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sniper4625
Sep 26, 2009

Loyal to the hEnd
Joining a third party is dumb, because you get like +2 power instead of +9! Just join the Democratic Party - we're having elections, so plenty of room for Goons to seize leadership positions and lead boldly into the future.

And crushing the hopes and dreams of the Paradoxeers has brought me no small amount of joy.

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GlyphGryph
Jun 23, 2013

Down came the glitches and burned us in ditches and we slept after eating our dead.
Considering the drawbacks, its pretty interesting to see a Communist in the Senate. I wonder how they pulled it off.

logikv9
Mar 5, 2009


Ham Wrangler

GlyphGryph posted:

Considering the drawbacks, its pretty interesting to see a Communist in the Senate. I wonder how they pulled it off.

my guess: major party until elected, then switched parties

Harold Stassen
Jan 24, 2016
:clint: :patriot: THE STATES FIRST :patriot: :clint:

sniper4625
Sep 26, 2009

Loyal to the hEnd

logikv9 posted:

my guess: major party until elected, then switched parties

Goddamn traitor, if you're talking about Bern Feeler. :argh:

cams
Mar 28, 2003


logikv9 posted:

my guess: major party until elected, then switched parties
whaaaaat that is a dastardly strategy that i could not imagine every doing, nor was it my first thought the second i understood how the game worked. disgusting. i am an honorable congresswoman.

logikv9
Mar 5, 2009


Ham Wrangler
Is there no penalty for switching?

Fat Twitter Man
Jan 24, 2007

by R. Guyovich

GlyphGryph posted:

Considering the drawbacks, its pretty interesting to see a Communist in the Senate. I wonder how they pulled it off.

He's losing his election by a lot because Democrats are running attack ads against him even though there's no Democrat in his race.

bean mom
Jan 30, 2009

A Jello Mound is ascending in ALABAMA

Concerned Citizen
Jul 22, 2007
Ramrod XTreme

Fat Twitter Man posted:

He's losing his election by a lot because Democrats are running attack ads against him even though there's no Democrat in his race.

Is that the guy from Montana? I joined his race when I first started the game and I was immediately told I should bow out to help him win. Are there really Dems running attack ads?

sniper4625
Sep 26, 2009

Loyal to the hEnd

Concerned Citizen posted:

Is that the guy from Montana? I joined his race when I first started the game and I was immediately told I should bow out to help him win. Are there really Dems running attack ads?

There might be, all sorts of random pubbies act in ways that in no way advance the cause.

Are you a Dem? Who told you to get out of the race?

Fat Twitter Man
Jan 24, 2007

by R. Guyovich

sniper4625 posted:

There might be, all sorts of random pubbies act in ways that in no way advance the cause.

Are you a Dem? Who told you to get out of the race?

Probably me. I'm Henry Plummer.

Aesculus
Mar 22, 2013

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012
Goon Communist Party when?

Edit: Better question: Why no straight up GOON party?

Xelkelvos has issued a correction as of 16:28 on Jan 4, 2017

GlyphGryph
Jun 23, 2013

Down came the glitches and burned us in ditches and we slept after eating our dead.

Xelkelvos posted:

Goon Communist Party when?

See: LF4LYFE

Don't join them yet though, join Dems and help Dems and get helped by Dems because you'll grow a lot faster.

Mayor Dave
Feb 20, 2009

Bernie the Snow Clown
http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1395

i joined the dems giev itam

HiHo ChiRho
Oct 23, 2010

http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1399

I come to kill the old and eat the young in VT

sniper4625
Sep 26, 2009

Loyal to the hEnd

Xelkelvos posted:

Goon Communist Party when?

Edit: Better question: Why no straight up GOON party?

Because third parties are incredibly gimped in terms of Power gain, so transforming the Democratic Party in our image is a far more feasible goal.

sethimothy
Nov 1, 2006

Nyu for 1d4 points of damage
The lack of time stamps in the forums makes it difficult to follow discussions, I feel. Not that the discussions have been any more than "i hate those other guys because reasons."

Baronash
Feb 29, 2012

So what do you want to be called?
http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1396

After I made this, it occurred to me that it could be a hell of a lot more fun to be a Dem in some useless state like North Dakota.

Harold Stassen
Jan 24, 2016
Kanahwan National Party :negative:

Jerry Mumphrey
Mar 11, 2004

by zen death robot

(and can't post for 4 years!)

Baronash posted:

http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1396

After I made this, it occurred to me that it could be a hell of a lot more fun to be a Dem in some useless state like North Dakota.

