Four New Nations Announced

Day 1,479, 11:03 • Published in USA USA • by Tosh O'Point

How exciting! The admin has just announced that a handful of new countries will be added to the game. This update will expand the game’s influence in Africa, given that the new nations will be Libya, Nigeria, Morocco, and Djibouti. The populations will grow slowly at first, given that the internet connections in those areas are not the most reliable or unfiltered, but I think we will at least see a good amount of natives from Djibouti. There are a lot more people in Djibouti that you might think.



I’m just kidding, there won’t be a new update as far as I know. This article is a submission for Fionia’s article contest. I’ll be going for the win in the “Most votes with 200 subs or less” category.

Let’s say that, for some silly reason, the kind folks of Nigeria asked me to join them as an advisor as they establish their nation in the New World. At first, I would be a bit skeptical about an email from a Nigerian prince offering me fame and riches, but let’s pretend I agreed.

The first order of business, after bringing in an unofficial government, would be making sure that the right people win in the elections. As an unofficial government, we could plan and negotiate with our neighbors and potential allies all day long, but it would mean nothing if we couldn’t back it up with game mechanics. Allowing a rouge group of outsiders to PTO the nation would be the biggest threat to the new nation. We would need to address this issue by gathering a large group of individuals who were willing to help out by moving to Nigeria, voting late in the day, and sticking around for at least a couple of election cycles. This is only a short-term solution, though.



The long term success of eNigeria will be measured by the activity and dedication by the local population. We will need to recruit and educate people who are, in real-life, from Nigeria (or at least identify with Nigeria and want to be a permanent part of the community). Natives will have a much stronger sense of commitment to their country than foreigners. They will be more willing to stay up later, dedicate more resources, and ultimately work harder for the success of the country and the community. Establishing a strong base of native Nigerians will be our biggest priority.

With a small real-life native population, and fairly limited access to internet throughout most of the country, Nigeria will likely never be a major player in any internet game, including this one. Additionally, the real-life Nigeria is split by religion, politics, economics, and general ideology between the Muslims in the arid northern regions and the Christians in the oil-rich south. This means it would be unlikely that a true national union would be rocky, especially on an internet platform where insults and mistrust come standard. My hope, though, would be that enough people would be able to join together, end the infighting, and rise to glory.

-Tosh