10centjimmy Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) Delete But I'm miffed about the momentum shift from a single battle Edited October 22, 2022 by 10centjimmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, 10centjimmy said: Delete But I'm miffed about the momentum shift from a single battle I mean, technically you haven't won a single significant battle in two years. Haha. The momentum has indeed shifted. Plus, just got unlucky rolling a 6, the worst possible momentum outcome for ya. If we're being honest, either I miscalculated your chances of winning last round or the rules changed in the interim, because I remember it being a 20% chance (+1 for each battle won) and now it's +2 for medium battles and +3 for difficult battles, so 50%. But it's entirely possible that I was the one who changed the rules after the last round, I don't remember. Haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, 10centjimmy said: Promote von Steuben Appoint FranklinCPU Nathaniel Mitchell to the empty General spot They're both controversy-free, have at least 3 military ability, and there is no Senate Majority Leader to interfere, so both are automatically confirmed. Huzzah! Military-Industrial Complex likes von Steuben. Conservative +1 Red (but it's already maxed out). JayCPU +50 FranklinCPU +25 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 @10centjimmy for executive actions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: @10centjimmy for executive actions! So here's where I had the question on "Compel Cabinet Officer to Resign". If there's no one eligible, do we just keep the existing cabinet so there's never a new cabinet per administration. If I can't do it against the current Attorney General, then I think Marshall's only executive action will be "Pro-Military Budget Increase Policy". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, 10centjimmy said: So here's where I had the question on "Compel Cabinet Officer to Resign". If there's no one eligible, do we just keep the existing cabinet so there's never a new cabinet per administration. If I can't do it against the current Attorney General, then I think Marshall's only executive action will be "Pro-Military Budget Increase Policy". I'm okay with us testing out the rules I put in the feedback, which is that you can take the action as long as either the President OR the cabinet member meets the required triggers. (I haven't checked if Marshall or the Attorney General meet the requirements, I intentionally drafted that rule "blind".) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: I'm okay with us testing out the rules I put in the feedback, which is that you can take the action as long as either the President OR the cabinet member meets the required triggers. (I haven't checked if Marshall or the Attorney General meet the requirements, I intentionally drafted that rule "blind".) Marshall has Ironfist but Sullivan doesn't have any of the "bad" traits However, based on Vcczar's edit, looks like no one meets the requisite traits so it's lifetime appointments still. Executive actions will be: 1. pro military budget 2. Give major speech to help pass legislation next phase "Establish Federal Death Penalty" Edited October 22, 2022 by 10centjimmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, 10centjimmy said: 1. pro military budget 2. Give major speech to help pass legislation next phase "Establish Federal Death Penalty" The speech is a success! Points will be worth double for the death penalty next phase, and pliable conversions on the vote will be 10% more successful. (May need you to remind me of this when the time comes, haha.)@10centjimmy +100 EllsworthCPU +50 FranklinCPU +100 PinckneyCPU +100 JayCPU +100 HancockCPU +100 RandolphCPU +50 BooneCPU 0 PaineCPU -100 LeeCPU +50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 @10centjimmy I believe the Gov and House election tabs are ready for your candidates. Notably, Tennessee is now a state! They have one named Representative. This slave-owning state is now a part of the Union! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 Because a new state has been added without striking an overall balance between slave states and free states... (which is now 13 slave states to 1 free state)...@10centjimmy-250 EllsworthCPU -500 JayCPU -250 HancockCPU -250 RandolphCPU -250 BooneCPU +250 Domestic stability falls by 2, into the potential civil war level. Party preference +2 Blue. EllsworthCPU (the civil rights faction) is particularly incensed about this situation. EllsworthCPU candidates get +2 in all of the upcoming primaries and elections. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, MrPotatoTed said: Because a new state has been added without striking an overall balance between slave states and free states... (which is now 13 slave states to 1 free state)...@10centjimmy-250 EllsworthCPU -500 JayCPU -250 HancockCPU -250 RandolphCPU -250 BooneCPU +250 Domestic stability falls by 2, into the potential civil war level. Party preference +2 Blue. EllsworthCPU (the civil rights faction) is particularly incensed about this situation. EllsworthCPU candidates get +2 in all of the upcoming primaries and elections. This seems like an oversight that might be useful to share with the player ahead of the potential stability drop... perhaps through an in-game warning or something. I would've vetoed Tennessee or at least tried to prevent it if I had been made aware that this was going to happen. No worries for this, but man that is really unfortunate this early in the game and in actual history when there wasn't a balance of free and slave states. