A House Divided: An 1856 AMPU Playtest in the Era of Nationalism

[matthewyoung123]

ANNOUNCING A NEW PLAYTEST- A House Divided: 1856 Era of Nationalism

The goal for this test is three fold.  First, we have only really run the Civil War once.  Considering how important it is to American history, and the political history of the nation, we really need to run it again.  Secondly, I'd like to see how V's new rules for reconstruction play out.  With a human player as the Southern Democrats, and a human player as what will become the Radical Republicans, we have two human players who each want to end reconstruction as fast as possible, or prolong it as much as possible.  Finally, it will be another opportunity to test the "newish" war system that was put in place.

I already have two players for this test, one on Blue Right Wing, the other on Red Left Wing.  Ideally, what I would also like is for a few people to come and help me run the test by agreeing to be CPU players.  That is, they will follow the CPU's for the other factions. 

I am also open to having two more human player factions as well, but the players would need to be dedicated and responsible, and may occasionally have to run CPU's for other factions.  They would play Blue 2 (which is led by President Buchanan, Conservative Democrats) and Red 3 (which has Abraham Lincoln, Moderate Republicans).  If you are interested, in a CPU role or a player role, please PM myself, @ebrk85, and @10centjimmy who have agreed to play as CPU's for factions.  That would leave us with 4 human players and the GA's playing CPU on 6 factions.

I come into this test having run one before, a 1772 test where I wanted to try out a new idea for warfare.  Both Eric and Jimmy are running tests too, so I would like some more people to run CPU on factions.  Note that I work two jobs already, and I consider the tests I'm in, and this one, to be my 3rd job.  But it's a job I love!

INTRODUCTION TO THE PLAYTEST-

"A house divided against itself, cannot stand." - Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858.

It is March, 1857 and it is a time of great uncertainty for the Union.  There is some hope that the newly elected President, Democrat James Buchanan, can keep the nation from splitting apart.  His recent election was only possible because of the fracturing of the Whigs, Know-Nothings/American Party, Free Soilers, and the newly established Republican party.  Buchanan, while from Pennsylvania, was seen as friendly towards the slave holding and Democratically  dominated South, and was an acceptable candidate over the main alternatives in Republican John C Fremont and Know-Nothing candidate, former President, Millard Fillmore.  President Buchanan also had the advantage of being out of the country over the last few years, serving as Minister to the United Kingdom, so he hasn't had to take a public stand on several key issues plaguing the nation.  The President has quickly assembled his cabinet and his foreign ministers, though he has yet to appoint anyone to be the minister to China and the minister to Japan. (GA note- we will start with the Buchanan cabinet as he had it, but the men he had as ministers to Japan and China aren't in the game, so the Buchanan faction can appoint who it wants).

Overall, party preference is currently at +1 Blue, with the recent victory of Buchanan.  Buchanan also attracts Right Wing Populists, Traditionalists, and some Conservatives.  Moderates are largely dissatisfied with both parties, and it's not hard to think that a 3rd party challenger could emerge in the next Presidential election.  The Reds seem to have the support of Left Wing Populists, Progressives, and most Liberals. 

There are currently 31 states in the Union, 16 free, and 15 slave, with Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Oregon, and Nevada all in the wings awaiting admission.  Will Kansas be admitted as a free state or a slave state?  What will happen with the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty?  Will the relative balance of free/slave states remain, or will the free states continue to outnumber the slave states?  There are still great vast territories out West that have yet to be explored, and there are always issues with the natives in those unsettled lands and with the Mormons in Utah.

Red Governors have a numerical advantage over their Blue counterparts, holding 18 states as opposed to Blue holding 13 Governorships.  However, the Red Party itself is splintered between Whigs, Know-Nothings, Free Soilers, and Republicans while the Democrats can't seem to quite find their identity either, risking becoming a regional party in the South in the future.

In Congress, the Blue Party controls the House, 130 to 107, but the Reds have a clear and growing majority in the North and in the West. Only a few Red Representatives come from the South, most of them hold overs from the quickly dissolving Whig Party.  There are Blue Representatives from almost all states outside of New England, however, their majority continues to shrink.  In the Senate, the Blues hold the majority 37 to 24, with one seat from Vermont open, likely to go to the Reds once the new Vermont governor assumes office.  (GA note- the actual Governor of VT in 1857 doesn't seem to be in the game, nor are the Senators, so the Red faction that controls the Gov of VT gets to make an appointment).

