[center][h2][u]Game Mechanics[/u][/h2][/center]

1.0 [b]Constitution[/b]

1.1 Your nation's government will determine the possibilities of your nation. Your nation's political makeup will determine it's feasibility for change, either through [u]Factions[/u] or [u]Political Parties[/u]. An [b]Absolute Monarchy[/b] will have no elections, whereas a [b]Constitutional Monarchy[/b] might have elections. The upside to not having said elections is that by allowing them into the constitution, you considerably increase your nation's morale, all the while losing some semblance of control over your nation's foreign, domestic and economy policies.

1.2 There are currently three types of governments in [u]The World as We Know It[/u]. [b]Absolute Monarchy[/b], [b]Constitutional Monarchy[/b] and [b]Republic[/b].

1.3 A [b][u]Republic[/u][/b] is a democratically elected government, and it's system of legislative actions and limitations is the most varied.
[list][*]A [b]Republic[/b] can [u]not[/u] Appoint an Administration.
[*]A [b]Republic[/b] can have [b]Elections[/b].
[*]A [b]Republic[/b] can have all types of [b]Political Composition[/b] available.[/list]
1.4 A [b][u]Constitutional Monarchy[/u][/b] is a limited type of monarchy, where the monarchy is governed or constrained by the constitution.
[list][*]A [b]Republic[/b] can  Appoint an Administration.
[*]A [b]Republic[/b] can have [b]Elections[/b] or [u]not[/u].
[*]A [b]Republic[/b] can have all types of [b]Political Composition[/b] available.[/list]
1.5 An [b][u]Absolute Monarchy[/u][/b] is a type of monarchy where the leader controls all aspects of political and legislative action.
[list][*]A [b]Republic[/b] can  Appoint an Administration.
[*]A [b]Republic[/b] can not [b]Elections[/b].
[*]A [b]Republic[/b] can have all types of [b]Political Composition[/b] available.[/list]
1.6 [b]Political Composition[/b] is the arrangement of political seats in a nation's legislative branch. They are [b]Ruling Party[/b], [b]Appointed[/b], [b]Per Region[/b] and [b]Per Population[/b].

1.7 [b]Ruling Party[/b] As the name implies, this option restricts the seats in the upper house to members with similar ideologies to the ruling party. Combined with a government type that allows party appointment, this allows a player extreme flexibility in determining the ruling party and the scope of available political action.

1.8 [b]Appointed[/b] This reform limits upper house participation to the propertied rich. This has obvious implications for the composition of the house; namely, the ideologies represented will be only those of the privileged few. That said, in a country with a large number of wealthy elite, you can expect a highly conservative/reactionary house if this reform is selected, whilst a country with a relatively large number of impoverished may be quite liberal. Either way, this can be an excellent option if you wish to buck the trend of the broader population.

1.9 [b]Per Region[/b] This reform assigns sixty seats per major provincial region. This gives more weight to smaller or less-populated states.

2.0 [b]Per Population[/b] This reform allows assigns seats based on the population of a district. This is the prime reform for a player who wishes to have an upper house that is representative of his national voting population.

[b][u]EXAMPLE[/u][/b]
- [b][color=darkorange]Crowned Republic of Survia[/color][/b]
* [b]Government[/b]: [i]Constitutional Monarchy[/i]
* [b]Political Composition[/b]: [i]Per Region[/i] (3 Regions x 60 = 180 Seats in the Legislature)

5.0 [b]Diplomacy[/b]

5.1 Throughout [u]The World as We Know It[/u], diplomacy with [b]Minor Nations[/b] will inevitably occur. During the game, you will want to conduct diplomacy. You may, [b]Three[/b] times per turn, conduct diplomacy. There are two types of [b]Diplomatic Actions[/b]: [b]Active[/b] and [b]Reactive[/b].

5.2 [b]Active[/b] Diplomacy creates a positive relationship with [b]Minor Nations[/b]. It costs one of the three actions, and could thus be conducted up to three times per year.

5.3 [b]Reactive[/b] Diplomacy creates a negative relationship with [b]Minor Nations[/b] for other [b]Player Nations[/b]. It cost two of three actions, and could thus only be conducted once a year.

5.4 The [b]Diplomatic Matrix[/b] is simple, with each Player Nation embodying a corresponding color.
- [b][color=beige]Empire of Tara[/color][/b]
- [b][color=lavender]Empire of Violette[/color][/b]

[hider=Minor Nations Diplomacy]
[list][*][b][u]Kingdom of Thecia[/u][/b]: [[b]At War[/b]:] - [] - [[b][color=lavender]Empire of Violette[/color][/b]] - [] - [] - [[b]Neutral[/b]: [b][color=beige]Empire of Tara[/color][/b]] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Allied[/b]:]
[*][b][u]Empire of Oslad[/u][/b]: [[b]At War[/b]:] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Neutral[/b]:] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Allied[/b]:]
[*][b][u]Kingdom of Marnland[/u][/b]: [[b]At War[/b]:] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Neutral[/b]:] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Allied[/b]:]
[*][b][u]Karum Tsardom[/u][/b]: [[b]At War[/b]:] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Neutral[/b]:] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Allied[/b]:]
[*][b][u]Grand Kingdom of Meung[/u][/b]: [[b]At War[/b]:] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Neutral[/b]:] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [] - [[b]Allied[/b]:][/list][/hider]
6.0 [b]Espionage[/b]

6.1 Espionage in [u]The World as We Know It[/u] is two fold. There are three venues of espionage: [b]Counter Espionage[/b], [b]Policing[/b] and [b]National Espionage[/b].

6.1 [b]Counter Espionage[/b] requires the creation of a [b]Counter Espionage Agency[/b]