ebrk85 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Not sure about pre-12th rules but I know for conventions, the non-incumbent party goes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 This should continue tomorrow night in full, but I'm going to see what I can knock out currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 1784 Gubernatorial Elections Connecticut@Cal Benedict Arnold wins reelection over BlooCPU Thomas Chittenden after a recount, 9-9. Cal +100 points. Governor Arnold gains +1 Admin, Iron Fist. Delaware@CalGovernor George Read wins reelection over BlooModCPU David Hall, 7-3. HHCal: 100 points. Governor Read gains Iron Fist. Georgia@Cal Governor William Cushing prevails over @Rezi John A Treutlen handily 8-5. Cal: 100 points. Governor Cushing gains Economics. Massachusetts RedLibCPU James Bowdoin defeats BlooModCPU James Sullivan handily, 9-5. RedLibCPU: 100 points. Governor Bowdoin gains Trade. Maryland RedLibCPU Governor William Smallwood (hehehe...) defeats @Rezi Robert Bowie in a blowout, 8-2. RedLibCPU: 100 points. RedLibCPU William Smallwood gains Foreign Affairs. New York@Cal Governor James Duane defeats BlooConCPU Abraham Yates Jr convincingly, 7-2. Cal +100 points. Governor Duane gains +1 Governing, +1 Admin. Controversial, Unlikable. North Carolina BlooLibCPU Governor Cornelius Harnett is defeated by RedLibCPU Former Governor Samuel Johnston in their game of musical chairs with the governor's seat, 8-9. RedLibCPU: +100 points. BlooLibCPU: -500 points. Governor Johnston gains +1 Admin. Economics. New Hampshire RedConCPU Governor John Sullivan wins in the most overwhelming blowout I've seen so far against BlooModCPU Meshech Weare, 13-2. RedConCPU: 100 points. Governor Sullivan gains nothing. New Jersey RedModCPU Governor Richard Stockton is unopposed. RedModCPU: 100 points. Governor Stockton gains nothing. Pennsylvania RedLibCPU Governor William Moore defeats BlooConCPU Former Governor John Dickinson in another rematch, 9-1. RedLibCPU: 100 points. Governor Moore gains Science. Rhode Island RedConCPU Thomas Tillinghast defeats @Rezi Former Governor Arthur Fenner, 9-7. RedConCPU: 100 points. Gains +1 Admin. Business. South Carolina@Cal Governor Henry Laurens prevails over BlooLibCPU Christopher Gadsden, 10-5. HHCal: 100 points. Governor Laurens gains Education. Virginia BlooModCPU Governor Thomas Nelson Jr prevails over RedProgCPU Former Governor George Wythe, 9-4. BlooModCPU +100 points. Governor Nelson Jr gains +1 Admin. Agriculture. Final tally: 12 Red, 1 Bloo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 THE RED PARTY TAKES THE HOUSE 125-4! SURFS UP, AMERICA, ITS TIME TO RIDE THE RED WAVE! CT-1: @Cal Representative Samuel Huntington is unopposed. CT-2: @Cal Jonathan Trumbull Jr is unopposed. DE-1: @Cal Gunning Bedford Sr is unopposed. GA-1: @Cal George Mathews wins 8-5. GA-2: RedProgCPU Lyman Hall wins 5-4. MA-1: RedModCPU John Adams wins 8-5. MA-2: RedModCPU Nathaniel Gorham wins 11-7. MA-3: RedProgCPU Joseph Warren wins 7-4. MA-4: @Cal Francis Dana wins 7-6. MD-1: RedLibCPU Upton Sheredine wins 10-9. MD-2: RedLibCPU William Paca wins 9-4. MD-3: RedLibCPU Charles Carroll of Carrollton wins 8-4. NC-1: BlooLibCPU Hugh Williamson wins 8-5. NC-2: BlooTradCPU Samuel Ashe unseats RedLibCPU Representative William Hooper. (Blue +1) NH-1: RedProgCPU Samuel Livermore wins. NH-2: RedProgCPU Abiel Foster wins. NJ-1: @Rezi Representative Ebenezer Elmer wins 9-7. NJ-2: RedModCPU William Livingston wins 10-2. NY-1: @Cal Philip Schuyler wins 6-5. NY-2: @Cal Isaac Roosevelt I wins 8-5. NY-3: @Rezi Thomas Paine wins 10-5. PA-1: RedModCPU Joseph Reed wins 7-6. PA-2: BlooLibCPU Representative William Montgomery wins 7-6. PA-3: RedModCPU Thomas Scott wins. PA-4: RedModCPU Charles Wilson Peale wins. RI-1: @Rezi Joseph Stanton Jr wins. SC-1: @Cal William Moultrie wins 7-6. SC-2: Cal Thomas Bee wins 7-2. VA-1: RedModCPU George Washington wins 9-4. VA-2: RedProgCPU Arthur Lee wins. 8-2. VA-3: @Cal James Wood wins 7-6. VA-4: @Cal Henry Lee II wins 9-5. Analysis Overall, the Blue team kept it very close despite being clearly disadvantaged. There were three key factors in this outcome: 1. Party Preference. A blanket +3 gave the Reds a strong margin of error in their reelection campaigns. 