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GMT Games Mr. President - The American Presidency 2001 - 2020 SEALED
GMT Games Mr. President - The American Presidency 2001 - 2020 SEALED
Item Description Mr. President is a solitaire game about governing as the President of the United States in the early 21st century. It's not an election game. It begins after you've been elected. It's about sitting in The Chair and trying to advance your agenda while navigating ongoing crises, political enemies, public opinion, your relations with Congress and the press, and keeping your country secure in a world of rival nations and agendas that just seems to keep blowing up around you. Mr. President is a resource management game where you never have enough resources to achieve your entire agenda and the path you take through an always unpredictable storyline rests on the choices you make. Depending on the results of those choices, and on the unfolding of a "different every game" story, you'll either be thinking "POTUS? Piece of Cake!" or "Why was it that I WANTED this job?" many times in each game. Like the actual Presidents during this period, you'll have an array of allies and resources to help you as you navigate both the corridors of power in the nation's capital and the uncertainties of international relations. These allies and resources will vary from game to game, but you'll always be able to rely on your Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense to help you with foreign policy and the use of the combat power of the U.S. military, where you deem necessary. You'll also have your Vice President, Chief of Staff, and a bevy of domestic advisors and friends in Congress to help you navigate the many challenges in Congress, politics, and domestic life. And you'll always have access to at least one truly exceptional talent (this, too, will vary from game to game), someone who excels in their particular job and is a "force multiplier" for you in their own unique way. How you lead and utilize this mix of talents and experience at your disposal will go a long way toward determining your success or failure during your shot at being Mr. President. Gameplay The Map. The game map allows you to see and track the domestic and world situation that the game creates. It is divided into sections: 1. Congress. This is where you track the progress of legislation and the level of Bipartisanship in Congress, as well as Congressional close Friends and strong Opponents. 2. The White House, Advisors, and Priorities. 3. Rogue State Nuke Development Tracks and Strategic Competition Section. 4. Tracks for World Opinion of the US, Relations with Congress, Media Relations, Homeland Security, and the State of the US Economy. 5. The World portion of the map (about half of the map) is divided into eight world regions with additional sections for Russia and China (your key Peer Competitors in the game). The regional displays are designed so that it's easy to glance at a region and be able to quickly determine what areas might need your attention. 6. The map also contains a detailed Turn Sequence Track that details the anatomy and progress of each game year. There are also two 8.5" x 11" off-map Player Aids. One is the War Progress Track that keeps track of the current status of all of the world's major conflicts. The second is a card full of holding boxes to hold all of your various Terror Groups, Rogue States, Sanctions, and Tensions counters until you need them on the game map. Crisis Cards. At the heart of Mr. President are the 180 Crisis Cards that help create the storyline for each game. These cards (see the 12 sample cards on this page) are a mix of cards representing Domestic or World Crises, Terrorism Events, Unexpected Benefits, and Opportunities. The Crisis Cards help drive (but do not completely control) the storyline in each game. Here's how it works: Each game of Mr. President is divided into four one-year turns. There are a variety of ways that you can "auto-lose" the game, but if you survive to the end of your four-year term, your level of victory (including whether you were re-elected) will be compared to the great Presidents in U.S. history. At the start of each turn, you get to perform assessment and planning actions during the Special Activations Phase. This is where you get to lay out your rough plan, re-examine strategy, and re-evaluate the threats and opportunities that were presenting as the previous turn ended (or at game start). So there is definitely a proactive strategy piece to the game. Unfortunately, though, your plans are not often going to survive intact once the turn gets going. The world stage is a dynamic platform. Once you have your plans made (and the Mr. President gods laugh at you!), you perform the core Turn Sequence, which is made up of four quarterly Activity Phases. During each phase, you will choose your actions, which are intermingled unpredictably with chit pulls for the game's "opponent" actions to challenge you in unexpected ways. Many of the challenges will come from the game's Crisis Cards, which represent the main world or domestic events that happen (these are usually bad from your point of view, but occasionally they are events or resources that help you) during that quarter. The events on the Crisis Cards (usually) present you with an urgent problem that may immediately alter the board state. They can also introduce lingering or cascading issues that may cause you pain down the road. You are in control of the actions you can choose, and to some degree when you can choose them, during each round. Actions allow you to make progress on your legislative agenda, attempt to address any new crises presented by the round's actions cards, deal with any lingering world or domestic issues, fight terrorism, perform diplomacy, and attempt to better your situation in the world or in the eyes of the American people. Once you finish each Activation Phase, that quarter is finished, and you move on to the next Activation Phase, repeating this process until all four Activation Phases for the year are finished. Then you perform the Final Activations Phase, wherein you update and evaluate the board state, calculate potential auto-Victory or Loss, and perform mid-term elections (after Turn 2). At that point, the