Hello there! I was asked to play this game at the request of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice. I’ve been a video game addict for 25 years and I run (with two other guys) a site called VeteranGamers.
I’m excited to play this game, since it appears to combine two things I love—video games and progressive political action. The construction of the game looks sound enough (based on a mere half-hour of play so far), but I wonder if the tutorial is broken. (This, obviously, is a huge stumbling to me—and others, I expect—wanting to play it more.)
The Details: In the tutorial, on game date 4/25/09, I was instructed to schedule a Fundraising tactic for a recycling group in the “Trendy Ranch” part of Smithville. Alas, the only option I saw on the Tactics List was “Ask for Support” from the Business Association. I tried this (thinking perhaps the tutorial developer had merely left out a step), and received a newspaper headline announcing that the movement was growing. (The green Momentum box in the top-left corner went from 3 to 11.)
Now there is nothing available in the Tactics List. I’m really not sure what to do, since the Tutorial is trying to take me down a path that I—apparently—cannot travel.
I want to help fix this (and any other problems I encounter), for two reasons: One, I want to see it succeed because it seems like a very worthwhile contribution to the world of strategy games. And Two, I paid $10 and I want my money’s worth, heh!
If I’ve done something wrong, please let me know. If the tutorial is indeed broken, please let me know when I can find an updated version to try again.
Thanks for your hard work on this project!