by CD Harris
WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERSPlayers: Amuk, Deroche, InsaneSkitso, and kareyn01.
Factions (player/starting location): Enclave of the Bear (Deroche/Siberia); Imperial Balkania (kareyn01/Southern Europe); Khan Industries (InsaneSkitso/Southeast Asia); and The Saharan Republic (Amuk/Central America).
Khan Industries quickly solidified control of Australia and the surrounding islands. The Saharan Republic was largely left alone to expand across North America as the other three powers wrestled for control of central Asia and Russia.
Eventually, Imperial Balkania established control of Europe as Khan Industries swept over all of Africa. The Saharan Republic took control of South America and rebuffed Khan's attempts to control Africa, but could not break through the fortifications of Southern Europe to break Imperial Balkania's grip on the continent.
The Enclave of the Bear attempted to survive by shuttling diplomats between the various stronger powers closing in on it from all sides. But diplomacy was never the strong suit of the feral Enclave.
Fighting is what the Enclave does best. Thus were they able to survive an attempt by Imperial Balkania to exert total control over Earth #00003046. The Imperials captured Khan's HQ with relative ease but were only able to weaken the Enclave. Khan marshalled sufficient resources to recapture Southeast Asia but could press no further.
Sensing an opportunity, the Saharan Republic gathered all of its (now-considerable) strength. Quickly overwhelming Khan in Southeast Asia, they turned North and mopped up the last remaining, much-battered Enclave forces.
Thus was the free city of Doddsworth established by Amuk in the Western United States. At the same time, Roseann was founded by InsaneSkitso in Eastern Australia and Chernobyl by kareyn01 in Russia.