04-04-2016, 08:53 AM
I've played the game several times, both on Tabletop Simulator and in real life, and I can say the game is a blast. However, since it's a game where every single thing counts, from the pause in choosing a policy to the way you promote certain people, it's best played in a faster environment than a forum. It's just not made for the format. It's also one of those games where you have to remember it's just a game. Much like Diplomacy, or more recently, Munchkin, some people will get upset as their friends and family backstab them to win. So unless you can handle being fooled by fascists into shooting a fellow liberal and then losing the majority vote, it's not a game for you unfortunately.
The game could also, obviously, be refluffed as you see fit. Throw a cylon in there and it's BSG-themed. You could make them wizards with a bunch of necromancers and a lich in there as well for a fantasy flavour. There's many ways to play the game without the titular dictator, although I personally kind of like it for being so absurd.
For those who wish to see how it plays on Tabletop Simulator, the Co-optional people on YouTube has made it a semi-regular thing. Click the links to watch the >first<, >second< and >third< video. There are several more if you like them.
The game could also, obviously, be refluffed as you see fit. Throw a cylon in there and it's BSG-themed. You could make them wizards with a bunch of necromancers and a lich in there as well for a fantasy flavour. There's many ways to play the game without the titular dictator, although I personally kind of like it for being so absurd.
For those who wish to see how it plays on Tabletop Simulator, the Co-optional people on YouTube has made it a semi-regular thing. Click the links to watch the >first<, >second< and >third< video. There are several more if you like them.
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"Do not grieve, it is logical. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one."
- Mr. Spock
"A man's not dead while his name is still spoken"
- Terry Pratchett, Going Postal