The Supreme Court is led by Traditionalist and longtime Chief Justice, Roger B. Taney of Maryland.  The Blue appointments on the court outnumber the Reds 7 to 2.  However, many of the Blues are reaching retirement age, or are certainly past their prime.  The future of the court is uncertain.  A case is looming before them known as Dred Scott v. Sandford which could play a large role in the future of the nation.  There have already been some violent protests, mainly in the border states and in the Kansas Territory.  It could turn bloody if not properly handled.

The economy of the US is stable, but somewhat stagnant, and there seems to be about the same amount of money coming into Washington that's going out.  Relations with foreign powers are all about neutral, but a diplomatic incident could quickly change that.

The military currently stands somewhat unprepared.  The existing US Army is small, having less than 25,000 men on active duty, most of them scattered in isolated Western forts or garrisoned along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts in masonry forts.  The Navy is also small, but professional.  The establishment of the US Naval Academy in 1845, combined with the War against Mexico, has led to some innovations in Naval warfare.

Ultimately, the future of the nation is now in your hands.  Are you up to the challenge?

"A house divided against itself, cannot stand.  I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.  I do not expect the Union to be dissolved – I do not expect the house to fall – but I do expect it will cease to be divided.  It will become all one thing or all the other.  Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become lawful in all the States, old as well as new – North as well as South." - Abraham Lincoln, June 16, 1858.

MAP OF THE 1856 ELECTION-

 

Edited September 1 by matthewyoung123

[pman]

It will be interesting to watch this one unfold. I've wondered what the game would look like if Lincoln just let the South leave and maybe tried to expand northward into Canada. Turn the USA into a progressive manufacturing hub. Not sure that's how this playtest will unfold but it's a possibility given the start date.

[matthewyoung123]

We have FOUR human players for this playtest, each taking a faction.  Other humans will CPU the factions NOT controlled by humans.

@Willthescout7has taken the Southern Democrats.  They are, essentially, the Right Wing of the Democratic party and are led by Senator Jefferson Davis of Mississippi.

@10centjimmyhas taken the Conservative Democrats, led by President James Buchanan and are the next faction towards the middle from the Southern Democrats. 

When and IF Southern secession happens, it will likely impact these two factions the most.  About 90% of Will's faction are from Southern states, and about 50% of Jimmy's faction is.

On the other side, we welcome newcomer @Euri to the playtest.  He will lead the Crittenden Republicans (Moderates) currently led by Senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky.  However, he also has a little known former Illinois Congressman in his faction, Abraham Lincoln.

Finally, @Largo833 has taken on the Left Wing Red faction with the Liberal Republicans, led by Ohio Governor Salmon P. Chase.  This is the faction that will likely want to continue reconstruction, no matter what.  So it will be a good test to see what happens with the war and reconstruction with human players in key positions.

Myself, @Murrman104, @ebrk85, @DJBillyShakes, @Connor, and sometimes @Ich_bin_Tyler will be helping out by running CPU's on factions and doing tech support (I need the help, I'm not a sheet wizard).

The test will officially begin with the 1856 draft which I will run on Friday.  Thanks all, and I look forward to a fun and productive play test!

Edited August 31 by matthewyoung123

[matthewyoung123]

1856 Draft Results-

I had more time today than I expected to have, so I went ahead and ran the draft since all 4 human players had submitted their draft list to me.  The results are in your respective tabs.

1st overall pick was BlueLW who selected Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon.  He received +1 Command skill (his first).  2nd pick was by RedRW who chose James D. Porter of Tennessee.  He got +1 Military skill. 

Here are the additional traits and alt states which I have added to the politicians already.

