Rezi Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) BLOO RELOCATIONS, IDEOLOGY SHIFTS, AND KINGMAKERS 1772 Rezi: Relocations: Thomas Paine PA -> NY (Alternate State) Daniel Hiester PA -> MD (Alternate State) George Bryan PA -> RI George Taylor PA -> MD John Hiester PA -> MD John Smilie PA -> MD Ideology Shifts: None Kingmakers: None BlooModCPU: Relocations: None Ideology Shifts: None Kingmakers: Kingmaker Robert R Livingston takes George Clinton as a Protege BlooConCPU: Relocations: None Ideology Shifts: John Paul Jones Mod -> Cons William Ellery Mod -> Cons Samuel Ashe Mod -> Cons Kingmakers: Kingmaker Patrick Henry takes John Page as a Protege BlooLibCPU: Relocations: None Ideology Shifts: None Kingmakers: Kingmaker Ebenezer Hazard takes Peter Muhlenberg as a Protege BlooTradCPU: Relocations: Anthony Wayne PA -> GA (Alternate State) Ideology Shifts: None Kingmakers: Kingmaker George Mason takes on Thomas Jefferson as Protege Edited July 31, 2022 by Rezi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) ROOKIE DRAFT TRAIT/ALTERNATE STATE GAINS RedProgCPU Jonathan Freeman gains Debater. RedLibCPU Thomas Mifflin gains Integrity. RedLibCPU Egbert Benson gains Provincial. RedProgCPU Benjamin Rush gains Lackey. RedConCPU John Jay gains Charisma. Blue had more rookie pols than Red and got 0 traits from it. Thanks, Dice. BlooTradCPU John Tyler Sr gains South Carolina as an alternate state. Rezi Melancton Smith gains Rhode Island as an alternate state. BlooModCPU Robert R Livingston gains Virginia as an alternate state. BlooLibCPU Richard Bassett gains New Jersey as an alternate state. BlooTradCPU Thomas Tudor Tucker gains Delaware as an alternate state. And then Blue gets every alternate state. Wonderful. Edited July 31, 2022 by Rezi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Wait, are draftees supposed to get alternate states now? I missed that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Largo833 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Rezi said: RedProgCPU Benjamin Rush gains Lackey. You know, Benjamin Rush is the character that I plan on spending a disproportionate amount of time and effort building up when the game comes out, and I notice that it seems like he just can't catch a break in the current playtests (I suppose I say that not knowing precisely what the Lackey trait does, but it doesn't sound like anything good). Not sure that bodes well for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) On 7/30/2022 at 12:33 AM, Cal said: HHCal Ideology shifts: M --> C Caleb Strong Fails Dudley Saltonstall Fails, Gains flipflopper and pliable. C --> T James Wood Fails, gains flipflopper George Matthews Fails Thomas Bee Fails, gains flipflopper Arthur St. Clare Fails Henry Lee II Fails Isaac Roosevelt I Fails, gains flipflopper William Cushing Fails C --> M James Duane Fails Philip Schuyler Fails Congrats, the first 11 pols all failing was a 4% chance! T --> C Benedict Arnold Suceeds! On 7/30/2022 at 12:33 AM, Cal said: RedConCPU Ideology shifts: Shearjashub Bourne M --> C Fails John Sullivan M --> C Fails, gains pliable On 7/30/2022 at 12:33 AM, Cal said: RedModCPU Relocations: Benjamin Huntington CT --> PA Succeeds, no penalty. Ideology shifts: James Lloyd M --> C Fails, gains pliable Andrew Adams M --> C Fails James Otis Jr M --> C Fails On 7/30/2022 at 12:33 AM, Cal said: RedProgCPU Ideology shifts: Richard Peters M --> C Succeeds, gains flipflopper Edited July 31, 2022 by Rezi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, Rezi said: BLOO RELOCATIONS, IDEOLOGY SHIFTS, AND KINGMAKERS 1772 Rezi: Relocations: Thomas Paine PA -> NY (Alternate State) SUCCESS Daniel Hiester PA -> MD (Alternate State) SUCCESS George Bryan PA -> RI NO LONGER UNDERPOPULATED. George Taylor PA -> MD MD no longer unpopulated. John Hiester PA -> MD No longer unferpopulated. John Smilie PA -> MD NO LONGER UNDERPOPULATED Ideology Shifts: None Kingmakers: None BlooModCPU: Relocations: None Ideology Shifts: None Kingmakers: Kingmaker Robert R Livingston takes George Clinton as a Protege Invalid: Livingston has not reached the age 35 (currently 26) BlooConCPU: Relocations: None Ideology Shifts: John Paul Jones Mod -> Cons 81 FAILS. 