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THE REAL WORLD
Despite problems with Palestinian people and ridiculously
high inflation, Israel has emerged as the strongest power
- due. in part, to U.S. assistance.Since World War II, we have been told that no major wars
have occurred. In reality, there have been many small
scale confrontations all over the world which have not
developed into larger wars mainly because of Super- THE WORLD OF CONFLICT
power pressure and fear of nuclear holocaust. But, the
Superpowers are in decline. Japanese economic strength
increases the U.S. deficit. New Soviet leaden are con-
centrating more on internal problems than foreign affairs.
The days of purely military campaigns have gone. All
modern battles have definite political objectives.
THE WORLD OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Today, the Middle East is as unstable and dangerous as
any time since the Crusades. The Superpowers encour-
age their fighting cocks and try out their state-of-the art
military gadgets It is the potential cradle for World War III.
The year is 1997. After twenty years of relative peace in
the Middle East, tensions are starting to mount as the
ever present fears of re-armament and nuclear testings
are confirmed. The situation is brought to a head with
the assasination of the Israeli Prime Minister on Decem-
ber 29, 1996. That same day you are sworn into office
as leader of Israel.
As the New Year begins, you set out to achieve your aim:
to force the collapse of neighboring states while keep-
ing Israel alive and monitoring the conflict between Iran
and Iraq. Direct military defeat, political destabilization
or general pressure can all lead to the collapse of your
neighbors-But remember, World opinion has to remain
favorable and Superpowers persuaded to help your
cause. All the while the internal health of the Israeli state
has to be maintained as your opponents seek your
downfall.
The main regional power is Saudi-Arabia, a country too
rich to be used as a pawn by the Superpowers. Egypt,
Syria. Jordan and Iraq play central roles in the constant
power struggles. Jordan has adopted sly leadership to
keep it secure. Libya and Iran lie on the western and east-
ern edges of the area: both have been sharp thorns in
the side of the U.S. government.
In the middle of all this mayhem lies one of the smallest
and most controversial countries on Earth - Israel. Born
in 1948 this nation state started life fighting. Conflicts with
the surrounding states led to war in 1956, 1957 and 1973.
Despite problems with Palestinian people and ridiculously
high inflation, Israel has emerged as the strongest power
- due. in part, to U.S. assistance.Since World War II, we have been told that no major wars
have occurred. In reality, there have been many small
scale confrontations all over the world which have not
developed into larger wars mainly because of Super- THE WORLD OF CONFLICT
power pressure and fear of nuclear holocaust. But, the
Superpowers are in decline. Japanese economic strength
increases the U.S. deficit. New Soviet leaden are con-
centrating more on internal problems than foreign affairs.
The days of purely military campaigns have gone. All
modern battles have definite political objectives.
THE WORLD OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Today, the Middle East is as unstable and dangerous as
any time since the Crusades. The Superpowers encour-
age their fighting cocks and try out their state-of-the art
military gadgets It is the potential cradle for World War III.
The year is 1997. After twenty years of relative peace in
the Middle East, tensions are starting to mount as the
ever present fears of re-armament and nuclear testings
are confirmed. The situation is brought to a head with
the assasination of the Israeli Prime Minister on Decem-
ber 29, 1996. That same day you are sworn into office
as leader of Israel.
As the New Year begins, you set out to achieve your aim:
to force the collapse of neighboring states while keep-
ing Israel alive and monitoring the conflict between Iran
and Iraq. Direct military defeat, political destabilization
or general pressure can all lead to the collapse of your
neighbors-But remember, World opinion has to remain
favorable and Superpowers persuaded to help your
cause. All the while the internal health of the Israeli state
has to be maintained as your opponents seek your
downfall.
The main regional power is Saudi-Arabia, a country too
rich to be used as a pawn by the Superpowers. Egypt,
Syria. Jordan and Iraq play central roles in the constant
power struggles. Jordan has adopted sly leadership to
keep it secure. Libya and Iran lie on the western and east-
ern edges of the area: both have been sharp thorns in
CONTROLS
UP/DOWN Choose menu option
CURSOR KEYS
RETURN Complete menu option selection
SHIFTS Save the current game at newspaper
screen
SHIFT-B Call up a report gathered from official
sources summarizing diplomatic and
intelligence positions
SHIFT-E Quit the current game
HOME Takes you to the top of the menu
! END Takes you to the bottom of the menu
CONFLICT is entirely menu-driven. Use the Up/Down
cursor keys to choose a menu option and press RETURN
to select. HOME moves you to the top of the menu and
END moves you to the bottom of the menu.