turn is complete. Seeded within the "enemy" activations during the Activation Phases, there are chit selections for Russian and Chinese Actions, Terror Actions, War Progress, Chaos!, and a variety of Crisis cards. You know that each of these chits (enemy actions) will likely show up sometime during each turn, but you don't know when. The variable timing of these chit draws each turn adds uncertainty and spice to the game, while ensuring that major players in the game present challenges for you every single turn. Russia and China offer deeper challenges, with two possible postures (aggression levels) each, Relationship with the US tracks, and a country-specific Action Booklet. Postures may shift in-game in response to your actions or to storyline events, making dealing effectively with each Peer nation an evolving challenge. Please note that Mr. President is NOT a "beer and pretzels," surface-level game. This game is intended to be deep and immersive, one that will both frustrate and delight the solitaire player. Play time is 8-12 hours (depending on your experience level) to play an entire 4-year term. I've tried to pack as much fun as possible into each yearly turn so that even if you only have time to play one turn on a weeknight (or even a couple of quarters worth of Activity Phases), you'll be engaged, frustrated, challenged, and immersed throughout. That said, I hope you're going to find it difficult to stop playing after each sitting. I've designed Mr. President to be an experience that will wrap you up in each new game's story and beckon you back to the game table after each round, turn, or completed game. Mr. President is also great fun to play with friends. There are no cooperative rules per se, but the game lends itself very well to 2-4 players playing together to forge your way in the world. You can break up your roles to handle different aspects of the game or just play together for the shared experience and additional ease of play (it cuts down on the "look-up and die-rolling time" to have multiple people involved). I designed this game to provide massive replayability. With 180 Crisis cards in the mix and multiple subsystems representing the US Economy, Congress, Homeland Security, the Press, Presidential Prestige, Russia, China, Hostile Rogue States, and staunch Allies, no two games of Mr. President will ever play remotely alike. If you think you're ready for that challenge, go ahead. Raise your right hand and swear the oath. Then settle in behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, and let your imagination run wild! Our current Scenario mix looks like this: September 2001: After your stirring joint-congressional speech, a united America stands tall to bring justice to those who have brought death and destruction to our shores. Let’s roll! January 2005: You were going to tackle the “third rail,” social security, and then…stuck in a quagmire. A hurricane named Katrina hit the coast, a new President of Iran would increase tensions, Russia would begin to coerce its sphere of interest economically, and to top it off, you would end your Administration with the Great Recession. Good Luck. January 2009 - Hope and Change: Deal with the Great Recession, check. Deal with the Healthcare crisis, check. Deal with Bin Laden, check. Will you lead on the world stage from the front or take a step back? January 2013: The PRC is making islands out of thin air, just one too many colored revolutions in Russia’s sphere of interest for them to stand, and in the Middle East, the JV team is about to hit the court! So much for that comment you made about “the 80s called; they want their foreign policy back.” Oh it’s back, with its target: the Liberal World Order! January 2017: A country divided. Not even out of the gate and the mark of scandal has stained your administration. Your party is wary, the Media is suspect, and Foreign Powers are causing mischief around the globe. Commentators are speaking of a new Era of Great Power Competition. You didn't think it would be easy, did you? Sandbox - 20??: You start with a world and domestic situation created to present a challenge at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of play. I hope playing Mr. President brings you as much enjoyment as designing it has brought me! - Gene PLAY TIME 8-12 hours MAP SCALE World UNIT SCALE Varies NUMBER OF PLAYERS 1+ COMPONENTS One 5" deep Game Box One 22" x 34" mounted game board One 22" x 17" mounted game board 180 Cards 500+ counters and markers One "How to Play" rulebook One "How to Play a Turn" FlipBook One Scenario Book One World Chart Book One Domestic Chart Book Two Peer Competitor Action Books for Russia and China Six Player Aid cards One 10-sided die One 6-sided die
About Us
PBM Express USA has been in the business of putting smiles on people's faces for many years now. We specialize in statues and figurines based on popular videogames like Zelda, SuperMario, Sonic, Dark Souls and many others. We also have a large range of figures and toys based on the popular Manga series from the 70s  Grendizer (Goldorak) and MazingerZ. And finally we carry a large selection of popular and hard-to-find boardgames.
We guarantee 100% satisfaction, If you are not happy with your purchase we offer free returns. All our products are 100% genuine, licensed and purchased from the manufacturer directly. No fakes. Certificates of authenticity are always included if they are part of the statue. Please also read the thousands of positive feedbacks and reviews left by our customers, many of which are repeat customers.
We ship 99% of the time within 24 hours. In many cases we allow free local pickups. However, other than a boardgaming store, we do not have physical stores, but rather work with 3rd party fulfillment centers, that do allow pickups for statues. If you are in the Central Florida region we can arrange for you to pick up boardgames locally.
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We pride ourselves on our fast shipping times, usually 24 hours (1 working day) after you place your order. Tracking is updated in your Pricetronic purchase order automatically, so you can follow your item on its journey to you. If you do not see movement of your item within 2 days please let us know right away and we'll investigate.
