Our First Simulation.

Martina – National Minority Party (the former government) 0 Constituents, 1000 coins, 1000 cannons
Luis – Farmers Grange Cooperative Society 200 supporters, 500 coins, 100 cannons
Laurel – Transit Union 100 supporters, 1000 coins
Hope – Chancellor of the former university system 0 supporters, 2000 coins
Lara – Amnesty International 1000 supporters, 100 coins
Mike – Army 1000 supporters, 1000 coins, 1000 cannons
Becky – Foreign Ministry OR U.S. state departments if FM 100, 1000, 100. If DoS 0 supporters 5000 coins 10000 cannons
Sarah – Femen 500 supporters, 500 coins
Ben – Green Party 0 constituents, 1000 coins, 100 cannons
Randy – Mining Union 500 supporters, 2000 coins 100 cannons
Patrick – National Freedom Party 0 constituents, 2000 coins 250 cannons
Goal is to form  a government. To form a government you need an absolute majority of supporters OR a coalition. Each party has a hidden agenda. I give those out on Monday ^^<br />You may trade any resource you have.
You may not use cannons to obtain resources (“war”). Cannons are only useful if
1) A civil war breaks out (which is not this part of the simulation, or necessarily any part)
2) Foreign country intervenes.
Both are possible within this simulation.
3) You may however assassinate a player IF you have cannons BUT if you do then you lose ALL coins and suppporters which are distributed to whomever the victim designates! If you assassinate a player that may or may not cause a civil war or foreign intervention.
The national minority party is 1) a minority of the population. 2) The former government. Hope and Luis are both members of the national minority. Mikes mom is in the national minority and in the national majority. All other players are members of the national majority.
If Martina is assassinated that triggers a foreign intervention by one or more much larger neighboring states (including one where Martinas nation is the national majority).
You “win” by a) surviving and b) forming a government and c) being named to a ministry and d) fulfilling your hidden agenda. Points are scored based on attaining those goals (A-D) and supplemental points are awarded based on how many coins, cannons, or supporters you have.
Each player may “pledge” their supporters to a political party. A political party with the majority of the populace in support may form a government, alone or in coalition with one, and only one, other party.