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This is a little game a few friends and I play - there's not too much required, but the results are interesting on a day-to-day basis. You get to decide what some basic ground rules for your nation are, and then make decisions based on issues that are presented and what option you choose. The next day, you see the results - it can be amusing. Since so many of you are into the Civ thingie, I thought this might be mildly entertaining...
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We actually had a region called Jatraquero for a long while. I was the last or next to last to abandon it if I recall...
I do invite you all to Yggdrasil if you want to actually debate the (faux) UN issues that pop up, and participate in a nice regional e-democracy.
But it is a fun game... Ask any of Baronica's 5 billion inhabitants, I've threatened them sufficiently that they will say nothing else.
Feyd Baron, DoC
(Yes my nation is a wreck, after a year or more of the game I decided to see if I could reach the lowest level of all national stats. I reached that about a week ago.)
EDIT: Yes Tick, they've added new questions. There is actually a process through which to suggest issues of your own making, and it seems to work fairly well.
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For the record, "Numa's Balls" is an invalid name. I didn't actually want it, but I tried it out of desperation when every name I could think of was already taken.
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Finally got one. I'm the Republic of Avellana. (No relation to "Avalon", the name comes from the Latin word for "hazelnut".) We're an "inoffensive centrist democracy". Works for me. Posts: 1814 | Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:At first I thought you wrote "Metronational."
Which conjured up all kinds of possibilities.
Sounds like my kinda place! Just imagine, a whole nation with impeccable taste in fashion and hygiene... Although it would be a land with hot, fashionable, clean straight guys who I could never have... mmmm... maybe not so good. Posts: 4953 | Registered: Jan 2004
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I'm in a region called Nations of the WhoopAss...
there's only three of us right now - myself, my best friend and her hubby. If you want to scootch over, you're welcome
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The Nomadic Peoples of the Forlorn Plains aren't in a region - they never stay in one place long enough.
quote:The Nomadic Peoples of The Forlorn Plains is a tiny, devout nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The medium-sized government concentrates mainly on Religion & Spirituality, although Law & Order and Healthcare are secondary priorities. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13%. A large private sector is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, followed by Basket Weaving and Door-to-door Insurance Sales.
Crime is moderate. The Forlorn Plains's national animal is the griffyn and its currency is the hazelnut.
quote:The Rogue Nation of The Corrupt Dawn is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5 million enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.
The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Religion & Spirituality, Law & Order, and Commerce. Income tax is unheard of. A substantial private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Retail and Beef-Based Agriculture.
Crime is pervasive, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Corrupt Dawn's national animal is the leopard and its currency is the gram.
The Corrupt Dawn is a world benchmark of civil rights, with a strong economy and average political freedoms.
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I'm probably one of only a very few who are actually trying to maintain a moderate centrist nation. But great gugga-mugga, it is difficult. One decision shifted me from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Capitalist Paradise". Maintaining a balance is going to be a major challenge. . . .
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Okay. Because I decided in favor of better treatment of chickens being raised for food, suddenly it says that in my country, "meat-eating is frowned upon." Like hell. I encourage the eating of meat. It's the abuse of still-living animals I "frown upon", and that's an entirely different matter. I realize everything in this game is exaggerated for effect, but come on!
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