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Unfortunately the game company is closing down as of [[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/spartan-games August 2017]].

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** Main Forces.
*** '''Empire Of the Blazing Sun:''' Balanced/Gimmick. The Blazing Sun would've been a purebred Balanced/Generalist, if not for the massive amounts of ported incendiary weaponry. With no noticable weaknesses, decent mobility and good boarding abilities, the biggest hurdle for a Sun player is lower than average hull strength.
*** '''Kingdom of Britannia:''' Balanced/Ranger. The Queen's fleet are remarkably sturdy and can fire on max efficiancy for longer than most, which goes well with their longranged gunnery and copious amounts of torpedoes. Unfortunately, Britannia does less well in a straight-up tossle and wants to keep the firing line for as long as possibly.

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** Main Forces.
'''Main Forces.'''
*** '''Empire ''Empire Of the Blazing Sun:''' Balanced/Gimmick.Sun:'' Balanced/Technical. The Blazing Sun would've been a purebred Balanced/Generalist, if not for the massive amounts of ported incendiary weaponry. With no noticable weaknesses, decent mobility and good boarding abilities, the biggest hurdle for a Sun player is lower than average hull strength.
*** '''Kingdom ''Kingdom of Britannia:''' Balanced/Ranger. Britannia:'' Balanced/Ranger/Brute. The Queen's fleet are remarkably sturdy and can fire on max efficiancy efficiency for longer than most, which goes well with their longranged gunnery and copious amounts of torpedoes. Unfortunately, Britannia does less well in a straight-up tossle and wants to keep the firing line for as long as possibly.possibly.
*** ''Prussian Empire:'' Brute/Gimmick. The Prussians are generally decent statwise, but uniquely among most fleets they have a massively aggressive boarding game. This means that most Prussian armies go for the Coup d'Grace in close combat, unless they get up against the Australians, who can give them a run for their money.
*** ''Federated States of America:'' Spammer/Ranger. Properbly the best shooting faction all in all. On top of consistent die rolls, most models can turn on a dime, which allows them to sit way back and fire at the oppossing fleet.
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* ACommanderIsYou: With 20+ different forces, there's quite a few choices for your commanding needs.
** Main Forces.
*** '''Empire Of the Blazing Sun:''' Balanced/Gimmick. The Blazing Sun would've been a purebred Balanced/Generalist, if not for the massive amounts of ported incendiary weaponry. With no noticable weaknesses, decent mobility and good boarding abilities, the biggest hurdle for a Sun player is lower than average hull strength.
*** '''Kingdom of Britannia:''' Balanced/Ranger. The Queen's fleet are remarkably sturdy and can fire on max efficiancy for longer than most, which goes well with their longranged gunnery and copious amounts of torpedoes. Unfortunately, Britannia does less well in a straight-up tossle and wants to keep the firing line for as long as possibly.
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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: The larger forces are generally in the war to win it, but the allied forces have little interest in the war. For example, the Ottoman Empire joined the side of the Imperial Bond to push the Russian borders, to allow for further expansion of their already-growing economy. Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Denmark is mainly in the conflict to protect their borders and avoid getting occupied by the Prussian Empire.
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* TankGoodness: The smallest units available are light tanks. Infantry is either non-existent or abstracted away.
** Infantry are present in the spinoff game Dystopian Legions.

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* TankGoodness: The smallest units available are light tanks. Infantry is either non-existent or abstracted away.
represented by small tokens only.
** Infantry are present more prominent in the spinoff game Dystopian Legions.
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Dystopian Wars is a 8mm Tabletop Wargame created by Spartan Games. It depicts an alternate World War between several major world powers - The Empire of the Blazing Sun, The Federated States of America, The Kingdom of Britannia, The Prussian Empire, The Covenant of Antarctica, The Republique of France, The Ottoman Empire, The League of Italian States and The Russian Coalition.

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Dystopian Wars is a 8mm Tabletop Wargame created by Spartan Games. It depicts an alternate World War between several major world powers - The Empire of the Blazing Sun, The Federated States of America, The Kingdom of Britannia, The Prussian Empire, The Covenant of Antarctica, The Republique of France, The Ottoman Empire, The League of Italian States and The Russian Coalition.

