Methodology

Your choices drive everything

The result is not down to luck. The kind of government you choose to be (your economic approach, your governing style, your priorities and your signature pledge) shapes how everything is judged. Bold, coherent plans tend to go further than vague or contradictory ones.

Your cabinet matters

Who you appoint, and where you put them, makes a real difference. Ministers who suit their brief, in a cabinet that holds together as a team, will outperform a line up of big names shoved into the wrong jobs. Picking well, and reading the gaps in what you are told, is the heart of the game.

It plays fair

No party or ideology is favoured. A well built growth first government and a well built public services government should both be able to thrive. Your result reflects how good your choices are, not which side they lean.

A little unpredictability

Politics is never perfectly tidy, so there is a small amount of variation built in. The same cabinet will not always meet exactly the same fate. Strong choices win out over time, but the occasional surprise keeps every run interesting.

Want the player's eye view instead? Read How It Works, or just start a game.