Hi Rygg, thanks for your questions!
As a fellow European (grew up in Italy, based in the UK) I'm well aware of the variety of cultures that make up Europe. I still like to quip that "I'm travelling to the continent" when I take the train from London to Paris though :)
Given the practical requirement of a 1–4 player game, we set out to split the world into four, which proved all but simple! We wanted to include as much of it as was reasonable, while giving players plausible choices that they could represent and identify with.
We used "Europe" instead of "European Union" for brevity, and because we think of that player as the archetype of Global North countries, which have similar trajectories and usually negotiate as a bloc at COP conferences.
"Majority World" is an alternative term for Global South, Developing World, or Third World. It describes more accurately and positively countries in Africa, Asia, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Oceania, highlighting the fact that the majority of humanity lives there.
Like "Europe", the countries that make up the Majority World usually negotiate as a bloc.
Hi Rygg, thanks for your questions! As a fellow European (grew up in Italy, based in the UK) I'm well aware of the variety of cultures that make up Europe. I still like to quip that "I'm travelling to the continent" when I take the train from London to Paris though :) Given the practical requirement of a 1–4 player game, we set out to split the world into four, which proved all but simple! We wanted to include as much of it as was reasonable, while giving players plausible choices that they could represent and identify with. We used "Europe" instead of "European Union" for brevity, and because we think of that player as the archetype of Global North countries, which have similar trajectories and usually negotiate as a bloc at COP conferences. "Majority World" is an alternative term for Global South, Developing World, or Third World. It describes more accurately and positively countries in Africa, Asia, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Oceania, highlighting the fact that the majority of humanity lives there. Like "Europe", the countries that make up the Majority World usually negotiate as a bloc.