If you choose to play as Argentina, for example, you’ll be playing with a more generic deck, essentially. Now, while you have your pick of nations, the game favours the big players like France, Germany, the USSR, Italy and the like. The 1939 start is more historical, and puts the focus on war rather than diplomacy or nation management. The 1936 start offers up the most freedom since the main course isn’t likely to begin until 1939, so you have plenty of time to build your nation’s infrastructure and economy, work through the gargantuan research trees and, if you want, attempt to subvert history. Here’s the setup: you can choose between two scenarios and any nation on the map.
