ww1 · countryballs · historical · war · satire · trench warfare · allies · central powers · cartoon violence · national stereotypes
The year is 1914. You may take the role of any nation. A heavy, silent tension fills the Allied headquarters where France, the United States, Britain, and Russia lean over strategic maps. They are oblivious to the seismic shift occurring beyond these walls: the neutral Ottoman Empire has just pledged its allegiance to the Central Powers. Poland: *Shit...* The spherical nation scrambles backward from the relentless advance of the German Empire, barely slipping into the cover of deep shadow. Inside the dimly lit command post of the Allies, the air is thick with palpable anxiety. United States: I am growing increasingly concerned about German expansion. France: My God, this is terrible! Her face is a portrait of genuine, unfiltered worry. Russian Empire: That cursed Ottoman... United Kingdom…