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(Part 2 is here)

My entry to MotF 129 over on AH.com. This one features zombies and Victoria 2 ripoffs.

Full text: My entry is inspired heavily by the Victoria 2 Zombie Apocalypse mod, which I highly recommend to anyone who likes getting destroyed by massive rebel stacks. Anyway, I noticed that often in a game of Victoria 2 Zombie Mod, the only surviving states would be the ones on islands. Thus, I've created my own little post-zombie-apocalypse Mediterranean in the year 1908 after an outbreak in the early 1890s, home to most of the last nations of Europe (except for the now-Lutefisk-consuming Brits). Anyway, since that's essentially all there is to the story, I'll just give some background on the states shown in the map.

Spain-in-Balearica: About as close as you can get to a bog-standard state here in the Apocalypse. The Spanish king and government fled to the Balearics after Madrid fell, and have been here ever since, turning away refugees and oppressing peasants as per usual.

Republic of Sicily: Broke off from the Italian government during the Collapse over taking in refugees from the mainland. The Italian government couldn't do much about it, but it is now a sticking point and the cause of constant enmity between the Republic and

Italy-in-Sardinia: With a population swelled somewhat by a fair amount of refugees, and the entirety of the Italian government, Sardinia has the potential to be a powerhouse in the Mediterranean, if not for those pesky secessionist Sicilians and their shipyards. Thankfully for the Sardinians, the British presence in the Mediterranean generally keeps Sicilian ships from shelling Cagliari.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Iceland: You may notice something slightly unfamiliar in the name of this state. During the Collapse, the British made a deal with the Icelanders: Iceland would recognize Queen Victoria as their rightful sovereign and allow British settlement, and in return the British would crush the budding infection in Reykjavik. These days, the Empire is mostly run out of Iceland by the Royal Navy, who still remain the dominant naval power in the world (not many new ships being built, these days). They attempt to "keep the peace" in the Mediterranean while protecting their own interests.

Republic of Venice and Domains: Venice, after pushing refugees and zombies alike away from its canals at gunpoint in order to survive during the Collapse, began to go its old route of a Merchant Republic, trading for money and food to survive. Then, they realized that a) nobody could trade them enough food because b) everyone close enough was dead. Thus, they took over most of the small islands in the Adriatic and began to practice some pretty intense agriculture on them.

Corsican Republic: Long story short: The Corsicans really don't like the French. Which explains all of the refugee bodies drifting in the water between Calvi and Marseilles.

Russia-in-Crimea: About as close as you can get to a bog-standard state here in the Apocalypse. The Russian Tsar and government fled to the Crimea after St. Petersburg fell, and have been here ever since, turning away refugees and oppressing peasants as per usual. (Yes, I copied and pasted the description from Spain-in-Balearica. That should tell you something about these states, and about me.)

Greece-in-Crete: I'm starting to get tired of copying and pasting, so I'll save myself the trouble by telling you to look up one entry.

Empire of Cyprus: While the name may sound overly ambitious, it is in fact a reference to the Great Compromise enacted after the Collapse between the native Greek population of Cyprus and the many Turkish refugees (as well as the Sultan and his government) who had settled there. Essentially, the Sultan would rule as a figurehead, with the real power lying in the hands of an elected Parliament, which sounds like it would work. Unfortunately for the Greeks, Turks don't like them, and there were more Turks than Greeks on Cyprus. So now, it's essentially an Ottoman-Empire-in-Cyprus, but nobody wants to change the stationary.

Description
(Part 2 is here)

My entry to MotF 129 over on AH.com. This one features zombies and Victoria 2 ripoffs.

Full text: My entry is inspired heavily by the Victoria 2 Zombie Apocalypse mod, which I highly recommend to anyone who likes getting destroyed by massive rebel stacks. Anyway, I noticed that often in a game of Victoria 2 Zombie Mod, the only surviving states would be the ones on islands. Thus, I've created my own little post-zombie-apocalypse Mediterranean in the year 1908 after an outbreak in the early 1890s, home to most of the last nations of Europe (except for the now-Lutefisk-consuming Brits). Anyway, since that's essentially all there is to the story, I'll just give some background on the states shown in the map.

Spain-in-Balearica: About as close as you can get to a bog-standard state here in the Apocalypse. The Spanish king and government fled to the Balearics after Madrid fell, and have been here ever since, turning away refugees and oppressing peasants as per usual.

Republic of Sicily: Broke off from the Italian government during the Collapse over taking in refugees from the mainland. The Italian government couldn't do much about it, but it is now a sticking point and the cause of constant enmity between the Republic and

Italy-in-Sardinia: With a population swelled somewhat by a fair amount of refugees, and the entirety of the Italian government, Sardinia has the potential to be a powerhouse in the Mediterranean, if not for those pesky secessionist Sicilians and their shipyards. Thankfully for the Sardinians, the British presence in the Mediterranean generally keeps Sicilian ships from shelling Cagliari.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Iceland: You may notice something slightly unfamiliar in the name of this state. During the Collapse, the British made a deal with the Icelanders: Iceland would recognize Queen Victoria as their rightful sovereign and allow British settlement, and in return the British would crush the budding infection in Reykjavik. These days, the Empire is mostly run out of Iceland by the Royal Navy, who still remain the dominant naval power in the world (not many new ships being built, these days). They attempt to "keep the peace" in the Mediterranean while protecting their own interests.

Republic of Venice and Domains: Venice, after pushing refugees and zombies alike away from its canals at gunpoint in order to survive during the Collapse, began to go its old route of a Merchant Republic, trading for money and food to survive. Then, they realized that a) nobody could trade them enough food because b) everyone close enough was dead. Thus, they took over most of the small islands in the Adriatic and began to practice some pretty intense agriculture on them.

Corsican Republic: Long story short: The Corsicans really don't like the French. Which explains all of the refugee bodies drifting in the water between Calvi and Marseilles.

Russia-in-Crimea: About as close as you can get to a bog-standard state here in the Apocalypse. The Russian Tsar and government fled to the Crimea after St. Petersburg fell, and have been here ever since, turning away refugees and oppressing peasants as per usual. (Yes, I copied and pasted the description from Spain-in-Balearica. That should tell you something about these states, and about me.)

Greece-in-Crete: I'm starting to get tired of copying and pasting, so I'll save myself the trouble by telling you to look up one entry.

Empire of Cyprus: While the name may sound overly ambitious, it is in fact a reference to the Great Compromise enacted after the Collapse between the native Greek population of Cyprus and the many Turkish refugees (as well as the Sultan and his government) who had settled there. Essentially, the Sultan would rule as a figurehead, with the real power lying in the hands of an elected Parliament, which sounds like it would work. Unfortunately for the Greeks, Turks don't like them, and there were more Turks than Greeks on Cyprus. So now, it's essentially an Ottoman-Empire-in-Cyprus, but nobody wants to change the stationary.