Political Games Forever

Here’s how you can influence the political news we’re reading here at TS. Where are the main places that you get wonkish political news from? Politico? WP? RCP?

(I’m curious about not just the U.S., but also other countries (in Europe, Canada, Australia, NZ, … you name it).)

In Arkansas in 2008, every single Congressional incumbent (4 seats) was unopposed.

We have launched a new scenarios site:

scenarios.theoryspark.com

This new site will have scenarios for all the games, listed and categorized, and allow you to comment on the page. This will unify a few different places for scenario info we have been using up until now.

To get your scenario posted, send your scenarios here!
http://www.theoryspark.com/interact/contact.htm

Right now we have all the President Forever 2008 + Primaries scenarios at scenarios.theoryspark.com, plus Ocia - 2009 for Chancellor Forever. We will continue to add scenarios to the page.

A new version of Campaigns Forever has been released:

1.6.0.8

Go here to view information and download.

Go here for Campaigns Forever’s purchase page.

The TheorySpark Team

Acadie - 2009, by Display Name, has now been added to the scenarios page for our election game simulation.

From the scenario designer: “The 2008 Federal Elections for the Parliament of Acadie returned to power the Parti Libéral, one seat short of a clear majority. The new government was unable to get its budget passed when the Acadie Solidaire, who held the balance of power, voted with the Parti Conservateur opposition. This has forced a new Federal Election, which gives an opportunity to both Libéral and Conservateur to win a majority. The Acadie Solidaire’s hope is to hold the balance of power. The Parti Vert hope to win a seat.”

New Zealand - 2010, by CCA, has now been added to the scenarios page for our election game simulation.

From the scenario designer: “The passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the subsequent abolishment of the monarchy has sent shockwaves around the commonwealth. Now New Zealand holds it’s first ever presidential election. Who will triumph in the primaries and general election to become New Zealand’s 1st President?”

Alabama Gubernatorial - 2010, by Anonymous, has now been added to the scenarios page for our election game simulation.

From the scenario designer: “The big race is on. Will the Democrats retake the Alabama Governorship and thereby control both the executive and legislative branches or will the Republicans manage to hold the Governorship, even as they lose another legislative election?”

Stormark - 2008, by GOP Progressive, has now been added to the scenarios page for our German election game simulation.

From the scenario designer: “Stormark is a fictional micronation with strong Viking and Scandinavian roots. It is holding its elections for the Althing during the background of several foreign and domestic crises. Will the governing Konservatives retain power or will they be defeated by a Social Democrat-led coalition?”

Edinburgh Westminster Election - 1974, by Treasurer of the PC, has now been added to the scenarios page for our British election game simulation.

From the scenario designer: “4 years after the highs of holding the Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh has woken up to a depressed economy and rising fuel bills. Still a prosperous city reigning in tourists and intellectuals as ever, it has a strong unionist edge over Labour, but it could be lost marginally, if Labour wins the UK-wide election. The wealthy west and south traditionally vote Conservative and the industrial north and east traditionally vote Labour. Will anything change in here or will it remain a 1 seat Tory lead?”

United Kingdom - 2010, by Tom Hughes, has now been added to the scenarios page for our election game simulation.

From the scenario designer: “For the first time in half a century, neither the Liberty nor Heritage Parties have an incumbent President or Vice-President running in the election. The ever present National Unity Party is surging in popularity. Based on an alternative history of North America - the Federation of American States.”