Canton

By Paul Webb.

Introduction
Canton is a seven-player Diplomacy variant set in Asia at the beginning of the 20th century. The "Great Powers" are Britain, China, France, Holland, Japan, Russia, and Turkey. Return to this era and determine the fate of Asia.

Rules
Standard Diplomacy rules apply to the Canton variant.

There are a total of 36 supply centers. Ownership of 19 centers after the fall retreat is necessary for victory.

Canals: Constantinople (Con), Egypt (Egy).

Multiple coasts: Bulgaria (Bul) EC/SC, Canton (Can) EC/SC, Damascus (Dam) WC/SC, Siam (Sia) WC/EC.

Impassible: Nepal (Nep).

Canton Diplomacy begins in Spring 1901.

Starting Positions
Britain (B) A - Calcutta (Cal) A - Delhi (Del) F - Madras (Mad)

China (C) A - Chungking (Chu) A - Shanghai (Sha) A - Tibet (Tib) F - Peking (Pek)

France (F) A - Hanoi (Han) A - Hue (Hue) F - Saigon (Sai)

Holland (H) F - Borneo F - Java (Jav) F - Sumatra (Sum)

Japan (J) A - Kyoto (Kyo) F - Sasebo (Sas) F - Tokyo (Tok)

Russia (R) A - Irkutsk (Irk) A - Moscow (Mos) F - Khabarovsk (Kha) F - Sevastopol (Sev)

Turkey (T) A - Baghdad (Bag) A - Damascus (Dam) F - Constantinople (Con)

Province abbreviations
Britain (B) ASM - Assam BOM - Bombay CAL - Calcutta DEL - Delhi KAS - Kashmir MAD - Madras

China (C) CAN - Canton CHU - Chungking KAN - Kansu MON - Mongolia PEK - Peking SHA - Shanghai SIN - Sinkiang TIB - Tibet YUN - Yunnan

France (F) HAN - Hanoi HUE - Hue LAO - Laos SAI - Saigon

Holland (H) BOR - Borneo JAV - Java SAR - Sarawak SUM - Sumatra

Japan (J) AKI - Akita KYO - Kyoto SAS - Sasebo SHI - Shikoku TOK - Tokyo YES - Yesso

Russia (R) AMU - Amur IRK - Irkutsk KHA - Khabarovsk KIR - Kirghiz MAR - Maritime Province MOS - Moscow SEV - Sevastopol SIB - Siberia TOM - Tomsk TUR - Turkestan

Turkey (T) ARA - Arabia ARM - Armenia BAG - Baghdad BUL - Bulgaria CON - Constantinople DAM - Damascus EGY - Egypt

Neutral Supply Centers AFG - Afghanistan BAL - Baluchistan BUR - Burma CAM - Cambodia FOR - Formosa HKO - Hong Kong KOR - Korea MAL - Malaya MAN - Manchuria PER - Persia PHI - Philippines RUM - Rumania SIA - Siam

Seas ASE - Arabian Sea BAN - Banda Sea BLA - Black Sea BOB - Bay of Bengal CSE - Celebes Sea CPO - Central Pacific Ocean ECS - East China Sea EIO - East Indian Ocean GOM - Gulf of Martaban GOS - Gulf of Siam JSE - Java Sea KAR - Karimata Strait MED - Mediterranean Sea PGU - Persian Gulf PSE - Philippine Sea RED - Red Sea SCS - South China Sea SIO - South Indian Ocean SOJ - Sea of Japan SOO - Sea of Okhotsk WIO - West Indian Ocean YEL - Yellow Sea