classical_hero
In whom I trust
Chamnix...
Nominations for President.
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fe3333au
Deity
I second the nomination 
azzaman333
meh
Term 10 nominations begin.
General_W
Councilor & Merlot Noble
The Dear Leader... Chamnix... 
Thank you for the nomination, but I have decided not to seek the Presidency for Term X. While I am very grateful for having been given the opportunity to serve for 6 terms, I think it is time for someone else to take the reins. I look forward to seeing a competitive race to succeed me!
I nominate Gbno1fan, General_W, and Azzaman333!
Into the fray you all go
First off, the level of reporting first established by General_W, and then continued by Chamnix must be continued.
Secondly, we all must be able to trust the new president to ably decide between several competing demands. Cash - rushing, for example, can pit several important demands against eachother. I'm curious to hear the different ways nominees may handle this.
Into the fray you all go
First off, the level of reporting first established by General_W, and then continued by Chamnix must be continued.
Secondly, we all must be able to trust the new president to ably decide between several competing demands. Cash - rushing, for example, can pit several important demands against eachother. I'm curious to hear the different ways nominees may handle this.
azzaman333
meh
I must decline, as at the moment i am not even finding much time to even play my PBEM saves (all 15-20 of them)
gbno1fan
Emperor
I decline the nomination.
General_W
Councilor & Merlot Noble
Oh goodness!
Well – I'll humbly accept the Nomination.
However, I fear my feet aren't nearly large enough for the size of the shoes I'm now being asked to fill.
My Platform:
I'd be honored to have your vote!
Well – I'll humbly accept the Nomination.
However, I fear my feet aren't nearly large enough for the size of the shoes I'm now being asked to fill.
My Platform:
* Continue the Presidential Reporting format
I may have started this presidential reporting format… but Chamnix has taken it to a new level.
I may not be able to keep up the standard on the screenshots due to intermittent internet issues at home. I'm already thinking of some work-arounds, but there's likely to be a delay between when I post an update and when I post the sceenshots. I may take an informal poll to see which screenshots are most looked at and used by people to reduce the burden.
* Balance any ministerial disagreements against the Grand Strategy
I hope my record of being fair in listening to all points of view is obvious to all by now. I will continue to not only welcome, but seek other viewpoints. If there's a conflict, I'll make my best judgment call based on what I understand our current Grand Strategy to be.
*Reduce MicroManagement
This isn't a strength of my platform at all – but it's true. I don't have the MM skills that Chamnix has – so I'll just be doing less. I will always check the major production centers to look for chances to enhance production – but I generally try to get towns into a longer-term stable production patterns… rather than adjust up and down each turn for tiny advantage (which, admittedly, ultimately add up to a significant advantage). If anyone would ever like to suggest MM opportunities for me to take advantage of on a turn, I'll be happy to receive and follow any input. Fortunately, we're entering a period of relative stability where there should only be limited MM opportunities anyway.
* Bring Back the Acropolis
If elected, I'll seek to bring back my acropolis monument to commemorate great moments in the development of MIA.
I may have started this presidential reporting format… but Chamnix has taken it to a new level.
I may not be able to keep up the standard on the screenshots due to intermittent internet issues at home. I'm already thinking of some work-arounds, but there's likely to be a delay between when I post an update and when I post the sceenshots. I may take an informal poll to see which screenshots are most looked at and used by people to reduce the burden.
* Balance any ministerial disagreements against the Grand Strategy
I hope my record of being fair in listening to all points of view is obvious to all by now. I will continue to not only welcome, but seek other viewpoints. If there's a conflict, I'll make my best judgment call based on what I understand our current Grand Strategy to be.
*Reduce MicroManagement
This isn't a strength of my platform at all – but it's true. I don't have the MM skills that Chamnix has – so I'll just be doing less. I will always check the major production centers to look for chances to enhance production – but I generally try to get towns into a longer-term stable production patterns… rather than adjust up and down each turn for tiny advantage (which, admittedly, ultimately add up to a significant advantage). If anyone would ever like to suggest MM opportunities for me to take advantage of on a turn, I'll be happy to receive and follow any input. Fortunately, we're entering a period of relative stability where there should only be limited MM opportunities anyway.
* Bring Back the Acropolis
If elected, I'll seek to bring back my acropolis monument to commemorate great moments in the development of MIA.
I'd be honored to have your vote!
You did a great job before, and I'm sure you will do a great job again (assuming you are elected... but you seem to have a way of "discouraging" people from running against you 
).
As far as micromanaging goes, I agree with you in concept, but you may have a hard time doing that for a little while. You may get a nice even number of spt... then our Golden Age ends. You balance it out again... and then a factory is built. Finally every town is how you want it... and we complete Hoover Dam.
In all seriousness, I haven't been doing an awful lot with our core lately. If we are building 80 shield items, then 20 spt is great. More often it ends at 22 spt or something. It is almost impossible at this point to find the 5 extra shields to get to 27 spt, so I've been leaving things at odd numbers like 22. You are right that the core towns aren't growing in general, so there are not a lot of adjustments on a regular basis.
