aug 2016 3:27 p.m. PST |
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| foxweasel | 22 Aug 2016 3:32 p.m. PST |
France. Out of patriotism I would like to say England, but it's been a bit dull war wise for the last few hundred years. France has the lot. |
79thPA  | 22 Aug 2016 3:41 p.m. PST |
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| Regulars | 22 Aug 2016 3:41 p.m. PST |
Spanish Empire, covers most of the places I set games in. |
| JimDuncanUK | 22 Aug 2016 3:41 p.m. PST |
Isn't America more than one nation? I would like to say Scotland but I am told Scotland isn't a nation but I know it is. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 22 Aug 2016 3:48 p.m. PST |
I'll assume he means the United States of America  |
| PJ ONeill | 22 Aug 2016 3:48 p.m. PST |
Scotland, England and Ireland are nations. The UK or Great Britain is not. |
| Winston Smith | 22 Aug 2016 3:51 p.m. PST |
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| HidaSeku | 22 Aug 2016 4:12 p.m. PST |
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| Grignotage | 22 Aug 2016 4:14 p.m. PST |
Either Vietnam or the US. |
| Ghecko | 22 Aug 2016 4:31 p.m. PST |
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| Florida Tory | 22 Aug 2016 4:54 p.m. PST |
America. The issue of more than one nation was settled definitively in 1865. The similarly named continents, however, do contain more than a single nation. That may be what causes a possible confusion. Rick |
| mad monkey 1 | 22 Aug 2016 5:00 p.m. PST |
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| Rottcodd | 22 Aug 2016 5:30 p.m. PST |
Italy. ancient through renaissance, it's got it all! |
| robert piepenbrink | 22 Aug 2016 5:37 p.m. PST |
Germany. Or perhaps "the Germanies." Good for everything from Ancients through Cold War Gone Hot. You have to live without hoplites, elephants and horse archers, but if you do all your gaming in the Rhine and Danube valleys, you really save on terrain. |
| 79thPA | 22 Aug 2016 5:42 p.m. PST |
Every American knows there is only one America. The continent is North America. |
| Scott MacPhee | 22 Aug 2016 5:51 p.m. PST |
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| ACWBill | 22 Aug 2016 5:58 p.m. PST |
America, USA, US just to cover all my bases and avoid the dreaded verbiage censors. |
| redbanner4145 | 22 Aug 2016 6:27 p.m. PST |
It's a tough choice between Russia: 1941-44 & 1812 or USA: AWI & ACW. |
| grtbrt | 22 Aug 2016 7:11 p.m. PST |
By set – you mean not actually have taken place there just the location setting of ?
in which case I will choose Canada |
| David Manley | 22 Aug 2016 7:16 p.m. PST |
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| rmaker | 22 Aug 2016 7:43 p.m. PST |
The issue of more than one nation was settled definitively in 1865. No. As TR famously pointed out, what the ACW settled was the question of whether the proper usage was "The United State is" or "The United States are". It did not eliminate Mexico or any of the other independent nations on the continent. Indeed, a new one appeared two years after the war. |
| Mako11 | 22 Aug 2016 9:12 p.m. PST |
Hmmmmm, given historical precedents, pretty hard to choose between these four: Britain
France
Germany
Italy I'd probably flip a coin between France and Italy, since they were invaded by others, or fought so many wars within their own borders. |
 piper909 | 22 Aug 2016 10:15 p.m. PST |
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| (Phil Dutre) | 22 Aug 2016 11:40 p.m. PST |
Set in a nation, or fighting battles with the army of a nation? If the former, Belgium. |
| MHoxie | 23 Aug 2016 1:37 a.m. PST |
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| Dynaman8789 | 23 Aug 2016 5:00 a.m. PST |
If by set in a single nation you mean place where the battle was fought I would have to say Russia. |
| Gunfreak | 23 Aug 2016 5:25 a.m. PST |
The title said nation. Not geographic place. So those saying Germany. Can only game 1870 and beyond. As there was no german nation before that. The USA didn't exist until after AWI. So that leaves you with 1812, ACW and Indian wars after the 1780s (oh and the mighty whiskey rebellion and pig war) And of course the notion of nation in it self didn't properly exist until the last 300 ish years. So no medieval or ancients. |
| John the Greater | 23 Aug 2016 5:47 a.m. PST |
China. They certainly meet the definition of nation going back at least to the Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty (some might say Xia, but that is a stretch) |
| 21eRegt | 23 Aug 2016 6:18 a.m. PST |
Some countries come and go. In what I perceive as the spirit of the question, I'd offer: Saxony
The current United States
Belgium |
| Wulfgar | 23 Aug 2016 6:43 a.m. PST |
Japan or Britain. For a long time, every game I've played is set in one of those two places. |
 miniMo | 23 Aug 2016 6:54 a.m. PST |
France. Pretty well covered for battles in recorded history from Rome right up through WW2. |
| jefritrout | 23 Aug 2016 7:09 a.m. PST |
The area encompassed by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Syria, or Italy. |
| M C MonkeyDew | 23 Aug 2016 11:23 a.m. PST |
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| Mollinary | 23 Aug 2016 11:23 a.m. PST |
Gun freak. Nation is a complicated concept, but it is not synonymous with state. Nation state usually means a state uniting people of a common identity, whether it be linguistic, racial, cultural or a combination of all three. With regard to your comment on those who chose Germany, if you want a state, what about the Heiliger Romisches Reich Deutscher Nation? 962-1806. Seems to fit even your criteria? Anyway, do we need thought police on a bit of fun like this? My choice would be Polish! Mollinary |
| daler240D | 23 Aug 2016 1:42 p.m. PST |
Belgium, easily. Probably more major battles per area then any country across multiple periods. |
 etotheipi  | 23 Aug 2016 2:59 p.m. PST |
Persia, maybe? Lots of options. |
| Old Contemptibles | 23 Aug 2016 3:21 p.m. PST |
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| Weasel | 23 Aug 2016 5:31 p.m. PST |
IN a nation? Probably Germany or Russia. |
| Henry Martini | 23 Aug 2016 8:28 p.m. PST |
For those on a budget: Iceland. |
| Scorpio | 23 Aug 2016 9:23 p.m. PST |
Please include a selection for 'not a historical gamer.' |
| Gunfreak | 24 Aug 2016 3:50 a.m. PST |
Holy roman empire wasn't a nation. It was a fudal empire. With many different countries/provinces ect. |
| etotheipi | 24 Aug 2016 4:32 a.m. PST |
For those on a budget: Iceland. >snort< :) |
