Posts from Actaea

I don't see anything wrong with Roman eagles...

In principle, you are right. If you look at it that way, there was nothing wrong with the swastika either. But somehow, it feels unpleasant.

Well, personally, eagles have never been associated with anything negative for me. Perhaps it's because the eagle is a symbol of our country and the Immortal God-Emperor of Mankind.

Athletes have a random skill score and receive a bonus (or penalty) depending on the country of residence.
Rex Ventorum -0.42
Kittypink +1.7
Aghar +1.98
Ahasan -0.57
Arkondia +1.11
Qasardastan -1.49
Sciencecracy +1.57
Steelmen -1.31
Champignons -0.6
The Great Water +1.64
Shaylion +1.17
Tarpaulin Fields +1.06

The first competition: swimming (100 meters freestyle).
1. Kittypink: 48.50
2. Shaylion: 49.10
3. The Great Water: 49.31
4. Arkondia: 49.52
5. Sciencecracy: 49.75
6. Ahasan: 49.91
7. Aghar: 49.99
8. Steelmen: 50.23
9. Champignon: 50.31
10. Tarpaulin Fields: 50.82
11. Rex Ventorum: 51.78
12. Qasardastan: 52.06

The next competition will be a 100-meter run.
Athletes:
Rex Ventorum +0.372
Kittypink +0.408
Aghar +1.345
Ahasan +1.499
Arkondia +0.384
Qasardastan +2.126
Sciencecracy +2.404
Steelmen +2.965
Champignons +2.294
The Great Water +1.841
Shaylion +1.787
Tarpaulin Fields +0.179

The first competition was held without random bonuses (only national ones), all subsequent ones will be held with them. In addition, each country has 10.0 skill units that it can distribute throughout the event, but no more than +3 per athlete.
If desired, you can give them names, role-play, etc. Or you can skip this.
The player can also use doping on their athletes (scientific progress is taken into account, the minimum value for this is: 65, each unit above adds +0.075; allied states can use the allied state's scientific progress; for example, Rex Ventorum and Qasardastan). You can use it as many times as you like, but if this violation is detected, the athlete will be disqualified (I chose law enforcement agencies as the control point; in the case of Tarpaulin, the chance of detection will be 17%).

At this time, in the locker room of the Steel Men athletes:

As I understand it, according to tradition, the war will begin after the Olympic Games?

#BUT THE ISLAND OF FRIENDSHIP IS OURS

Runner Pip Gam is a participant representing the Mushrooms. As usual, he took drugs, then took performance-enhancing drugs, and then took drugs again. After that, he grabbed a bottle of strong alcohol, added some performance-enhancing drugs to it, and went looking for other participants. For example, from Ventorum or Kittypink.

Can I see the complete list of competitions?

No, I can't. I will determine the number based on the level of interest, but the minimum will be 10.

How should I decide which type of competition to allocate my points to? What if I wait for something worthwhile, and the games end?

Wow.

Since Hector Pride was primarily a military man, and only secondarily a member of the Rex Ventorum elite, he easily overcame such difficulties. "In such forests, an unprepared person can easily get lost," the diplomat mused as he made his way to the palace, "just as easily as partisans can hide." The air here was much cleaner than at home. Upon arriving, Hector headed to meet with the kingdom's government without delay.

At the entrance, Hector was led through some kind of intricate device, like a metal detector, and asked to surrender his weapon. However, he didn't notice a large number of guards.
The king did not receive the envoy in the throne room. Instead, he chose one of his offices as the meeting place, which, however, could just as easily serve as a lounge. The room had bluish wallpaper depicting some prehistoric naval battles, matching curtains with lace trim and a gold-colored valance. From the window, the city was visible as if in the palm of your hand, and in the distance, here and there, glimpses of a dense forest could be seen. All the furniture in the room was made of wood, but it seemed very expensive.
The king sat at the table and was writing something. There was no one else in the room. Or rather... on one of the chairs sat a real cat. A fluffy one, with large ears, and it was diligently grooming itself.
The king raised his eyes:
— Thank you, Yarkimlan, I will call if you are needed, — the king nodded to the guide and pointed to the chair on the other side of the table. — Well, hello. I don't often have guests from Ventorum. Please, sit down. It seems to me that something interesting is brewing, since you were sent here instead of Amori Draco.

The runner from Quasardastan, without a moment's hesitation, tested a sample from the recently purchased batch of doping from Ventorum. It wasn't that the participants were particularly eager to win; it was just much more interesting... and fun.

Pip Gam, a runner from the Mushrooms, is participating. He took his usual dose of drugs, then his usual dose of doping, and then more drugs. Then he took a bottle of strong alcohol, added some doping to it, and went looking for other participants. For example, from Ventorum or Kittypink.

[Pip Gam dies from an overdose]

Added 2 minutes later
Kinos Kohdzhakh, a runner from Agara, decided to play fair.

2."You've got to be kidding me," scoffs business columnist Al Washington. "You want to punish businesses if they become too successful? They started small just like everyone else. If you regulate or – heaven forbid – ban big business, can you imagine the fallout? Without corporations to compete with, these small shops could gouge their prices. Never mind what capping industry growth would do to the economy. If anything we need less government meddling."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

I'm constantly getting these great problems, where this kind of option always leads to nothing good. Moreover, if you choose the first answer everywhere – like not allowing businesses to expand and create huge corporations in the country – the economy jumps by several dozen points, including all other similar indicators.