It's not over until Arstotzka flies that washed-out bar rag they call a banner over the burned out ruins of the last Moskurger emplacement. Or Sensei says it's over, whichever comes first.
It's been over for about fifteen turns. It's just that the goalposts keep moving so that Arstotzka can continue having objectives to seize.
To be fair, we might have had a chance ten turns ago, but we managed to blow four consecutive actions for the loss, which sadly, is about normal performance for Team Moskurg.
Oh my Armok, so emo.
Yeah, I did move the goalposts a bit, in Moskurg's favor, when I decided there was an extra buffer zone between capturing the plains, and moving towards Moskurg's capitol. However, I would have done this either way, I think. Otherwise capturing the plains would both give a faction more resources, AND access to their enemy's doorstep, which seems like too much at once. I like the idea of them having a bit more time to play around with those resources (and really need to take advantage of them, which took them a bit bu they ultimately did) before D-day. Or AS-D34, as Arstotzkan calendars call it.
I really liked the rebels too. This will probably disappoint you to hear, but the main reason for them not coming back in a meaningful way was, in order of importance A) the last few turns I've been getting out late and I didn't want to delay them by writing more stuff and B) logically it would probably screw Moskurg more and they were already on the defensive. I would bring them back now, even, but it would probably just constitute prolonging the game alot.
I won't be doing a big campaign where you guys conquer Berlin or Tokyo (or Washington), or Forenia goes to war with Tropico, or what have you. At least, not consecutively after this ends, I think the idea makes sense and is pretty cool. I'm going to run a simpler forum game once this is over. I still might run a sequel to this, but after a nice long break. If somebody else wants to do that, they can.
If Moskurg does want to make a conditional surrender rather than be conquered or be in for a very long, slow forum game if they somehow turn the tide, then the treaty will be signed after one more year of fighting, so you can still get to see whatever crazy designs you have in action. You might have to override High Command to do it though...