Screenshot of the Day #142: Bias Election

Thunderfall · Jul 29, 2003, 09:55 PM

Normally when you have an election there is always a second candidate based on population or land area.

I had destroyed all other civs except for an Indian settler on a boat. Therefore there was no second largest Civ and I was the only one on the ballot. Also, I was unable to place a spy in India because it thought there already was a spy there. I guess it must go by capital city or something.

http://www.civfanatics.com/sotd/sotd142.jpg

Thanks to mjanzen for the screenshot.

cgannon64 · Jul 29, 2003, 10:00 PM

Was domination turned off or something?

Perfection · Jul 30, 2003, 12:30 AM

Well he could have just have left a continent empty

Edit: Guess not, buy looks of map

Gengis Khan · Jul 30, 2003, 03:24 AM

There always must be 2 people on the ballot regardless of population/mass. So because the're the last civ they're on the ballot anyways regardless of on settler or 1 city.

And yes, you couldn't place a spy because there wan't anywhere to put him in(no capitol). Trust me I've tried.

But I'm sure you knew this already Thunder, and it made a OK STOTD.

wildWolverine · Jul 30, 2003, 05:31 AM

Obviously "there always must be 2 people on the ballot regardless of population/mass" isn't entirely accurate. Hence the selection of this for a SOTD...

mark1030 · Jul 30, 2003, 08:30 AM

A better question might be, "Does the Indian settler get to vote?"

Pembroke · Jul 30, 2003, 08:57 AM

The Babylonian ruler is the only candidate and gets a 99.9% popular vote... That sounds vaguely familiar.

wildWolverine · Jul 30, 2003, 09:41 AM

you couldn't possibly be referring to our friend Saddam, now, could you?

Jul 30, 2003, 10:28 AM

I wonder who won...

Ladon · Jul 30, 2003, 10:38 AM

It looks like a California gubernatorial recall ballot.

Frimlin · Jul 30, 2003, 12:21 PM

Maybe the Indian settler's name was "Abstain"

The Yankee · Jul 30, 2003, 03:51 PM

For this to be a true election...the words "and die" should be next to the Abstain option.

But...boy, how embarassing that must be if you lost an election like that.

thedirk · Jul 30, 2003, 03:57 PM

Voting day would be so much easier this way. No tough decisions to make, no policy books to try and decipher. And no need to stay up all night watching the election coverage to see who won.

The Yankee · Jul 30, 2003, 04:16 PM

Hey...the 2000 election gave me a good excuse to stay up all night. I just told my parents that I needed to watch it for my history class.....

Of course, now that I'm voting in the 2004 election...I'd rather not stay up all night.

trumpeteer · Jul 31, 2003, 12:04 PM

Like being in the Florida Panhandle during the 2000 vote.
[list=1][*]Bush
[*]Get shot by Rednecks:shotgun: [/list=1]

Frimlin · Jul 31, 2003, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Yankee
But...boy, how embarassing that must be if you lost an election like that.

Yeah! You lose the election because You didn't vote for You!

Quote:

Originally posted by thedirk
Voting day would be so much easier this way.

It's like "Dictator, which form of 'democratic dictatorship' would you vote to impose?"

Jul 29, 2003, 10:00 PM	#2
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The Yankee The New Yawker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 19,096	For this to be a true election...the words "and die" should be next to the Abstain option. But...boy, how embarassing that must be if you lost an election like that. __________________ "There's an old line about how politicians are like diapers. They both need to be changed, a lot, and for the same reason. This, of course, is unfair. Diapers serve a useful purpose." -Bernard Goldberg

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Jul 29, 2003, 09:55 PM	#1
Thunderfall Administrator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NY, USA Posts: 11,730 Images: 1545	Screenshot of the Day #142: Bias Election Normally when you have an election there is always a second candidate based on population or land area. I had destroyed all other civs except for an Indian settler on a boat. Therefore there was no second largest Civ and I was the only one on the ballot. Also, I was unable to place a spy in India because it thought there already was a spy there. I guess it must go by capital city or something. http://www.civfanatics.com/sotd/sotd142.jpg Thanks to mjanzen for the screenshot. __________________ Thunderfall Weight: 1.0 Value: 161 Cast When used Shock Damage 1 to 25 points on Touch

Jul 30, 2003, 03:24 AM	#4
Gengis Khan Deity Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 2,760	There always must be 2 people on the ballot regardless of population/mass. So because the're the last civ they're on the ballot anyways regardless of on settler or 1 city. And yes, you couldn't place a spy because there wan't anywhere to put him in(no capitol). Trust me I've tried. But I'm sure you knew this already Thunder, and it made a OK STOTD.

Jul 30, 2003, 05:31 AM	#5
wildWolverine L'Etat, c'est moi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Grokking Posts: 918	Obviously "there always must be 2 people on the ballot regardless of population/mass" isn't entirely accurate. Hence the selection of this for a SOTD...

Jul 30, 2003, 08:30 AM	#6
mark1030 Chieftain Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 54	A better question might be, "Does the Indian settler get to vote?"

Jul 30, 2003, 08:57 AM	#7
Pembroke Tribune Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 572	The Babylonian ruler is the only candidate and gets a 99.9% popular vote... That sounds vaguely familiar.

Jul 30, 2003, 09:41 AM	#8
wildWolverine L'Etat, c'est moi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Grokking Posts: 918	you couldn't possibly be referring to our friend Saddam, now, could you?

Jul 30, 2003, 10:28 AM	#9
Gainy Guest Posts: n/a	I wonder who won...

Jul 30, 2003, 10:38 AM	#10
Ladon Chieftain Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1	It looks like a California gubernatorial recall ballot.

Jul 30, 2003, 03:57 PM	#13
thedirk Master of Stealth Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The future centre of the universe Posts: 553	Voting day would be so much easier this way. No tough decisions to make, no policy books to try and decipher. And no need to stay up all night watching the election coverage to see who won.

Jul 30, 2003, 04:16 PM	#14
The Yankee The New Yawker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 19,096	Hey...the 2000 election gave me a good excuse to stay up all night. I just told my parents that I needed to watch it for my history class..... Of course, now that I'm voting in the 2004 election...I'd rather not stay up all night. __________________ "There's an old line about how politicians are like diapers. They both need to be changed, a lot, and for the same reason. This, of course, is unfair. Diapers serve a useful purpose." -Bernard Goldberg

Jul 31, 2003, 12:04 PM	#15
trumpeteer Player of Trumpet Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hell Posts: 449	Like being in the Florida Panhandle during the 2000 vote. [list=1][]Bush []Get shot by Rednecks:shotgun: [/list=1]

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