game summary irish freedom solitaire wargame cover irish war independence irish civil war player control irish force fight british treaty britain play role michael collins free state force antitreaty republicanscomponent map rule british counter army ric black amp tan uvf irish free state counter mob guerilla regular acar artillery irish republican counter mob guerilla fly column d requiredplaye time minutesgame play irish player force british end war treaty deny area country eliminate british unit complete irish force split line civil war free state protreaty player likely initially outnumber republicans antitreaty superior organisation tactic force surrenderhistorical background game game irish war independence subsequent civil war war independence indirectly blame german year century resistance british parliament pass irish home rule bill bill begin grind way parliament law widely approve ireland apart northeast largely protestant population fear future largely catholic state start arm ulster volunteer force uvf irish nationalist adversary civil war look likely happily avert sudden arrival million heavily armed german belgium france uvf nationalist happily join british army fight common foe home rule bill suspend war duration sure christmas nt itit nt radical nationalist call republicans got feed easter stage farcical uprising limit unit nt message call crush hanging leader increase harshness british measure war progress cause seachange public opinion general election ireland northeast vote sinn fein party refuse sit british parliament declare irish independence desultory fighting start new irish republican army ira british force point game start ira unit vary capability area ireland british garrisons royal irish constabulary home rule bill remember pass special amendment allow parliament northeast call northern ireland rest ireland sinn fein ignore consider independent northern ireland vote existence game show effect northern ireland have extra military unit uvfas war progress ira successful southern part ireland british force gradually exclude countryside limit town game simulate give different unit different strength depend terrain ira guerilla fly column good countryside british well urban areaswith able win british half expect home rule bill solve thing place peace treaty sign treaty give southern ireland call free state dominion status like australia canada king head state cement separation northern ireland naturally disgust radical element sinn fein lead eamon de valera military unit consider win independence election win handily protreaty sinn fein solve thing fighting start protreaty force michael collins start assert antitreaty force point player force split largely historical line south contain antitreaty force east protreaty force player control free state force antitreaty republicans mean need careful fight british raise troop loyal free stateinitially outnumber free state force rapidly mobilise quickly crush republicans innovative tactic notably land troop ship key point enemy line able win battle generally artillery armour armoured car republicans nt game perform naval landing attach artillery armoured car unit bonus combatvictory decide thing quickly british beat quicklycompletely republicans beat

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