2. Incumbency bonuses. Almost no one was knocked off because on top of the Red +3, every Representative also got a +2. This also kept the Blue Representatives in office, so it did work both ways. 3. Ideology. Conservatives got -2 due to the state of the meters, meaning that Red Conservatives only had a +1 bonus (or +3 if they were incumbents) and Blue Conservatives got a -2. Blue Liberals experienced the greatest success and closest races, particularly against Red Conservatives, due to their +2 bonus. Overall, I actually really like how this election turned out. Despite Americans preferring the Red team, they want a more active federal government to get us out of some of the crises we're currently in, so they strategically cast their ballots for Blue Liberals over Red Conservatives. Incumbents got the bonus they needed to keep a historic outcome without a ton of seat changing. This feels like a good balance, at least for this election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Thomas Paine rn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 Welcome to 1784! President Bartram has won reelection, and Postmaster General Saltonstall has assumed the Vice Presidency. The Red Party held on to their supermajorities for the most part, but took a small hit in the House while gaining a Governorship. Now we'll move to the 1784 draft. The top red picks are Charles Pinckney (76), Alexander Hamilton (73) and Levin Wilder (69, nice). A notable pick is Charles Bartram III, grandson of President Bartram. The top blue picks are James Monroe (50), Aaron Burr (47), and Nathaniel Macon (42). A notable pick is James Jackson, who in one of the very first playthroughs (back in 2019) became President and declared a military dictatorship, ending that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 Red Draft order: RedProgCPU (+1 to first draft pick) RedConCPU RedLibCPU@Cal RedModCPU Blue Draft order: @Rezi BlooTradCPU BlooConCPU BlooLibCPU BlooModCPU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) The first pick of the Red draft is... Lafayette! He gains +1 Admin. The first pick of the Red draft is... Aaron Burr! Burr gains +1 Governing. Edited September 18, 2022 by Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 Draft complete! @Rezi Caleb Tompkins gains Provincial. @Rezi John Brown gains Micromanager. RedModCPU Aaron Ogden gains Provincial. @Rezi Carter Bassett Harrison (the very last draft pick) gains Orator. BlooLibCPU John Adair gains Cosmopolitan. RedModCPU Joshua Coit can relocate to Georgia as an alternate state. BlooModCPU Caleb P Bennett can relocate to Connecticut as an alternate state. @Cal William Plumer can relocate to Georgia as an alternate state. @Cal Noah Webster can relocate to Rhode Island as an alternate state. @Cal George Dent can relocate to New York as an alternate state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1776: Career Track HHCal The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... Chauncey Goodrich! The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... Noah Webster! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... no one 😞 (Failed the 50% roll) The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... Alexander Hamilton! The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... James Jacobus Roosevelt! (passes 50% roll) The statesmen entering the Military track will be... Henry Lee III! The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... George Dent! RedConCPU The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... William Richardson Davie! The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... Christopher Gore! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... Charles Pinckney! The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... No one. The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... Elijah Paine! The statesmen entering the Military track will be... Levin Winder! The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... Fisher Ames! RedConCPU removes Shearjashub Bourne from the Private Sector after 12 years. Bourne gains +2 Governing. Controversial. Labor. RedModCPU The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... No one. The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... William Loughton Smith! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... Aaron Ogden! The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... John Bartram III! The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... Robert Troup! The statesmen entering the Military track will be... James Schureman! The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... Joshua Coit! RedModCPU removes Benjamin Goodhue from the State Legislative Sector after 8 years. +1 Legislative. Science. RedLibCPU The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... George Truitt! The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... Epaphroditus Champion! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... Richard Dobbs Spaight! The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... No one. The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... Jeremiah Smith! The statesmen entering the Military track will be... No one. The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... William Tilghman! RedLibCPU removes Charles Biddle from the State Executive Sector after 12 years. +1 Governing. Another +1 Governing. +1 Admin. Justice. RedProgCPU The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... Francis Malbone! The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... Peleg Coffin Jr! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... Taylor Sherman! The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... Charles Lee! The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... Philip Barton Key! The statesmen entering the Military track will be... Marquis de Lafayette! The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... Nicholas Fish! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlooTradCPU The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... Abraham B Venable! The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... Nathaniel Macon! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... John Milledge! The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... James Monroe! The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... No one. The statesmen entering the Military track will be... Thomas Blount! The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... Samuel J Cabell! BlooTradCPU removes Thomas Heyward Jr from the Private Sector after 12 years. +2 Admin. Another +1 Admin. Foreign Affairs. BlooTradCPU removes Thomas Tudor Tucker from the State Administrative track after 12 years. +1 Admin. Another +1 Admin. Energy. BlooConCPU The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... William Butler! The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... Theodorus Bailey! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... Simon Snyder! The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... Robert Smith! The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... No one. The statesmen entering the Military track will be... John Armstrong Jr! The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... Pleasant Gardens McDowell! BlooConCPU removes John Paul Jones from the Military track after 12 years. +1 Military. BlooConCPU removes John E Colhoun from the Backroom Politics track after 8 years. Gains Kingmaker, Orator. Transportation. BlooModCPU The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... Green Clay! The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... John Fowler! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... Othniel Looker! The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... no one. The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... H Brockholst Livingston! The statesmen entering the Military track will be... James Jackson! The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... Richard Brent! BlooModCPU removes John Sevier from the Military Track after 12 years. +1 Military. BlooModCPU removes Henry Southard from the State Legislative Track after 12 years. +1 Legislative. Another +1 Legislative. Naval. BlooModCPU removes James Sullivan from the State Judicial Track after 12 years. +1 Justice. Controversial. BlooLibCPU The statesmen entering the Private Sector will be... Alexander Wolcott! The statesmen entering the State Legislative Track will be... Joseph Anderson! The statesmen entering the State Executive Track will be... John Adair! The statesmen entering the State Administrative Track will be... James Wilkinson! The statesmen entering the Judicial Track will be... Andrew Kirkpatrick! The statesmen entering the Military track will be... No one. The statesmen entering the Backroom politics track will be... Alexander J Dallas! BlooLibCPU removes Ebenezer Hazard from the State Administrative Track after 12 years. +1 Admin. Agriculture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1784 Faction Realignment, Continued 3. Remove Flipflopper Penalties RedModCPU: Thomas Johnson loses Flipflopper. BlooModCPU: Samuel Allyne Otis loses Flipflopper. @Rezi: Melancton Smith loses Flipflopper. 4. Relocate Politicians BlooTradCPU: John Tyler Sr moves from Virginia to South Carolina. (Alternate state) BlooModCPU Caleb P Bennett moves from Delaware to New York. (Alternate state) 5. Ideology Shifts HHCal: M --> C Henry Lee III. Success! John Crittenden Sr. Success! Gains Pliable and Flipflopper. John Parke Custis. Success! RedLibCPU: Will attempt to shift Representative Charles Wilson Peale from Liberal to Progressive. Success! Gains Flipflopper. 