41, 51, does not gain Pliable or Flipflopper. William Ellery Mod -> Cons 78 FAILS, 27, 49, gains Pliable but not Flipflopper. Samuel Ashe Mod -> Cons 41 FAILS, 17, 56, gains Pliable but not Flipflopper Kingmakers: Kingmaker Patrick Henry takes John Page as a Protege. NO SKILL GAIN POSSIBLE, NO INTEREST GAIN POSSIBLE, NO EXPERTISE GAIN POSSIBLE, Gains Propagandist. BlooLibCPU: Relocations: None Ideology Shifts: None Kingmakers: Kingmaker Ebenezer Hazard takes Peter Muhlenberg as a Protege. TOO YOUNG, MUST BE 35+ BlooTradCPU: Relocations: Anthony Wayne PA -> GA (Alternate State) SUCCESS Ideology Shifts: None Kingmakers: Kingmaker George Mason takes on Thomas Jefferson as Protege. SHARES RW ACTIVIST, DEBATER. Edited July 31, 2022 by Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Cal said: Thomas Paine PA -> NY (Alternate State) SUCCESS Daniel Hiester PA -> MD (Alternate State) SUCCESS George Bryan PA -> RI NO LONGER UNDERPOPULATED. George Taylor PA -> MD MD no longer unpopulated. John Hiester PA -> MD No longer unferpopulated. John Smilie PA -> MD NO LONGER UNDERPOPULATED nooooo, operation PAexodus failed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 4:59 PM, Cal said: Red Kingmakers HHCal Samuel Huntington (Leadership) will take on Benedict Arnold, Dudley Saltonstall, and Jonathan Trumbull Jr as protégés. RedConCPU Benjamin Franklin will take on George Clymer as a protege (highest Gov + Leg + Command). Benedict Arnold gains Labor expertise, Provincial, and +1 Governing Saltonstall gains Agriculture expertise, Provincial, and +1 Command Trumbull Jr gains Labor expertise, Provincial, and +1 Command George Clymer gains Foreign Affairs expertise, Civil Rights interest, Cosmopolitan, and +1 Governing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Rezi said: Benedict Arnold gains Labor expertise, Provincial, and +1 Governing IIRC being Cosmopolitan prevents transferring Provincial. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Faction Personalities HHCal -- Conservatives, Traditionalists RedConCPU -- Conservatives RedModCPU -- Moderates RedLibCPU --Moderates RedProgCPU -- Liberals BlueTradCPU -- Conservatives, Traditionalists, RW Populists, RW Activists, Expansionists BlueConCPU --Moderates, BlueModCPU -- Moderates BlueLibCPU -- Moderates Rezi -- Progressives, LW Activists No lobbies are yet active, per the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Cal said: Rezi -- Progressives, LW Activists If I understand the rules correctly, I should have the LW Populist Card as well. "Every ideology must be distributed to at least one faction. If there is an ideology with 0 politicians in the game, it is distributed randomly to a faction with a neighboring ideology. For example, if there are no LW Populist politicians, the card is given to the Progressive faction – choose randomly if there is more than one Progressive faction." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rezi said: If I understand the rules correctly, I should have the LW Populist Card as well. "Every ideology must be distributed to at least one faction. If there is an ideology with 0 politicians in the game, it is distributed randomly to a faction with a neighboring ideology. For example, if there are no LW Populist politicians, the card is given to the Progressive faction – choose randomly if there is more than one Progressive faction." I thought that as well, but the Historic Era card minimum on the sheet is set as 0, instead of 1. I think that you should have it, though. It's just a strange difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Faction Leaders As there is not yet a Continental Congress, we switch straight to selecting Faction Leaders (no Party Leaders for this era) HHCal -- Conservatives, Traditionalists All statesmen are Obscure, and therefore all restrictions outside of Ideology are lifted. Therefore, I will select Patriot Benedict Arnold as my Faction Leader. RedConCPU -- Conservatives. There are no eligible statesmen without Obscure, and therefore all restrictions are lifted. As there are no CPU rules for this currently, I will have the CPU choose the highest PV same ideology politician not on the career track. Therefore, John Sherman is selected. RedModCPU -- Moderates. The only eligible option is George Washington. RedLibCPU --Moderates. No one eligible, so the CPU selects