Currently, there are models available for all the powers listed above except The as well as for many lesser powers, such as among others the Ottoman Empire.
Empire and the League of Italian States.
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* GiantSquid: The Japanese have two Giant Robotic Squids that crush ships. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does this remind you]] [[CommandAndConquer of anything?]]

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* GiantSquid: The Japanese have two Giant Robotic Squids that crush ships. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does this remind you]] [[CommandAndConquer [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer of anything?]]
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* GreenRocks: The Covenant discovered bluish-green crystals in Antarctica, and call it Element 270-Sturginium, after their founder Lord Sturgeon.

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* GreenRocks: The Covenant discovered bluish-green crystals in Antarctica, Antarctica which is the secret to their technological wonders, and they call it Element 270-Sturginium, after their founder Lord Sturgeon.
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* GreenRocks: The Covenant discovered bluish-green crystals in Antarctica, and call it Element 270-Sturginium, after their founder Lord Sturgeon.
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Currently, there are models avaliable for all the powers listed above, the exception being The Ottoman Empire.

The first campaign book, Hurricane Season details the Empire of the Blazing Sun (With the Prussian Empire) campaign to take the Caribbean from the combined forces of the Federated States of America and the Kindom of Britannia. Finally, the Covenant of Antarctica is planning to attack any other nation it encounters.

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Currently, there are models avaliable available for all the powers listed above, the exception being above except The Ottoman Empire.

The first campaign book, Hurricane Season details the Empire of the Blazing Sun (With the Prussian Empire) campaign to take the Caribbean from the combined forces of the Federated States of America and the Kindom Kingdom of Britannia. Finally, the Covenant of Antarctica is planning to attack any other nation it encounters.



The Grand Coalition: The Kindom of Britania, The Russian Coalition, and the Federated States of America and their allies: the Dominion of Canada, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, Belgian Royalists, and the Dominion of Royal Australia and New Zealand.

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The Grand Coalition: The Kindom Kingdom of Britania, Britannia, The Russian Coalition, and the Federated States of America and their allies: the Dominion of Canada, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, Belgian Royalists, and the Dominion of Royal Australia and New Zealand.



* DrillTank: The Russian Coalation Vorkuta class Land Driller.

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* DrillTank: The Russian Coalation Coalition Vorkuta class Land Driller.



* ShockAndAwe: A speciality of the Prussian Empire.

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* ShockAndAwe: A speciality specialty of the Prussian Empire.

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** Also, the John Henry Robot is a FLYING Humongous Mecha

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** Also, the John Henry Robot is a FLYING Humongous MechaMecha



* JackOfAllStats: The Empire of the Blazing Sun has average gunnery in all range bands.



* MilitaryMashupMachine: Several of the more exotic weapons in the game, most notably the Landships the various factions use.

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* MilitaryMashupMachine: Several of the more exotic weapons in the game, most notably the Landships the various factions use. use.
* MightyGlacier: Many of the Russian Coalition capitals are like this until their ablative armour is removed.
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* QuantityVsQuality: The Russian Coalition ships have a LOT of crew, at the expense of them being poor in boarding actions.

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* GiantEnemyCrab: Or rather, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Giant Victorian Steampunk Enemy Crab]]. It's the Covenant Landship.

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* GiantEnemyCrab: Or rather, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Giant Victorian Steampunk Enemy Crab]]. It's DeflectorShields: The Kingdom of Britannia, the Covenant Landship.of Antarctica and the League of Italian states have these equipped on nearly all of their capital ships.


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* EliteArmy: The League of Italian States has the best crew money can buy.
* HitAndRunTactics: The preferred method the League of Italian States regularly employs.


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* GiantEnemyCrab: Or rather, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Giant Victorian Steampunk Enemy Crab]]. It's the Covenant Landship.
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** CombatTentacles: Which naturally have many of these, some equipped with massive guns.

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The Grand Coalition: The Kindom of Britania, The Russian Coalition, and the Federated States of America
and their allies: the Dominion of Canada, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, Belgian Royalists, and the Dominion of Royal Australia and New Zealand.

The Imperial Bond: The Empire of the Blazing Sun, the Prussian Empire, and the Republique of France
and their allies: The Kingdom of Denmark, Prussian Scandinavia, the League of Italian State and the Chinese Federation.

