A Game I Want to Play
The last time I said this, it was about a football game using cards for gameplay. We all know how that turned out.This time, there is absolutely no way for me to ever get good enough at programming to make this game. But I still want to play it.
It's a strategy game. Phases:
1. In phase one, you explore the continent of Africa. At the end of phase one, you choose an area to colonize (stay with me here).
2. The colonization phase. You bring in big industry, exploit resources, do everything you can to absolutely control the population and make the country as weak as possible so that it depends on you.
3. In phase three, you switch sides. You are now a tiny rebel uprising, and your long-term goal is to overthrow the colonial government and declare independence. This requires managing both resources and people, making deals with other factions to grow, and finally, succeeding in war. This phase ends when you declare independence.
4. Now you are the ruler of a brand new African country, and independence is now replaced by sustainability. Can you build this fledgling country into something that can survive? And can you raise the standard of living and education so that your country can improve its standing in the world order?
5. The final goal of the game is to improve your country enough to receive an invitation to join the United Nations. To do so, international relations and diplomacy are added to your country's basic goals in phase four.
This would be a very big game, so big that no one will ever make it. But I like how you get a chance to experience everything: exploration, colonialism, freedom fighting, independence, and international relations.
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