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What if Austria broke into pieces?

Austria fell in 2217, taken by Hungary.

2026: Austria falls apart into a dozen states. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, 47 fell. Austria outlasted 33 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.1%
2. 2036: 0%
3. 2051: 0.1%
4. 2076: 0.1%
5. 2126: 0.1%
6. 2176: 0%
7. 2226: 0%
8. 2326: 0%

Year by year

• 2026: Vaduz Commune broke away.
• 2035: made peace with Vaduz Commune.
• 2047: Vaduz Commune attacked.
• 2048: went to war with Slovenia.
• 2069: Vaduz Commune attacked.
• 2076: took Vaduz Commune.
• 2216: fell to Hungary.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2047, against Vaduz Commune.
• The first piece to break away was Vaduz Commune, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Vaduz Commune.
• 9 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 10.9% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 111 nations were left standing.

"Everyone said it would hold. Everyone says that." Max, for the record

Run it yourself

Same seed, same history: it unfolds exactly like this, until you touch it. Then it is your world.

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Is this what would really happen?

No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.

Can I try it myself?

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