BlueLib- John A J Creswell- Predictable

BlueLib- John L Chipman- Integrity

BlueLW- William Baker- Pliable

@Largo833- David Jerome- Manipulative

RedLib- George Robeson- Puritan

@Willthescout7- Thomas Hindman- AL alt state

BlueLW- Sylvester Pennoyer- CA alt state

RedLib- Thomas Ewing Jr- MO alt state

@Euri- David Butler- SC alt state

@Euri- Carl Schurz- MI alt state

 

Here are the top 3 draft picks for each faction-

RedRW-James D Porter, Zebulon Vance, Oliver H Dockery

RedCons- William P Frye, Roscoe Conkling, Jeremiah Rusk

@Euri- Carl Schurz, Shelby Cullom, William B Allison

RedLib- James G Blaine, George F Edmunds, John F Hartranft

@Largo833- Samuel J Randall, Henry M Teller, William A Peffer

@Willthescout7- John M Stone, Edward A Stevenson, Johnson Hagood

@10centjimmy- J Proctor Knott, Barnes Compton, Rufus W Cobb

BlueMod- Romualdo Pacheco, William M Fishback, Johnson Camden

BlueLib- John A J Creswell, Lucius Fairchild, George Vest

BlueLW- Sylvester Pennoyer, Daniel G Fowle, Charles B Lore

 

Career Track-

Next up is Career Track additions and removals.  All 20 year career track guys will be removed automatically.  What I need from everyone is who they want to add, and if they want to pull anyone off the track early.  Please post it here on the forum.

Action to @Willthescout7, @10centjimmy, @Euri, @Largo833 for human moves for your factions. 

Action to @Murrman104, @DJBillyShakes, @ebrk85, @Connor to get me your CPU moves for your factions.

As a reminder, here is who is processing faction as CPUs-

@Connor has the Union Democrats (Blue 3)

@ebrk85 has the Popular Sovereignty Democrats & Liberal Democrats (Blue 4 & Blue 5)

@Murrman104 has the Old Whigs & the Know-Nothings (Red 1 & Red 2)

@DJBillyShakes has the Moderate Republicans (Red 4)

Please try to do this in the next 24 hours.  Thanks!

[Murrman104]

Old Whigs Track

Backroom: Dewitt Clinton Senter

Legislative: John P Jones

Gov- Frank M Burn

Admin: Rufus Mallory
Mil- John F Miller

Judicial- Horace Gray

Priv- James D Porter

Remove:  George Grundy Dunn (20 Years Priv), Samuel J Kirkwood (20 Years State Exec), Lucien  Barbour (20 years State legis), Thomas Treadwell Davis (20 years Backroom)

 

Know Nothings Track

Backroom: Roscoe Conkling

Leg: William P Fyre

Gov: Isaac P Gray

Admin: John W Noble

Mil- Algernon Paddock

Judicial- William Pitt Kellogg

Private: Jeremiah Rusk

 

Remove: John Sedgwick (20 Years Mil), Daniel D pratt (20 years State Admin), William H Randall (20 Years Judicial), Thomas T Crittenden (12 years private Sector) Samuel C Fessenden  (16 Years Leg)

[matthewyoung123]

18 minutes ago, Murrman104 said:

Old Whigs Track

Backroom: Dewitt Clinton Senter

Legislative: John P Jones

Gov- Frank M Burn

Admin: Rufus Mallory
Mil- John F Miller

Judicial- Horace Gray

Priv- James D Porter

Remove:  George Grundy Dunn (20 Years Priv), Samuel J Kirkwood (20 Years State Exec), Lucien  Barbour (20 years State legis), Thomas Treadwell Davis (20 years Backroom)

 

Know Nothings Track

Backroom: Roscoe Conkling

Leg: William P Fyre

Gov: Isaac P Gray

Admin: John W Noble

Mil- Algernon Paddock

Judicial- William Pitt Kellogg

Private: Jeremiah Rusk

 

Remove: John Sedgwick (20 Years Mil), Daniel D pratt (20 years State Admin), William H Randall (20 Years Judicial), Thomas T Crittenden (12 years private Sector) Samuel C Fessenden  (16 Years Leg)

Here are the gains.  Please update the pols in their faction sheets with the gains.  Also, please place the Rookies on their respective tracks (I assume I don't have to roll for anyone to go on tracks?).

RedRW gains-

Private- George Grundy Dunn- +2 Leg, +1 Admin, Nationalist, Agriculture, Celebrity, lose Obscure.
Executive- Samuel J Kirkwood- +3 Gov, Expansionist, Foreign Affairs, Charisma, Efficient.
Legislative- Lucien Barbour- +2 Legis, +1 Gov, Technology, Nationalist, Debater, Pliable, Propagandist.
Backroom- Thomas Treadwell Davis- +2 Admin, Theocrat, Military, Kingmaker, Debater, Teflon.

