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The Division, 1970

Two Currencies, One Wall, Infinite Risk

The Berlin Wall is a decade old, hardening the divide between the socialist GDR and the capitalist West. In East Berlin (the Capital of the GDR), the Mark der DDR fuels a command economy defined by shortages and Stasi surveillance, while West Berlin sits as a subsidized democratic island within the Soviet bloc. Players navigate the frictions of the Cold War, from the Intershop's lure of Western goods to the quiet pressure of the SED party apparatus.

Created by Paulo Gustavo

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A playable world seed with consequences.

It is March 1970 in Berlin, a city physically and ideologically severed by ten years of concrete and barbed wire. In the East, the gleaming Fernsehturm at Alexanderplatz rises as a socialist beacon, yet below its shadow, the daily struggle centers on the 'organizational talent' required to find coffee, spare parts, or a quiet place to speak. Across the Wall, West Berlin glitters with the neon of the Kurfürstendamm, an island of capitalism kept afloat by Bonn’s subsidies and Allied protection. The opening weeks find you navigating this friction—where a pack of Western cigarettes is more stable than the Mark der DDR, and where every wall has ears. Survival here isn't just about food; it is about managing the delicate balance between public loyalty and private necessity.

The shortage of Western goods is driving up the 'black mark' exchange rate between the Mark der DDR and the D-Mark.

A local apartment block is undergoing a 'political hygiene' review by the District Building Administration.

An upcoming Socialist Unity Party (SED) parade requires full attendance, putting pressure on those with 'undesirable' connections.

A transit specialist is looking for a local 'runner' who knows the blind spots of the Volkspolizei in the Pankow district.

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Locations

urban

Alexanderplatz

The concrete heart of East Berlin, dominated by the newly finished TV Tower (Fernsehturm). A hub for state-sanctioned interaction and constant surveillance.

travel

Checkpoint Charlie

The high-tension gateway between sectors. Foreigners pass through while locals watch, measuring the weight of the Valuta-gap.

market

Kurfürstendamm

The glittering commercial spine of West Berlin. A sensory overload of neon and commodities that serves as a psychological frontline.

authority

Normannenstraße

The sprawling administrative headquarters of the Stasi. A place of filing cabinets, interrogation rooms, and the quiet hum of the state's memory.

residential

Pankow Districts

A mix of elite villas and drab blocks. Here, neighbors 'organize' groceries and keep their curtains drawn tight.

social

Kreuzberg SO36

Walled on three sides, this West Berlin enclave is a refuge for the alternative, the draft-dodger, and the Turkish 'Gastarbeiter'.

Power

Factions

political · influence 95

Socialist Unity Party (SED)

The central nervous system of the GDR, managing the plan and the people.

political · influence 90

Ministry for State Security

The watchers. Their goal is to know everything before it happens.

military · influence 70

Allied Kommandatura

Western military governors maintaining the island of West Berlin.

Pressure

Opening rumors

Credibility 68

factory talk

Rumors at the VEB factory suggest the Stasi are watching who enters the Intershops too frequently without a foreign passport.

Credibility 82

grocery queue

Real coffee bean shipments have been diverted to the Soviet Union; expect the 'Ersatz' mix to hit the shelves by Monday.

Credibility 45

street gossip

Someone near the Bernauer Straße claims to have heard digging, but the Grenztruppen have increased patrols in the sewers.

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