MOO II democracy game?

[Gilgamensch]

Harry,

only joking

[Pave]

I took them from CTPI demogame:

President
Minister of Foregein Affairs
Minister of Domestic Affairs
Minister of Defence

[Old n Slow]

Looks like a reasonable list -- once we get going, we can have a few more positions -- Fleet commanders, Star System governers, etc.

[Main_Brain]

Al right al right, I'll be lurking and demanding more Ships at any Time.

[The Mad Monk]

Okay, I'm in -- but I haven't played in any demo games, either.

[Iasius]

I'm predicting right now that we'll use a huge galaxy and the ai will develop warp interdictors. Then this can go on forever.
I wouldn't mind adding my 2 cents to the game, but it won't be on a regular basis.

[Urban Ranger]

What exactly is a demo game?

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Re: Re: MOO II democracy game?

MoO 2 (the latest and most technologicly advanced version of the MoO series) Democracy Game
1) Pave
2) Harry Seldon
3) GhengisFarb
4) Sharpe
5) bakalov
6) Whoha
7) Gilgamensch
8) Old n Slow
9) Main_Brain
10) The Mad Monk

Updated the Citizen list.

[vmxa1]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
What exactly is a demo game?

Not I know, but I think it is just a partnership type game. Where players vote on players to run differnet aspects of the game and what the settings are to be.
Then I am not sure of how it the game is played.
I think each player will play a certain number of turns, but I am only guessing.

[Urban Ranger]

Do they all play the same nation, and each one plays a different role, and those who don't get to play can vote?

[vmxa1]

I think we are all playing the same race as a team, but I am not sure. Hopefully the masterminds will log on MOnday and giveyou the scoop. I am just along to see how it is done, never tried it before.

[Gilgamensch]

OK, short description of a DG:

We are the citizen's. We are the power.
We decide upon the constitution. There we decide upon, how many ministers/president/whatever we will have and how we elect them. We decide with which race to play (various polls/threads about in this forum). We will all play as the same race, us

Let's say we have a president, 2 Ministers.

The President is playing the game, according to the instructions given by the citizens and the Ministers. This might work like:

The Minister is asking us, shall we put 2 farmers/ 2 workers/ 2 scientists? And this will be polled upon. If the majority is deciding against, the Minister better obeys the result. If he doesn't we will pull him to the court and the court and us will decide upon, what to do.

Does it give a better understanding?

[Urban Ranger]

What does the President do? Is he just some kind of robot?

[Gilgamensch]

Again that depends on us, what we want him to do and nothing has been decided yet.

[Old n Slow]

The president plays the game.

Everyone else watches & comments. The comments and plans are shared & the president then executes them as well as can be done.

Clearly the president will execute the tactics (which ship fires first, which weapon suite is used first, -- at which target first, etc.) and will clearly not only be the hands on person, but most likely the most invovled person.

Ministers may be the next most involved -- by thinking about their areas of responsibility, they have an obligation to poll the citizens for advice (tech research path, "what tech next", production pipeline, what/when to rush buy, where to explore, etc.

We, the assembled citizenry, have the responsibility to be involved and seek out decisions as well as participate in them.

Yes, the game can go "slowly", but it is different in watching a game played out in detail.

Once we get this up and running, we can see if there is sufficient interest to carry on other activities, maybe a comparison game or a "Game of the Month".