Coolgamer 0 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Excellent, now all we need is the 1964 election, with Kennedy off by default. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heat332 0 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Excellent, now all we need is the 1964 election, with Kennedy off by default. Agreed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reece134 1 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Excellent, now all we need is the 1964 election, with Kennedy off by default. Wouldn't it be subtly different? IIRC the election campaign was put on hold for a long time out of respect for JFK; so a 1964 scenario with him would start much sooner. Theres rumours, not very credible, that he'd replace LBJ as his running mate, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
argonaut 0 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Excellent, now all we need is the 1964 election, with Kennedy off by default. Agreed, although I'm still holding out hope for that 1972 scenario. *salivates* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heat332 0 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Agreed, although I'm still holding out hope for that 1972 scenario. *salivates* '72?? AHHH SOME ONE NEEDS TO DO IT! 1960-2016 anyone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
argonaut 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 '72?? AHHH SOME ONE NEEDS TO DO IT! 1960-2016 anyone? There's a thread about it here, but it seems to have died, unfortunately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 There's a thread about it here, but it seems to have died, unfortunately. I'll be reviving it within the next few weeks. 1960 was easier than I thought it would be, so I'll give 1972 the old college try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hcallega 1 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 I started working on it but got way in over my head. I can help with candidate positions as i have what may be the most interesting political book ever: The 1978 Almanac of American Politics. This helps with one of the most difficult problems with making a historical scenario: candidate positions. The combination of key votes and interest group ratings should give us a good idea about Humphrey, Muskie, McGovern and any other senators i'm missing (maybe Ashbrooke too). So yeah, i would love to help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heat332 0 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 i could help with something if you need Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 0 Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 I started working on it but got way in over my head. I can help with candidate positions as i have what may be the most interesting political book ever: The 1978 Almanac of American Politics. This helps with one of the most difficult problems with making a historical scenario: candidate positions. The combination of key votes and interest group ratings should give us a good idea about Humphrey, Muskie, McGovern and any other senators i'm missing (maybe Ashbrooke too). So yeah, i would love to help. Cool. Some of the more established interest groups (Americans For Democratic Action, for one) have old ratings. They give a general liberal/conservative scale. Plus, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 painted a pretty detailed picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
argonaut 0 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 May I humbly suggest Hunter S Thompson as a McGovern crusader? On a serious note, is it at all possible to simulate the Eagleton VP fiasco? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hcallega 1 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 You probably could, though it could be difficult. One thing I would want to avoid the campaign events that are 100%. They basically ensure that one candidate will win and one will lose. This happens in 1980, where Kennedy always looses to Carter. I think the events should be in the system, just not guaranteed, like the Canuck letter wouldn't necessarily happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hcallega 1 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Here is my list of candidates that I think should be included (list taken from Wikipedia). I'm gonna list them in order of strength Democrats: Default On: Senator Ed Muskie (ME) Vice-President Hubert Humphrey (MN) Senator George McGovern (SD) Governor George Wallace (AL) Senator Scoop Jackson (WA) Senator Eugene McCarthy (MN) Representative Shirley Chisholm (NY) Governor Terry Sanford (NC) Mayor John Lindsay (NY) Mayor Sam Yorty (CA) Representative Wilbur Mills (AR) Senator Vance Hartke (IN) Senator Fred Harris (OK) Senator Harold Hughes (IA) Default Off: Senator Ted Kennedy (MA) Senator Walter Mondale (MN) Senator Birch Bayd (IN) Senator William Proxmire (WI) Attorney General Ramsey Clark (OH) Representative Wayne Hays (OH) Republicans President Richard Nixon (CA) Representative John Ashbrook (OH) Representative Pete McCloskey (CA) General Harold Stassen (MN) American Independent Party Representative John Schmitz (CA) Governor George Wallace (AL) Default Off Libertarian Party John Hospers (CA) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dtrielli 0 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I don't know if you adressed this or not, but the interview shows are set as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Chris Matthews' Hardball, The Daily Show, The O'Reilly Factor, The Letterman Show, The Jay Leno Show. A minor and silly problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 0 Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I don't know if you adressed this or not, but the interview shows are set as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Chris Matthews' Hardball, The Daily Show, The O'Reilly Factor, The Letterman Show, The Jay Leno Show.A minor and silly problem. No, good catch. I'll have version 1.2.1 out within the week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reece134 1 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 May I humbly suggest Hunter S Thompson as a McGovern crusader? On a serious note, is it at all possible to simulate the Eagleton VP fiasco? Why would have to be? If you win as McGovern use hindsight and don't pick Eagleton? From my basic understanding of the game engine I don't think it can do that at all. Maybe if you do pick him though have lots of -ive momentum at the start; especially considering he was the "Acid Abortion Amnesty" source, too. Then again, from what I've read and understand, if they'd given him anything more than just a cursory background check they would have found out his personal problems quite quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lahbas 4 Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Does anybody have this scenario? Could you please send it to me? Thanks. www.jamesrobertmclaughlin@yahoo.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyBoy 8 Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 The download link isn't working. Can someone please fix it, or send it to me? cowsofwonderland@gmail.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thetrotsky 3 Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 Send it please? thewhorock93@hotmail.co.uk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lahbas 4 Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 I am wondering if there is anyway that I can get access to this scenario. The link is down or overloaded, and it was never apparently sent to Theoryspark (that, or it was better than their current version and "shelved"). I would like to begin work on the 1950's with this as a base, but I have no idea where to get it. If you do have it, please send it here: jamesrobertmclaughlin@yahoo.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lyly 1 Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Would love to play this. If anyone has it and is actually reading this, please send me a copy. csm_lyly@hotmail.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony_270 976 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Hey guys, We have v. 1.2, and will be adding it to scenarios.theoryspark.com shortly. Anthony Burgoyne Lead Game Designer http://www.TheorySpark.com Games that spark the political imagination! Would love to play this. If anyone has it and is actually reading this, please send me a copy. csm_lyly@hotmail.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony_270 976 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 1.2.1 released at http://scenarios.theoryspark.com . Changes from 1.2: - added interviewers - added default pics for several Democratic candidates - fixed typo in Right position for Vietnam issue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Det9Lover 0 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 I downloaded this scenario from the website. Every time I run it the Democratic candidates always seem to select themselves as their running mate. How can I stop this? JCS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lyly 1 Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 I downloaded this scenario from the website. Every time I run it the Democratic candidates always seem to select themselves as their running mate. How can I stop this? JCS They shouldn't be able to. I just looked through all the candidates, none of them are allowed to take themselves as Veep. You may want to check your own scenario and see if that's the case, if not, just remove themselves from their Veep list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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