Mock Parliament Revival - Sign Ups (UK, 2012 and on) (Where to go next?)

[Lumine]

Can we have until tomorrow night, Lumine? My updates probably won't be ready until then.

By the way, I have enjoyed playing this game with you all enormously, and cannot wait to see what the new House of Commons has in store for us all.

I'll be extending this until Tuesday night, gives me time to prepare for Election Night.

[Mike Thick]

Can we have until tomorrow night, Lumine? My updates probably won't be ready until then.

By the way, I have enjoyed playing this game with you all enormously, and cannot wait to see what the new House of Commons has in store for us all.

I'll be extending this until Tuesday night, gives me time to prepare for Election Night.

Gracias, my man.

Whatever happens, I can check "accidentally making an older, socialist version of Ted Cruz the Prime Minister" off my Atlas bucket list.

[Lumine]

Friendly reminder, it's eight and a half hours before Election Night.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'll try and get my schedule up ASAP. No idea if CC will be back in time. He was having too much fun seeing Trump

[Lumine]

Campaigning is over. Time to calculate results.

[DKrol]

Campaigning is over. Time to calculate results.

Despite the fact that I can win (at most) 18 seats, I'm waiting with very bated breath.

[Anna Komnene]

Good luck everyone! It's been fun.

[Barnes]

Good luck everyone! It's been fun.

Same here!

[CMB222]

It will be interesting to see what deals are struck since it seems no party will have a majority

[Blair]

For non-UK players who haven't watched UK election nights there much more exciting because we have a tradition of sending Politicians into TV studios to talk after the exit poll, but before the actual results come out. (Exit Poll at 10, first results at 11, first heavy stream of results after 1, clear view at 2/3)

It basically leaves them trapped trying to spin results they just found out about, and results that could be wrong

Infamously lead to Paddy Ashdown offering to eat his hat

[Barnes]

The go-to lines being:

"This is only an exit poll, remember not a single vote has been counted."

"The only poll that matters will be the votes being counted right now."

"Just remember 1992..."

[Mike Thick]

"The only poll that matters will be the votes being counted right now," a Labour spokesman shrieked as he clambered over the railing and flung himself into the Thames

[Lumine]

I was toying with giving the results across a few days, but that seems a bit dull. I'm writing one or two big updates with the full results, and then I'll explain how we move from here.

[GoTfan]

I may be able to return to this . . . give me a few days to decide.

[Lumine]

I may be able to return to this . . . give me a few days to decide.

Nice!

Only two regions left and then you get the full national results. Those will come in tomorrow. Then we'll move into government formation and the eventual passing of a Queen's Speech.

Once a government is in place, the gameplay will shift to "government mode".

[DKrol]

Lumine, are you intentionally torturing me by giving Northern Ireland last?

[Lumine]

Lumine, are you intentionally torturing me by giving Northern Ireland last?

Oh, it's just me being lazy, lol

Northern Ireland means I have to change the colours of each party rather than copy+paste, and Im very tired.

[DKrol]

Lumine, are you intentionally torturing me by giving Northern Ireland last?

Oh, it's just me being lazy, lol

Northern Ireland means I have to change the colours of each party rather than copy+paste, and Im very tired.

I'm just giving you a hard time. lol

[Barnes]

Traditionally, Norn Iron didn't even start counting until Friday, so shock returns usually came in late Friday afternoon as a new government was likely being formed.

[Blair]

I knew that exit poll was rigged!

[Anna Komnene]

At least my Scotland gamble paid off!

[Lumine]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Such great work all around. Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to you for putting on a great show and fighting an epic election campaign. It has been an honor to host this so far. So the question must rise, where do we go from here?

Well, now we move into government formation. Once the resignation of Mr. McDonnell has been confirmed (a PM will be sent to him) Theresa May will be asked to form a goverment by the Queen. Barnes will have exactly a week to put a government together and present a Queen's Speech before Parliament (which just like the manifesto must contain at least six specific pledges). Party leaders will be asked to determine how their parties vote on the Queen's Speech, and if it passes then we move into the government phase.

So in the meantime and while negotiations are conducted, I'll have time to set up the new threads, craft the new rules, and work out how the game will work. There's two important things to note:

GM Team: I'll be recruiting two Deputy GM's for the game if anyone is interested. As Main GM I wish to focus on political and party matters, so I require a Deputy GM to handle economics and domestic events, and another Deputy GM to simulate foreign policy and the world. I plan to give the Deputy GM's significant autonomy, but I'll have the final word on events.

Players: Parties will face restrictions according to the number of seats won. The Lib Dems and the Conservatives must have at least three parties to be sustainable, without a cap. Labour will be limited to two players as the third party. All the other parties will have a single player. If people want to take on more than one character at a time I can allow it, and if we have enough players I can open up spots in the minor parties, but balance is the key thing here. There will be a new thread for sign ups, and the current party leaders will continue to lead their parties unless they resign.

[Barnes]

Again, my sincerest thanks to Lumine for putting together such an enjoyable game.

As we move into the real challenge of governing, I would be thrilled to beef up the Tory benches. Please consider joining the Maybot.

[Lumine]

We have one of our two Deputy GMs in place! Welcome Ted Bessell, who will be handling foreign affairs.

[Mike Thick]

We have one of our two Deputy GMs in place! Welcome Ted Bessell, who will be handling foreign affairs.

I am happy to join the team.