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Kalius
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Kriegsgewitter
Aug 2002
time: 16:25
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This is basically ripped from the CtP2DG. Thanks go to Locutus, MarkG and TKG (from the CtP2DG, Civ3DG and ACDG respectively)
As the game progresses, I (or the moderator) will edit the post 
1. What is a Democracy Game?
In the CtP Democracy Game (CtPDG), all members play the same game and the same civilisation. Many people decide commonly what we should do next. Nobody has the same power when paying single player vs. the AI.
The name "Democracy Game" comes from the fact that the game is played a a democracy like a real nation. For example, nobody has the power to declare war to America, it needs a vote. If a majority of citizens want war with America, than war is declared.
2. Who plays the game?
Technically, this is a single player game. Only one player gets to play the game physically: the President. He is elected for a "term". Everyone can access his savegame. Nobody is allowed to "play ahead" on this savegame, meaning acting before the president actually does it on his own computer.
But the President has to obey the Ministers (also elected every term) who give precise orders each turn. Each Minister is specialized in a specific field: military, economy, foreign policy, etc.
The Ministers often consult the people via polls on what policy they should promote. When they poll the people, Ministers have to follow the poll, or risk losing all credibility.
The people can also express their views whenever they want and start their own polls to force the Ministers to follow the policy they desire.
3. What are the rules?
A DG is a game, and thus it has rules. These rules are called the "Constitution". The Constitution can be modified by a vote. The rules of the Constitution (as well as other Laws) are enforces by the Court, a group of players who have been elected for this purpose. If the rules are broken, the Court can punish offenders as it sees fit (eg. impeachment).
4. Can I form (political) parties?
In a Democracy, you can't hinder people who think the same to unite. So if you want to, you can start your own policial party, or join existing ones. Just post the new party's goals and policies, and perhaps, if people agree to your policies people will join.
5. How do I join this Democracy Game?
You must register yourself in the CivGroups at the top of the CtPDG forum. If you don't do this, you won't be able to vote and other rights may also be restricted (the feature is currently still under development). Once you've done that, you're a Citizen of the CtPDG.
6. Why would I join by entering the CivGroup if I can just post and vote as it is?
Soon, the CtPDG will be read-only. Also, since some of the rules in the Constitution require that a certain portion of the population is involved in certain events, it's important to keep track of the size of the population. The CivGroup is the easiest way to do this.
7. What do I have to do if I join?
Technically, you don't have to do anything. However, as a citizen you are expected to vote in polls and express your opinions. Other features are the ability to run for a ministerial and presidential position.
8. Do I have to own a copy of CtP to be able to play?
The short answer: No. The longer answer: Without CtP, you can't run for President, and it will be difficult for you to run for Minister if you don't have the necessary knowledge. However, the Judiciary positions require no knowledge of the game.
9. What settings is the game played on?
We haven't decided. Feel free to begin a poll.
10. Who moderates this forum?
At time of writing, there is no specific moderator. If you wish to have a thread topped or closed or edited, PM MarkG or Ming (the adminstators of the ACS forums)
Last edited by Kalius on 13-01-2003 at 02:05
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Locutus
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ACS CTP1/2 Manager & Civ4 Co-Manager
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Hengelo, The Netherlands
Nov 1999
time: 06:25
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quote:
Originally posted by quinns
I am confused by why we need so many people to run one civilization? |
That's the whole idea of a Democracy Game. Otherwise we'd call it Despotism Game 
The idea is to get together with a group of different people with different ideas about how to approach the game and to try play the game together, making decisions democratically. This process of decision making is (supposed to be) both fun and educational (both in the sense that you might find some new tricks and tactics or ways of looking at the game, as well as in the sense that you might learn a thing or two about democracy itself). In addition to that, Democracy Games also offer plenty of room for role playing, story writing, debating, bickering, spamming and other forms of entertainment 
Everyone gets a different thing out of Democracy Games. H Tower doesn't even own CtP2, yet he's a very important member of the CtP2-DG. He's really only there for the role-playing and decision making part of the game, while there's this Touissant guy (or whatever he's called), who doesn't even participate in the CtP2DG but who only lurks, to learn tricks and strategies to improve his own game. I myself am mostly participate for the community spirit, and to a lesser degree for the decision making and to find out how others approach the game in terms of strategy and tactics.
So to answer your original question of why we need so many people to play the game: because it's fun 
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Locutus
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ACS CTP1/2 Manager & Civ4 Co-Manager
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Hengelo, The Netherlands
Nov 1999
time: 06:25
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Quinns,
You need about 7-10 people to keep the government running and if you want to keep the elections even remotely interesting, you'll need at least another 7-10 as backups. Having only one person run for each position during the elections (which is happening in the CtP2DG at the moment) is very boring. You need more candidates, to create diversity and spark debate. Plus, not everyone may be interested in participating in the government every month, or even at all. It's just like in a real democracy: most cabinets of real government consist of between 10 and 30 members, while the total number of people involved in politics numbers into the thousands, even in the smallest countries. Unless people are very devoted and don't care that everyone does the same thing throughout the game, you can't possibly play a full DG with less than 10 people, while 15-20 is really the recommended minimum.
On top of that, the more people play, the more people can share their knowledge of the game and the more different opinions are represented, which adds greatly to the experience. Also, with more people you could start political factions or parties and you have more room for roleplay, minigames, etc, etc. Generally speaking, the more people are involved, the more fun it is...
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13-01-2003 01:57
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... DAMN I'M STUPID!!!
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