Level 3 · 23 May 1958
The General's Return
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The Revolution
The army has taken Algiers and the general waits to be called. Defend the Republic: march from the Bastille through the Marais, the Temple and the Latin Quarter (100 points), and win two of the Assembly's three votes, on days 3, 6 and 9.
Objective
A 100-point march and two votes won
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 7 turns
- No strikes
The game's hint Each of your units on the march route adds 2 points a turn. Whipped votes count only at the next sitting.
- Won
- The Republic defended
- Lost
- The General's return
The Law
Bring the general to power legally: win a vote in the Assembly while the Army's loyalty is at 80 or more. Court the deputies, court the Army, and let the paratroopers be seen if you must.
Objective
Win an Assembly vote with the Army's loyalty at 80
Stars
- Win the level
- Win within 7 turns
- No paratroopers
The game's hint A vote won with the Army under 80 is only a vote. The Army's loyalty moves slowly.
- Won
- The General's return
- Lost
- The Republic defended
Events
News that reaches both sides during the level. Each side answers for itself.
Algiers
The army and a crowd have taken power in Algiers and set up a Committee of Public Safety.
The Revolution
What happensThe Army loyalty +4Legitimacy −5
The Law
What happensThe Army loyalty +4Legitimacy −5
Corsica
Paratroopers from Algiers have landed in Corsica without a shot.
The Revolution
What happensThe Army loyalty +4Socialists and unions loyalty +4
The Law
What happensThe Army loyalty +4Socialists and unions loyalty +4
For the Republic
The left marches from the Nation to the République in defence of the Republic.
The rumour
There is a plan, everyone says, to drop the paratroopers on Paris.
The Revolution
What happensThe Army loyalty +5
The Law
What happensThe Army loyalty +5
After the level
After level 3 · 4 September 1958
The New Constitution
The Revolution
The new constitution goes to a referendum in September.
- Campaign for NoParty of Labour loyalty +10
- AbstainSocialists and unions loyalty +10
The Law
The general's lawyers are writing the new constitution.
- Strong presidential powersThe government loyalty +15Opinion −5
- Balanced powersLegitimacy +10
This level's booklet page
The General's Return
In May 1958 the army took Algiers and the general waited at his country house to be called.
If the Revolution won
The Assembly held, and the marchers filled the boulevards for the Republic.
Otherwise
The Assembly invested the general, with the paratroopers watching from Corsica.
If the Law chose “Strong presidential powers”
The new constitution gave the President the strongest powers in Europe.
If the Law chose “Balanced powers”
The new constitution balanced the President's powers against the Assembly's.
If the Revolution chose “Campaign for No”
The left campaigned for No, and lost.
Otherwise
The left abstained, and watched the new constitution pass.