RedCons gains-

Military- John Sedgwick- +2 Military, Leadership, Expansionist.
Admin- Daniel D Pratt- +2 Admin, Labor, Expansionist, Egghead.
Judicial- William H Randall- +2 Judicial, Expansionist.
Private (12 yrs)- Thomas T. Crittenden- +1 Gov, +1 Admin, Technology, Propagandist.
Legislative (16 yrs)- Samuel C. Fessenden- +2 Legis, Environment, Manipulative.
 

Edited August 31 by matthewyoung123

[matthewyoung123]

Just now, matthewyoung123 said:

Here are the gains.  Please update the pols in their faction sheets with the gains.

RedRW gains-

Private- George Grundy Dunn- +2 Leg, +1 Admin, Nationalist, Agriculture, Celebrity, lose Obscure.
Executive- Samuel J Kirkwood- +3 Gov, Expansionist, Foreign Affairs, Charisma, Efficient.
Legislative- Lucien Barbour- +2 Legis, +1 Gov, Technology, Nationalist, Debater, Pliable, Propagandist.
Backroom- Thomas Treadwell Davis- +2 Admin, Theocrat, Military, Kingmaker, Debater, Teflon.

RedCons gains-

Military- John Sedgwick- +2 Military, Leadership, Expansionist.
Admin- Daniel D Pratt- +2 Admin, Labor, Expansionist, Egghead.
Judicial- William H Randall- +2 Judicial, Expansionist.
Private (12 yrs)- Thomas T. Crittenden- +1 Gov, +1 Admin, Technology, Propagandist.
Legislative (16 yrs)- Samuel C. Fessenden- +2 Legis, Environment, Manipulative.
 

I have to think that George Grundy Dunn became a celebrity because he published some type of Farmers Almanac (hence the Agriculture gain).

[DJBillyShakes]

Career track additions:

• Backroom: Richard H Whiteley
• Legislative: James G Blaine
• Governing: John F Hartranft
• Admin: George Robeson
• Military: Thomas Ewing Jr
• Judicial: Horace Austin
• Private: Frederick Low

Removals:

• Carlton B Curtis, Military, 20 years
• Green Adams, Admin, 20 years
• Charles T Sherman, Judicial, 20 years
• Charles W Willard, Admin, 4 years

[matthewyoung123]

5 minutes ago, DJBillyShakes said:

Career track additions:

• Backroom: Richard H Whiteley
• Legislative: James G Blaine
• Governing: John F Hartranft
• Admin: George Robeson
• Military: Thomas Ewing Jr
• Judicial: Horace Austin
• Private: Frederick Low

Removals:

• Carlton B Curtis, Military, 20 years
• Green Adams, Admin, 20 years
• Charles T Sherman, Judicial, 20 years
• Charles W Willard, Admin, 4 years

OK, go ahead and add the rookies to their respective tracks.  I assume I don't need to roll for any of them to go on track?

Here are the gains.  Please update the pols with their gains on their faction sheet.

Military- Carlton B Curtis- +2 Military, Leadership, Expansionist.
Admin- Green Adams- +3 Admin, Business, Expansionist, Egghead.
Judicial- Charles T Sherman- +2 Judicial, Expansionist.
Admin (4 years)- Charles W Willard- +1 Leg (yes, he actually hit the 1 on a 100 die roll), Economics.

Thanks!

[DJBillyShakes]

22 minutes ago, matthewyoung123 said:

OK, go ahead and add the rookies to their respective tracks.  I assume I don't need to roll for any of them to go on track?

Here are the gains.  Please update the pols with their gains on their faction sheet.

Military- Carlton B Curtis- +2 Military, Leadership, Expansionist.
Admin- Green Adams- +3 Admin, Business, Expansionist, Egghead.
Judicial- Charles T Sherman- +2 Judicial, Expansionist.
Admin (4 years)- Charles W Willard- +1 Leg (yes, he actually hit the 1 on a 100 die roll), Economics.

Thanks!

Updated. Yep, none of them needed rolls.

Funny that he needed a 5% roll to go off the track at all, then another 1% just to get +1 legislative from the admin track.

