Comments on: How the West Was Won http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/100/how-the-west-was-won/ Play more Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: ben robbins http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/100/how-the-west-was-won/#comment-1055 ben robbins Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:45:30 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=100#comment-1055 That's actually part of the trick of Microscope: it ended light because we decided at the beginning that it would. We agreed that the end of our history was that the Nazi world gov would evolve into an enlightened and benevolent institution, so the rest of the game was figuring out how the Reich went from nasty fascists to nice people. We started the history just post WWI, but instead of a blow-out WWII, Germany used a lot more diplomacy to gain territory and kept the major allies from ever fighting out-right. As it played out there were lots and lots of dark moments along the way, and eventually the worst atrocities repelled many more sensible people within the regime. In time (because this is spanning a century or more) the new generations of leaders are secretly ashamed of the deeds and credos of their ancestors and shift the Reich to a brighter future. That’s actually part of the trick of Microscope: it ended light because we decided at the beginning that it would. We agreed that the end of our history was that the Nazi world gov would evolve into an enlightened and benevolent institution, so the rest of the game was figuring out how the Reich went from nasty fascists to nice people.

We started the history just post WWI, but instead of a blow-out WWII, Germany used a lot more diplomacy to gain territory and kept the major allies from ever fighting out-right. As it played out there were lots and lots of dark moments along the way, and eventually the worst atrocities repelled many more sensible people within the regime. In time (because this is spanning a century or more) the new generations of leaders are secretly ashamed of the deeds and credos of their ancestors and shift the Reich to a brighter future.

]]> By: maidahat http://www.lamemage.com/blog/index.php/100/how-the-west-was-won/#comment-1046 maidahat Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:01:45 +0000 http://www.lamemage.com/blog/?p=100#comment-1046 Lighter than expected outcome to the Nazis winning WW2? Have to know about this. Must see those Microscope cards. Lighter than expected outcome to the Nazis winning WW2? Have to know about this. Must see those Microscope cards.

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