Atlas Forum '08: February 8-11

There've been a lot of election-related forum community match-ups, with many lamenting their exclusion. So I thought, what if people signed up themselves? And this was what sprang out of my twisted mind.

Here's how Atlas Forum '08 (henceforth known as AF08) works. It's a copy of the 2008 elections, except faster: 4 days in the election timeline (henceforth known as ETL) is equal to a day in real life (henceforth known as IRL). ETL starts on September 1, some time before Iowa. Each election/caucus/convention will be held, after much campaigning, ads, debates, you name it. The election results will be created by me, the GM, as an aggregate of all predictions made for that particular election.

Aside from judges (which is everybody except the candidates), there are three types of participants in AF08:

Candidates: Candidates are the heart of the game. You can stump, make backroom deals, attack each other, or anything else. It's all up to you. You can register or drop out at any time, but you should register before Iowa if you don't want to fall into a hole. For the candidates, I'm looking for a good mix, but not an overcrowded field.

To sign up as a candidate, post something along the lines of this template here:

I am running as a [Democrat/Republican/Independent/etc.].

If you live outside of the US IRL, or your ETL home state is not your IRL home state, add the following:

My home state is [state].
Special Interests: Your job is to endorse (or not endorse) candidates. You can also make ads, campaign speeches, the works. You can also ask the tough questions to wring positions on key issues out of the candidates. Special Interests can be anybody from Bob Jones to the ACLU.

To sign up as a special interest, post something along the lines of this template here:

I am a special interest, representing [special interest name].
News Reporter: The news reporters do the hard stuff, like organizing and moderating debates, asking biting questions, or publicizing a candidate's refusal to answer biting questions. Though this position may be a bit neglected, it looks like a lot of fun. You can be ABC or The New York Times or the Drudge Report, or anything else, for that matter.

To sign up as a news reporter, post something along the lines of this template here:

I am a news reporter, representing [news agency name].

And there are also the aforementioned judges. A judge is simply any non-candidate who posts a prediction on the day of an election (or just before that). Judges decide the direction of the game.

And at the end of the game, we'll have a President and a Vice President. I'll go over stuff like convention rules when they come (though I will say that there are no superdelegates). If you have any questions, ask away. Otherwise, let the games begin!

Oh, and have fun! This is your game to decide.

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