OT - Soliciting interest in an FOFC game/contest

QuikSand · 06-23-2004, 01:13 PM

I've been thinking for a while about setting up a new game around here... I just love the fact that we have so many smart, interesting, and capable people who come by this forum with regularity. It's a great environment for this sort of thing, as our main gamemaster WSUCougar has amply demonstrated.

I have some general ideas for something of a policital exercise... participants would be part of a group that decides on a variety of policy issues, with each participant having some particular stake in the outcome of the various things being debated. (The issues would not be real world issues requiring research or expertise, but just "invented" things meaningful only within the context of the game) It might involve people running for office and elections, or it might just involved all the participants taking a series of votes on issues. (I have thoughts in two very different directions on how to set this up)

I'd imagine that what I'm considering would probably take a couple of weeks or so to play out, and participants would need to be on the forum more or less every day during that period -- at least to check in and vote on whatever issues might be active. More detail to come, but the investment of time would probably be manageable.

Given that brief sketch... please post here if you are interested in joining something like this. My original thinking is that this would work well with about 20-25 people or so... but if this goes forward I'm going to base the size, in part, on the number of people who express interest here (this is not binding, of course).

And, if I get especially weird ideas for this, I'm also interested in who might be willing to play a "special" role -- maybe involved in the competition, but not really as a competitor against everyone else? (Possibly more demanding of your time)

So, who wants to play politics?

QuikSand · 06-23-2004, 01:14 PM

I'm going to be off the board for a few days, and will be thinking about this... I'm hoping to launch something maybe early next week.

digamma · 06-23-2004, 01:16 PM

I'd be interested. It would be great if we could limit it to week days though, and skip the weekends.

sachmo71 · 06-23-2004, 01:17 PM

I'd be interested.

QuikSand · 06-23-2004, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digamma

It would be great if we could limit it to week days though, and skip the weekends.

I'll take that suggestion as a given.

albionmoonlight · 06-23-2004, 01:37 PM

Would be interested for sure.

cuervo72 · 06-23-2004, 01:41 PM

Reminds me somewhat of this: http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...ad.php?t=12480

Maple Leafs · 06-23-2004, 01:50 PM

I'd give it a shot.

lcjjdnh · 06-23-2004, 02:33 PM

I'd be interested

vtbub · 06-23-2004, 02:36 PM

I'd be interested

KWhit · 06-23-2004, 02:36 PM

Sounds intriguing, QS. I'd give it a go.

Buzzbee · 06-23-2004, 02:48 PM

Please vote for Buzzbee for UberCyber Political Game Participant. I promise to keep your wife off your back *cough*and on my front*cough* while you play text sims until 4 in the morning. I will ensure that you have an Endless Pizza Box to sustain you. I promise to ban all Trolls from message boards (except druez, because the unintentional comedy is just priceless) and prevent them from ever coming back. I pledge that the Quote of the Moment will be brought back, and that all quotes will be funny to everyone, and will not offend anyone. Lastly, I swear to banish flasch186, stevew, and NoMyths to an empty padded room occupied by Jesse Jackson and H. Ross Perot.

Thank you for your support.

Fritz · 06-23-2004, 02:53 PM

hook me up Mikey P

Sharpieman · 06-23-2004, 03:04 PM

I'd be interested too.

John Galt · 06-23-2004, 03:06 PM

2/3?

I'm interested.

NoMyths · 06-23-2004, 03:08 PM

I, uh, would be interested.

SplitPersonality1 · 06-23-2004, 03:19 PM

Count me in as well. Sounds intriguing.

Radii · 06-23-2004, 03:44 PM

I, too, would be interested.

Noop · 06-23-2004, 04:08 PM

I dunno I know I will vote maybe be a Senator or something for the youth.

NoMyths · 06-23-2004, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noop

I dunno I know I will vote maybe be a Senator or something for the youth.

[rushmorevox] Is that Latin? [/rv]

primelord · 06-23-2004, 04:17 PM

I would be interested as well.

Franklinnoble · 06-23-2004, 05:07 PM

I'm interested.

kingfc22 · 06-23-2004, 06:03 PM

I'm game

Raiders Army · 06-23-2004, 06:12 PM

Okay, okay...twist my arm. I'm in.

RainRaven · 06-23-2004, 06:14 PM

I would have interest though I will be gone on vacation for a week in July if it makes a difference. (If this will last that long)

mordhiem · 06-23-2004, 06:14 PM

Interested

Chief Rum · 06-23-2004, 07:29 PM

Sure, I would participate.

CR

Poli · 06-23-2004, 07:39 PM

I would play; even interested in the "special role" or whatever it is you called it.

cuervo72 · 06-23-2004, 07:42 PM

Oh yeah, and I'm in if there's room.

sabotai · 06-24-2004, 01:38 AM

Mark me down as interested.

Marc Vaughan · 06-24-2004, 04:57 AM

Count me in (as usual

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QuikSand · 06-24-2004, 05:06 AM

Great.

As I'm away the next couple of days, I'll be cogitating a little on how to set this thing up. I'll hope to post a more formal sign-up thread, with more details and timing, early next week.

Bee · 06-24-2004, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I just love the fact that we have so many smart, interesting, and capable people who come by this forum with regularity.

We should try to get these people to start posting!

Eaglesfan27 · 06-24-2004, 01:26 PM

I'm interested.

Raiders Army · 06-24-2004, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bee

We should try to get these people to start posting!

Classic.

Barkeep49 · 06-24-2004, 07:19 PM

Mmm a political game. Something I would definetly be interested in.

QuikSand · 06-30-2004, 08:43 AM

I haven't let this go quite yet... but I still haven't completely put together what I want to do with it. Maybe later this week... still contemplating.

cartman · 06-30-2004, 08:59 AM

Count me in, if there's still space. Otherwise I'll pull a Ross Perot and crash the party...

06-23-2004, 01:41 PM	#7
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Reminds me somewhat of this: http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...ad.php?t=12480 __________________ null

06-23-2004, 01:50 PM	#8
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	I'd give it a shot. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

06-23-2004, 02:36 PM	#10
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	I'd be interested __________________

06-23-2004, 02:48 PM	#12
Buzzbee College Starter Join Date: Jun 2002	Please vote for Buzzbee for UberCyber Political Game Participant. I promise to keep your wife off your back coughand on my frontcough while you play text sims until 4 in the morning. I will ensure that you have an Endless Pizza Box to sustain you. I promise to ban all Trolls from message boards (except druez, because the unintentional comedy is just priceless) and prevent them from ever coming back. I pledge that the Quote of the Moment will be brought back, and that all quotes will be funny to everyone, and will not offend anyone. Lastly, I swear to banish flasch186, stevew, and NoMyths to an empty padded room occupied by Jesse Jackson and H. Ross Perot. Thank you for your support. __________________ Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

06-23-2004, 02:53 PM	#13
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	hook me up Mikey P __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

06-23-2004, 01:14 PM	#2
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I'm going to be off the board for a few days, and will be thinking about this... I'm hoping to launch something maybe early next week.

06-23-2004, 01:16 PM	#3
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	I'd be interested. It would be great if we could limit it to week days though, and skip the weekends.

06-23-2004, 01:17 PM	#4
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	I'd be interested.

06-23-2004, 01:37 PM	#6
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Would be interested for sure.

06-23-2004, 02:33 PM	#9
lcjjdnh College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NJ	I'd be interested

06-23-2004, 02:36 PM	#11
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Sounds intriguing, QS. I'd give it a go.

06-23-2004, 03:04 PM	#14
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	I'd be interested too. __________________ Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

06-23-2004, 03:06 PM	#15
John Galt Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Internets	2/3? I'm interested. __________________ I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man. - The Dude

06-23-2004, 03:08 PM	#16
NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	I, uh, would be interested.

06-23-2004, 03:19 PM	#17
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	Count me in as well. Sounds intriguing.

06-23-2004, 03:44 PM	#18
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I, too, would be interested.

06-23-2004, 04:08 PM	#19
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Florida	I dunno I know I will vote maybe be a Senator or something for the youth. __________________ Living in an Oligarchy.

06-23-2004, 04:17 PM	#21
primelord Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	I would be interested as well.

06-23-2004, 05:07 PM	#22
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I'm interested.

06-23-2004, 06:03 PM	#23
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	I'm game __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

06-23-2004, 06:12 PM	#24
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Okay, okay...twist my arm. I'm in.

06-23-2004, 06:14 PM	#25
RainRaven High School JV Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	I would have interest though I will be gone on vacation for a week in July if it makes a difference. (If this will last that long) __________________ "It can't rain all the time"-The Crow

06-23-2004, 06:14 PM	#26
mordhiem Mascot Join Date: Apr 2004	Interested

06-23-2004, 07:29 PM	#27
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Sure, I would participate. CR __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

06-23-2004, 07:39 PM	#28
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I would play; even interested in the "special role" or whatever it is you called it. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-23-2004, 07:42 PM	#29
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Oh yeah, and I'm in if there's room. __________________ null

06-24-2004, 01:38 AM	#30
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Mark me down as interested.

06-24-2004, 04:57 AM	#31
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Count me in (as usual )

06-24-2004, 05:06 AM	#32
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Great. As I'm away the next couple of days, I'll be cogitating a little on how to set this thing up. I'll hope to post a more formal sign-up thread, with more details and timing, early next week.

06-24-2004, 01:26 PM	#34
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	I'm interested. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

06-24-2004, 07:19 PM	#36
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	Mmm a political game. Something I would definetly be interested in.

06-30-2004, 08:43 AM	#37
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I haven't let this go quite yet... but I still haven't completely put together what I want to do with it. Maybe later this week... still contemplating.

06-30-2004, 08:59 AM	#38
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Count me in, if there's still space. Otherwise I'll pull a Ross Perot and crash the party... __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

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