Conflict

About Conflict

Each game turn represents one month in real time. On each turn, the player decides what diplomatic, espionage and military actions to take with regard to the other countries in the game, and then ends the turn. The game engine then runs and presents the results. Each new turn begins with news about what has occurred, presented as a set of headlines.

Each country in the game has a diplomatic relationship with every other country, with that relationship varying from Military Pact (best) to War (worst), through a number of stages. In addition, there is a special relation mode, called "Attack means disaster", which seems to pertain when all nations with the ability of holding nuclear weapons do possess such. In that mode, all other relation forms become obsolete.

With each turn, the player sets Israeli diplomatic policy with regard to the other countries in the game. It is simple: Israel is either trying to improve a diplomatic relationship, keep it as it is, or make it worse. The outcome in the relationship for a turn depends upon Israeli policy set against that of the other country. Roughly US $100 million is removed from the monthly defense budget when diplomatic relations are being improved beyond Favourable. If a country's diplomats are acting aggressively toward Israel, relations will usually not budge, even if the player attempts to improve them. Bordering states, however, will gradually worsen their relations with Israel upon showing signs of aggression, until war is declared. Relations will not improve if Israel has troops stationed at the border. Some countries will on rare occasions end hostile behaviour towards Israel if the player stations a brigade at the border. If Israel successfully bombs Egypt or Syria's nuclear facilities, relations deteriorate one level on the next turn.