AMPU Modern Day Playtest

[ebrk85]

Keynote Speaker

@WVProgressive with the most Govs you can select the Keynote Speaker

[WVProgressive]

18 minutes ago, ebrk85 said:

Keynote Speaker

@WVProgressive with the most Govs you can select the Keynote Speaker

Senator, and Famed Orator Ted Cruz shall give the Keynote address.

[pman]

I have 24 hrs on the platform, right? Just getting feedback from my teammates who are more experienced with platforms than I am. 

[ebrk85]

6 minutes ago, pman said:

I have 24 hrs on the platform, right? Just getting feedback from my teammates who are more experienced with platforms than I am. 

Yep

[ebrk85]

28 minutes ago, WVProgressive said:

Senator, and Famed Orator Ted Cruz shall give the Keynote address.

Giving his 2nd straight Keynote Address Sen Cruz rolls a 2. No effect

[pman]

Is my faction considered a moderate faction because that's what I am or is it a conservative faction because of Haley? I'll try and post this by 6:30 AM ET because I work the rest of the day and I am mindful of moving this through.

Edited January 30, 2023 by pman

[ebrk85]

19 minutes ago, pman said:

Is my faction considered a moderate faction because that's what I am or is it a conservative faction because of Haley? I'll try and post this by 6:30 AM ET because I work the rest of the day and I am mindful of moving this through.

Cards aren't updated until after the elections so your faction is moderate still. However, it will depend on what each step calls for. If it says faction ideology you are Mod but if it calls to use the candidates personal ideology it will be Cons.

For the platform scoring that is by faction cards so Mod for you.

[pman]

2024 Red Team Platform

foreign/mil - Major Increase to Defense Spending

domestic- Create Work Requirements for Most Recipients to Earn Welfare Benefits

economic- Set Income Tax bracket incomes to a range of 10% to 37% 

Judicial- Talent based points system for immigration

Executive- Deport undocumented immigrants

--- Big advantage to going second with the convention but I did the best I could.

[ebrk85]

43 minutes ago, pman said:

2024 Red Team Platform

foreign/mil - Major Increase to Defense Spending

domestic- Create Work Requirements for Most Recipients to Earn Welfare Benefits

economic- Set Income Tax bracket incomes to a range of 10% to 37% 

Judicial- Talent based points system for immigration

Executive- Deport undocumented immigrants

--- Big advantage to going second with the convention but I did the best I could.

Yea definitely an advantage for the incumbent party with that.

[ebrk85]

2024 Red Team Platform Scoring

foreign/mil - Major Increase to Defense Spending

250pts to Mod/Cons, Expansionists, Mil-Ind

-250pts to Prog/LW Pop/RW Pop, Pacifists

domestic- Create Work Requirements for Most Recipients to Earn Welfare Benefits

250 pts to Mod/Con/Trads, RW Activists, Big Corp

-250pts to Prog/Libs, LW Activists, Welfare

economic- Set Income Tax bracket incomes to a range of 10% to 37%

 250pts to Con/Mods

-250pts to Prog

Judicial- Talent based points system for immigration

100pts to Mod/Con/Trads, RW Activists, Big Corp

-100pts to Prog/Libs, LW Activists

Executive- Deport undocumented immigrants

100pts to Cons/Trad, Nationalists, Law & Order

-100pts to Prog/Libs, LW Activists, Human Rights

 

@pman +1800

BrunnellCPU +950

@ShortKing +1850

@WVProgressive 1000

@Murrman104 -1900

@jnewt -1000

@Vicx -800

HestiaCPU +500

 

• Do the points that the party would gain by fulfilling the platform goals exceed those that the other party would gain?  YES

• Does the score of the lowest scoring faction with the platform exceed the lowest scoring faction of the other party? YES

• Does the president’s personal ideology score the most points (or tied)?  YES

• Scored 3 pts

• Cons +1 Red (already maxed Red)

• Haley gets 500pts, Justice 100pts

 

[ebrk85]

DNC

Democrats have gathered in Honolulu, HI (hey at least if we lose we got to go to Hawaii!) to nominate VP Jay Inslee for President.

VP Decision:

@jnewt Who will VP Inslee select to be his running mate?

