Dev Journal
Simulating the 2020 Election in Political Machine 2020
One of the options in the game is to simulate the election cycle. The player just chooses two candidates and sees how they do. Now, you won’t get the exact result every time, but it’s fun to see how a given candidate will do if run by the AI. This mode helps us test against any unintentional biases in the issues. Since no one knows how the election will go, it can be difficult to draw the line between when candidate A is simply more viable than candidate B. In th...
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Dev Journal
Political Machine 2020 #1: Being Pete Buttigieg
The Political Machine is a strategy/simulation game. What has made it so popular over the years is that while it is a game, it has a pretty serious and robust simulation running behind it. Most of the data is collected from a wide array census results, surveys and demographic research. Every four years when we update the data, we are constantly surprised on the changes we see in different states. The opioid epidemic is one example. This issue wasn’t ...
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News
COMING SOON: The Political Machine 2020!
Let the Campaign Begin! Stardock announced its new political strategy/simulation game today, The Political Machine 2020 . The PC strategy game allows players to choose a candidate and run for President against either a computer opponent or a candidate controlled by another person over the Internet. Candidates include the current Democratic front-runners including Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg, as well as Internet favorites such as And...
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Snag our games and expansions for up to 75% off* today! Star Control: Origins $39.99 Now $29.99 Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires. "Star Control: Origins feels like a near-perfect reboot." 9 / 10 – Gamewatcher Check out the full list of sales here! Additional Titles on Sale: Galact...
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