vcczar Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Please post interesting playtest updates that could be used in a future email to backers. If text, make sure the text is concise, if possible. I do like lists, such as the lists of presidents, etc. I also like maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYates Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 When the 1874 mid terms finish I can give you the maps for that in the 1868 playtest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 in the 1868 Playtest the US lost the Morall War and Philip Sheridan was fired 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 I've pinned this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 1 hour ago, Bushwa777 said: in the 1868 Playtest the US lost the Morall War and Philip Sheridan was fired Do you mean the Modoc War? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 10 minutes ago, vcczar said: Do you mean the Modoc War? Yes sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Taco Cat Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 3 minutes ago, vcczar said: Do you mean the Modoc War? Yes. No, Justin Morrill started a rebellion and caused literacy rates to tank wich le to his name being spelled as sutch(/s). Yes, it was the Modoc war, With max mil prep, a stacked army leadership and in just one battle I might add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 45 minutes ago, Imperator Taco Cat said: Yes. No, Justin Morrill started a rebellion and caused literacy rates to tank wich le to his name being spelled as sutch(/s). Yes, it was the Modoc war, With max mil prep, a stacked army leadership and in just one battle I might add. Am i good or am I good? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Taco Cat Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: Am i good or am I good? "I good" is correct here as having a lowercase i on it's own is improper grammar. Edited June 6 by Imperator Taco Cat Grammer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Progressive Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 In 1774 the Continental Congress failed to pass the Declaration of Independence, stalling in the FA/Mil Committee 3 to 5. Also during that turn, the Inaugural CC Pres - James Armstrong - attempted to stamp out "Common Sense", which was soundly rejected by the Congress. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYates Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 In the 1868 Playtest we have just had the 1874 Mid Terms and here are the results. House: GOP 200 Democrats: 102 Governors: GOP: 31 Democrats: 14 We are still yet to allow former Confederates to run for office which is causing a drag on the Democratic Party as the cannot field candidates in every race in the South. This was shown through the fact that Louisiana flipped due to the current Democratic Governor being limited to a single turn. However in Tennessee we have seen Andrew Johnson get re-elected to another term as Governor and the Democrats making remarkable gains in the industrial regions of the North. The House was more of an interesting game with some people thinking the Democrats had a chance to flip the house which would have required an 81 seat net gain from their starting point. Others thought that a 40-50 seat gain would be a good night for them especially given that Reconstruction is still in play in the South and the number of Republican incumbents in office. In the end the Democrats would only net a 32 seat gain in the House but it would at least put them above having a third of the seats and in the Governorships the Democrats would make a net two seat gain with Republicans only losing one as this was the first time Washington was up. Several races were very close in the house with Speaker Brainless Blaine who managed to get rid of his cocaine addiction thanks to brain surgery winning by a slim margin and the Democrats coming very close in several races in MA, NY, NJ, PA, OH, IL and OR. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 In the 1840, original Civil War Playtest, Howell Cobb has won a second term, 196-187. It should be noted, though the EV margin was narrow, Cobb got 55% of the popular vote. Despite being an arch-Confederate, he has a reputation as a moderate, in part because he knows the value of good PR. For example, his administration is at least mildly receptive to workers' rights... but it's also a ploy to industrialize the South over the North... The Governors are split 24-19 in democrat favor, the House 150-147, and the Senate 45-41. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Progressive Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 In 1776-1778, Benjamin Franklin dies of pneumonia, and OTL Comm. Chief of the Continental Navy Esek Hopkins died of Pneumonia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 In the 1868 playtest, Associate Justice David Davis was charged by the House Judiciary Committee with the following charges: 5 counts of Abuse of Power 2 counts of Bribery 8 counts of Contempt of Congress 1 count of Corruption 1 count of Inciting Violence 2 counts of Obstruction of Justice 1 Count of Unethical Political Bias He chose to resign instead of letting it go to the US House to consider the charges. Because of the death of Robert Copper Grier and the resignation of Associate Justice Noah Swayne that leaves 3 slots open for the President to fill in the Supreme Court! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewt Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 6 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: In the 1868 playtest, Associate Justice David Davis was charged by the House Judiciary Committee with the following charges: 5 counts of Abuse of Power 2 counts of Bribery 8 counts of Contempt of Congress 1 count of Corruption 1 count of Inciting Violence 2 counts of Obstruction of Justice 1 Count of Unethical Political Bias He chose to resign instead of letting it go to the US House to consider the charges. Because of the death of Robert Copper Grier and the resignation of Associate Justice Noah Swayne that leaves 3 slots open for the President to fill in the Supreme Court! What did this man do?