Popular Post Bushwa777 Posted March 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2023 @Imperator Taco Cat,, @pman, @DJBillyShakes, @dkh64, @Umbrella, @EYates, @Bloot911, @Blockmon, @Willthescout7 The Civil War is over, the US looks like a One-Party State with the recent election of President Grant and both the Senate and House controlled by the Republican Party who are busy waving the bloody shirt. It is an age of a significant level of corruption in local, state, and the federal government. Because of this reformers are emerging in both parties to clean up the corruption and establish government jobs by merit and not party loyalty but this has not happened yet. The leading issue of the day is the tariff and currency reform. It is an age of the Trust, an age of the rich, an age of parties with the rich and struggles with the poor. African Americans are being forgotten by the GOP and ignored by the Democrats. Native Americans are being exterminated by the army who are also holding down the south. Both parties have supporters of the Gold Standard as well as advocates for Free Silver. The latter want to create inflation making it easier to pay back debt. Europe is busy colonizing Africa and Asia while expansionists in the US are looking and thinking about the US having their own empire. Feminists, socialists, communists, prohibitionists, eugenicists, labor activists are starting to rumble forth but they are being pushed down by those in power. How long will they stay silent however and how long will the government stay in the hands of the rich and not the poor? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Eric and I are starting the starting draft soon and I am busy putting politician's into their slots in the sheet 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_bin_Tyler Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Ooooh parallel Gilded Ages! I'm excited to follow along. Good luck to everyone! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) By the way I encourage people to play as people in your faction as long as you do not hurt others feelings Edited March 22, 2023 by Bushwa777 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Just changed the comment ich but love the laugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) Excited to get started and happy to have those joining, both experienced and new. Still working on the spreadsheet but got a lot done and we should be ready in a day or two. I will be sharing the doc soon through PM's. Each person, except for @pman who has requested to do 2 will have a faction. However, in an effort to keep this playtest moving along at a decent pace, since there are a lot of us to wrangle up each time, I will have to strictly enforce the 24-hour rule. If the deadline has passed and I’m available to process things, then I will run your faction as CPU for that one part. Repeated violations and we will have to look for a replacement. If you will be unavailable for a stretch, then no worries, but, if possible, please give me a heads up or you can give one of your teammates permission to make decisions for you. I mostly will do moves in the evenings. Ok so first up we need to decide on factions. I will post below each factions’ ideology and some of the current leading pols. Let me know your preference. I'll do my best to accommodate everyone but if two really want the same faction I will roll for it. @Willthescout7 has asked for right wing GOP or Red 5, so unless one of you want that we will give it to him. Go ahead and post below your preference. Red 1: LW Populist/Progressive – Frederick Douglass, Elihu B. Washburn, Henry Wilson Red 2: Progressive/Liberal – Carl Schurz, Benjamin Wade, Charles Sumner Red 3: Moderate/Conservative – Ulysses S. Grant, Roscoe Conkling, Schuyler Colfax Red 4: Moderate/Conservative –James G. Blaine, John Sherman, Simon Cameron Red 5: Conservative/Traditionalist/RW Populist – William H. Seward, Edward Bates, Hamilton Fish Blue 1: Liberal/Progressive/LW Populist – Salmon P. Chase, William Rosecrans, Boss Tweed Blue 2 :Liberal/Moderate – Andrew Johnson, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Wade Hampton III Blue 3: Moderate/Conservative – Robert M. T. Hunter, Samuel J. Tilden, Adlai Stevenson I Blue 4: Conservative/Traditionalist – Fernando Wood, Thomas A. Hendricks, Franklin Pierce Blue 5: Traditionalist/RW Populist – George H. Pendleton, Alexander Stephens, George B. McClellan Edited March 22, 2023 by Bushwa777 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blockmon Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) I am fine with 1.red3 (most preferred) 2.red4 3.red2 4.blue3 5.blue4 6.blue1 7.blue2 I would prefer to keep it that way but if someone wants one of the teams I am fine with, really don't want to fight it. Edited March 22, 2023 by Blockmon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Taco Cat Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 1. blue 1 2. red 1 3. red 3 4. red 2 5. blue 2 after this