The Knight of the Slavonian Plain (pa02)

by David Barnsdale

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This variant is set in the time of Maria Theresa. The legal authorities are a bunch of vain and ineffective nobles who spend their time holding parties a doing nothing about the bandits (the serbo croat word is Hajduk which is pronounced high-dook) who are terrorizing the countryside from their hideouts in the marshes lie to the side of the Danube and Drama. Serious opposition to these brigands is posed only by the mysterious Slavonian Knight

The players represent the Slavonian knight and two brigands.
There are 12 supply centers – 7 to win.

Slavonia is an inland area without seas. However the marshes are crucial as refuges for the bandits. Hence “seas” in this game are in fact marshes or hilly areas. Fleets represent bands of skirmishers who get distinctly nervous if stray too far out into open terrain where they can be ridden down by cavalry represented by diplomacy’s traditional armies. These skirmishers have no problem with skipping between “coasts” of the province they are in so the one province that appears to have two coasts (Vinkovci) is a “canal”.

The double letters are the old system for representing Serbo-Croat letters used by telegraph operators. I suspect no one will ever get round to programming the judges to use Serbo-Croat letters so for want of an alternativ I’ll use that system. (No, it’s not on the judges yet but I hope it will be one day)
– cc and ch both represent English ch (but cc is harder)
– ss represents English sh
– zz represents the s in leisure
– j is not and English j but an English y
– dj in the main represents the Serbo-croat d with a bar and it is kind of soft English j .

Abbreviations

Baccbac
Banov Dolbad
Bansko Brdobab
Beli Manistirbel
Bijelo Brdobij
CCeminacccm
CCepinccp
Daljska Planinadpl
Daljski Ritdri
Dardadda
DJakova GredaDJG
DJakovodjo
Fruska Gorafru
Gussevacgus
Jagodnjakjag
Karadjordjevokdj
Karapanzzakpa
Kopaccki Ritkop
Kosskakos
Markussicamak
Monjorossmon
Mostongomos
Negoslavcineg
Onopljeono
Osijekosi
Otokoto
Petrijevcipet
Plavanski Ritpla
Semeljevo JezeroSej
Somborsom
SStidsst
Trpinjatrp
Valpovoval
Velike Livadevel
Vinkovcivin
Vukavka
Vukovarvkr
ZZupanjazzu