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the historical balance didn't become an issue or goal until the 1810s with the culmination of the 1820 Missouri Compromise. Edited October 23, 2022 by 10centjimmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 3 hours ago, 10centjimmy said: This seems like an oversight that might be useful to share with the player ahead of the potential stability drop... perhaps through an in-game warning or something. I would've vetoed Tennessee or at least tried to prevent it if I had been made aware that this was going to happen. No worries for this, but man that is really unfortunate this early in the game and in actual history when there wasn't a balance of free and slave states. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the historical balance didn't become an issue or goal until the 1810s with the culmination of the 1820 Missouri Compromise. Agreed, I only just noticed it myself last night in 3.0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 25 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: Agreed, I only just noticed it myself last night in 3.0. Womp womp Just a big "Darn!" Moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) @10centjimmy for awareness. After 12 years in office, MD Governor William Smallwood announces he will not run for re-election. After 4 years in office, NC Governor PinckneyCPU James Iredell is not eligible for re-election. After 8 years (on and off) in office, NY Governor @10centjimmy Leonard Gansevoort is not eligible for re-election. After 8 years in office BooneCPU, VA Governor George Mason is not eligible for re-election. Edited October 23, 2022 by MrPotatoTed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: After 8 years (on and off) in office, NY Governor @10centjimmy Leonard Gansevoort is not eligible for re-election Bummer, definitely thought it was consecutive given how Clinton had 12 years or something. Replaced with a career tracker so another faction will probably get the slot Edited October 23, 2022 by 10centjimmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 1 minute ago, 10centjimmy said: Bummer, definitely thought it was consecutive given how Clinton had 12 years or something. Replaced with a career tracker so another faction will probably get the slot Term limits probably weren't in place during Clinton's tenure. Or I missed it, one of the two. Ha. There is a gov action you can take to make breaks in service not count against the total, but no state has done so yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 @10centjimmy CT Governor William Samuel Johnston previously announced his retirement, so also not eligible for re-election. (Haven't checked whether you actually submitted him or not, just going through the process of figuring out eligibility and challengers). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 2:50 AM, MrPotatoTed said: Because a new state has been added without striking an overall balance between slave states and free states... (which is now 13 slave states to 1 free state)...@10centjimmy-250 EllsworthCPU -500 JayCPU -250 HancockCPU -250 RandolphCPU -250 BooneCPU +250 Domestic stability falls by 2, into the potential civil war level. Party preference +2 Blue. EllsworthCPU (the civil rights faction) is particularly incensed about this situation. EllsworthCPU candidates get +2 in all of the upcoming primaries and elections. Reversing all this due to @vcczar's new rules on how state balance works. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Current meters force the following moves: Party Preference +1 Blue Liberals +1 Blue Moderates +1 Red Conservatives +1 Red LW Populists +1 Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 1798 Governor Elections! CT: @10centjimmy Amasa Learned defeats PaineCPU Faction Leader Thomas Chittenden for the vacant seat. MA: @10centjimmy Gov. Shearjashub Bourne re-elected over RandolphCPU Joseph Bradley Varnum. MD: JayCPU John F Mercer wins the vacant seat, unanimously. NC: HancockCPU John Sevier ties PinckneyCPU Senator Alexander Martin, then Sevier wins the tie-breaker. NH: EllsworthCPU Governor John Sullivan is re-elected over RandolphCPU Samuel Bell. NJ: EllsworthCPU Governor Richard Howell is re-elected over HancockCPU Joseph Bloomfield. NY: JayCPU Ambassador and Faction Leader John Jay defeats HancockCPU John Armstrong Jr. PA: PaineCPU Thomas Paine unseats incumbent Governor JayCPU Thomas Biddle. RI: EllsworthCPU William Jones unseats incumbent Governor RandolphCPU Isaac Wilbur. SC: @10centjimmy Governor Edward Rutledge re-elected over Thomas Bee. TN: BooneCPU Career Track Andrew Jackson elected to become the first TN Governor, unanimously. VA: @10centjimmy James Wood ties BooneCPU Senator Thomas Jefferson, then defeats Jefferson in the tie-breaker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Blue picked up +2 Governor seats, including the previously non-existent Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 1 hour ago, MrPotatoTed said: Blue picked up +2 Governor seats, including the previously non-existent Tennessee. BUT they lost RI and VA 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 4 hours ago, 10centjimmy said: BUT they lost RI and VA 🙂 I missed that VA was previously blue. So, blue netted +1 governorship. ;c) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Hey guys please post anything that's interesting that's happened in your playtest in the last couple of weeks here: https://www.politicslounge.com/topic/1436-ampu-best-playtest-moments/ Anthony is going to send an email out on the 1st and wants to know if there's anything I should add. Feel free to provide any maps for elections, if there are any. Really just anything interesting, funny, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 16 hours ago, MrPotatoTed said: I missed that VA was previously blue. So, blue netted +1 governorship. ;c) I'm pretty pumped I get to make Thomas Jefferson unemployed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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