Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Games/Politics: So, you think that you can do better?

Ahhh...it's nice to be able to finally stop worrying about the boards. To help unwind, I present to you the free online game of NationStates. The basic premise is simple: You run the government. You set up a flag, a currency, and a name, then fill about a brief survey about your politic opinions. The game then creates a snapshot of what a country run by you would look like. Each day, a new political issue is presented for your government to decide upon, allowing your country to evolve. It's not very time intensive, but it is an interesting experiment in what your utopia (or dystopia) would look like. Cheers to pointless fun!

(In case anyone was curious, The Federation of Krugg is considered by the game to be a "Left-Leaning College State").