6. Politician Conversions HHCal: Governor Benedict Arnold will target RedConCPU Fisher Ames. 33% chance. Fails. No effect. RedConCPU: Career Track Charles Coatesworth Pinckney passes due to Harmonious. RedModCPU: President John Bartram will target @Cal James McHenry (Same ideology) 10%. Fails. No effect. RedLibCPU: Faction Leader James Wilson will target RedModCPU Governor Richard Adams Jr. Fails. No effect. RedProgCPU: Faction Leader George Wythe passes due to Harmonious. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BlooTradCPU: Faction Leader Thomas Jefferson targets BlooLibCPU Tench Coxe. (43%). Fails. No effect. Thomas Jefferson also targets BlooConCPU Elbridge Gerry. (43%). Success! Gerry joins the Traditionalist faction. Jefferson also targets BlooConCPU Isaac Shelby. (43%). Fails. No effect. Jefferson also targets BlooConCPU John Paul Jones (43%). Success! Jones joins the Traditionalist faction. BlooConCPU: Faction Leader John Hancock targets BlooModCPU William Few. 10%. Fails. No effect. BlooModCPU: Faction Leader George Clinton targets BlooModCPU Horatio Gates. 33%. Fails. No effect. BlooLibCPU: Faction Leader Cornelius Harnett targets BlooModCPU Horatio Gates. 33%. Fails. No effect. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Bartram targets RedModCPU Horatio Gates. 10%. Fails. No effect. Jefferson targets RedModCPU John Langdon. Success! Jefferson also targets RedModCPU Nathanael Greene. Fails. Greene gains Puritan. 7. Kingmakers & Proteges HHCal: Speaker Isaac Roosevelt I takes on his cousin's son and a recent graduate of New York Law, James Jacobus Roosevelt, as a political mentee. He gets him his first "real" job working under the state Attorney General. Roosevelt gains +1 Legislative. Economics. RedConCPU: No action possible. RedModCPU: President John Bartram provides funding for his botanist-explorer grandson John Bartram III to go out on an expedition west. (Note: the CPU would have actually chosen another Pennslyvanian guy, but I think a good house rule would be that the CPU takes on dynasty members first)Bartram III gains +1 Command, Business, and Egghead. RedLibCPU: James Wilson takes on Representative Thomas Willing. Willing gains +1 Admin, Education, Efficient. RedProgCPU: No action possible. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BlooTradCPU: No action possible. BlooConCPU: 35-year old influential political donor John E Colhoun takes on his cousin, Joseph Calhoun. Calhoun gains +1 Admin, Orator. Justice. BlooModCPU: No action possible. BlooLibCPU: No action possible. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Determining Faction Personalities HHCal -- Conservatives, Traditionalists, Nationalists, Big Agriculture, Military-Industrial. RedConCPU -- Conservatives, Nationalists. RedModCPU -- Moderates. RedLibCPU --Moderates, Globalists. RedProgCPU -- Liberals, Civil Rights. BlueTradCPU -- Traditionalists, RW Populists, RW Activists, Expansionists, Big Agriculture. BlueConCPU -- Moderates. BlueModCPU -- Moderates. BlueLibCPU -- Moderates. @Rezi-- Progressives, LW Activists. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: I'll be going back and rolling on Rezi's actions later when he can get them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 Leaders Emerge There are no factions who wish to challenge the incumbent Speaker Roosevelt I. Roosevelt gains +1 Legislative. (2 --> 3) Speaker of the House: @Cal Isaac Roosevelt I Economic Committee of the House of Representatives Chair: @Cal Gunning Bedford Sr. Business. 2. RedProgCPU Abiel Foster. Trade. 3. RedModCPU Joseph Reed. Welfare. 4. RedModCPU John Adams. Trade. 5. RedModCPU William Livingston. Welfare. 6. BlooLibCPU Hugh Williamson. Economics. 7. @Rezi Joseph Stanton Jr. Welfare. Domestic Committee of the House of Representatives Chair: @Cal Henry Lee II. Environment. +1 Legislative. 2. @Cal Samuel Huntington. Education. 3. @Cal Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Education. 4. @Cal George Mathews. Media. 5. @Cal William Moultrie. Technology. 6. @Cal Philip Schuyler. Housing. 7. @Cal Francis Dana. Environment. 8. BlooLibCPU Samuel Ashe. Science. Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives Chair: @CalJames Wood. Naval. +1 Legislative. 2. RedProgCPU Joseph Warren. Naval. 3. RedProgCPU Arthur Lee. Military. 4. RedProgCPU Lyman Hall. Foreign Affairs. 5. RedLibCPU Charles Wilson Peale. Naval. 6. RedModCPU George Washington. Military. 7. BlooConCPU John Archer. Military. 8. BlooLibCPU William Montgomery. Military. Judicial Committee of the House of Representatives Chair: @Cal Thomas Bee. Judicial. Leadership. +1 Legislative. 