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Showing you how government works, in case yours doesn't!
Speaking from one organization that has had an unpopular shutdown to another: America. What are you doing? America? Stahp.

Shutdowns are never popular, and all of the polls show that this is not a big hit with most Americans either. Americans may be looking for something fun to do, since all their parks are closed for the moment. Thankfully your favorite purveyor of digital games is here to help. It occurs to us that one of the problems may be that there are people on Capitol Hill who don't know what a functioning government looks like, so we thought we'd help and point a few out with a special 24-hour 50% off [url=http://www.gog.com/promo/shutdown_promo_091013]Shutdown Promo.

The Guild: Gold Edition is a great place to see where the term "Machiavellian Politics" originated from. If you're looking to find a land where earning power was the key to success in the political arena, look no further. Meanwhile, in Capitalism Plus and Capitalism 2, you can get the best economic sims that money can buy half off and see for yourself how a demand economy functions. Tropico Reloaded is 50% off as a reminder of what can happen when governments go awry, and Alpha Centauri (with the Alien Crossfire expansion!) has more different styles of governments modeled than you can shake a stick at. So, really, these games are a quick lesson in civic government. Because we're concerned for you guys.

There has been a lot of furor over health care in America leading up to this shutdown, and we think it's a shame so many people are upset about medicine and how to treat each other. To help further our educational mission for this promo, we figured we'd put Theme Hospital in the sale as well, because that way you can judge for yourself just how tricky it can be to balance the needs of sick patients against limited budgets. Finally, for reasons entirely unrelated to who may or may not have been involved in shutting down the US Government, we also appear to have Redneck Rampage on sale 50% off.

Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to [url=]thanksobama@gog.com[/url] with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.

We hope the games will keep you all occupied while you're waiting for someone on Capitol Hill to get their act together. Meanwhile, get The Guild, Capitalism Plus, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage 50% off (or free if you met the requirements above), in our special Shutdown Promo! The offer lasts until Thursday, October 10, at 12:59PM GMT.
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reaver894: I think this promo is in a bit of bad taste. From what I know of the shut down in the states 10's of thousands of people are not able to go to work or be paid for this time until the government pulls its collective finger out of its ass.
Well they are giving the games free to anyone that is being furloughed. That doesn't fix things for someone in that position but I would think it would put a smile on someone's face when they could use an emotional lift.
Oh man and I just bought the Capitalism games a few days ago because I was interested in the shutdown.

Funny post though GOG. Will you really honor your commitment to those who provide a letter?
What, no Postal series? :p
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zorach: Nice, but we're not actually allowed to take photos of our ID. (Particularly not allowed to have photos of ourselves wearing our ID.)
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G-Doc: We've changed the requirements: "Send an email to thanksobama@gog.com with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 10 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free."
That's an awesome way to give a free giveaway. +1
I wish Polish politicians were forced to play Capitalism at least 2 hours a day.
This is exactly what GOG is all about and shows everyone in the gaming industry they care about their user base.

Simply awesome :)

GOG are the good guys of the gaming industry
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keeveek: I wish Polish politicians were forced to play Capitalism at least 2 hours a day.
How does that make them any different than all other politicians!? :P
Of course, seeing as I can't balance a checkbook, maybe I should just keep my big mouth shut.

Oh and for no other reason than I love any Postal fan, +1 to Sandwich.
Post edited October 09, 2013 by tinyE
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keeveek: I wish Polish politicians were forced to play Capitalism at least 2 hours a day.
They do :) It just happens to be a pirated version :P
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keeveek: I wish Polish politicians were forced to play Capitalism at least 2 hours a day.
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JudasIscariot: They do :) It just happens to be a pirated version :P
You sure they're not playing Tropico?
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Thunderstone: Way to keep it classy, thanks for the laugh XD

I second RedRagan, nice touch throwing in Redneck Rampage
Yeah, thirds by me. Sadly, the system seems to encourage and promote the concept that if you support rich, white jerks, you'll get to join their exclusive club someday. :-(

But those jerks did do some things right - first they proposed national healthcare, then when they decided to have nothing to do with it, they named it Obamacare. As Carl Reiner put it, " I'll be long gone some day, but Obamacare will live on!"
Wow, Gog, demagoguery much?
Capitalism on sale haha! Perfect analogy for our government
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TheEnigmaticT:
Sweet! I know a few people and will see who bites.

Some people have said that they only received an email though, would they just take a picture of them with their screen with the email open?
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morhlis: Capitalism on sale haha! Perfect analogy for our government
what do you mean?
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JudasIscariot: They do :) It just happens to be a pirated version :P
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keeveek: You sure they're not playing Tropico?
The US version involves giant pick-up trucks and guns ;-p