At any stage. SHIFT-E quits the current game. Game posi-
tions may also be saved and loaded from the title screen
menu.
PLAYING THE GAME
Good Morning, Prime Minister - Here Are The Papers
Each game turn covers the period of one month, and
a turn involves you in making decisions on diplomatic.
intelligence, security and military matters.
At the start of each turn. you have the opportunity to
review the news. as reported in the world’s press. Dis-
tortion, fabrication and propaganda all creep into the
columns of newspapers. but they provide a sound indi-
cation of how the rest of the world views your exploits.
Use the news to gauge world opinion on the events that
took place since the end of the previous turn, but don’t
rely too heavily on the press for accurate informa-
tionyou have Mossad, a massive intelligence organi-
zation at your disposal.
At this stage, it is possible to save the current game posi-
tion by pressing SHIFT-S.
Diplomacy And Intelligence
Down to serious business-find out what is really going
on around you. By selecting a country, you can call up
a brief summary of official news, collated from official
sources rather than from the press. Pressing SHIFT-B allows you to call up a report which summarises diplo-
matic and intelligence positions - check out each neigh-
bowing state
Then, on a more general level, your Foreign Office can
offer a measure of current conditions in the form of Pres-
tige and Tension indicators. Israel’s prestige is likely to
rise as you assert more military or political strength. which
will make you more popular with your people and raise
your country’s profile in the world. Tension rises as tanks
roll and insults fly - rising tension may or may not be
to your advantage. but it is wise to remember that the
probability of nuclear holocaust increases as tension
builds.
The United Nations Security Council may step in and call
a July summit if tension gets too high - and a variety
of proposals may be made including ending current wars
and setting up a Palestinian homeland.
The Diplomatic Approach
Once you have appraised yourself of the picture it's time
to start making decisions. Diplomatic relations with neigh-
bouring states influence the options that become availa-
ble to you later in the game. Bear in mind that it will prove
impossible to invade a country if you have built up excel-
lent diplomatic relations with its leaders - your generals
would refuse to mobilise forces against a very friendly
country, your Foreign Office staff would rebel and World
opinion would line up against Israel. But diplomatic relalions need to be constantly worked on and improved if
your aim is to make even the most limited pact with a
country.
By choosing to reduce diplomatic relations with a coun-
try, you risk starting a conflict - which may all be part
of your strategy. On the other hand. by fostering relations
it might be possible to sign a military agreement. But by
signing an agreement with one of your neighbours, you
might be contributing to another country’s war effort.
Diplomacy is a tangled web at the best of times and in
the best of conditions. but as you might expect. relations
between Arab countries and Israel are always tentative.
Covert Operations
Intelligence, both military and political, is vital to the suc-
cessful running cd any nation state. Israel has built up one
of the most successful intelligence services in the world
- Mossad - and as Prime Minister you would be well
advised to make good use of it.
During peace time, Middle Eastern countries are con-
tinually embroiled in covert activities aimed at destabilis-
ing their neighbours. This normally involves giving finan-
cial support to insurgent functions which war against an
opposing government. Reports from the Psychopolitical
Warfare Unit indicate the internal stability of your neigh-
bours, and you must decide whether to support the
government or hasten its demise. Israeli funds can be
diverted to insurgent groups working inside other coun-
tries, or you can choose to protect another government
by attempting to disrupt the activities of insurgents. As
the game develops, more powerful covert strategies will
come within your reach - it may be possible to assas-
sinate the leader of another country, or start a coup.
In the final analysis, it is not important what causes a
government to collapse. Your aim is to achieve domina-
tion by fair means or foul. and once a government has
collapsed, it cannot recover again within the timespan
of the game.
After dealing with diplomatic and intelligence matters, it's
time to develop your long and short-term strategies. With
an eye on your defense budget. you need to maintain
the security of Israel’s borders while building and deploy.
ing your military forces.
Weaponry is available from four sources: America,
France. Britain and a private arms dealer. Dealing with
your suppliers involves a special kind of diplomacy -
they will only offer wide range of choice if they are sure
you have the resources to pay and if you can convince
them that you intend to keep buying from them. Forward
planning is also needed, as equipment is usually shipped
at the start of the following turn. although weapons
sourced from the private dealer can take two months to
arrive.