[1] There are seven major playable nations in the game: France, Great Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire.
During the game, countries are given time relative to their historical number of troops, so that France and Russia, for example, vastly outnumber the forces of second-string powers like the Ottomans.
The basic gameplay is similar to Risk, in that each player takes their turn to move, and then fight any combats that result from it.
However, rather than rolling several dice as in Risk, fighting troops are transferred to a smaller board that simulates a battlefield, allowing the game to take place on both a tactical and strategic level.
The PAPs makes it harder to betray an ally or declare war spontaneously, creating more historically accurate gameplay.