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It isn't possible to sign a peace treaty with the Kadets.  The idea of doing that would have been unthinkable to them.

You'd be better off doing that as the Mensheviks or SRs.  Even then, you still need to make sure the Left SRs, or Internationalists for the Mensheviks, are in charge.

So, how are you supposed to play this game?

It seems like a cool game, but I click on a unit, then when I try to click on a space it can move to, it won't respond.

Here's a (GREATLY oversimplified) table of the four parties:

Terms:

The main issue was the war - when there's a difference between factions of a party, it's usually over this:

• Defeatist - The war should end, even if it means a revolution or a civil war.
• Internationalist - The war should end
• Revolutionary Defencist - The war should continue, so we can protect the revolution from the Germans!
• Social Patriot - We should continue the war until we win!
• Conquest - We should win the war, and get territory from Austria or Turkey!

The parties had different ideas as to how to interact with the Provisional Government.

• Overthrow - Basically, red October
• All-Socialist Government - the Provisional Government should be replaced by a coalition of only socialist parties (basically, anyone who wasn't a Kadet).
• Coalition - We should participate in the Provisional Government - even if that means a coalition with other parties we don't agree with.

Huh!  Most of the time, I'm either too scared to do an offensive, or when they DO succeed, I don't follow it up.

Wait, knocking the Ottomans out is an option?

The war

The more I play this, the more I start to think that it's better to simply try to stop the war than it is to continue it.

Doing an armistice boosts the government's legitimacy, and demobilizing soldiers can help your budget.  Plus, refocusing industry on other things like food is REALLY useful.

It happens around September/October - do the "Preparing for a Revolution" enough times, and it should show up

One issue I've had is that I've never figured out how to actually START the October Revolution.

I see there's a "Preparing for a Revolution", and I've managed to take over the Soviet, the Garrison, and workers' militias, but I've never figured out how to actually get that ball rolling.