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The Political Machine 2020 v1.31 - The Big Issues

Hard to believe there are only 6 weeks until election day! With a new slew of issues on everyone's minds, we thought it would be a good week to make some additions to bring the state of the game in line with the state of the race. New Issues National Mask Mandate: Should the federal government or regional authorities be in charge of determining the laws of mask wearing during a pandemic? Additional Stimulus Checks : Do you support sending citizens a second stimulus che... [read more]

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Most Interesting Political Machine 2020 YouTube Videos

The Political Machine has always been a game that gets users excited for the upcoming election. It also allows users to make the calls they wish our politicians would make... here are a couple of high viewed, interesting videos from the community.       *The views and opinions expressed in these videos are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of Stardock. Any content provided by bloggers or authors are of their opinion an... [read more]

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NOW AVAILABLE: The Political Machine 2020 - Founding Fathers DLC and FREE v1.3 Update

Get Ready, Pundits! The Founding Fathers DLC &  HUGE Update Have Arrived Battle for your spot in the White House against the founding fathers of America! In the new Founding Fathers DLC , you'll play as political heavyweights like George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and more. Do you have what it takes to go down in history? Get the DLC Now: From Steam | From Stardock DLC FEATURES New Candidates  None of the fou... [read more]

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**COMING SOON** The Political Machine 2020 v1.3!

Greetings fellow Armchair Politicians! Well...isn't this the craziest election year we've ever seen? I've been on every single version of TPM, and between Coronavirus, Protests, Economic uncertainty, and Biden's "turtle" strategy, I've never seen an  election cycle like this! But that just means it's time to get out an update for The Political Machine! Currently being tested by QA, the 1.3 update will be out soon. In the meantime, here are some of the goodies you'll get wh... [read more]

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NOW AVAILABLE: v1.2 for The Political Machine 2020 adds McCain and Obama, Infinite Points mode, and more!

John McCain and Barack Obama have entered the race! Greetings from The Political Machine Development Bunker.  While Shelter-In-Place rules have us working from home, that hasn't stopped the updates from flowing! Today we released v1.2, with two new highly-requested candidates - each with their own unique Ideology Tree - and several quality of life improvements that should make fans pretty happy. Read on to see what changes we've brought with the update! ... [read more]

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The Political Machine 2020 v1.2 Preview: Party Like it's 2008!

Hey Everyone! We've been hard at work on The Political Machine - some cool v1.2 stuff that I can show you now, but also some super secret stuff that I've sworn an oath to keep under wraps!    Our next update is v1.2, where we'll be updating the game with new issue tweaks, candidates, ideologies, and fixes.  Our two big additions are Barack Obama and John McCain, the stars of the 2008 Presidential Election, each with their own Ideology Trees. ... [read more]

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The Political Machine 2020: v1.1 Now Available

v1.1 is Now Available Featuring Steam Workshop Support and New Candidates Steam Workshop support and new candidates have been added in this major update for the Political Machine 2020. Bernie may be out of the race, but he is still available as a candidate in The Political Machine 2020 to play with or against. If you're looking to recapture the glory of former elections, grab Ronald Reagan or Al Gore and try to win in 2020. Top Updates Steam Workshop:  Upload ... [read more]

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The Political Machine 2020 #5: One for the Gipper

This week’s update to the Political Machine adds Ronald Reagan.  He’s the first candidate that includes a scoring handicap which means that your score is modified slightly because he’s a bit easier to win with than other candidates.  We’ll show you here. The update also includes AOC, Al Gore, and Barry Goldwater.  The Reagan Era Ronald Reagan was one of the last Presidents we had before the hyper politicization of American life really took... [read more]

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Political Machine 2020 #4

The next update to The Political Machine will be including mod support to Steam Workshop.  Specifically, we are going to let people make their own ideologies and share them with others.  We include quite a few in the game.    We will be uploading a few ideology mods to get things started and to help others learn how to make them. What is an ideology? An ideology is a set of issues your candidate wants to run on.   Unlike norm... [read more]

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Political Machine 2020 #3: A Walk-through

Today let's do a quick walk-through of The Political Machine 2020.  This will include what's new from previous editions as well as a discussion of the underlying simulation. Creating a candidate When creating a candidate you have a finite # of points to use to figure out what your candidate's strengths are. Stamina: How many moves you get per turn Intelligence: Enhances how well you do on interviews Charisma: Affects how well your speeches and ads do Media bias: Affec... [read more]