James Wilson. RedProgCPU -- Liberals. No one eligible, so the CPU selects Thomas McKean. BlueTradCPU -- Conservatives, Traditionalists, RW Populists, RW Activists, Expansionists. No one eligible, so the CPU selects Thomas Jefferson. BlueConCPU --Moderates. No one eligible, so the CPU selects John Hancock. BlueModCPU -- Moderates. No one eligible, so the CPU selects George Clinton. BlueLibCPU -- Moderates. No one eligible, so the CPU selects John Milton. Rezi -- Progressives, LW Populists, LW Activists. The only eligible option is Samuel Adams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cal said: HHCal -- Conservatives, Traditionalists All statesmen are Obscure, and therefore all restrictions outside of Ideology are lifted. Therefore, I will select Patriot Benedict Arnold as my Faction Leader. RedConCPU -- Conservatives. There are no eligible statesmen without Obscure, and therefore all restrictions are lifted. As there are no CPU rules for this currently, I will have the CPU choose the highest PV same ideology politician not on the career track. Therefore, John Sherman is selected. RedModCPU -- Moderates. The only eligible option is George Washington. RedLibCPU --Moderates. No one eligible, so the CPU selects James Wilson. RedProgCPU -- Liberals. No one eligible, so the CPU selects Thomas McKean. Benedict Arnold loses Obscure. John Sherman sees no gains. George Washington gains Leadership (I'm shocked he didn't already have it) and +1 Governing. Would have lost obscure and gained crisis manager but both were already done. James Wilson loses Obscure. Thomas McKean loses Obscure and gains Leadership. Would have gained Disharmonious but already has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Cal said: BlueTradCPU -- Conservatives, Traditionalists, RW Populists, RW Activists, Expansionists. No one eligible, so the CPU selects Thomas Jefferson. Keeps obscure. No gains. 6 minutes ago, Cal said: BlueConCPU --Moderates. No one eligible, so the CPU selects John Hancock. Keeps Obscure. No gains. 7 minutes ago, Cal said: BlueModCPU -- Moderates. No one eligible, so the CPU selects George Clinton. Loses Obscure. Gains Charismatic. 12 minutes ago, Cal said: BlueLibCPU -- Moderates. No one eligible, so the CPU selects John Milton. Loses Obscure. Gains Leadership. +1 Command. +1 Gov. Gains Likable. (He absorbed everyone else's luck, it seems). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 38 minutes ago, Cal said: Keeps obscure. No gains. Keeps Obscure. No gains. Loses Obscure. Gains Charismatic. Loses Obscure. Gains Leadership. +1 Command. +1 Gov. Gains Likable. (He absorbed everyone else's luck, it seems). where Samuel Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Rezi said: where Samuel Adams I had thought I done him... strange. (legitimately). Reroll! Samuel Adams would gain Leadership, but already has it. He would lose obscure, but already has it. No other gains. Edited August 1, 2022 by Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 No general events fire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) Gaspee Affair: A group of Rhode Islanders, led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown, burn down a grounded British customs ship that had been enforcing the Navigation Act. These acts and taxation are unjust but such violence will only inflame a response. I fear a military response. BlooTradCPU -50 BloodConCPU -50 BloodModCPU -50 BlueLibCPU -50 HHCal -50 RedConCPU -50 RedModCPU -50 RedLibCPU -50 Only RedProgCPU and Rezi escape. Benjamin Franklin is Recognized as the Most Famous American: Benjamin Franklin has long been a leading intellectual and has spent almost as much time in London and Paris as he has in Philadelphia, making Franklin the most recognized name in America. His inventions, scientific experiments, and publications have made his name immortal. RedConCPU Benjamin Franklin gains Celebrity. John Bartram Recognized as the World's Greatest Botanist: Carl Linneaus, the world famous Swedish naturalist, proclaimed Bartram the "Greatest Natural Botanist in the World." [Historically, the Founding Fathers made frequent trips to his garden in Philadelphia. RedModCPU gains Celebrity.Committees of Correspondence: Samuel Adams, Joseph Warren, and Mercy Otis Warren of