 

[jnewt]

12 minutes ago, ebrk85 said:

DNC

Democrats have gathered in Honolulu, HI (hey at least if we lose we got to go to Hawaii!) to nominate VP Jay Inslee for President.

VP Decision:

@jnewt Who will VP Inslee select to be his running mate?

 

VP Inslee selects former Representative from Michigan Gretchen Whitmer @Vicxto be his running mate 

[ebrk85]

30 minutes ago, jnewt said:

VP Inslee selects former Representative from Michigan Gretchen Whitmer @Vicxto be his running mate 

Determining VP impact:

 

• If the VP comes from another faction, then +1.  YES

• If the ticket had a moderate, conservative, or liberal, then +1. YES

• If the ticket is at least 20 years of age apart, then +1 YES (20yrs on the dot)

• If at least one person on the ticket is older than 50, then  +1 YES

• If at least one person on the ticket is younger than 60, then +1. YES

• If one member (but not both) on the ticket is marked “independent” or is currently not holding office, then +1 because voters like an outsider. YES

• If one member on the ticket is from a Big State and one from a Small State, then +1. NO

• If the members on the tickets come from different regions, then +1. YES

• If the VP DOES have obscure (roll 6-sided die): ROLLS A 2

• 2: Obscure VP loses obscure and gains harmonious. +1 PT [None of this is an option if the VP has disharmonious]

Total Points: 8

(Got lucky the obscure roll point gave you the advantage)

Party Pref moves Blue +1 (now Red +1)

[ebrk85]

Platform Creation:

@jnewt

The presidential nominee must build a platform picking an economic legis, domestic legis, judicial legis, foreign/military policy legis, and presidential action that they promise to fulfill. Also, if there is an ongoing crisis, they must promise to resolve them. Failing to fulfill promises can hurt the party and reelection bids.

The president nom will pick these platform promises unilaterally or they will select a faction to pick the promise in order to sure up support. You can allow another faction to select a platform plank, the faction enthusiasm given the choice of a platform plank will have a 25% of improving that enthusiasm toward the party.

Keynote Speaker

@jnewt you also have the most Govs so you can select the Keynote Speaker

[pman]

2 minutes ago, ebrk85 said:

Determining VP impact:

 

• If the VP comes from another faction, then +1.  YES

• If the ticket had a moderate, conservative, or liberal, then +1. YES

• If the ticket is at least 20 years of age apart, then +1 YES (20yrs on the dot)

• If at least one person on the ticket is older than 50, then  +1 YES

• If at least one person on the ticket is younger than 60, then +1. YES

• If one member (but not both) on the ticket is marked “independent” or is currently not holding office, then +1 because voters like an outsider. YES

• If one member on the ticket is from a Big State and one from a Small State, then +1. NO

• If the members on the tickets come from different regions, then +1. YES

• If the VP DOES have obscure (roll 6-sided die): ROLLS A 2

• 2: Obscure VP loses obscure and gains harmonious. +1 PT [None of this is an option if the VP has disharmonious]

Total Points: 8

(Got lucky the obscure roll point gave you the advantage)

Party Pref moves Blue +1 (now Red +1)

Isn’t it red plus 2?

Edited January 30, 2023 by pman

[pman]

The sheets says plus 1 but it’s been plus 3 this whole time

[ebrk85]

7 minutes ago, pman said:

Isn’t it red plus 2?

The sheet had it on +2 before the VP pref change but I'll go back and double check

Edited January 30, 2023 by ebrk85

[ebrk85]

9 minutes ago, pman said:

The sheets says plus 1 but it’s been plus 3 this whole time

@pman @ShortKing Not sure why you both thought that. Going back in version history Party Pref was last updated on Jan 22nd at 638pm by me. Going from Red +3 to Red +2.  I'll go through the forum to see what it was that changed it then.

[ebrk85]

On 1/22/2023 at 6:14 PM, ebrk85 said:

3 Crisis Bills passed and 3 Crisis bills failed. For failing to pass a majority of crisis bills their will be a Party Pref penalty. The President is likable so 25% chance the President is blamed and 75% the party that controls Congress is blamed.

