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What if Japan broke into pieces?

4 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 0.3% of the world.

In 2026, Japan broke into pieces around its biggest cities. Then history was left to run for 300 years, untouched.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Japan did better than 88 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.3%
2. 2036: 0.2%
3. 2051: 0.2%
4. 2076: 0.3%
5. 2126: 0.3%
6. 2176: 0.3%
7. 2226: 0.3%
8. 2326: 0.3%

Year by year

• 2026: Holy Ōsaka Union broke away.
• 2026: Grand Duchy of Fukuoka broke away.
• 2026: Holy Sapporo Union broke away.
• 2026: Sendai Confederacy broke away.
• 2032: made peace with Holy Sapporo Union.
• 2035: Holy Ōsaka Union attacked.
• 2045: took Holy Ōsaka Union.
• 2047: Sendai Confederacy attacked.
• 2049: took Sendai Confederacy.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2035, against Holy Ōsaka Union.
• The first piece to break away was Holy Ōsaka Union, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Holy Ōsaka Union, Sendai Confederacy, Holy Sapporo Union, Grand Duchy of Fukuoka.
• 4 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 16.8% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 107 nations were left standing.

"Against all odds, and most of the planet." 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?

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Can I try it myself?

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