I also joined Colorado and I'm upset that our governor is an anime

Moose_Knuck
Aug 1, 2008

Jerry Mumphrey posted:

I also joined Colorado and I'm upset that our governor is an anime

It gets better: your governor is also the plains regional chair for the Dems. But he/she/it is nice, and will help you out.

Moose_Knuck
Aug 1, 2008
Oh god, I'm having CN flashbacks now: http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1365

Paper With Lines
Aug 21, 2013

The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!

funny that you say that, because the guy who is that character (Control Volume I think) wrote this up about a different Rumsod game.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2886637&pagenumber=427&perpage=40#post424537607

sethimothy
Nov 1, 2006

Nyu for 1d4 points of damage
http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1346

tbh I am a little more proud of this profile than I should be.

18 Character Limit
Apr 6, 2007

Screw you, Abed;
I can fix this!
Nap Ghost

sethimothy posted:

http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1346

tbh I am a little more proud of this profile than I should be.

This profile makes me wish all campaign songs would autoplay.

tadashi
Feb 20, 2006

sethimothy posted:

http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1346

tbh I am a little more proud of this profile than I should be.

I kind of forgot there's an SA poster with this name but I joined the game first, so eat it.

http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1225

I think the Democratic party in Arizona is pretty weak if anyone wants to sign-up as a Democrat and have a chance to push up to the top of the party food chain somewhere.

Federal Preserves
Jun 30, 2011

Or is it right?
I made one too! Time to emancipate these fools from their inferior genes!

http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1404

StupidSexyMothman
Aug 9, 2010

#1 Democrat in Utah :smugbert:
http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=1195

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008
If any fellow Dem goons want to hit the attack ad button on this guy 2-3 times in the next hour, that would be great: http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=299

Would be on discord and such right now but I'm about to board a plane. When I land we will have handed coal country back to the coal miners, god willing.

GlyphGryph
Jun 23, 2013

Down came the glitches and burned us in ditches and we slept after eating our dead.
I am forming a little group and we need committed ATTACK DOGS, both the dogs themselves and bullshitters/fundraisers to leech money off the rich to pay for it.

Basically our goal is to target individual Republicans (at least primarily Republicans) and grind them into the dirt. No worrying about influence.

From what I can see, 3 people ganging up on one person with 2 attack ads per turn should be enough to permanently kill their influence beyond the point where they can recover. We target individuals, and we just beat them into the dirt until they get demoralized and either pick up stakes and move or just stop playing.

Sounds appealing to anyone?

Control Volume
Dec 31, 2008

Im extremely down for this

Moose_Knuck
Aug 1, 2008
I will definitely help fund this when I get my influence up in OH.

GlyphGryph
Jun 23, 2013

Down came the glitches and burned us in ditches and we slept after eating our dead.
Anyone interested in joining the attack dogs as a raiser of funds, pick Somewhat Right social and Centre Right economic, go to New York and join the Democrats

obviously you will be lying about those positons, but that is how one steals money from the wealthy

if you just wany to run attacks, your policy doesnt matter so pick whatever you want, and let me know so I can send you money. Just remember you wont be spending time in office so dont waste money or actions on building influence

GlyphGryph has issued a correction as of 22:17 on Jan 4, 2017

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Vox Nihili posted:

If any fellow Dem goons want to hit the attack ad button on this guy 2-3 times in the next hour, that would be great: http://oppressive.games/power/pol.php?pol=299

Would be on discord and such right now but I'm about to board a plane. When I land we will have handed coal country back to the coal miners, god willing.

Update: I lost, death to the Green splitters.

HiHo ChiRho
Oct 23, 2010

GlyphGryph posted:

if you just wany to run attacks, your policy doesnt matter so pick whatever you want, and let me know so I can send you money

Yes join us

But seriously don't be an idiot like me and go EXTREME LEFT WING because now I'm spending a few days in Wyoming to flip flop into a respectable Center-right/centrist

GlyphGryph
Jun 23, 2013

Down came the glitches and burned us in ditches and we slept after eating our dead.
$1,185

Thats how much my more centrist ideology raised at 10 percent.

isnt that LESS than you did?

HiHo ChiRho
Oct 23, 2010

No it was exactly that - $1,185.

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GlyphGryph
Jun 23, 2013

Down came the glitches and burned us in ditches and we slept after eating our dead.

HiHo ChiRho posted:

No it was exactly that - $1,185.

So maybe ideology doesn't matter. Let me do one more test. I am switching my *social* this time, and getting back up to 10, and we'll see if it changes.

For now, go back into attack mode. Let me know how much money you need, and let's attack Dirty Money twice per cycle every cycle we can until next election

GlyphGryph has issued a correction as of 02:35 on Jan 5, 2017

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