[Murrman104]

42 minutes ago, matthewyoung123 said:

(I assume I don't have to roll for anyone to go on tracks?).

 

ill mark if anyone needs rolls but none here yes

[ebrk85]

BlueLW
Private Sector	Robert Stockton Green
Military Sector	Daniel G Fowle
State Exec Sector	Sylvester Pennoyer
State Admin Sector	John T Hoffman
State Legis Sector	Charles B Lore
State Judicial Sector	Joseph D Bedle
Backroom Politics Sector	William Mutchler

 

Removals:

Nathaniel Eldridge (20yrs Private)

Joseph A Wright (20yrs Admin)

Samuel Locke Sawyer (20yrs Judicial)

Carter Harrison Sr (8yrs Gov)

 

BlueLib
Private Sector	Charles W Kendall
Military Sector	James R Chalmers
State Exec Sector	Lucius Fairchild
State Admin Sector	John A J Creswell
State Legis Sector	Samuel N Bell
State Judicial Sector	Charles Cogswell Doe
Backroom Politics Sector	George Vest

 

Removals:

James Campbell (20yrs Private)

William Cozzens (20yrs Gov)

Richard Brodhead (20yrs Legis)

George Brough (20yrs Backroom)

Charles Ingersoll (12yrs Private)

William P Whyte (8yrs Admin)

 

[Euri]

Additions:

• Private: Carl Schurz
• Military: John Schofield
• State Exec: Shelby Cullom
• State Admin: Redfield Proctor
• State Legis: William B Allison
• State Jud: Hamilton Ward Sr
• Backroom: Chester A Arthur

Removals:

• Joseph A Gilmore (20 years Private)
• Alfonso Taft (20 years State Exec)
• Henry Smith Lane (20 years State Legis)
• James Cooper (20 years Backroom)

Edited August 31 by Euri

[matthewyoung123]

59 minutes ago, ebrk85 said:

 

BlueLW
Private Sector	Robert Stockton Green
Military Sector	Daniel G Fowle
State Exec Sector	Sylvester Pennoyer
State Admin Sector	John T Hoffman
State Legis Sector	Charles B Lore
State Judicial Sector	Joseph D Bedle
Backroom Politics Sector	William Mutchler

 

Removals:

Nathaniel Eldridge (20yrs Private)

Joseph A Wright (20yrs Admin)

Samuel Locke Sawyer (20yrs Judicial)

Carter Harrison Sr (8yrs Gov)

 

 

BlueLib
Private Sector	Charles W Kendall
Military Sector	James R Chalmers
State Exec Sector	Lucius Fairchild
State Admin Sector	John A J Creswell
State Legis Sector	Samuel N Bell
State Judicial Sector	Charles Cogswell Doe
Backroom Politics Sector	George Vest

 

Removals:

James Campbell (20yrs Private)

William Cozzens (20yrs Gov)

Richard Brodhead (20yrs Legis)

George Brough (20yrs Backroom)

Charles Ingersoll (12yrs Private)

William P Whyte (8yrs Admin)

 

Here are the gains for the pols coming off career track.  Please update your pols on the sheets and go ahead and add your rookies pols to the career track.

BlueLib-

Private- James Campbell- +1 Command, +3 Admin, Expansionist, Housing, Transportation.
Executive- William C Cozzens- +3 Gov, Healthcare, Expansionist, Debater, Charisma, Controversial, Crisis Manager.
Legislative- Richard Brodhead- +2 Legis, Trade, Expansionist, Debater, Likeable.
Backroom- John Brough- +2 Admin, Science, Expansionist, Kingmaker, Orator, Master Kingmaker, Illicit.

Charles Ingersoll (12yrs Private)- +1 Admin, +1 Leg, Economics, Unlikeable.

William P Whyte (8yrs Admin)- +1 Admin, Environment.

BlueLW-

Private- Nathaniel Eldridge- +1 Leg, +2 Gov, Expansionist, Housing, Trade, Celebrity, lose Obscure, Bookkeeper.
Admin- Joseph A Wright- +2 Admin, Trade, Civil Rights, Egghead.
Judicial- Samuel Locke Sawyer- +3 Judicial, Expansionist.

