Idea for a Game: Commune Simulation Interest Check

[ʇsıɥɔɹɐuɐ ıɯɐbıɹo]

So, in another forum I'm part of called Alternate History.com we divide up the world into nations that aren't totally historical and begin Role-Playing at the national level, agreeing to trade agreements and making war one each other. However, for RevLeft I was thinking we can 'claim' an area for a commune (something smaller than a nation) and begin talking about the politics of communes and describe our philosophies through exhibiting them.

I must warn you, this game is really intensive, you'll have to check for responses and initiate contact to other communes to get trade agreements and defence alliances.

This is a taste of 'Nation Games' which is what they are called on the other site. You post an almanac which lists the basic information about your claim and there is a map you draw on with MS Paint (or whatever you use) to claim territory for your commune. This is what an almanac looks like, but it will be modified for the game, this is a national-type almanac:


Nation Name: (including Also Know as)

Government: (Which political system dominates?)

Leader: (Who carries the most weight?)

Population: (Population, based on 1750 numbers)

Currency: (Peso's? Bear claws? Gold? Teeth?)

Capital: (Political centre)

Major Cities: (Please try to list anything over a 25,000 or of strategic significance here)

Geographic Description: (Try and describe your borders so we don't have to rely on a VERY large map for just what is within/outside your borders. (I.e. River, OTL borders, roads, etc.))

Languages: (Primary & secondary languages , cohesive language developed?)

Religion: (Primary & Secondary Religons , inquisitions etc)

Major Internal issues: (Ethnic strife? Political instability? Poverty? Name at least 2-3 please)

Flag: (National symbol , Royal symbols)

Timeline: Go nuts

[Jack]

That's somewhat like Balance of Power if you've played it.

[ʇsıɥɔɹɐuɐ ıɯɐbıɹo]

That's somewhat like Balance of Power if you've played it.

Not played, but I guess you're interested?:)

[Dimentio]

What's the link?

[Raúl Duke]

I want to play...even so I don't know.

[Stranger Than Paradise]

Sounds cool. I'd like to play.

[Raúl Duke]

I want to control the region of Kansai and make Osaka my capital.

[ʇsıɥɔɹɐuɐ ıɯɐbıɹo]

Okay, I'm hijacking my own thread to start the claiming.

Claim a small square on the map (7 x 7 pixels is my size, you can add one extra pixel for an even 50, but I didn't). The big Red Blotch on the original Map is my commune around the former Canadian capital of Ottawa.

Almanac:

Nation Name: Ottawa Anarchist Commune

Government: Anarchism (Socialist)

Leader: Executive elected by majority to make decisions that are time-sensitive. No real power over defences, policies, or foreign relations.

Population: 2,000,000

Capital: Ottawa

Major Cities: Ottawa, Gatineau-Hull

Geographic Description: Ottawa River, Built-up area on the Ontario-Quebec border.

Languages: English, French, Ojibwe

Major Internal issues: Maintaining proper amounts of winter supplies
Ensuring environmental balances
Worker Health
Reviewing Anarchism Theories
French Cultural Degradation

Symbol: Red Maple Leaf with Black Anarchism Symbol on it

[Raúl Duke]

Nation Name:
Free Confederation of Kansai (AKA Keihanshin Confederation)
Government:
Anarchist (Technocratic)
"Leader":
An Executive that deals mostly with foreign representation of the Confederation (i.e. a glorified diplomat position) which is rotated in a yearly basis (mostly amongst important figures of the insurrection that lead to the creation of the confederation). A somewhat "ceremonial figurehead position"; not much real power at all except certain diplomatic functions.
Population:
18,644,000
Capital: Osaka (in times of emergency the capital can be moved more inland to Kyoto or Nara)
Major Cities: Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe
Geographic Description: The former Kansai region (more specifically the Keihanshin metropolitan region)
Languages: Japanese (minus Kanji, only the kana system are used for writing); although Korean and English are accepted
Major Internal Issues:
Lack of prime resources for industrial base
Food Management
Symbol: Standard Red/Black flag

[Il Medico]

Nation Name:
Il Regno Federazione comunista di Toscana.
Government:
Direct Democracy
"Leader":
No official leader, however there are a few respected and knowledgeable Citizens with strong influence. Highest among them is former leader of both the Assembly (open to everyone) and the Council (Selected by lot). He is a writer and Captain in the Revolutionary Guard Know as Jack.(aka Captaino Jack)
Population:
3.6 million
Capital: Firenze
Major Cities: Firenze, Piza, Bologna, Azerro, Siena, Livonno, Ravenna, and Perugia.
Geographic Description: The former Toscana, Romagna, and Umbria Regions.
Languages: Italian. Although, German, French, Spanish, and English are common.
Religion: Catholicism
Major Internal Issues:
Fighting Bourgeois counter revolutionaries in the countryside.
Flood control along the Arno and Tiber rivers.
Lack of industrial bases.
Symbol: Man riding a Pegasus with a hammer in his outstretched hand, with the words "Fino alla vittoria, compagno!" and a red Background.
MAP: The Regions formerly know as Toscana, Romagna, and Umbria.
http://www.planetware.com/i/map/I/location-of-tuscany-in-italy-map.jpg

[amandevsingh]

Nation Name: North Indian Alliance
Government: Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Leader: Comrade Amandev Singh
Population: 100 Million
Capital: Leninabad (Newly Contructed Wonder City in Punjab)
Major Cities: Chandigarh, Agra, New Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Leninabad and Amritsar.
Geographic Description: Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan.
Languages: Punjabi (Main), Urdu, Hindi
Religion: Sikhism (Main), Islam, Hinduism.
Major Internal issues: Religious divisions
Corruption :crying:
Flag: Hammer and Sickle on Red Flag. Major religious symbols (Khanda, Om and stars/crescent) also featured to encourage unity.

[Il Medico]

Too good of a concept to be left to history of Chit-Chat.

[amandevsingh]

BUMP! This does seem really cool, even more then BoP :D

[Raúl Duke]

I want to ally myself with the Federazione di Toscana.

[Revy]

Nation Name: Tropica

Government: socialist workers' republic

Leader: Me. :cool:

Population: 100 million

Currency: beads
Capital: Miami

Major Cities: Miami, Havana, Cancun, San Juan, Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo, New Orleans

Geographic Description: Florida, New Orleans, the Yucatan Peninsula, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic and all other islands in the Caribbean.
Languages: most speak Taino (written using the Atlantean (http://www.earthchildpendants.co.uk/atlantean.gif) script).

Religion: Voodoo

Major Internal issues: Hurricanes interfering with the constant partying and orgies.
Flag: A banana on a blue background.

[Il Medico]

I, offical spokesman for the Il Regno Federazione comunista di Toscana. (or Federazione Toscana) do hereby announce that the people gladly accept the offer of allience with the people of Free Confederation of Kansai. It was approved by 95% margins in both the Assembly and the Concil. :cool: