Mudsling - A Politcal Boardgame (new game rules)

Some thoughts from reading the rules.

The Issues: The ones you have listed are issues but they are not really a position for the politicians. May be if you had something like:

War: "Make Love not War" - - Nuetral - - "Bomb the Middle East back into the stone age" (Inject some humor)

Then you could have some electorates be really pro or anti a topic, or nuetral, or a bit of both. Players could choose to play to their strength in each electorate.

Mud-slinging: This seems very risky the way you have it. Basically you will be competing players on issues they choose to poll on, which means they will be pretty good at it. Wouldn't mudslinging effect the public's perception of their stance on an issue?

The idea that the second and third place getters in each ellectorate get something is good, but votes like 80 and 52? The players will need a calculator to work out who won at the end of the game. Could you simplify it some how?

Other thoughts (which will add complexity): You could add a politian peices to the board, each turn they could be moved around as the politians are on the campaign trail. They get a small bonus for the electorate they are in at the time and some of the card effects could only work on electorates where they are.

How will the electorates be set up? Will they always be that same, or can they vary like the politians?

I contend that narrow-mindedness leads to almost the exact opposite: overconfidence. That the condition leads people to falsely assume that everyone believes exactly as they do, and they therefore act without hesitation (like blurting out whatever comes to mind without fear of offending anyone).

I do, however, agree that younger and less mature folks often can't appreciate abstract ideas -- the above mentioned failure to realize that not everyone has a worldview identical to their own is a good example. Also, many everyday abstract concepts like irony tend to elude them as well.

And lastly, just in case you didn't notice, I wanted to point out that for someone who is trying to advocate a relaxed approach, you've certainly expressed yourself with a bit of energy -- to the point of swearing in a particularly inflammatory manner (which I, for one, can do without).

Mr. Nando,
um that quote was from Starwars, and not meant to be taken
seriously, but I do feel that even what you say, when you look at
the very root core its about fear/insecurity.
also since that quote was not meant to be taken seriously neither
was anything else I wrote. Sorry it offended you, but I didn't say
it in a serious way.
There is always a chance you offend someone when you speak,
misinterpretation whatever, the important thing is to handle it
professionally.

So I hope your not so upset Nando! "buys you a drink"

-dete