I'd like to see Politics & War forums become a bit of a hub for gaming related discussion that doesn't necessarily pertain to P&W. For all of your other games, I've created the Gaming discussion area with special subforum for the more popular games. We'll have votes on which games stand out in their own subforums and which ones won't.

Come join in the fun discussion and help kick things off, and if you don't have a forum account yet, now's a great time to register one, and post in here to get a $50,000 bonus for your nation!

On an unrelated note, I've removed the full game simulation texts from OBL games. They'll still display when you play an away game, but they won't be saved to the database, as they were occupying too much space.

I've made a few changes to the Policies page! It still functions essentially the same as before, but there are more, different questions that sound more like actual policies than a political compass quiz. Check it out if you have a minute, the page is available here.

The OBL World Championship has progressed to the point that we've narrowed it down to the top 16 teams! If you've been following the thread you know there's been a few big upsets.

Here's the update post with the final 16 teams! There's still time to make bets on the team of your choice, with 10:1 odds!

Check out the full update! http://politicsandwar.com/forums/index.php?/topic/8045-8182015-in-game-word-censor-reduced-filtering/

We've toned down the forum word filter slightly, and added a word filter to some in-game communications, including private messages. This does not make it okay to be rude or mean to other players.

Just a quick notice, I've changed how Captchas work on Orbis Baseball League games. It should work similar to trading, now, you'll only have to verify your identity once in a while. This should still prevent bots, while keeping things from being such a nuisance for you guys that like to play lots of games (as it's intended to work: when you're bored, go host/play a few baseball games). Enjoy!