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Progressive Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Just now, jnewt said: What did this man do?? Roll a bad die 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 (edited) 25 minutes ago, jnewt said: What did this man do?? It was gen event roll of improper SC justice. Then i rolled for the charges based on rules Edited June 15 by Bushwa777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 57 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: In the 1868 playtest, Associate Justice David Davis was charged by the House Judiciary Committee with the following charges: 5 counts of Abuse of Power 2 counts of Bribery 8 counts of Contempt of Congress 1 count of Corruption 1 count of Inciting Violence 2 counts of Obstruction of Justice 1 Count of Unethical Political Bias He chose to resign instead of letting it go to the US House to consider the charges. Because of the death of Robert Copper Grier and the resignation of Associate Justice Noah Swayne that leaves 3 slots open for the President to fill in the Supreme Court! @MrPotatoTedwe really gotta finalize those impeachment rules lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 9 minutes ago, 10centjimmy said: @MrPotatoTedwe really gotta finalize those impeachment rules lol I agree especially for this gen event which does not tell what he did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkh64 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 He clearly ran a criminal ring in Illinois. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Progressive Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 (edited) Governors were first elected in the 1778-1780 term, with Reds winning 8 and Blues winning 5. Edited June 15 by Arkansas Progressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 On 6/15/2023 at 10:38 AM, 10centjimmy said: @MrPotatoTedwe really gotta finalize those impeachment rules lol It's been a while, but I think I had drafted some and @vcczar was going to look at them but never found the time to get around to it as other priorities came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 14 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: It's been a while, but I think I had drafted some and @vcczar was going to look at them but never found the time to get around to it as other priorities came up. I'll get to them when Anthony needs them. He'll probably do all that 3.0 stuff last, I assume. Basically, my policy is that I'm not going to fix anything until Anthony needs it now. The only exception is if something is game-breaking. However, with some many playtests going on for so long, I don't think anything I'd consider game-breaking exists, although there are certainly things that need to be fixed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post matthewyoung123 Posted June 20 Popular Post Share Posted June 20 (edited) When a Random Event just hits you in the gut- As the only "human" player in the 1840 Civil War playtest, I was excited when I was able to draft William "Boss" Tweed in the 1848 Draft. I quickly placed him on the "Backroom Track" and wondered what traits he would gain when I pulled him off in 1868 (after 20 years, politicians have to come out of the Career Track). I was fairly pleased with what he got in 1868- Leadership, Kingmaker, Admin +1, Education, Expansionist, Charisma, Orator, Teflon, and Unlikable. This was in addition to what he already had, including legislative ability. I then changed his ideology from MOD to CONS. Despite the unlikable characteristic, he was elected to Congress in a Democratic wave in 1872. He was then elected to be Speaker of the House in his Freshman term. He became head of the faction and was now a strong candidate to be able to give a keynote speech at a convention, which he did, gaining national attention and a +1 in the next national election cycle. He was again elected to the House in 1874 midterms and increased the Democratic majority, winning the Speakership again. Tweed, now with +1 Command gained from being a faction leader, was a leading candidate for the Presidential nomination of the Democratic Party in the 1876 elections. Things were looking promising for "Boss" before random events struck at the 1876 Convention. "As the candidates are entering the convention hall, a man rushes through the crowd towards Speaker Tweed and pulls out a pistol. He takes aim and yells, "This is for the freedmen!" (rolled pineapple primary event). Speaker Tweed is shot by a former abolitionist activist who sees the end of Reconstruction as dooming former enslaved black Americans. Speaker Tweed dies on the convention floor (rolled 33/50) as the convention descends into chaos. William "Boss" Tweed becomes the second presidential candidate to die at a convention in the past 4 years." Ulysses Grant was murdered in a similar way at the Whig Convention in 1872. So who was to blame for this? Was it a rival politician, like Howell Cobb (who won the convention and the Presidency), was it a lone wolf, or was it a deeper conspiracy from men from New York who were resentful at Tweed's sudden rise? We will NEVER know. All I know is that the politician I was grooming to be a post reconstruction President was brought down in the prime of his life. It was a gut punch for sure! Edited June 20 by matthewyoung123 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 In the 1840 playtest, the US won a seemingly very easy war against Spain (our arch foreign policy rival this playthrough) and acquired Puerto Rico in 1881-1882. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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