However, I would encourage our next President to take at least a quick pass through all of our corrupt towns every turn (or as often as you can stand to). We want to emphasize food in those towns and hire as many specialists (of the right type!) as we can. When those towns grow, the governor will almost invariably put the new citizens on low food/high shield tiles. When a worker or settler is built, the governor reassigns citizens poorly.
There are really only two things to look for in those towns:
1. Try not to waste food. If a town only needs a couple food to grow, then maybe it can get an extra specialist for a turn or give a high food tile away to a neighboring town and still grow.
2. Never work tiles that provide less than 3 fpt. If we can't get 3 fpt from any tile, then the citizen is only supporting himself and should be a specialist instead.
Good luck to whoever wins!
).As far as micromanaging goes, I agree with you in concept, but you may have a hard time doing that for a little while. You may get a nice even number of spt... then our Golden Age ends. You balance it out again... and then a factory is built. Finally every town is how you want it... and we complete Hoover Dam.
In all seriousness, I haven't been doing an awful lot with our core lately. If we are building 80 shield items, then 20 spt is great. More often it ends at 22 spt or something. It is almost impossible at this point to find the 5 extra shields to get to 27 spt, so I've been leaving things at odd numbers like 22. You are right that the core towns aren't growing in general, so there are not a lot of adjustments on a regular basis.
However, I would encourage our next President to take at least a quick pass through all of our corrupt towns every turn (or as often as you can stand to). We want to emphasize food in those towns and hire as many specialists (of the right type!) as we can. When those towns grow, the governor will almost invariably put the new citizens on low food/high shield tiles. When a worker or settler is built, the governor reassigns citizens poorly.
There are really only two things to look for in those towns:
1. Try not to waste food. If a town only needs a couple food to grow, then maybe it can get an extra specialist for a turn or give a high food tile away to a neighboring town and still grow.
2. Never work tiles that provide less than 3 fpt. If we can't get 3 fpt from any tile, then the citizen is only supporting himself and should be a specialist instead.
Good luck to whoever wins!
General_W
Councilor & Merlot Noble
Thanks for the great tips on the corrupt towns. Makes total sense, and I'll certainly do that if elected.
But let's be serious – the last person to seriously challenge me for office was a heartbeat away from a trip to the mattresses.
But let's be serious – the last person to seriously challenge me for office was a heartbeat away from a trip to the mattresses.
donsig
Low level intermediary
I would like to nominate myself for President.
My platform is simple: Wipe out the Galls and the Nutters. Nothing would please me more than leading legions of Greek warriors against my old foes from Battle Island. And probably nothing could tick them off more .
I would of course continue all the fine Greek governmental traditions. I also have presidential experience!
My platform is simple: Wipe out the Galls and the Nutters. Nothing would please me more than leading legions of Greek warriors against my old foes from Battle Island. And probably nothing could tick them off more .
I would of course continue all the fine Greek governmental traditions. I also have presidential experience!
General_W
Councilor & Merlot Noble
Well, well, well!
Donsig or should I call you, Don Sig Tntleone?
My consigliere, Gbno1fan, has told me of your plans to shall we say upset the apple cart?
Perhaps you can pay me a visit sometime we can discuss this business over a nice meal of roast puppy.
I'd hate for things to get dirty.
Let's hope we can settle this like gentlemen
Donsig or should I call you, Don Sig Tntleone?
My consigliere, Gbno1fan, has told me of your plans to shall we say upset the apple cart?
Perhaps you can pay me a visit sometime we can discuss this business over a nice meal of roast puppy.
I'd hate for things to get dirty.
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Let's hope we can settle this like gentlemen
Ah, General_W, our champion mudslinger... it's been a while since someone was brazen enough to challenge you in an election .
But since we have a race now, I'd like to hear donsig flesh out his position a little more. I love the idea of wiping all non-MIAers from the map (how could anyone not love that?), but how do you propose to accomplish this? Landing with cavalry? Hoplites? Riflemen? Wait until infantry? How many boats would we need? What is your timeframe? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Etc.
.But since we have a race now, I'd like to hear donsig flesh out his position a little more. I love the idea of wiping all non-MIAers from the map (how could anyone not love that?), but how do you propose to accomplish this? Landing with cavalry? Hoplites? Riflemen? Wait until infantry? How many boats would we need? What is your timeframe? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Etc.
donsig
Low level intermediary
Is that an African or European swallow? 
To tell the truth I dont' have a full scale plan worked out yet. I was really hoping that my adopted countrymen would continue as they have in the past by formulating strategies and posting game play instructions. I don't see the presidency as the designer of strategies and tactics but as the implementor of the winning moves we decide upon as a team.
There's no need to hide the mud General_W. You can let it all hang out, I'm man enough to take it. Yes, I presided over the only team that got wiped out. We played a bad game. We got off to a bad start under our first leader, and had very low participation for quite some time while I was playing the turns. I didn't have much hope for a win after the war with the Nutters. I was quite disappointed that they burned Carpetbomb. Thought that was quite barbaric. That paled next to the sneak attack we suffered at the hands of the Galls. Truth be told I can't say I was very happy with the Greek response to any of it either. Didn't realize I was in such a cut-throat game. Now that I know the deal all I want to do is take revenge on the Nutters and Galls.
