Standard Diplomacy rules apply to the Canton variant.

Canton Diplomacy begins in Spring 1901.

Canals: Constantinople (Con), Egypt (Egy).

Multiple coasts: Bulgaria (Bul) EC/SC, Canton (Can) EC/SC, Damascus (Dam) WC/SC, Siam (Sia) WC/EC.

Impassible: Nepal (Nep), East Africa (EAf), Australia (Aus), Balkans (Blk).

Starting Positions:

Britain (B): A - Calcutta (Cal), A - Delhi (Del), F - Madras (Mad)

China (C), A - Chungking (Chu), A - Shanghai (Sha), A - Tibet (Tib), F – Peking (Pek)

France (F), A - Hanoi (Han), A - Hue (Hue), F - Saigon (Sai)

Holland (H), F – Borneo, F - Java (Jav), F - Sumatra (Sum)

Japan (J), A - Kyoto (Kyo), F - Sasebo (Sas), F - Tokyo (Tok)

Russia (R), A - Irkutsk (Irk), A - Moscow (Mos), F - Khabarovsk (Kha), F - Sevastopol (Sev)

Turkey (T), A - Baghdad (Bag), A - Damascus (Dam), F - Constantinople (Con)

Province abbreviations:

Britain (B)

ASM - Assam

BOM - Bombay

CAL - Calcutta

DEL - Delhi

KAS - Kashmir

MAD - Madras

China (C)

CAN - Canton

CHU - Chungking

KAN - Kansu

MON - Mongolia

PEK - Peking

SHA - Shanghai

SIN - Sinkiang

TIB - Tibet

YUN - Yunnan

France (F)

HAN - Hanoi

HUE - Hue

LAO - Laos

SAI - Saigon

Holland (H)

BOR - Borneo

JAV - Java

SAR - Sarawak

SUM - Sumatra

Japan (J)

AKI - Akita

KYO - Kyoto

SAS - Sasebo

SHI - Shikoku

TOK - Tokyo

YES - Yesso

Russia (R)

AMU - Amur

IRK - Irkutsk

KHA - Khabarovsk

KIR - Kirghiz

MAR - Maritime Province

MOS - Moscow

SEV - Sevastopol

SIB - Siberia

TOM - Tomsk

TUR - Turkestan

Turkey (T)

ARA - Arabia

ARM - Armenia

BAG - Baghdad

BUL - Bulgaria

CON - Constantinople

DAM - Damascus

EGY – Egypt

Neutral Supply Centers

AFG - Afghanistan

BAL - Baluchistan

BUR - Burma

CAM - Cambodia

FOR - Formosa

HKO - Hong Kong

KOR - Korea

MAL - Malaya

MAN - Manchuria

PER - Persia

PHI - Philippines

RUM - Rumania

SIA - Siam

Seas

ASE - Arabian Sea

BAN - Banda Sea

BLA - Black Sea

BOB - Bay of Bengal

CSE - Celebes Sea

CPO - Central Pacific Ocean

ECS - East China Sea

EIO - East Indian Ocean

GOM - Gulf of Martaban

GOS - Gulf of Siam

JSE - Java Sea

KAR - Karimata Strait

MED - Mediterranean Sea

PGU - Persian Gulf

PSE - Philippine Sea

RED - Red Sea

SCS - South China Sea

SIO - South Indian Ocean

SOJ - Sea of Japan

SOO - Sea of Okhotsk

WIO - West Indian Ocean

YEL - Yellow Sea