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The Grand Coalition: The Kindom of Britania, The Russian Coalition, and the Federated States of America
America and their allies: the Dominion of Canada, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, Belgian Royalists, and the Dominion of Royal Australia and New Zealand.

The Imperial Bond: The Empire of the Blazing Sun, the Prussian Empire, and the Republique of France
France and their allies: The Kingdom of Denmark, Prussian Scandinavia, the League of Italian State and the Chinese Federation.
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The Grand Coalition: The Kindom of Britania, The Russian Coalition, and the Federated States of America

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The Grand Coalition: The Kindom of Britania, The Russian Coalition, and the Federated States of AmericaAmerica



The Imperial Bond: The Empire of the Blazing Sun, the Prussian Empire, and the Republique of France

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The Imperial Bond: The Empire of the Blazing Sun, the Prussian Empire, and the Republique of FranceFrance



* GiantSquid: The Japanese have Giant Robotic Squids that crush ships. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does this remind you]] [[CommandAndConquer of anything?]]

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The second campaign book, Storm of Steel officially introduces the Russian Coalition and the Republique of France. It also introduces a multitude of smaller alliance nations: The Dominion of Canada, The Kingdom of Denmark, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Prussian Scandinavia. Also included are the Belgians, entrenched in a civil war between the Protectorate of Belgium and the Belgian Royalists.

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The second campaign book, Storm of Steel officially introduces the Russian Coalition and the Republique of France. It also introduces a multitude of smaller alliance nations: The Dominion of Canada, The Kingdom of Denmark, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Prussian Scandinavia. Also included are the Belgians, entrenched in a civil war between the Protectorate of Belgium and the Belgian Royalists. This book details the Britannian campaign to establish a foothold in continental Europe by supporting the Belgian Royalists. The book also elaborates on the alliances introduced in Hurricane season. The alliances are as follows.

The Grand Coalition: The Kindom of Britania, The Russian Coalition, and the Federated States of America
and their allies: the Dominion of Canada, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, Belgian Royalists, and the Dominion of Royal Australia and New Zealand.

The Imperial Bond: The Empire of the Blazing Sun, the Prussian Empire, and the Republique of France
and their allies: The Kingdom of Denmark, Prussian Scandinavia, the League of Italian State and the Chinese Federation.

The third campaign, Pacific Cyclone, introduces the League of Italian States, the Chinese Federation and the Australians (both Royal and Free Australia). This book details the attempt by the Grand Coalition spearheaded by the Federated States of America to capture the Blazing Sun held territory of Pearl Harbour. The book is currently in the middle of release.

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Currently, models are avaliable for six factions- The Russian Coalition release is on the horizon, while models for The Ottoman Empire and The League of Italian States have not been released yet.

The first campaign book, Hurricane Season, has recently been released, and details the Empire of the Blazing Sun (With the Prussian Empire) campaign to take the Caribbean from the combined forces of the Federated States of America and the Kindom of Britannia. Finally, the Covenant of Antarctica is planning to attack any other nation it encounters.

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Currently, there are models are avaliable for six factions- The Russian Coalition release is on all the horizon, while models for powers listed above, the exception being The Ottoman Empire and The League of Italian States have not been released yet.

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The first campaign book, Hurricane Season, has recently been released, and Season details the Empire of the Blazing Sun (With the Prussian Empire) campaign to take the Caribbean from the combined forces of the Federated States of America and the Kindom of Britannia. Finally, the Covenant of Antarctica is planning to attack any other nation it encounters.
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The second campaign book, Storm of Steel officially introduces the Russian Coalition and the Republique of France. It also introduces a multitude of smaller alliance nations: The Dominion of Canada, The Kingdom of Denmark, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Prussian Scandinavia. Also included are the Belgians, entrenched in a civil war between the Protectorate of Belgium and the Belgian Royalists.
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** Infantry are present in the spinoff game Dystopian Legions.
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The Prussian Empire doesn't apparently even include the parts of Germany that were to the east of the Oder-Niesse Line, including the vital regions of Silesia and [[DarthWiki/WallBanger Prussia]].

