Atlas Forum Primaries 2: Thread now closed

[Joe Republic]

A few years ago, I ran a game in which members of the forum simulated a campaign for the presidential nominations of the two major parties.  It was a success, although I kind of burned out a little towards the end and decided against continuing the game into the general election.

However, times have changed, and I'm now pleased to announce that I will be running another installment of the Atlas Forum Primaries!

For those who remember the last game, there was way too much focus on the candidates writing speeches and running ad campaigns, and then having their efforts judged solely by yours truly.  As a result the game become overly complicated, which contributed to the burnout that most of us felt.  So instead, I've decided to reform the dynamics drastically so that it'll vaguely resemble a RISK game; while it will still involve a degree of strategy, it'll now involve chance instead of creative skill.

Anyway, I'll explain more later.  For now, please sign up here if you'd like to play.  



The candidates you can choose from are listed below.  Ignore their race, gender and apparent age, as they are not relevant factors in the game.  The only thing that may be important is their home state, so keep that in mind.

If there is a forum poster's name under each profile, then that person has already been claimed.

Andrew Atkins

fezzyfestoon

Bob Bailey

Clay Cooper

Devilman88

Diane Dalton

Eric Emerson

Bacon King

Franklin Finch

Al

Gillespie Goldsmith

benconstine

Helen Hudson

tmthforu94

Isaac Irvine

Jim Jessop

AHDuke99

Kevin Kessler

AndrewCT

Linda Lopez

The Mikado

Martin Montgomery

Nancy Norton

Oliver Osborne

Shilly

Pamela Pickering

Vepres

Quentin Quinn

HappyWarrior

Rick Romano

Alexander Hamilton

Steve Spencer

North Carolina Yankee

Timothy Taylor

Purple State

Ulysses Underwood

Lahbas

Victor Vasquez

Hashemite

Wyatt Williams

Andy Jackson

Xander Xiao

Xahar

Yolanda Young

Zachary Zuckerman

Sewer Socialist

[Sewer]

3rd parties plz

[Hash]

I'll play.

[Joe Republic]

3rd parties plz

Sorry, no.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I'll run as a Democrat.

[tmthforu94]

I will run as a Republican.

[HappyWarrior]

I'll run as a Democrat.

[Sewer]

I'll run as a Democrat.

[Хahar 🤔]

Me too!

[Joe Republic]

Cool.  Here's the list so far:

Hashemite
Ben Constine
Tmthforu94
Hannibal
Sewer Socialist
Xahar

Not that we're likely to have this many, but the maximum number of players will be 26, with 13 from each party.

[Devilman88]

I'll play! Republican here!!

[gregusodenus]

I'll run as a Democrat.

[AndrewTX]

I'll play as a Republican.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I'll play as a Republican.

[The Mikado]

So, kind of like Atlasia without the government part? 

Anyways, I'm in.

By the way, Joe, I had dinner at Ben's Chili Bowl tonight (I don't remember them having quite so much Obama stuff around...they really milk that gimmick for all it's worth) and did a scouting run to see if I could find the Gibson, and I did.  I'll organize an expedition up there with some friends sometime, it looks perfect.  (Sure, it's a bit pricey, but I'm usually a one-drink kind of guy at places like that, so it's no problem)

[Vepres]

I'll jump in as a Republican.

[Joe Republic]

So, kind of like Atlasia without the government part?  

Precisely.  

By the way, Joe, I had dinner at Ben's Chili Bowl tonight (I don't remember them having quite so much Obama stuff around...they really milk that gimmick for all it's worth) and did a scouting run to see if I could find the Gibson, and I did.  I'll organize an expedition up there with some friends sometime, it looks perfect.  (Sure, it's a bit pricey, but I'm usually a one-drink kind of guy at places like that, so it's no problem)

Good job!  I enjoyed a rum cocktail called a 'Cricketer', but I'm sure anything you pick will be good.

Also, there's a (usually) lively jazz bar called Cafe Nema that's only a short distance away on U St; #1332 I believe.  They often have live bands playing.  Might be worth a look.  

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

So, kind of like Atlasia without the government part? 

Anyways, I'm in.

By the way, Joe, I had dinner at Ben's Chili Bowl tonight (I don't remember them having quite so much Obama stuff around...they really milk that gimmick for all it's worth) and did a scouting run to see if I could find the Gibson, and I did.  I'll organize an expedition up there with some friends sometime, it looks perfect.  (Sure, it's a bit pricey, but I'm usually a one-drink kind of guy at places like that, so it's no problem)

I love Ben's Chili Bowl. Although it was late when I went there and I had a harm time ordering. They also screwed up my order of fries and gave me chips instead.

[Bacon King]

Me want to play! I'll be... a Republican!

[Joe Republic]

It's great to see so much interest. 

Now, check the first post again, as you can now choose which candidate you want to play as.  It's first-come-first-served, so be quick.

[Bacon King]

Eric Emerson plox

[Devilman88]

Clay Cooper

[Sewer]

Zachary Zuckerman

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Jim Jessop seems handsome enough.

[HappyWarrior]

Quentin Quinn For me.