Sponsors: darrelljs & Ruff_hi
Opening Date: Monday, August 25
Duration: Five Weeks
Map Script: Hemispheres
Game Speed: Epic

Difficulty: Monarch
Civilization: U.S.A.
Leader: Dan Quayle
World Size: Standard
Opponents: Six
Victory: Any

Options: Aggressive AI
Version: Beyond the Sword v3.17

Scenario: You know it's happened. Don't deny it. Look at yourself in the mirror and admit you have, on more than one occasion, been Dan Quayle. Well, here's your chance to redeem that shameful memory. Here's you chance to pull Dan Quayle's name and reputation out of the effluent pit of historical rankings and place him on high with Caeser Agustus .

Variant: No one said this would be easy. There are challenges to overcome, the first being your incompetence. It makes people angry, it makes them sick to their stomach. On top of that, you're a bit addled. Not right in the head. People of erudition don't like to spend time with you; truth be told they avoid you like the plague. Unfortunately, the challenge doesn't stop there . Ever heard of Michael Milken? Innocent in your books. Stock market bubbles, real estate bubbles, oil bubbles? All failures of Joe Investor, not the financial system:

You take, shall we say, a Roman view of public office. Get in, line your pockets, get out. As such, you're not too effective at it. You don't really hire people that are so effective either. They are too busy soaking up the benefits of their political appointment to do a good job (see, Brown, Michael D.):

Notes: This game requires a mod to play. Download the mod and unzip it in your Beyond The Sword\MODS folder:

You'll know the mod is running when your IQ drops a few standard deviations, hopefully not so much that you don't notice the confirmation in the upper left-hand corner of your screen. Ruff will answer any questions on installing and loading the MOD in the game thread.

There are many ways to overcome the challenge of being Dan Quayle; at Monarch difficulty many of our "gentle" players will find a path to victory. Some of our more veteran players might want to role play a bit, to make the game a true extreme adventure. Whichever way you decide to go, please remember "if you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure."

Closing Date: Monday, September 29. Reports due Sept. 29 or 30.

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