AP HUG Curriculum Coverage Uplift
52% → 60% CED subtopic coverage when added to base set.
5 new subtopics unlocked:
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Thematic pairing: Stateless Nation mat — refugee/diaspora mechanics layer on top of the Statehood Declared arc.
Design Notes
This expansion uses ONLY the base-set resolution rules (CST/POP delta, copy/move, dice rolls, era advance) — no new mechanic verbs. Every card carries a historical example, the AP HUG subtopic citation appears in the footer, and rarity follows the same distribution as base set.
Cards share mechanic_id with future variants: a Migration Crisis: Brain Drain card and a Brain Drain: Lebanon variant in a future set will share mechanics but show different historical geography (MTG flavor-variant pattern, Pokemon collectibility).
Centripetal Force · U2, U4 · #02
+1 CST persistent. Any Refugee Flow targeting you grants you +1 CST instead of penalty (equipped to receive).
Dadaab refugee complex
1991-present · Kenya (NE)
“World's largest refugee complex; ~220k Somalis at peak. UNHCR-coordinated infrastructure transformed Dadaab from emergency response into permanent demographic feature.”
Centripetal Force · U2, U7 · #07
+2 CST persistent. While in play, ALL players' Demographic Momentum gains are halved (rounded down).
Kerala literacy revolution
1970s-present · Kerala, India
“Female literacy hit 92% by 2011 (vs India avg 65%). TFR fell to 1.6 — below replacement — while still in middle-income. The single strongest demographic-transition lever in modern development.”
Event · U2 · #05
Each player at DTM Stage 3+ loses 1 POP cap (permanent for the game). Models healthcare/labor strain.
Japan's super-aged society
1990s-present · Japan
“29% over 65 by 2023; first developed economy entering Stage 5 demographics. Pension system, labor force, healthcare reshaped around shrinking working-age cohort.”
Event · U2, U5 · #06
Each player with POP > 6 rolls 2d6: on <7, lose 2 POP (subsistence crisis). Industrial Park or Green Revolution holders ignore (Boserup mechanism).
Black Death
1347-1351 · Europe
“Pop fell ~50% from 80M to 40M. Classic Malthusian collapse before Industrial Revolution provided the escape. Land/labor ratio reset; serfs gained leverage; feudal order weakened.”
Event · U2, U5, U7 · #08
4d6 POP migrates from coastal-majority regions to inland-majority. Reverses Containerization's bonuses for this round.
Tuvalu and Kiribati displacement
2020-present · Pacific island nations
“First nations relocating before sea-level inundation. Tuvalu's 'Digital Nation' initiative preserves statehood in metaverse as physical territory disappears. Kiribati purchased land in Fiji as relocation insurance.”