2. RedProgCPU Samuel Livermore. Judicial. 3. RedLibCPU William Paca. Judicial. 4. RedLibCPU Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Judicial. 5. RedLibCPU Thomas Scott. Judicial. 6. RedModCPU Nathaniel Gorham. Judicial. 7. @Rezi Thomas Paine. Judicial. 8. @Rezi Ebenezer Elmer. Judicial. Point changes: +200 @Cal Conservative enthusiasm moves +1 Red due to Conservatives being happy about controlling the Speaker's gavel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1784-1786: Faction Leaders HHCal -- Conservatives, Traditionalists, Nationalists, Big Agriculture, Military-Industrial. Keeps Governor Benedict Arnold. +1 Command, +1 Legislative. Gains Pliable. RedConCPU -- Conservatives, Nationalists. Ditches Pinckney for Governor John Sullivan. Gains +1 Command, Lowbrow, Integrity, and Crisis Manager. RedModCPU -- Moderates. Must keep President John Bartram. Nothing. RedLibCPU --Moderates, Globalists. Ditches James Wilson for Representative George Washington. +1 Command. Gains Iron Fist. Integrity. RedProgCPU -- Liberals, Civil Rights. Keeps Governor George Wythe. Gains Kingmaker, Predictable. Pliable. BlueTradCPU -- Traditionalists, RW Populists, RW Activists, Expansionists, Big Agriculture. Keeps Thomas Jefferson. +1 Command. BlueConCPU -- Moderates. Keeps John Hancock. Charisma. Predictable. BlueModCPU -- Moderates. Keeps George Clinton. +1 Admin. Harmonious. Incoherent. Integrity. BlueLibCPU -- Moderates. Keeps Cornelius Harnett. Harmonious. Lowbrow. @Rezi-- LW Populists, Progressives, LW Activists. I'm assuming he keeps Samuel Adams. Kingmaker. (Note: If you want to change to someone else I can happily reroll!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1782-1784 Party Leaders RedModCPU President Bartram is automatically the Red Party Leader. Moderate Enthusiasm moves +2 Red. Traditionalist Enthusiasm moves +1 Bloo. +100 points RedModCPU. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bloo Party Leadership Election, Round 1 BlooTradCPU Thomas Jefferson is the incumbent Bloo Party Leader. He is endorsed by BlooModCPU and BlooConCPU on the first ballot. BlooLibCPU Cornelius Harnett challenges. I'll assume @Rezi Samuel Adams challenges. BlooTradCPU: Thomas Jefferson. 1 + 5 + 6 + 1 = 13 BlooLibCPU: Cornelius Harnett. 1 + 5 = 6 @Rezi: 1 + 6 = 7 Jefferson has EXACTLY 50% of the vote. So we go to a second round of voting between Party Leader Jefferson and Samuel Adams! Bloo Party Leadership Election, Round 2 BlooModCPU endorses Samuel Adams! (randomized) BlooConCPU endorses Samuel Adams! (lowest score) BlooLibCPU endorses Samuel Adams! (lowest score) BlooTradCPU: Thomas Jefferson. 1 + 2 = 3 @Rezi 1 + 6 + 1 + 5 + 3 = 16 Samuel Adams wins by an overwhelming majority to become the 3rd Blue Party Leader! Adams gains +1 Command. Adams moves Party Preference +1 Bloo! Adams moves Party Preference another +1 Bloo! LW Populists move +2 Bloo. (now maxed) Progressives move +2 Bloo. Moderates move +6 Red. (was maxed after +1) Traditionalists move +1 Red. Conservatives move +1 Red. RW Populists move +1 Red. +100 points @Rezi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1780: Appointments by the President President John Bartram must all three members of his cabinet as the firing precedent has not been set yet. Secretary of State: BlooModCPU George Clinton (Business. Admin 5, Efficient, Mid-Atlantic)Clinton gains nothing. Secretary of the Treasury: BlooTradCPU Thomas Jefferson. (Economics. Admin 4, Efficient, Upper South)Jefferson gains nothing. Secretary of War: BlooLibCPU John Milton. (Military. Admin 3. Deep South. Crisis Manager) Milton gains +1 Admin. Represented lobbies: none. Unrepresented lobbies: Globalists, Nationalists X2, Expansionists, Military-Industrial Complex. No enthusiasm changes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cabinet Level Appointments Key Advisor: RedLibCPU Former Vice President James Wilson. (Admin 3) President John Bartram appoints RedProgCPU George Wythe as Postmaster General. (NOTE: there was no one who actually fit the requirements, so I lifted the restriction against politicians with Integrity, allowing Wythe to serve.) BlooModCPU Secretary of State George Clinton appoints: Ambassador to France: @Cal Benjamin Lincoln. (Admin 5)No gains. Ambassador to Spain: ReProgCPU Benjamin Rush (Admin 3)+1 Admin. Ambassador to Great Britain: @Cal New York Governor James Duane. (Admin 4, Business)No gains. RedProgCPU Rufus King, the only Red in the State Executive track, becomes the next Governor of New York. For being removed after 4 years. Gains Trade. Represented lobbies: Nationalists X2, Globalists, Civil Rights. Unrepresented lobbies: Big Agriculture, Military-Industrial, Expansionists, RW Activists, LW Activists. No enthusiasm changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 @Cal My only realignment action will be (at the time) faction leader Samuel Adams (Manipulative, 33%) attempting to convert the pliable BlooTradCPU James Monroe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 50 minutes ago, Rezi said: @Cal My only realignment action will be (at the time) faction leader Samuel Adams (Manipulative, 33%) attempting to convert the pliable BlooTradCPU James Monroe You succeed! Please make the change at a time convenient to ya. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1784-1786: Random Deaths and Retirements Edmund Pendleton from the RedModCPU faction is dead at 63. Cause of death: Typhoid Thomas Johnson from the RedModCPU faction is dead at 52. Cause of death: Dysentery Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer from the RedProgCPU faction is dead at 61. Cause of death: Plague James Bowdoin from the RedLibCPU faction is dead at 58. Cause of death: Tuberculosis John Hoskins Stone from the RedConCPU faction is dead at 34. Cause of death: Typhoid John Witherspoon from the RedConCPU has retired. Reason: Personal health John McKinly from the HHCal has retired. Reason: Disillusioned with politics Amos Singletary from the Rezi faction is dead at 63. Cause of death: Yellow fever George Taylor from the Rezi has retired. Reason: Satisfied with the work they've done and want to consider other things David Bard from the BlooModCPU faction is dead at 40. Cause of death: Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 1784-1786 General Events Senator or Rep on Committee Garners Attention.We're certainly glad Thomas Paine is representing us in committee. Paine could be posturing for a run for higher office. Maybe we should take advantage of this? @Rezi Thomas Paine gains +1 Legislative and +1 in his next election. Stage Fright.Did you read about Philemon Dickinson's speech last night? What a disaster! This speech was somehow worse than the one Dickinson gave last week! RedModCPU Philemon Dickinson gains Incoherent. 1784-1786 Scripted Events George Romney's Painting Fashionable in London.Romney's paintings are becoming the most fashionable among England's elite society. [George Romney was the older cousin of Miles Romney. The latter moved from England to the US, later converted to Mormonism, an became the ancestor of George W Romney and Mitt Romney.] No effect. Watt's Steam Engine.Scottish-inventor James Watt's Steam Engine has become a central piece to the Industrial Revolution, which is likely to spread to our shores. Treaty of Aranjuez.Word has arrived that Spain has agreed to support France in their war against King George III. This means Spain is indirectly aiding us in our cause. The terms, hashed out by the Comte de Vergennes of France and the Conde de Floridablanca of Spain, will see Spain aiding our cause in exchange for France aiding Spain in regaining former possessions lost to Great Britain. RedLibCPU +50@Cal +50 Treaty of Fort Stanwix.We are about to embark on negotiations with the Iroquois League, a loose collection of Iroquois-speaking nations, in an effort to settle the entirety of Pennsylvania without native resistence. We have an opportunity here as these tribes lost most of their strength in this region when aiding the British during the late war. Most of them now live in Canada and the league itself is rather divided. President John Bartram's response: Let's make peace with the Iroquois Confederacy so we can settle all of Pennsylvania without fear. As this is an easy implementation and Secretary Clinton has 5 Admin and Efficient, he automatically resolves this all by himself. The war with Iroquois League War is avoided! Cal +50 BlooTradCPU +50 Treaty of Hopewell.Our representative is ready to mean representatives of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw peoples at Hopewell Plantation in South Carolina. Should we proceed with this plan to define "firm" boundaries and guidelines for settlement in the west? President John Bartram's response: We need this treaty to settle boundaries with these three tribes so that we can settle westward in peace. As this is an easy implementation and Secretary Clinton has 5 Admin and Efficient, he automatically resolves this all by himself. The Keowee War is avoided! Cal +50 BlooTradCPU +50 Liberty Treaty with Spain.Our negotiations with the Spain have led to the following compromise by Spanish Diplomat Diego de Gardoqui: Spain wants exclusive rights to the Mississippi River for 25 years. In exchange, they will allow American ships to trade in their European ports and in their ports in the West Indies. It is unclear if this is a fair trade or not. President John Bartram's response: We hate to give Spain exclusive rights to the Mississippi River, but we need more allies. Sign the treaty. Revenue-budget would decrease, but it's currently at the lowest possible level anyway. RedLibCPU +50. Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.English Historian Edward Gibbon publishes a titanic study on the collapse of the Roman Empire. We only hope that a future historian will not have to write the same sort of book about us. No effect. Because my faction gained the most points and passed a 25% roll, Conservative enthusiasm moves +1 Red. 1784-1786: Lingering Phase Secretary Milton increases Military Prep by 1! (was already maxed out) Secretary Clinton increases UK Relations by 2! (4 --> 6) We are now almost Friendly with the British! Key Advisor Wilson increases British relations by 2! (6 --> 8.) We are now Friendly and almost Allies with the British! Key Advisor Wilson increases Spanish relations by 2! He also decrease them by 2, balancing out. Postmaster General George Wythe decreases Honest Gov by 1! Honest Gov moves back to the max because there are more politicians with Integrity than Controversial currently in elected positions. 1784-1786: Governor Actions @Cal Governor Benedict Arnold improves the Finance Industry. (2 --> 3) Connecticut's Finance Industry now leads the nation. RedConCPU John Sullivan will lower taxes. RedConCPU Thomas Tillinghast will lower taxes. @Cal Henry Laurens will establish 4-year terms. Edited September 19, 2022 by Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 1784-1786: Congress in Session I'm going to be real with you all here: the outcome here is already guaranteed. There is barely any legislation left, and that which is left all deals with the Revenue/Budget crisis and Economic Stability Crisis and only gives points, no harm. In a red supermajority, it's just not worth the effort to do committees, proposing, etc. Unless the Blue team takes over a few more seats, it's going to be hell for the Red team with nothing left to propose next time around. So the following legislation is guaranteed to be passed by the CPU: Mississippi Territory Northwest Territory (OH) Southwest Territory (TN) Territory West of Virginia (KY) It all passes, but has no impact on any of the meters 😛 Cal: 1700 RedConCPU: 0 RedModCPU: 200 RedLibCPU: 100 RedProgCPU: 500 BlooTradCPU: 900 BlooConCPU: 0 BlooModCPU: 100 BlooLibCPU: 100 Rezi: 400 Conservatives move +1 Red. (now a +3 for all Conservative candidates) Conservatives then move +1 Bloo. (And then back down to +2) RW Populists move +1 Red. (Now a +2 for Red RW Populists) Moderates move +2 Bloo. (Now a +1 for Red Moderates) Election time! President Bartram has continued his incredible success so far. Outside of the budget, anyway. In his first term, he blitzed through the Northwest Indian war in a resounding success. In the first half of his second term, he avoided two potential wars with natives. He's almost secured an alliance with the British. If things stay on this track by the end of his term he'll have formed an alliance with all of the major European powers: The British, the French, and the Spanish. Domestic stability has remained at the highest I've seen it in any playthrough. He's admitted 4 new territories that will one day become states. Things are looking up! But, chances are, this will be the first significant setback for his merry band of Reds. Samuel Adams' takeover of the Blue Party brought with it a wave of popular support for his party -- while they still prefer the Red Party, it's only a +1 modifier now. Additionally, ideological enthusiasm and the increasing fatigue from some of the Governor's races could prove to be an issue. Red Conservatives are likely to see great success, coupling a +1 Party Preference bonus with a +2 from enthusiasm. All Conservatives do however face a -1 from the state of the budget. However, in races without a Red Conservative, it's likely that a Bloo Liberal could dethrone Red incumbents with their +2 enthusiasm, and Bloo LW Populists get +3. Combine that with a -1 for the President's party in the midterms, a -1 from our economic crisis, and running the right candidates, and we may see the Blue team come close to taking over the House! Edited September 19, 2022 by Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 5:07 PM, Cal said: THE RED PARTY TAKES THE HOUSE 125-4! SURFS UP, AMERICA, ITS TIME TO RIDE