Carter Harrison Sr (8yrs Gov)- +1 Gov, +1 Admin, Labor, Manipulative, Orator 

[matthewyoung123]

7 minutes ago, Euri said:

Additions:

• Private: Carl Schurz
• Military: John Schofield
• State Exec: Shelby Cullom
• State Admin: Redfield Proctor
• State Legis: William B Allison
• State Jud: Hamilton Ward Sr
• Backroom: Chester A Arthur

Removals:

• Joseph A Gilmore (20 years Private)
• Alfonso Taft (20 years State Exec)
• Henry Smith Lane (20 years State Legis)
• James Cooper (20 years Backroom)

Here are the gains for the pols coming off career track.  Please update your pols on the sheets and go ahead and add your rookies pols to the career track.

Private- Joseph A Gilmore- +3 Leg, +1 Admin, Expansionist, Foreign Affairs, Media, Crisis Administrator.
Executive- Alonso Taft- +3 Gov, Expansionist, Housing, Foreign Affairs, Charisma, Manipulative, Orator, Domestic Warrior.
Legis- Henry Smith Lane- +3 Legis, Labor, Expansionist, Debater.
Backroom- James Cooper- +2 Admin, Housing, Expansionist, Kingmaker.
 

[matthewyoung123]

5 minutes ago, matthewyoung123 said:

Here are the gains for the pols coming off career track.  Please update your pols on the sheets and go ahead and add your rookies pols to the career track.

BlueLib-

Private- James Campbell- +1 Command, +3 Admin, Expansionist, Housing, Transportation.
Executive- William C Cozzens- +3 Gov, Healthcare, Expansionist, Debater, Charisma, Controversial, Crisis Manager.
Legislative- Richard Brodhead- +2 Legis, Trade, Expansionist, Debater, Likeable.
Backroom- John Brough- +2 Admin, Science, Expansionist, Kingmaker, Orator, Master Kingmaker, Illicit.

Charles Ingersoll (12yrs Private)- +1 Admin, +1 Leg, Economics, Unlikeable.

William P Whyte (8yrs Admin)- +1 Admin, Environment.

BlueLW-

Private- Nathaniel Eldridge- +1 Leg, +2 Gov, Expansionist, Housing, Trade, Celebrity, lose Obscure, Bookkeeper.
Admin- Joseph A Wright- +2 Admin, Trade, Civil Rights, Egghead.
Judicial- Samuel Locke Sawyer- +3 Judicial, Expansionist.

Carter Harrison Sr (8yrs Gov)- +1 Gov, +1 Admin, Labor, Manipulative, Orator 

And Nathaniel Eldridge became a celebrity by building houses...

[ebrk85]

11 minutes ago, matthewyoung123 said:

And Nathaniel Eldridge became a celebrity by building houses...

He did a really good job with the financial books to make his housing business a success.

Edited September 1 by ebrk85

[Largo833]

Career track additions-

Private- Benjamin F Rice
Military- James B McPherson
Exec- Harris Plaisted
Admin- Jefferson Coolidge
Legis- Henry M Teller
Jud- Isaac Stephenson
Backroom- Samuel J Randall

 

Removals-

Owen Lovejoy (20 years Private)
Lucius Robinson (20 years Exec)
Cassius M Clay (20 years Legis)
Horace Greeley (20 years Backroom)

[matthewyoung123]

5 minutes ago, Largo833 said:

Career track additions-

Private- Benjamin F Rice
Military- James B McPherson
Exec- Harris Plaisted
Admin- Jefferson Coolidge
Legis- Henry M Teller
Jud- Isaac Stephenson
Backroom- Samuel J Randall

 

Removals-

Owen Lovejoy (20 years Private)
Lucius Robinson (20 years Exec)
Cassius M Clay (20 years Legis)
Horace Greeley (20 years Backroom)

Here are the gains for the pols coming off career track.  Please update your pols on the sheets and go ahead and add your rookies pols to the career track.

Private- Owen Lovejoy- +3 Gov, Civil Rights, Business, Energy, Efficient, Manipulative.
Executive- Lucius Robinson- +2 Gov, Civil Rights, Technology, Charisma, Cop.
Legislative- Cassius M Clay- +3 Legis, Transportation, Civil Rights, Debater, Likeable, Propagandist. 
Backroom- Horace Greeley- +2 Admin, LW Activist, Military, Disharmonious, Propagandist, Puritan, Kingmaker, National Kingmaker.
 