Domestically we use USPS, UPS or Fedex at our discretion. USPS is a Priority Service and Fedex and UPS are normally Ground services, although you can opt to upgrade those to Priority or Express services. To see the shipping cost to your location click on 'see details' in the listing.
If you have a PO Box, you can only use USPS. UPS and Fedex do not deliver to PO Boxes. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS ONLY: I HAVE DECIDED TO SHIP EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP) FROM NOW ON. THIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL PREPAY ANY AND ALL DUTIES UPON CHECKOUT WHEN YOU BUY THE ITEM AND THERE WILL BE NO MORE SURPRISES. As an alternative to this what seems to work for a lot of international buyers is the use of a freight forwarder, such as Planet Express, Parcel Monkey, Aramex or MyUS. There are many such companies in the USA. We would ship to the local drop point (domestic) of your freight forwarder and they would handle the international part of it. Depending on the item  you can choose a drop point close to our warehouse in Wisconsin (zip 53177), Long Beach, CA (zip 90810) or Clermont, FL (zip 34711). In those cases the domestic cost of the shipment would be very low. Also you can clear the item through custom's yourself. If you are interested in this please contact the freight forwarder of your choice and open an account with them. They will provide you with a US shipping address for all your purchases as well as shipping rates. Please send us an email if you need to know the weight and dimensions of an item Useful links: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/5-reliable-parcel-forward_b_7134628 https://www.viabox.com/
https://www.shipito.com/en/ What is the status of my shipment? You can track each individual item on Pricetronic.com. Go to 'My Pricetronic' and then click on 'Purchase History' and each item will list a tracking number which if you click it will show the latest known status. Can I change my address after I placed the order? Because of Pricetronic regulalations I can only ship it to the address you used during check out. If that is not a good address I will have to cancel the transaction and refund the money and you will have to repurchase the item again and use the correct address this time. I am not home when Fedex/UPS normally delivers the items. Can you change the address or redirect it to a Fedex store? The Fedex/UPS account I use belongs to Ebay so I cannot change anything relating to the shipments. After 3 failed delivery attempts Fedex/UPS will hold the item in its local hub for up to 10 days before returning it. You can call the local hub and make arrangements to pick up the item during that period. Do you offer combined shipping on multiple items? Yes we do combine shipping. Just add all items to your cart and click 'Request Total from Seller' and "Comnmit to Buy". This does not always work on the Pricetronic mobile app. In case it does not work there, please try it on a pc. After I receive the request I will send an invoice with the total combined shipping charges. Then you can pay. If you do not like the deal I will cancel it without a problem. This is the most efficient way to do it. As for statues due to their size I cannot combine those in 1 package. The box would also be too big and heavy and it would actually increase the risk of damage as these large boxes are difficult to handle. Thanks for your understanding. My item is lost in transit, can you help? Rarely items get lost, but if it takes too long shoot us a message. Also check with your neighbors or front office to see if the item was accidentally delivered there. We can put in an inquiry with the shipper to see if they can locate the item. All items are covered 100% against loss and damage in transit. I would like to pick up my item, what do I do?
Other than the gaming store in Clermont, we do not have physical stores. We work with 3rd party warehouses in Long Beach, CA and Sturtevant, WI and they do allow pickups. Depending on the item I can arrage for pickups there. And all boardgames (only!) can be picked up in Clermont, FL. If you are interested in a Local Pickup and the item does not have this option available in the shipping section of the listing, let me know and I will fix it.
After the purchase you will be directed to the warehouse where you will have to identify yourself with your driver license and you will be handed the statue. You CANNOT inspect it. These are a 3rd party independent warehouses so all they do is they store my inventory and ship it out. They are not part of my company. If there are any issues you will have to communicate with me.
After the purchase please provide the 6-digit code Pricetronic provides you and I will give you instructions on how to collect the item from the warehouse.
General FAQ What is the edition number of the statue?
The statues are stored in a 3rd party warehouse in Long Beach, CA or Sturtevant, WI. I am located in Florida. So unfortunately I cannot give you the edition # until after the statue ships. Are the statues genuine?
We are an official dealer of First4Figures and all other companies we deal with. You can check their website. All our statues come directly from F4F by seacontainer. They are factory sealed and have the Certificate of Authenticity. So no worries the statues are genuine. Please also read my feedback. Can I have a picture of the actual statue or the shipping box?
The statues are stored in a 3rd party warehouse in Long Beach, CA or Sturtevant, WI. I am located in Florida. So unfortunately I cannot make pictures of it. Also 99% of the statues I sell are factory sealed straight from F4F China and I would not open the box to take pictures. I can provide the edition number after it ships. Please check our feedback also if you are on the fence. We have a lot of happy customers. Can you inspect the statue?
No the statues are factory sealed and we do not open the box to inspect them or take pictures. Is your item new?
Yes unless clearly stated otherwise, all items are brand new and in factory sealed packaging.
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We have 30 day free returns as long as the item is in its original, unopened packaging.
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