Nominations for President.

[General_W]

It's the 11th and (probably) final term!! ​

Nominate the one you want to head the Government of MIA… live in the expansive Presidential Palace… navigate the tactics of our final war… lead MIA to eternal glory and ultimate victory… President of the Eternal Republic of MIA

 

[General_W]

I'd like to nominate Chamnix to resume the position for which he has demonstrated ultimate skill and unwavering dedication.

Having served as president these last 17 turns, I can testify first-hand that the job of running MIA has become a colossal undertaking – and as we close on the final turns, I think it is only right that Chamnix resume the mantle of leadership. Term 11 will see the climactic battle we've been planning for a very very long time – and I can't imagine the intricate dance of achieving domination in 1 turn in any better hands than the hands of the "architect of 2-Turn-KISS-annhiliation" than the "Bringer of Death by Cavalry" than the "Railroad Slave Lord Master" than the "MM King"… than in the hands of the man who is all these things and more… Chamnix.

I officially Nominate Chamnix - Will he serve?

 

[lost_civantares]

I Second that nomination. Chamnix, there is nothing you can do, you will lead us to victory!

 

[donsig]

I would like to nominate myself once again and I would also like to accept my own gracious nomination. (Hey, what kind of demogame would this be if we don't have an election?)

 

[peter grimes]

To be honest, I was sincerely hoping to have C3C up and running on my work computer by now, so that I could try my hand at the tiller. However, work has been really crazy busy (and will be for another few weeks!).

I know General_W has been hard-pressed lately, but there's nothing unhealthy in seeing an honest 3-way race, so I'll nominate General_W!

One thing, tho' - I'd love to see more accurate Military reporting

 

[Chamnix]

I will accept the nomination. Now, that I’ve said that, let’s see if I can come up with a campaign platform that will make nobody vote for me….

I promise essentially to ignore the elected ministers and do whatever I please for the next 8 turns. Well, not exactly, but as General_W will attest, each turn really takes a significant amount of time to play well at this stage of the game. There are only so many times during a given 24-hour period when a block of time is available. If elected, I will play the turn during my first opportunity even if the Ministers haven’t had a chance to provide specific instructions for that turn.

Realistically, I don’t think there will be many surprises – Domestic will order lots of bombers, Military can provide target guidelines in advance, and Foreign… well, I’ll just assume Foreign will not order me to offer peace. If anything noteworthy comes up, then I will certainly wait for team input, and the ministers should give general guidelines in advance, and I will follow those.

Why should you vote for me with that kind of despotic attitude? First, I have a catchy campaign slogan – “Domination on 208-tion”. Second, we want to finish strong, and we will have complicated micromanaging again. Sure, we want almost all bombers which are 100 shields. Easy, right? Well, no, because I’m pretty sure bombers do not get the mobilization bonus, so ideally, we will build say infantry at 60 shields for 1 turn then change to a bomber at 40 shields for the next turn. Additionally, we want to squeeze every penny out of our specialist farms to make sure we can accomplish our goals on 208. I will do what is necessary to maximize our efficiency through these final turns.

My motto if elected President – “Let’s get this game over with!”

 

[General_W]

I decline - as I'm running for Domestic, and I have a policy of not running against Chamnix It'd be a shame to ruin my perfect record of winning races! (too bad I had to sell my soul to get that record... )

I'm glad you're going to make this a race though Donsig! Any platform?

Until then - I have to say, "Domination on 208-tion"

 

[peter grimes]

Question for the Previous Presidents:

How much time does playing the save take these days? I'm just curious, and your responses will not affect the way my vote falls.

Also, I'm nervous that Chamnix's comment about the time commitment will skew the votes. After all, the turn-player and president don't have to be the same person...

For that matter, the person who posts "GPS" in the turntracker thread need not even be the turnplayer

I know we tried it once, to no avail; but just imagine the chatter in the other forums if they thought (accurately or no) that Donsig was playing the save

 

[lost_civantares]

It could definitly change how they think of us.

The game has to be done in one sitting, right? You can't hand the domestic part to the domestic minister and the military to the military minister?

 

[donsig]

I'm glad you're going to make this a race though Donsig! Any platform?

My platform is simple: Bomb the living daylights out of the Nutters and Galls. Don't take any chances. Bomb the doughnut and the hole. Land troops, take cities, dominate.

My campaign slogan: Why wait till 208?

 

[Chamnix]

Question for the Previous Presidents:

How much time does playing the save take these days? I'm just curious, and your responses will not affect the way my vote falls.

I typically spent an hour to an hour and a half per turn as a minimum, and if that's all the time I had before I had to be somewhere, I often felt rushed. Some turns would take much longer - first turn of Golden Age, first turn of war mobilization, or just periodic strategy changes requiring reconfiguring a significant number of towns. I suspect a different President may take less time than I do because I am unfortunately somewhat of a perfectionist, but that's why our citizens built me that glorious palace, right?

Also, I'm nervous that Chamnix's comment about the time commitment will skew the votes.

Which way would the votes be skewed?

The game has to be done in one sitting, right? You can't hand the domestic part to the domestic minister and the military to the military minister?

It doesn't seem to me that there is any way to save a game mid-turn and pass it to a teammate. No matter how you save it, when you try to open the save, I think it will always be KISS' turn.

 

[classical_hero]

I remember when I played the save for one turn, I think it took me 2 or 3 hours to play the save, so this is a major job that the President has.

 

[donsig]

I know we tried it once, to no avail; but just imagine the chatter in the other forums if they thought (accurately or no) that Donsig was playing the save

I would be glad to be the official 'our turn has been played' poster. I need any job I can get because the TNT Government in Exile in Athens never did get tax exempt status.