[Connor]

Removing 20 year career track 

Mil- John A McClernand

State Ad John Bueller

State Jud Samuel Coney

ADDING

John Thomas Caine Leg

Robert Lowery Gov

Richard Coke Jud

William B Anderson Mil

Romualdo Pacheco Admin

William M Fishback Backroom

[matthewyoung123]

46 minutes ago, Connor said:

Removing 20 year career track 

Mil- John A McClernand

State Ad John Bueller

State Jud Samuel Coney

ADDING

John Thomas Caine Leg

Robert Lowery Gov

Richard Coke Jud

William B Anderson Mil

Romualdo Pacheco Admin

William M Fishback Backroom

Here are the gains for the pols coming off career track.  Please update your pols on the sheets and go ahead and add your rookies pols to the career track.

Military- John A McClernand- +1 Command, +3 Military, Leadership, Expansionist, Cop.
Admin- John B Weller- +2 Admin, Economics, Expansionist, Egghead, Uncharismatic, Geostrategist. 
Judicial- Samuel Cony- +2 Judicial, Expansionist.
 

[matthewyoung123]

OK, just need @10centjimmy and @Willthescout7 for Career Track additions/removals.

[10centjimmy]

Private- Rufus W Cobb
Military- Roger A Pryor
Exec- J Proctor Knott 
Admin- Thomas F Bayard
Legis- Barnes Compton
Jud- Jordan Cravens
Backroom- Henry L Mitchell

20 year removals:

Private: Philip Francis Thomas

State Exec: Henry B Payne

Legis: Daniel Mace

Backroom: Horatio Seymour

 

16 year:

Military: Francis Lubbock

 

[matthewyoung123]

10 hours ago, 10centjimmy said:

Private- Rufus W Cobb
Military- Roger A Pryor
Exec- J Proctor Knott 
Admin- Thomas F Bayard
Legis- Barnes Compton
Jud- Jordan Cravens
Backroom- Henry L Mitchell

20 year removals:

Private: Philip Francis Thomas

State Exec: Henry B Payne

Legis: Daniel Mace

Backroom: Horatio Seymour

 

16 year:

Military: Francis Lubbock

 

Here are the gains for the pols coming off career track.  Please update your pols on the sheets and go ahead and add your rookie pols to the career track.

Private- Philip Francis Thomas- +1 Gov, +2 Admin, Nationalist, Media, Science, Ironfist.
Executive- Henry B Payne- +2 Gov, Business, Expansionist, Charisma, Leadership, Crisis Manager, Crisis Governor.
Legislative- Daniel Mace- +2 Legis, Trade, Expansionist, Debater.
Backroom- Horatio Seymour- +2 Admin, Justice, Nationalist, Kingmaker, Disharmonious, Unlikeable, Naïve Strategist. 
Military (16 years)- Francis Lubbock- +2 Military, Efficient.

 

Edited September 1 by matthewyoung123

[matthewyoung123]

OK, while we wait on @Willthescout7 for Career track additions and removals, I'll go ahead and start on politician relocations & ideology shifts.  

Please consult 2.1.4 & 2.1.5 for all the rules.  

Human actions to: @Willthescout7, @10centjimmy, @Euri, @Largo833

CPU actions to: @Connor, @ebrk85, @Murrman104, @DJBillyShakes

For those doing CPU moves here are the rules:

Relocations: There’s a  20% chance the AI decides to move one of their politicians during this phase, if they have a potential move available to them.. If they roll within the 20%, they’ll randomly move an eligible politician. The politician that moves will be random among eligible politicians that are not a US Senator, US Rep, or Governor. 

Shifts: There is a 20% chance the CPU will attempt to shift three of their politicians towards: 60% toward the preferred ideology of the politician’s state, provided the shift can be made in one shift. [AB have to set Geo Ideologies] 40% toward the ideology that has the highest enthusiasm in their party, provided the shift can be made in one shift. [AB not certain how highest enthusiasm Ideology in Party is determined] They will shift no more than 5 politicians per phase, chosen randomly among those who can make the move in one shift. The CPU will always try to avoid the “two-faced” penalty. 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please try and have these done by Noon EST tomorrow, Sept 2.  Thanks!