"Who makes 28mm US Senators?" Topic

Looks like some good skirmish games coming up, with pretty simple rules:
If you can evade the Master at Arms and tag your seat, you are home free!

Let's try to keep this silly, folks. There is something inherently comical about the whole farce, in more than one "race".

Senators in sedan chairs racing the Capitol Circuit?

Oh, I thought you were going to use them as the target for some terrorist gaming or something…

Naaah, Sundance. That would be WRONG!
This game will be all about seating illegitimate Senators. I suppose it would work for Roman times, too.

And, sedan chairs. Hmmmmm.

We can have senile senators trying to FIND their seats, too.

"Senile Senator". I'm being redundant, considering they both share the same Latin root word.

Be sure to print plenty of play-money, too. It all comes down to that, I hear.

We elect Senators with 28 IQs, we dont need them to be small as well.

So who makes senators in a Zardoz outfit?

Or as the people in the know call them, Zardonators.

Griefbringer

As sitting governors have Senate floor privileges, they also come into play, blocking for their favorites and impeding others.

Here's your game map:

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Note that there are built-in advantages. For example, Larry Craig's (#50) is easy to get to from the entrance, while that formerly belonging to the President-elect (#24) is a real to get to.

How much are you willing to pay for them?

Dom ;-)

Are the current desks actually movable, so that they could be placed as obstacles or employed as heavy throwing weapons (HTW)?

What year?

lc

"Who makes 28mm US Senators?"

Why 28mm prostitutes and 28mm lobbyists, of course! ;^)

And don't forget the pages!

Expand the scope of the game, so that players in transit to DC can get sidetracked; for example, in an airport.

Tap. Tap, tap.

I hear you can get a good deal on U.S. Senators in Chicago these days – if you know who to talk to.

And don't forget the pages!

Are the pages bent?

Expand the scope of the game, so that players in transit to DC can get sidetracked; for example, in an airport.

Tap. Tap, tap.

Allen, maybe we'll see a resin restroom from the Kiss Kiss/ Bang Bang range suitable for drop offs or OTHER assignations!

Don't forgot the Freezer where you can hide 70,000 dollars in cash. And clam that you didn't know it was in the freezer..:)

That was $90K. And that was just a lowly congressman, not at all the stature expected of one of the Senate.

Allen

We should note for the benefit of our British friends that "cloakroom" is not used an an euphemism for "lavatory". But the Senate cloakroom would add an interesting set of possibilities to the game:

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Allen

"How much are you willing to pay for them?"

From what I understand they come real cheap.

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Illegitimate senators? Is that a veiled reference to Illinois or something? Or New York? Now, if there was only some way to game this… I've seen games of presidential election campaigns but a full-bore game of politics might be too complicated.

Basic command structure could be as follows;
Each player can only play a single state. Up to 50 people per game (really big table). You're allowed two platoons. One for each Senator.

Each Senator may have the following force list

Mandatory Command Unit
2 assistant
1 Seretary
5 pages
2 limos

Troop Choices
4-8 Community Advisors
5-10 Lobbyist (Canon fodder)
- Each Lobbyist may have 1-2 Corporate sponsored lackeys
- Corporate Lackeys can be replaced with News Crews.
3-5 DC Police
1 Secreat Service man

Other Vechiles at extra cost
More limos
Buses
Coporate Jets
News Crew vans

All Northen State Senators can purchase Snowmoblies.
All Southern State Senators can purchase Golf Carts.

Promising.

LOL…and there's no rules, right?

I'm going to miss having 3 senators…

We should note for the benefit of our British friends that "cloakroom" is not used an an euphemism for "lavatory".

Is it ever?

Dennis Kucinich's Mom made at least one very short Senator. I think he's close to 28mm.

Dennis Kucinich is not a senator, but a member of the House of Representatives (Cleveland area of Ohio I believe).

Dan

We played the battle of Belmont (1861) tonight. Since almost all of the Union troops were from Illinois there were numerous jokes about the price of the senatorial seat.

I got mine at Crooks 'R Us !

I would look at the Foundry Street Violence Range. In the "Dark Heart of the City" collection look at the pack SV3/4 The Mob. There are two sleezy guys in suits with cigars (no guns) and in SV3/6 Yakuza Kingpin pack there is a little guy with two…proffessional ladies (again no weapons and the ladies are clothed) and a large Sumo in suit that could easily be modified or used as is (no gun). There are probably plenty others that could be modified, but these work out of the box.

Ed G.

I would look at the Foundry Street Violence Range. In the "Dark Heart of the City" collection look at the pack SV3/4 The Mob. There are two sleezy guys in suits with cigars (no guns) and in SV3/6 Yakuza Kingpin pack there is a little guy with two…proffessional ladies (again no weapons and the ladies are clothed) and a large Sumo in suit that could easily be modified or used as is (no gun). There are probably plenty others that could be modified, but these work out of the box.

So, just like in real life, any criminals in suits. 8^D

I'm not sure I'd restrict the selection to figures without guns. Some of these characters seem to get picked up pretty frequently at airports and Federal office buildings for carrying them. (Yes, I know: no senators "lately", but senators' aides and congressmen…)

Allen

Lets not also forget the historical aspects of the game. You can play as far back as you want in 12 year increments.

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"LOL…and there's no rules, right?" -- Just like in real life.. . .

The only rule is to get your Bill to passed with the most Earmarks as possible. Wiping out anyone who votes against you. You start out with the basic troops set. Then go on Junkets to gain caompaign funds from your lobbist and buy more troops.

Some of the Best way to wipe out the compitition.

-Lure them into an airport batchroom stall and assult them with your News Crews.

-Plant $70,000 in the other Senators frig. The send in your payed off DC Police.

-Yell BOMB! pointing to the uncooperative Senator and have your SS man shoot him (death by honest mistake).

-Take out their lobbyist by planting evidence of payoffs.

-Use lobbist as double agents.

The possiblities are endless. . .

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Dennis Kucinich is not a senator, but a member of the House of Representatives

D'oh!

:)

I'm not sure I'd restrict the selection to figures without guns. Some of these characters seem to get picked up pretty frequently at airports and Federal office buildings for carrying them. (Yes, I know: no senators "lately", but senators' aides and congressmen…)

The first rules supplement: Senata/Gangsta!

Just use Dire Weasel minis – they're pretty much the same animal.

-Kle.

Right now, we are just trying to get them sworn in. Round One goes to Sergeant at Arms versus the Successor.
The Joker has not shown up, nor The Heiress.
Gotta love Random Deployment Rules!
They should really all show up the same time, so that one of them can make it.

The 'street girls' aka hookers are also good for removing governors from the game.

'street girls' . . .Excellent..I forgot about those.

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