Rolls 89/25 so Congress is blamed. Party Pref -1 Red

On 1/22/2023 at 6:14 PM, ebrk85 said:

Total Meter Changes

Rev/Bud +3 (now a 4, crisis ends)

Mil Prep -1 (now slightly unprepared)

Party Pref -1 Red (now Red +2)

Libs +1 Blue (already maxed blue)

Mods -1 Blue (now Blue +2)

Cons +2 Red (already maxed red)

Trads +2 Red (already maxed red)

@pman @ShortKing So this is the change from Jan 22nd.  I'll through the rest to current time and see if there was another change back to Red +3 that I missed.

Edited January 30, 2023 by ebrk85

[jnewt]

20 minutes ago, ebrk85 said:

Platform Creation:

@jnewt

The presidential nominee must build a platform picking an economic legis, domestic legis, judicial legis, foreign/military policy legis, and presidential action that they promise to fulfill. Also, if there is an ongoing crisis, they must promise to resolve them. Failing to fulfill promises can hurt the party and reelection bids.

The president nom will pick these platform promises unilaterally or they will select a faction to pick the promise in order to sure up support. You can allow another faction to select a platform plank, the faction enthusiasm given the choice of a platform plank will have a 25% of improving that enthusiasm toward the party.

Keynote Speaker

@jnewt you also have the most Govs so you can select the Keynote Speaker

Comedian Jon Stewart will be the keynote speaker. We’ll also delegate the platform creation (but I’m unsure how that’ll work with Hestia’s faction). @Murrman104 can select the economic plank and @Vicx can select the judicial plank. 

[ebrk85]

On 1/22/2023 at 6:20 PM, pman said:

Well President Warner won that round. The blue team has a very real chance in 2024.

@pman This was your comment from right after the change.

 

On 1/24/2023 at 9:43 PM, ebrk85 said:

State of the Meters as we head into the elections

• Revenue-Budget: +1 for Moderates
• Economic Stability: no effect
• Domestic Stability: Incumbent Party -1 in elections (Blue -1)
• Quality of Life: +1 Enthusiasm for RW Pop/Moderates
• Planet's Health: +1 Enthusiasm for RW Pop; -1 for Progressives
• Party Preference: Red +2
• LW Pops: Neutral
• Progs: Blue +3
• Libs: Blue +3
• Mods: Blue +3
• Cons: Red +3
• Trads: Red +3
• RW Pops: Red +3

And this is what was posted as we started the primaries.

Sorry but I don't see anything else.  If you can show otherwise I am more then happy to change it.

[ebrk85]

12 minutes ago, jnewt said:

We’ll also delegate the platform creation (but I’m unsure how that’ll work with Hestia’s faction). @Murrman104 can select the economic plank and @Vicx can select the judicial plank. 

the CPU will 50% of the time pick a platform stance that favors their cards specifically; 25% pick a platform stance that favors the faction with the lowest score in their party; 25% pick a platform that favors the faction in their party with the lowest current enthusiasm.

So you'll have to decide whether the risk of letting the CPU pick is worth the potential enthusiasm boost. Also just a heads up Vicx has not been on in a week so I am likely going to have to CPU that plank as well if you are giving it to that faction.

[jnewt]

24 minutes ago, ebrk85 said:

the CPU will 50% of the time pick a platform stance that favors their cards specifically; 25% pick a platform stance that favors the faction with the lowest score in their party; 25% pick a platform that favors the faction in their party with the lowest current enthusiasm.

So you'll have to decide whether the risk of letting the CPU pick is worth the potential enthusiasm boost. Also just a heads up Vicx has not been on in a week so I am likely going to have to CPU that plank as well if you are giving it to that faction.

Alright nevermind with Vicx then since he’s also liberal, but let the CPU pick the judicial plank for Hestia. Murrman can still pick the economic plank and I’ll pick the rest. 

[Murrman104]

Raise minimum wage to $12 an hour

Edited January 30, 2023 by Murrman104

[pman]

2 hours ago, ebrk85 said:

@pman This was your comment from right after the change.

 

And this is what was posted as we started the primaries.

Sorry but I don't see anything else.  If you can show otherwise I am more then happy to change it.

You’re right- totally forgot. On the positive- I forgot about the -1 for progressives too which might come i handy in what will no doubt be a close election.