no preference. Edited March 22, 2023 by Imperator Taco Cat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Red 3- most preferred red 4 red 2 red 1 red 5 then the blue factions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBillyShakes Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 19 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: Excited to get started and happy to have those joining, both experienced and new. Still working on the spreadsheet but got a lot done and we should be ready in a day or two. I will be sharing the doc soon through PM's. Each person, except for @pman who has requested to do 2 will have a faction. However, in an effort to keep this playtest moving along at a decent pace, since there are a lot of us to wrangle up each time, I will have to strictly enforce the 24-hour rule. If the deadline has passed and I’m available to process things, then I will run your faction as CPU for that one part. Repeated violations and we will have to look for a replacement. If you will be unavailable for a stretch, then no worries, but, if possible, please give me a heads up or you can give one of your teammates permission to make decisions for you. I mostly will do moves in the evenings. Ok so first up we need to decide on factions. I will post below each factions’ ideology and some of the current leading pols. Let me know your preference. I'll do my best to accommodate everyone but if two really want the same faction I will roll for it. @Willthescout7 has asked for right wing GOP or Red 5, so unless one of you want that we will give it to him. Go ahead and post below your preference. Red 1: LW Populist/Progressive – Frederick Douglass, Elihu B. Washburn, Henry Wilson Red 2: Progressive/Liberal – Carl Schurz, Benjamin Wade, Charles Sumner Red 3: Moderate/Conservative – Ulysses S. Grant, Roscoe Conkling, Schuyler Colfax Red 4: Moderate/Conservative –James G. Blaine, John Sherman, Simon Cameron Red 5: Conservative/Traditionalist/RW Populist – William H. Seward, Edward Bates, Hamilton Fish Blue 1: Liberal/Progressive/LW Populist – Salmon P. Chase, William Rosecrans, Boss Tweed Blue 2 :Liberal/Moderate – Andrew Johnson, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Wade Hampton III Blue 3: Moderate/Conservative – Robert M. T. Hunter, Samuel J. Tilden, Adlai Stevenson I Blue 4: Conservative/Traditionalist – Fernando Wood, Thomas A. Hendricks, Franklin Pierce Blue 5: Traditionalist/RW Populist – George H. Pendleton, Alexander Stephens, George B. McClellan I'll go Red 2 Red 1 Blue 1 Blue 2 Indifferent after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkh64 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1) Blue 1 2) Blue 2 3) Red 3 4) Red 4 5) Red 1 I didn’t deconflict with anyone above so happy to go with the first come, first served rule. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYates Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Bushwa777 said: Excited to get started and happy to have those joining, both experienced and new. Still working on the spreadsheet but got a lot done and we should be ready in a day or two. I will be sharing the doc soon through PM's. Each person, except for @pman who has requested to do 2 will have a faction. However, in an effort to keep this playtest moving along at a decent pace, since there are a lot of us to wrangle up each time, I will have to strictly enforce the 24-hour rule. If the deadline has passed and I’m available to process things, then I will run your faction as CPU for that one part. Repeated violations and we will have to look for a replacement. If you will be unavailable for a stretch, then no worries, but, if possible, please give me a heads up or you can give one of your teammates permission to make decisions for you. I mostly will do moves in the evenings. Ok so first up we need to decide on factions. I will post below each factions’ ideology and some of the current leading pols. Let me know your preference. I'll do my best to accommodate everyone but if two really want the same faction I will roll for it. @Willthescout7 has asked for right wing GOP or Red 5, so unless one of you want that we will give it to him. Go ahead and post below your preference. Red 1: LW Populist/Progressive – Frederick Douglass, Elihu B. Washburn, Henry Wilson Red 2: Progressive/Liberal – Carl Schurz, Benjamin Wade, Charles Sumner Red 3: Moderate/Conservative – Ulysses S. Grant, Roscoe Conkling, Schuyler Colfax Red 4: Moderate/Conservative –James G. Blaine, John Sherman, Simon Cameron Red 5: Conservative/Traditionalist/RW Populist – William H. Seward, Edward Bates, Hamilton Fish Blue 1: Liberal/Progressive/LW Populist – Salmon P. Chase, William Rosecrans, Boss Tweed Blue 2 :Liberal/Moderate – Andrew Johnson, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Wade Hampton III Blue 3: Moderate/Conservative – Robert M. T. Hunter, Samuel J. Tilden, Adlai Stevenson I Blue 4: Conservative/Traditionalist – Fernando Wood, Thomas A. Hendricks, Franklin Pierce Blue 5: Traditionalist/RW Populist – George H. Pendleton, Alexander Stephens, George B. McClellan I would like to go for Blue 3 Blue 4 Red 4 Red 5 Blue 5 Red 3 Blue 2 Red 2 Blue 1 Red 1 Hopefully based off of what others have put I don’t think my top pick conflicts with anyone so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Ok waiting on @Bloot911 for his choices. We have plenty of time of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloot911 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Red 4 Red 3 Blue 3 Blue 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbrella Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I don't see anyone with red 1 as their first choice, so I can take that. 1. Red 1 2. Any other red 3. Any blue except 3 4. Blue 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, Umbrella said: I don't see anyone with red 1 as their first choice, so I can take that. 1. Red 1 2. Any other red 3. Any blue except 3 4. Blue 3 3. Any blue except 3 4. Blue 3 ROFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Ok you all made it a bit hard but mostly got either your 1st or 2nd choice. A couple I had to go to 3rd choice. Red 1 LW Populist/Progressive: @Umbrella Red 2 – Progressive/Liberal: @DJBillyShakes Red 3 – Moderate/Conservative: @pman Red 4 – Moderate/Conservative: @Blockmon Red 5 – Conservative/Traditionalist/RW Populist: @Willthescout7 Blue 1 – Liberal/Progressive/LW Populist: @Imperator Taco Cat Blue 2 – Liberal/Moderate: @dkh64 Blue 3 – Moderate/Conservative: @Bloot911 Blue 4 – Conservative/Traditionalist: @EYates Blue 5 – Traditionalist/RW Populist: @pman 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrk85 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: Ok you all made it a bit hard but mostly got either your 1st or 2nd choice. A couple I had to go to 3rd choice. Red 1 LW Populist/Progressive: @Umbrella Red 2 – Progressive/Liberal: @DJBillyShakes Red 3 – Moderate/Conservative: @pman Red 4 – Moderate/Conservative: @Blockmon Red 5 – Conservative/Traditionalist/RW Populist: @Willthescout7 Blue 1 – Liberal/Progressive/LW Populist: @Imperator Taco Cat Blue 2 – Liberal/Moderate: @dkh64 Blue 3 – Moderate/Conservative: @Bloot911 Blue 4 – Conservative/Traditionalist: @EYates Blue 5 – Traditionalist/RW Populist: @pman Just wanted to point out those are the drafting ideologies not the current ideologies based off the pols in your factions. We still have to run the numbers to determine all the faction cards. 3 hours ago, Bushwa777 said: and we should be ready in a day or two. Also a day or two! OMG so much to do. Really putting the pressure on @Bushwa777 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 minute ago, ebrk85 said: Just wanted to point out those are the drafting ideologies not the current ideologies based off the pols in your factions. We still have to run the numbers to determine all the faction cards. Also a day or two! OMG so much to do. Really putting the pressure on @Bushwa777 😛 That was a direct quote from 1948. A few days is that better? 5 days? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrk85 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Bushwa777 said: That was a direct quote from 1948. A few days is that better? 5 days? Better! I would set the goal by the end of the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Just now, ebrk85 said: Better! I would set the goal by the end of the weekend. That is fine I have a player who cannot start till next week anyway so you have time buddy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 I wanted to tell you how much I look forward to playing this playtest with you all. I know many of you are new and I am gentle and will help and the ones who are vets will help me I am sure! I was just looking at the factions and am excited about seeing the future this can become. For instance Salmon P. Chase could chose to step down from Chief Justice and run for President. Andrew Johnson could choose to come back in 1872 and give Grant a run for his money. Or how about George McClellan could he decide to come back and run? Boss Tweed could end up Speaker of the House! Garfield could end up not be assassinated! Frederick Douglas could become the 1st African American President 150 years before Obama (I rounded up) or Robert E. Lee could be pardoned and enter the US Army again rising to become Senior General! The possibilities make me hungry to find out and I hope you all are excited! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 13 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: Boss Tweed could end up Speaker of the House! Already happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Just now, OrangeP47 said: Already happened. Not in my playtest LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYates Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I wonder if we could get a Franklin Pierce comeback in 72 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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