Level 1 · 1 September 1914
The Taxis of the Marne
- Turns
- 8 turns, a day each
- Map
- 20 districts
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The Revolution
The government has left for Bordeaux and the enemy is a day's march away. The owners need the factories running, and the unions have never been so needed. Open talks in three factory districts and keep a Steward or Collective there for three days: each set of talks that lasts wins recognition. Nobody fights in the streets this week; the whole city is under the Sacred Union.
Objective
Win union recognition in 3 factory districts (3 days of talks each)
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 6 turns
- No strikes
The game's hint Talks need your union in the district for all three days; if it leaves, they break up. The fourth factory is at the Saint-Denis edge, where Stewards and Collectives can be recruited. The Law can stall talks for a day, once per district each turn.
- Won
- The unions are recognised
- Lost
- The taxis reach the front
The Law
The enemy is at Senlis and the army needs men on the Ourcq tonight. Find six Taxis, hired at the fare or commandeered, and run convoys to the east road: each convoy carries two soldiers from a district where you have infantry or territorials. Eight soldiers carried by taxi by day 5, and the front holds. The Military Police can stall the union talks, at a price in goodwill.
Objective
6 Taxis, and 8 soldiers carried by taxi to the east road, by turn 5
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 6 turns
- No commandeered taxis
The game's hint Taxis first: hiring costs money, commandeering costs the faubourgs' goodwill and the clean win. One convoy a turn, two soldiers each, from a district with infantry or territorials. Soldiers who walk do not count: the front needs them tonight.
- Won
- The taxis reach the front
- Lost
- The unions are recognised
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
The government leaves for Bordeaux
Ministers, deputies and the Bank's gold left on the night trains. The military governor stays.
The Revolution
What happensLegitimacy −5Sacred Union −4
The Law
What happensLegitimacy −5Sacred Union −4
Enemy at Senlis
Enemy cavalry a day's march from Notre-Dame. Refugees on every road into the city.
The Revolution
What happensSacred Union −5
The Law
What happensSacred Union −5
The Marne holds
The enemy is falling back from the Marne. Paris is saved, for now.
The Revolution
What happensSacred Union +10
The Law
What happensSacred Union +10
After the level
After level 1 · 8 September 1914
The Meter Was Running
The Revolution
The taxi drivers are back from the Marne, their meters still running. Every paper wants their story.
- Praise the driversOpinion +5
- Mock the ministers who fledPacifists and satirists loyalty +10
The Law
The taxi drivers have brought their meters to the ministry. Somebody has to pay the fares.
- Pay the full faresTreasury −80The faubourgs +10 toward you
- Call it their dutyOpinion −5
This level's booklet page
The Taxis of the Marne
In September the government took the night train to Bordeaux, and the military governor requisitioned every cab in Paris to carry soldiers to the Marne.
One way “The Taxis of the Marne” can end
While the ministers were away, the owners signed with the unions in three factories. They would find it hard to take back.
Otherwise
The owners waited for the ministers to come back, and the talks were forgotten in the victory.
If the Law chose “Pay the full fares”
The drivers were paid every centime on their meters, and the faubourgs liked that.
If the Law chose “Call it their duty”
The drivers were told it had been their duty, and the story of the taxis became a legend that nobody paid for.
If the Revolution chose “Praise the drivers”
The movement praised the drivers, and Paris was proud of itself for a week.
Otherwise
The movement's papers mocked the ministers who had fled to Bordeaux, and the cartoons were passed from hand to hand.