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The USA is attempting to regain our grain fields in Canada East Coast again today, while China is fighting off yet another attempt at freedom for South Korea’s Jeolla. US gains in Mexico were erased yesterday by Mexican counter-attack but they have not yet made an attempt to continue the campaign across the Rio Grande.
There were several very good submissions to yesterday’s joke contest, and I thank everyone who participated. Together we can make e-Sim a fun place (or at least bearable).
The winning submission came to me from
Vladimir . You may have seen it on Reddit earlier this week, but for those who haven’t, I judged it to be the funniest joke submitted.
My husband and I were dressed and ready to go out for a lovely evening of dinner and theatre. Having been burgled in the past, we turned on a few lights and the answering machine, then put the cat in the backyard. When our cab arrived, we walked out the front door and our rather tubby cat scooted between our legs to get back inside, then ran up the stairs.
We really didn't want to leave the cat inside unchaperoned so my husband ran in to retrieve her and put her in the backyard again. Because I didn't want the taxi driver to know our house was going to be empty all evening, I explained to him that my husband would be out momentarily as he was just bidding goodnight to my mother.
A few minutes later he got into the cab all hot and bothered, and said (to my growing horror and amusement):
"Sorry it took so long but she was hiding under the bed again and I had to poke her arse with a coat hanger to get her to come out! She tried to take off so I grabbed her by the neck and wrapped her in a blanket so she wouldn't scratch me like she did last time, and it worked! Hauled her down the stairs and threw her into the backyard... she'd better not crap in the vegetable garden again."
The silence in the taxi was deafening...
Keep an eye out for more contests again next week. Don’t forget that Congress elections are coming up in just a few days, and you will need to be in a Top-5 party to run. The Gazette will be endorsing qualified candidates running here in the United States on Monday, so if you are interested please send me a short PM on who you are and why you are running. The deadline is Day 749 at 16:00.
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
