Player Wiki/Getting Started

Getting Started

Last updated 2026-10-09

You have a character. This page is the click path for your first session. Read it with the game open.

Open the game#

Log in.
If you have no character, you land on Create Character. Finish that first: Create a Character.
After creation you land on your Dashboard.

dashboard

First ten minutes (do these in order)#

Dashboard. Note Actions remaining, Campaign Funds, Favorability, and Political Influence. Those four numbers are your week-one loop.
Choose whether to join a party. Open Parties in the nav and compare platforms. Independents can run through the independent primary, but joining a party gives access to its primary, organization, action pool, and leadership path.
Spend Campaign. On the Dashboard (or Actions), run Campaign until you have spent several of the 25 starting actions. Each click adds Political Influence in your home state.
Find a race. Open Elections. Filter to your country and home state or region. Look for State Senate or House (or the local equivalent) still in primary.

elections

Do not declare yet. Run a Quick Poll (2 actions, ₳25k) from the race or campaign screen first. If you are far behind, pick a different seat.
Declare during the primary window. One active candidacy at a time. Missing the window means you wait a full cycle.

What happens next#

Each real hour a turn runs: actions refresh, PI decays a little, elections accumulate votes.
After you declare, open View Campaign from the race page. That is where you spend funds, run ads, and canvass.

campaign

Winning takes office bonuses and unlocks voting. Losing keeps your PI and Favorability; enter the next cycle.

Your first week#

Character created, party joined, policy positions close to that party's platform.
Starting 25 actions spent: mostly Campaign, one Build Donor Network, one Run Advertisements.
Quick Poll on your first target race.
Candidacy declared in a State Senate or House (or local equivalent) primary.
Campaign page bookmarked; you know when the primary closes.
Read First Campaign Walkthrough before you dump the rest of your war chest.

Money (only what you need this week)#

Campaign Funds (starts ₳250,000): ads, polls, donor network, NPP influence. This is "funds" on action buttons.
Cash on Hand (starts ₳0): player-to-player wires from Portfolio. Do not mix them up.

Contests and community games#

In multiplayer, open Contests next to Help. Weekly rounds compare small and large corporation growth, National Influence gained, government approval gained and successful referrals. Growth excludes injected capital, and an approval entry requires the same player head of government throughout the round. Check the leaderboard for your current standing and configured prize; a flat round has no winner. Rounds open on the first visit, and scores refresh through the contest system.

Iteration referrals count new players who create a character during the current iteration. Weekly and iteration ranking exclude banned referees, self-referrals and strong linked accounts. The top three iteration referrers can earn Supporter for the next iteration; paying subscriptions are separate.

The Discord bot also offers casino games, paid in your character's home currency. Available games include blackjack, slots, roulette, crash, craps, high-low, races, lottery and poker. Limits depend on the shared bank and the game: the latest bank limits cap a stake at 12.5% and a payout at 25%. Review the quoted stake and payout before playing. A house game returns the stake if its bank cannot cover a win.

Go deeper when you need it#

Create a Character: every onboarding click.
The Game Loop: how often to log in.
Stats & Actions: costs and formulas.
Player Progression: office ladder.
Tips for Beginners: common mistakes.
Mail: player-to-player inbox.
News: the public feed.

Country hubs#

Read the hub for the country you chose. It explains that country's offices, election system, legislature, government formation, currency, and economy.