Massachusetts set up a Committee of Correspondence in response to the Gaspee Affair to coordinate colonial opposition to the British Parliament and advocate for colonial rights. Similar committees are expected to spring up elsewhere. We can only hope that such committees will be constructive and harmonizing. BloodTradCPU +50 Rezi +50Tea Act: In an effort to help the British East India Company, British Parliament has enacted a Tea Act, which is certainly going to hurt the port-city merchants in the American Colonies. Furthermore, those desiring representation in Parliament see this as yet another in a list of unjust taxation. This does not bode well. Parliament must be tone deaf! Taxation on Sugar, Stamps, and now tea? We don't even get a voice to object or accept this taxation! Relations decrease by 1 with the British. Relations were already bottomed out, however. Hooray?Boston Tea Party: The Sons of Liberty of Massachusetts, led by Samuel Adams, board a merchant ship and dump the entire cargo of British East India tea into Boston harbor. Such marvelous boldness! It's difficult to know if this action by the Sons of Liberty will have been reckless or righteous. We can expect consequences by His Majesty King George III and his Parliament. Rezi Samuel Adams gains celebrity. Rezi +50 BloodConCPU -50 BloodModCPU -50 BlueLibCPU -50 HHCal -50 RedConCPU -50 RedModCPU -50 RedLibCPU -50 Edited August 1, 2022 by Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Time to appoint Continental Congress delegates! Each faction can nominate one candidate per slot. Big states will have 4 spots, medium states will have 3 spots, and small states will have 2 spots. For the Era of Independence, PA, MA, VA, MD are big, while GA, RI, DE, and NH are small.Note that these are "at large" elections, meaning that all Pennsylvania candidates are competing against all other Pennsylvania candidates. Not like a House election, where you specify which district you're running in. (Shamelessly stolen from Ted) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) Rezi CC Candidates: GA: John A Treutlen MA: Jonathan Grout, James Warren, Samuel Adams, Amos Singletary MD: Daniel Hiester NJ: Elias Boudinot NY: Melancton Smith, Thomas Paine PA: John Smilie, George Bryan, George Taylor RI: Joseph Stanton Jr VA: Carter Braxton Edited August 1, 2022 by Rezi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Cal said: I thought that as well, but the Historic Era card minimum on the sheet is set as 0, instead of 1. I think that you should have it, though. It's just a strange difference. The rules were rewritten after the Historic Era Card Minimum sheet was created. So yes, should have LW Populist in play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Cal said: RedConCPU -- Conservatives. There are no eligible statesmen without Obscure, and therefore all restrictions are lifted. As there are no CPU rules for this currently, I will have the CPU choose the highest PV same ideology politician not on the career track. Therefore, John Sherman is selected. Not sure what you mean, there's definitely CPU Faction Leader selection rules. (Totally understand that nobody was eligible, but you'd still roll the die to see if they choose the person with the highest PV or the one with the most command or one randomly or whatever). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: Not sure what you mean, there's definitely CPU Faction Leader selection rules. (Totally understand that nobody was eligible, but you'd still roll the die to see if they choose the person with the highest PV or the one with the most command or one randomly or whatever). I must have missed them, I've not slept in like 48 hours 😛 Thanks for pointing that out! I'll take that as my cue to head to bed and continue this in the morning 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Cal said: I must have missed them, I've not slept in like 48 hours 😛 Thanks for pointing that out! I'll take that as my cue to head to bed and continue this in the morning 😛 It happens to the best of us! If I recall correctly, the CPU rules are lower than you'd expect them -- below the rules on naming your faction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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