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''[[US Gov Sim]]'', short for ''[[Captain Obvious|United States Government Simulation]]'' and also further abbreviated USG, is a [[Play By Post|forum-based]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|simulation of American politics.]] In addition to crafting and attempting to pass legislation as a member of Congress, players can also take on roles as media pundits, governors, cabinet members and presidential advisors, and now, lobbyists.
The game is played in [[Reset Button|resets]], typically beginning with the last or the next upcoming real life election year with a backstory explaining how the real life American political leaders gave way to the player characters as well as introducing a few basic storylines to start. From there, the players pick things up and run with it. After some time has passed (usually a little over a year in real life time), the game resets. USG is a [[Long Runner]], currently in reset 8.
The game can be found here [https://web.archive.org/web/20121027175540/http://www.usgovsim.net/USG/index.php?act=idx here].
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* [[Aborted Arc]] - Any arc that's still ongoing when a reset occurs; parts of storylines that are still ongoing when an admin leaves the staff and many storylines that just don't catch the attention of the players
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]] - Politics has been called "Hollywood for Ugly People" in real life, but many players have actors and models or other attractive people for their avatars. This has been described as [[Self Fanservice]] and become a [[Berserk Button]] for several players.
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