Fantasy Congress
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 Fantasy Congress homepage, taken February 8, 2007 |
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| URL | http://www.fantasycongress.com/fc/ |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Fantasy sport |
| Registration | Required to play |
| Launched | 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
Fantasy Congress is an online fantasy simulation sport where players, called citizens, draft members of the United States House and Senate, and keep track of their participation within the U.S. Congress. Actions, especially within the process of making and amending pieces of legislation, of a player's drafted congresspersons are recorded and rated as a cumulative total amount of points against other players.[1]
Created in 2006, Fantasy Congress is meant to appeal to both recreational and educational players; it offers a wide range of links and research tools to help players in choosing their members of congress whose activity their scores will derive from. The creators go on to explain that the game can even work to make the government more accountable.[2][3]
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[edit] History
[edit] Developers
The premise of Fantasy Congress was originally developed by students at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. They came up with an idea for a game that would blend the trading and other gameplay of popular fantasy sports games with politics. [4]
[edit] Release History
[edit] Gameplay
Fantasy Congress uses a three part system in order to play the game. Players can be as active or inactive as they want, as well as customize their user profile and avatar.
[edit] Team
In order to gain points within Fantasy Congress, it is necessary to select the Members of Congress which will earn points for you.
[edit] Points
Points within Fantasy Congress are calculated based on "Legislative success" (including cosponsored legislation and amendments), voting attendance, "Maverick Score" (the willingness of a member of Congress to cross party lines in close party votes), and noteworthy news mentions. Legislative success is the progress of a congresspersons sponsored or cosponsored legislation through the U.S. legislative process, all the way up to the President's signature or veto. Also, small legislative actions are counted for points, such as amendments and changes to the legislation.
- Partisanship-
- Speeches-
- Features are being developed and not yet implemented[5]
[edit] Game
Game actions with drafted members of congress are an integral part of the system.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Online News Article retrieved on February 19, 2008
- ^ Online News Article retrieved on February 19, 2008
- ^ Fantasy Congress About Us
- ^ Fantasy Congress History
- ^ Fantasy Congress Rules
[edit] External links
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