Think of the fun we'd all have with me playing the turns and razing purple cities!
I'll try to give a better strategic type answer tomorrow - right now I've got to do a little RL work..
To tell the truth I dont' have a full scale plan worked out yet. I was really hoping that my adopted countrymen would continue as they have in the past by formulating strategies and posting game play instructions. I don't see the presidency as the designer of strategies and tactics but as the implementor of the winning moves we decide upon as a team.
There's no need to hide the mud General_W. You can let it all hang out, I'm man enough to take it. Yes, I presided over the only team that got wiped out. We played a bad game. We got off to a bad start under our first leader, and had very low participation for quite some time while I was playing the turns. I didn't have much hope for a win after the war with the Nutters. I was quite disappointed that they burned Carpetbomb. Thought that was quite barbaric. That paled next to the sneak attack we suffered at the hands of the Galls. Truth be told I can't say I was very happy with the Greek response to any of it either. Didn't realize I was in such a cut-throat game. Now that I know the deal all I want to do is take revenge on the Nutters and Galls.
Think of the fun we'd all have with me playing the turns and razing purple cities!
I'll try to give a better strategic type answer tomorrow - right now I've got to do a little RL work..
fe3333au
Deity
a Presidential race ... nice
General_W
Councilor & Merlot Noble
Oh man the shameless sympathy ploy! One of the oldest rhetorical tricks in the book!
Trying to make me look like a bad guy just because I tried to paint you as the former leader of a failed state with a history of mistakes. No need to get personal and try to make me look mean!
Anyway I look forward to hearing your full platform. It really will be fun to have a good race for president.
I am pleased to see that we already agree on the essential role of the president an implementer of team strategy.
I will also grant that there would be something especially sweet about having an ex-TNTer at the helm for the destruction of the Nuts or KISS. In fact, no matter who is president at the time I think it would be a sweet idea to let Donsig play the turn when we first begin our invasion of the Battle Island a MacArthur I shall return kind of moment.
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Trying to make me look like a bad guy just because I tried to paint you as the former leader of a failed state with a history of mistakes. No need to get personal and try to make me look mean!
Anyway I look forward to hearing your full platform. It really will be fun to have a good race for president.
I am pleased to see that we already agree on the essential role of the president an implementer of team strategy.
I will also grant that there would be something especially sweet about having an ex-TNTer at the helm for the destruction of the Nuts or KISS. In fact, no matter who is president at the time I think it would be a sweet idea to let Donsig play the turn when we first begin our invasion of the Battle Island a MacArthur I shall return kind of moment.
<begin patriotic music>
However we should not let our past differences cloud our decision making come election day. We are all citizens of the glorious nation of MIA.
Remember TNT is a battle cry that stirs all of our hearts but it is the Green and Red flag of MIA that leads us into battle it is that flag that must ultimately fly supreme over all the lands of Meleet.
My fellow countrymen, it is our destiny to rule this world! And nothing not the slobbering nuts, not the idiot galls, and not petty historical differences among our own Nothing must stop us from reaching that final golden crown of absolute victory.
<music swells> [image, waving MIA flag]
Vote for MIA! Vote for Victory! Vote for General_W!
Proven leadership in trying times
However we should not let our past differences cloud our decision making come election day. We are all citizens of the glorious nation of MIA.
Remember TNT is a battle cry that stirs all of our hearts but it is the Green and Red flag of MIA that leads us into battle it is that flag that must ultimately fly supreme over all the lands of Meleet.
My fellow countrymen, it is our destiny to rule this world! And nothing not the slobbering nuts, not the idiot galls, and not petty historical differences among our own Nothing must stop us from reaching that final golden crown of absolute victory.
<music swells> [image, waving MIA flag]
Vote for MIA! Vote for Victory! Vote for General_W!
Proven leadership in trying times
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gbno1fan
Emperor
A race for the presidency? A possibility that General_W may not be in office next term?
A possibility that the President, Domestic Minister, Defense Minister, and Foreign Minister would all see a change in a single election?
What is our nation coming to?
Cast out all these foolish thoughts, fellow MIA-ers! Vote for General_W, the closest we can get to keeping the status-quo!
Note to Donsig - You are brave to challenge GW, and I thank you for giving us such an exciting election. Good luck to you.
donsig
Low level intermediary
gbno1fan said:Note to Donsig - You are brave to challenge GW, and I thank you for giving us such an exciting election. Good luck to you.
Thank you! After reading GW's last post I almost want to vote for him myself.
But I said almost.
Sorry I could not get my teeth into a strategy yet. Hope there is still time - tomorrow will be a less hectic day for me and I will do my utmost to get something posted then. And I will gladly lead our forces back to Battle Island. I can see the headlines now, Dinsog returns!. Oh wait, that's donsig returns!In the mean time, don't hesitate to ask some specific questions so the General and I can play dodge ball with the mud. BTW, did the shameless sympathy ploy work at all?
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