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* ArtisticLisenceGeography: The Prussian Empire doesn't apparently even include the parts of Germany that were to the east of the Oder-Niesse Line

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* ArtisticLisenceGeography: ArtisticLicenseGeography: The Prussian Empire doesn't apparently even include the parts of Germany that were to the east of the Oder-Niesse LineLine, including the vital regions of Silesia and [[DarthWiki/WallBanger Prussia]].
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* ArtisticLisenceGeograph: The Prussian Empire doesn't apparently even include the parts of Germany that were to the east of the Oder-Niesse Line

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* {{Steampunk}}: Yes.
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* DrillTank: The Russian Coalation Vorkuta class Land Driller.

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* GiantSquid: The Japanese have Giant Robotic Squids that crush ships. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does this remind you]] [[CommandAndConquer of anything?]]
* MilitaryMashupMachine: Several of the more exotic weapons in the game, most notably the Landships the various factions use.

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* GiantSquid: The Japanese have Giant Robotic Squids that crush ships. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does this remind you]] [[CommandAndConquer of anything?]]
anything?]]
* LightningGun: Tesla weapons, common on Prussian Empire units, which mount batteries of them as secondary weapons.
* MilitaryMashupMachine: Several of the more exotic weapons in the game, most notably the Landships the various factions use.
* ShockAndAwe: A speciality of the Prussian Empire.


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* WaveMotionGun: The particle accelerator, a special weapon used by the Covenant of Antarctica. It is mounted on their battleships and dreadnoughts, while their armoured cruisers and mobile airfield are armed with smaller versions.
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The first campaign book, Hurricane Season, has recently been released, and details the Empire of the Blazing Sun (With the Prussian Empire) campaign to take the Caribbean from the combined forces of the Federated States of America and the Kindom of Britannia. Finally, the Covenant of Antarctica is planning to attack any other nation it encounters.

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The first campaign book, Hurricane Season, has recently been released, and details the Empire of the Blazing Sun (With the Prussian Empire) campaign to take the Caribbean from the combined forces of the Federated States of America and the Kindom of Britannia. Finally, the Covenant of Antarctica is planning to attack any other nation it encounters.
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* AttackOfThe50ftWhatever: The small tank bases are about the size of a regular modern day tank. Medium Tanks of the setting are roughly [[WarHammer40000 Baneblade]] sized. And it only gets bigger from there.

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* AttackOfThe50ftWhatever: The small tank bases are about the size of a regular modern day tank. Medium Tanks of the setting are roughly [[WarHammer40000 [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Baneblade]] sized. And it only gets bigger from there.
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* AirborneAircraftCarrier: So far, the Japanese and Prussian Sky Fortresses.

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* AirborneAircraftCarrier: So far, pretty much every Sky Fortress, with the Japanese and Prussian Sky Fortresses.exception of the Covenant, which behaves more like a missile platform (See AttackDrone)

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Dystopian Wars is a 8mm Tabletop Wargame created by Spartan Games. It depicts an alternate World War between eight major world powers - The Empire of the Blazing Sun, The Federated States of America, The Kingdom of Britannia, The Prussian Empire, The Covenant of Antarctica, The Republique of France, The Ottoman Empire, The League of Italian States and The Russian Coalition.

Currently, only the first five listed factions have models available, but information on the latter four (and on the universe in general) is available on the website: http://www.spartangames.co.uk/games/dystopian-wars.

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Dystopian Wars is a 8mm Tabletop Wargame created by Spartan Games. It depicts an alternate World War between eight several major world powers - The Empire of the Blazing Sun, The Federated States of America, The Kingdom of Britannia, The Prussian Empire, The Covenant of Antarctica, The Republique of France, The Ottoman Empire, The League of Italian States and The Russian Coalition.

Currently, only models are avaliable for six factions- The Russian Coalition release is on the horizon, while models for The Ottoman Empire and The League of Italian States have not been released yet.

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first five listed campaign book, Hurricane Season, has recently been released, and details the Empire of the Blazing Sun (With the Prussian Empire) campaign to take the Caribbean from the combined forces of the Federated States of America and the Kindom of Britannia. Finally, the Covenant of Antarctica is planning to attack any other nation it encounters.

Information on the
factions have models available, but information on the latter four of Dystopian Wars (and on the universe in general) is available on the website: http://www.spartangames.co.uk/games/dystopian-wars.
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* IfItSwimsItFlies: The French Magenta class battleship.

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* IfItSwimsItFlies: The French Magenta class battleship.Mk 1 Pocket Battleship.

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