The Political Machine

[LostInSpace]

CNN: Say campaign to a computer-game addict, and he's more likely to think Alien vs. Predator than Kerry vs. Bush. But that may be about to change as The Political Machine (Ubisoft), the first major PC game to mimic a presidential election, hits store shelves this week.

UBISOFT:Are you up for the challenge? Spend 41 weeks on the campaign trail, serving as a campaign manager for a presidential candidate. In an effort to secure a spot in the Oval Office, you must secure the greatest number of electoral votes and utilize the various facets of political strategy. Establish a campaign network, build capital, deliver speeches, buy advertising, fund-raise, and make appearances on national TV news programs in your efforts to master the political machine.

[Charles Lindsey]

Why do that when you can just go here.

[Scrivener]

Political Machine is, mechanically, a dead ringer for the board game I'm shopping around right now - something I've invested 4 years of my life in. I'm talking to some lawyers about a violation of IP rights, but it's looking pretty bleak unless I prove that they deliberately stole my design. I've played TPM and it's just not as fun as playing my board game with a group of friends, but it's a depressing turn of events nontheless.

Some friends playing my game: 'Elektorate'

[LostInSpace]

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Originally posted by Scrivener:

I'm talking to some lawyers about a violation of IP rights, but it's looking pretty bleak unless I prove that they deliberately stole my design.

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Yep, unless you can prove they had direct knowlege of your board game forget it. There are so many people on this planet with ideas it's only natural that alot will be similar even maybe exact in nature.

Oh yea, Cmdr Chavik you're a wise guy! I like that.

[GREG MILLER]

I saw this game on the shelves at a Walmart the other day. I couldn't believe what I was looking at. Hmm....could be fun.