Conquer Club 2012 US Presidential Elections (completed)

by **WorldCup4James** on Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:49 pm

DiM wrote:i just made my first million.
make it cash please

If only... :roll:

Props for putting this on, lostatlimbo. Looks like a simple to understand yet very exciting way to celebrate the nation's great pastime that takes away 2 years of time to actually get anything done up there on the hill . :lol:

Also I love how the Republicans are on the Left and the Democrats on the Right in the standings board

by **lostatlimbo** on Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:15 am

WorldCup4James wrote:
DiM wrote:i just made my first million.
make it cash please :)

If only... :roll:
Props for putting this on, lostatlimbo. Looks like a simple to understand yet very exciting way to celebrate the nation's great pastime that takes away 2 years of time to actually get anything done up there on the hill . :lol:
Also I love how the Republicans are on the Left and the Democrats on the Right in the standings board ;)

Thanks.

I hadn't thought about the left/right thing. That's funny!

by **lostatlimbo** on Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:53 am

carl2216 has replaced ndeli

by **lostatlimbo** on Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:08 pm

Apologies for the delay. I just moved in with my girlfriend and have been very busy, but things are settling down and will be creating new games today!

by **lostatlimbo** on Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:34 pm

Corporate Fundraising
Already some candidates have set themselves apart with the voting public, but the next round of fundraising takes you to big business. Now that corporations count as people and can make direct contributions, their support is integral to your success. Put a few in your pocket and you'll be on your way to a nomination.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... mVYVVhSVmc

by **saaimen** on Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:33 am

So...
Any updates?

by **lostatlimbo** on Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:59 pm

Sorry for the hold up, new games coming soon

by **lostatlimbo** on Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:35 am

Political Action Committees
Two players currently lead their respective parties with $6 million each. Scott P (R - SW) and Chutely (D - SE) each hold a slim lead over the competition. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... mVYVVhSVmc

Most regional nominations are still up for grabs. In the Democratic West, four candidates each hold $3 million. This next round will be crucial for them and so many others.

All the money you've raised from people and businesses pales in comparison to the buying power of PACs and Super PACs. A strong showing here will guarantee you a spot in the primaries.

by **Nicho** on Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:09 pm

If you still need a player you can put me in thanks

by **grady12345** on Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:46 pm

Can anyone tell we what happens if there is a tie for the win in the regional fundraising stage?

by **Fuzzy316** on Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:17 am

ok... if you need a replacement player, Ill join.

by **WorldCup4James** on Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:28 pm

grady12345 wrote:Can anyone tell we what happens if there is a tie for the win in the regional fundraising stage?

Also interested in knowing this, what is the answer to this?

by **lostatlimbo** on Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:25 pm

Fuzzy316 wrote:ok... if you need a replacement player, Ill join.

I'll put you down as a reserve. Thanks!

by **lostatlimbo** on Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:29 pm

WorldCup4James wrote:
grady12345 wrote:Can anyone tell we what happens if there is a tie for the win in the regional fundraising stage?

Also interested in knowing this, what is the answer to this?

The players with the most money in their region advance to the primary elections.

In case of ties, both players will continue on to the next round. There will likely be more than 6 players competing within each primary party.

by **lostatlimbo** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:49 am

PLEASE NOTE

In order to break up the monotony of Senate/City Mogul maps in the final round (General Election), I've changed some to candidate maps. These will be played on the two "Top Issues" maps the Presidential nominees chose during sign-up. I also moved Chicago to the final batch of maps to increase the possibility of a thrilling comeback.

UPDATED MAPS

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by **DiM** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:57 am

changing the settings once the tournament has started?
not cool.

by **lostatlimbo** on Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:27 am

DiM wrote:changing the settings once the tournament has started?
not cool.

The final 4 (or 6) candidates would just play fewer times on US Senate & City Mogul and more times on the maps they chose at sign-up. I didn't think this would offend anyone since that stage of the tournament is still far off.

It is no big deal to me which way it goes, I just thought (in hindsight) that it would be more fun for the finalists.

If anyone does not agree with the change, I will revert it back to the original plan (3 times on US Senate, 3 times on City Mogul).

by **morleyjoe** on Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:38 am

DiM wrote:changing the settings once the tournament has started?
not cool.

Sorry Dim, but I do like the change proposed and would support this revision to the finals.

by **lostatlimbo** on Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:27 am

To avoid any fuss over this, I'll just offer the option to the finalists to vote on.

by **lostatlimbo** on Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:29 am

THE BUCK STOPS HERE
The fundraising round has finished and after many back-room deals, empty promises, and compromises... we have our primary candidates! Congratulations to those that suckered and swindled their way to a financial edge.

The finish was very close in several regions - each of which were triple checked.

In the Democrat races, Kkelly swept the Super PAC money to surge ahead in New England Dem race.
Meanwhile, lawz21 did the same to tie with denominator and move forward in the Rockies.
There was plenty of drama for the Republicans as well, when Serreski swept to pull ahead in the Great Lakes.
After a close, hard fought battle (12 rounds), I was finally able to take a win over Jimmy V to tie for the West Coast nomination.
Also sweeping in the Republican Southwest was scottp, who leads both parties with $9 million dollars. However....

...to put it to good use, he'll need to continue winning as members in each party will face each other on the TOP ISSUES facing Americans (and the world) today. Yes, it is now time to put your mouth where your money is and sweet talk your way to Presidential candidacy.

Look for your invite next week!

by **lostatlimbo** on Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:15 pm

The first batch of games have been sent for the Republican & Democratic debates. However, I have a bit of a conundrum...

A lot more players made it through to this round than I anticipated. I knew there could be a tie, but did not expect 5 ties (2 in the GOP, 3 in the Dems). I also did not expect so many independents to make the cut.

The GOPs and Dems will just have to play a few more games each week, but having every one of the independents (21) play each other once on each of their 2 issues would take far too long.

To remediate this, I propose having each member of the Independent party play half of their opponents on one issue and the other half on the second issue. This remains fairly true to the original plan, but cuts the # of Independent games in half (from 40 per player to 20 per player).

I know that it is bad form to change rules mid-tournament, but there needs to be some modification to keep the tournament running and participants game loads at reasonable levels.

I welcome other suggestions and debate and will consider all options before continuing.

by **scottp** on Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:30 pm

works for me, but i guess the independents' opinions should be weighed more heavily, since they're the ones affected. (I'm a Republican, thus unaffected by the proposal.)

by **denominator** on Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:17 pm

We all knew (or at least, should have known had we all read the first post) that it was possible to have a heavy gameload at certain points of the tournament. I'd be happy to leave it as it was originally laid out.

by **Dukasaur** on Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:43 am

denominator wrote:We all knew (or at least, should have known had we all read the first post) that it was possible to have a heavy gameload at certain points of the tournament. I'd be happy to leave it as it was originally laid out.

That's not true. While I didn't crunch the numbers myself, I trusted the figures given in Post 1, which say things like: