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NoName
10-25-2006, 06:18 AM
I found an article (http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-10-24T192116Z_01_NAN388865_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-VIDEOGAMES-CONGRESS.xml&src=102406_1554_ARTICLE_PROMO_also_on_reuters) about this today while reading Reuters (http://www.reuters.com).
Politics has become a game for a group of California college students who have launched an online video game, "Fantasy Congress," in the lead-up to next month's U.S. congressional elections.

The game, officially launched on Monday, is a new spin on the popular online fantasy sports games where players chose a team of real-life players and tally points based on their statistical performance.
Here is (http://www.fantasycongress.us/fc/) the actual website, it looks really nice.

This seems like a really interesting idea. As fantasy sport leagues force people to learn a lot about players in a sport, a fantasy congress game can help get people informed to vote. Who's up for an EA league?
drakkarim
10-25-2006, 07:17 AM
congress = expensive whores

"cocksuckers"
NoName
10-25-2006, 07:39 AM
congress = expensive whores

"cocksuckers"
Eh, we have to have someone in office.
Oxonian
10-25-2006, 09:34 AM
I'd do a league for the pure amusement value.

Although I notice that players get no credit for holding hearings, grandstanding, filibustering, sexual harassment, manipulating the legislative history... It's like Fantasy Baseball that only rates players based on their number of stolen bases.
drakkarim
10-25-2006, 10:03 AM
Eh, we have to have someone in office.

i say we do what eveyrone else is doing, outsource the jobs to india, they can't screw things up anymore, and they'll be hell of a lot cheaper since we won't have to pay them all those benefits.
51|RandoM
10-25-2006, 10:07 AM
If I can't sleep with fresh, young aides on a weekly basis, the game will be pretty boring.
independentcreator
10-25-2006, 11:11 AM
If I can't sleep with fresh, young aides on a weekly basis, the game will be pretty boring.

You can, but everyone's already camping the hotties.
The Continental
10-25-2006, 11:23 AM
If I can't sleep with fresh, young, male aides on a weekly basis, the game will be pretty boring.

Fixed. Same sex illicit affairs are the political zeitgeist, it helps if they're underage as well.
Lord_Don
10-25-2006, 06:52 PM
So how big of a nerd does it make someone if they think this is a cool idea?

Not that I think it is... I'm just asking for uh... a friend!