

Germany had been defeated and divided into two occupation zones: a Western one, governed by Britain, France and the United States, and an Eastern one, administered by the Soviet Union. The starting point for the first set of explanations or arguments is the particular situation Europe found itself in at the end of World War II. These should not necessarily be seen as competing explanations - although they are sometimes presented in this way - but rather as different "lenses" through which to focus on a particular aspect of the puzzle. In this essay I will set out three sets of explanations which are debated in the literature 1) Cold War overlay arguments 2) democracy and economic interdependence arguments and 3) security community arguments. It is not surprising, therefore, that scholars working within the discipline of International Relations have been eager to explain this apparent puzzle in an effort to see this state of affairs maintained and/or to transfer any "lessons learned" to other regions of the world. That is if one excludes the Balkan wars of the 1990s, something I will return to below. Since the end of World War II, no wars have been fought in Europe. It is quite remarkable that a continent, which for much of its modern history was embroiled in internecine warfare, now seems to be one of the most stable regions of the world. There are tons of talented but unemployed technical writers out there who would do it for you without charging a ton of money.īottom line, GREAT game! Well worth the money and its not all that hard to figure it out without well written instructions.Laust Schouenborg, PhD Candidate, London School of Economics and Visiting Fellow, Forum on Contemporary Europe I know it is one I will visit for many years to come.Īs far as the weakness in the gaming instructions/tutorial, that can be easily remedied. This is a very well thought out and designed game. Too close to the front, and you could lose it, too far from the front, and you won't be able to reinforce your armies in time. And rather than collecting a set of cards to buy more units, you need to really think about where you want to build factories. The different units with their individual strengths and weaknesses really add to the strategic element. But comparing it to Risk doesn't do it justice.

If I had not purchased it, I would be missing out on a real gem!! This game is just as fun (if not more so) than Risk.
#EUROPEAN WAR 2 HOW TO#
I almost didn't buy this game based on the reviews it was getting about the poor instructions on how to play. Magnificent fighting music and sound can make you feel involvement. Include two modes: conquest mode and battle modeĬonquest mode:choose one country from the 12 of the Axis Powers and the Allies to dominate Europe.The others will be your allies,enemies and neutral.īattle mode:the main line to 4 countries (Germany,Britain,France,Soviet Union),16 battles for the game. Special Card (only owned by Germany,Soviet Union,Britain,France,Italy and used once every 7 rounds.) Marshal Card(equip a marshal to the troop for enhancing the defending power) General Card(equip a general to the troop for enhancing the attacking power) Airstrike Card (Air attack the enemy of adjacent territory) Construction Card (construct territories,improve taxes, highest level can draft army troop ) Fortress Card (cannot move and attack during 3 rounds but improve defending) Battleship Card (take actions on the sea ) Artillery Card (produce artillery troops) In the game you need to use military cards to cooperate to the battle. European war 2 is a new style strategy game on the background of WWⅡ(Super Risk).In the game depending on troops you can compete for territories such as lands,cities and oceans,further for resources,develop economy and military,conquer enemies' capitals and destory the enemies.There are 28 European countries including more than 200 land and sea areas,you can choose 12 countries from the Axis Powers and the Allies while enjoying kinds of game modes.ĭuring the game you need to operate and distribute the three basic troops reasonably which include soldiers,tanks and artillery.(Soldier troop with high yields but general attack,tank troop with high attack and continue action when complete destroying the enemies,artillery troop attacks soldier troop and tank troop while they cannot strike back),judge on the current situation correctly at any time for the AI is outstanding.The attributes of arms are different from each country.For example,the tank of Germany is most powerful but with high price,the soldier of Soviet Union is cheapest,the navy of Britain is best.