THE RED WAVE! CT-1: @Cal Representative Samuel Huntington is unopposed. CT-2: @Cal Jonathan Trumbull Jr is unopposed. DE-1: @Cal Gunning Bedford Sr is unopposed. GA-1: @Cal George Mathews wins 8-5. GA-2: RedProgCPU Lyman Hall wins 5-4. MA-1: RedModCPU John Adams wins 8-5. MA-2: RedModCPU Nathaniel Gorham wins 11-7. MA-3: RedProgCPU Joseph Warren wins 7-4. MA-4: @Cal Francis Dana wins 7-6. MD-1: RedLibCPU Upton Sheredine wins 10-9. MD-2: RedLibCPU William Paca wins 9-4. MD-3: RedLibCPU Charles Carroll of Carrollton wins 8-4. NC-1: BlooLibCPU Hugh Williamson wins 8-5. NC-2: BlooTradCPU Samuel Ashe unseats RedLibCPU Representative William Hooper. (Blue +1) NH-1: RedProgCPU Samuel Livermore wins. NH-2: RedProgCPU Abiel Foster wins. NJ-1: @Rezi Representative Ebenezer Elmer wins 9-7. NJ-2: RedModCPU William Livingston wins 10-2. NY-1: @Cal Philip Schuyler wins 6-5. NY-2: @Cal Isaac Roosevelt I wins 8-5. NY-3: @Rezi Thomas Paine wins 10-5. PA-1: RedModCPU Joseph Reed wins 7-6. PA-2: BlooLibCPU Representative William Montgomery wins 7-6. PA-3: RedModCPU Thomas Scott wins. PA-4: RedModCPU Charles Wilson Peale wins. RI-1: @Rezi Joseph Stanton Jr wins. SC-1: @Cal William Moultrie wins 7-6. SC-2: Cal Thomas Bee wins 7-2. VA-1: RedModCPU George Washington wins 9-4. VA-2: RedProgCPU Arthur Lee wins. 8-2. VA-3: @Cal James Wood wins 7-6. VA-4: @Cal Henry Lee II wins 9-5. Analysis Overall, the Blue team kept it very close despite being clearly disadvantaged. There were three key factors in this outcome: 1. Party Preference. A blanket +3 gave the Reds a strong margin of error in their reelection campaigns. 2. Incumbency bonuses. Almost no one was knocked off because on top of the Red +3, every Representative also got a +2. This also kept the Blue Representatives in office, so it did work both ways. 3. Ideology. Conservatives got -2 due to the state of the meters, meaning that Red Conservatives only had a +1 bonus (or +3 if they were incumbents) and Blue Conservatives got a -2. Blue Liberals experienced the greatest success and closest races, particularly against Red Conservatives, due to their +2 bonus. Overall, I actually really like how this election turned out. Despite Americans preferring the Red team, they want a more active federal government to get us out of some of the crises we're currently in, so they strategically cast their ballots for Blue Liberals over Red Conservatives. Incumbents got the bonus they needed to keep a historic outcome without a ton of seat changing. This feels like a good balance, at least for this election. Wait. In your analysis, how did enthusiasm hurt red conservatives and blue conservatives alike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 3 hours ago, MrPotatoTed said: Wait. In your analysis, how did enthusiasm hurt red conservatives and blue conservatives alike? Ideological Enthusiasm helped Red Conservatives with a +3, but ALL Conservatives got -1 from the Revenue Budget meter and another -1 from something else if I recall. (Not currently at my PC) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 12 hours ago, Cal said: Ideological Enthusiasm helped Red Conservatives with a +3, but ALL Conservatives got -1 from the Revenue Budget meter and another -1 from something else if I recall. (Not currently at my PC) Interesting interpretation! I've taken the -1 to mean that ideology enthusiasm moves one square away from the incumbent party...but that's just my personal interpretation as I've never really 100% understood @vcczar's intent on how that's supposed to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 1 hour ago, MrPotatoTed said: Interesting interpretation! I've taken the -1 to mean that ideology enthusiasm moves one square away from the incumbent party...but that's just my personal interpretation as I've never really 100% understood @vcczar's intent on how that's supposed to work. That's the correct interpretation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, vcczar said: That's the correct interpretation. So, what happens when it moves back up? Is the enthusiasm reversed? If it goes up and then back down, do you process those losses twice? Is it only calculated on moving to that square, so staying there forever once the other party gets you there has no negative effect on enthusiasm? (In the case of Rev/Budget) Do you calculate the hit when you move UP a square as well, punishing a party for raising the meter? Either way, it made no difference in this scenario at least but I’d love to know the correct way moving forward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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