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Obama Sinks Family Savings Into Developing Presidential Tabletop Game
欧巴马赌身家做桌游！
Obama said that he plans to reinvest a large portion of the earnings from his
game into exciting expansion modules for a reelection campaign, a lame-duck
second term, and establishing a post-presidential legacy.
（图）“欧巴马表示如果游戏大卖，就把赚到的钱再砸一笔下去做扩充，连任之路、跛脚
内阁、海角七亿你通通玩得到”
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WASHINGTON—Saying the financial risks and hours of hard work would pay off
in the long term, former president Barack Obama revealed Thursday that he has
sunk his entire life’s savings into the development of a tabletop game based
on the American presidency.
据报导，欧巴马说他是玩真的，自己的积蓄已经全部花在这款游戏上面
Obama confirmed that over the past 10 months, he has spent the bulk of his
family’s net worth to create Commander In Chief: Executive Power, a hybrid
role-playing and board game about running a presidential administration. He
has reportedly devised more than 50 possible storylines players may encounter
while they work together to complete a term in the Oval Office, planning
fiscally sound federal budgets, negotiating trade deals with foreign
countries, and delivering aid to states struck by natural disasters.
“Chief: Executive Power 执政力量”是一款合作游戏，玩家扮演总统的内阁成员，编列
预算、签贸易协定、救济自然灾害等等，欧巴马已经花了10个月，亲自设计了50个以上的
事件，保证让坐在白宫里的各位大臣们忙到哭
“Once Commander In Chief hits the market, it’s gonna blow up just like
Terra Mystica did, but right now funding is the biggest issue,” said Obama,
sitting at his dining room table and showing off a prototype that included a
4-by-4 foot game board, stacks of handwritten index cards labeled “event”
and “item,” and a set of polyhedral dice. “I drained our bank account to
pay this specialty manufacturer to make the game components, and I’m hoping
the Kickstarter money will cover the cost of renting warehouse space to store
the finished product.”
“‘执政力量’一出，肯定能和神秘大地一样卖到翻掉，但现在最大的问题是，我的钱花
光了”欧巴马说，这游戏有个长宽各120公分的大图版、一堆卡牌和一组多面骰，他打算
上Kickstarter募资，因为他的预算只够付给印刷厂，希望KS能摊掉一些仓储成本
“I had to dip into Sasha’s college fund, so she may have to go to state
school her first couple years,” the 44th president of the United States
continued. “But once the game takes off and starts making money, she can
transfer wherever she wants.”
“小女儿娜塔莎的教育基金都被我拿来用了，所以她只能先去上州立大学，不过等游戏赚
了钱，她想转学去哪儿都行”
The former president described the game as “a fully immersive
executive-branch adventure for players 12 and up” and said it has a playing
time of approximately 20 hours. According to Obama, one player acts as the
president, leading the administration through various challenges, while the
other players work together as vice president, chief of staff, and various
cabinet secretaries to implement policy initiatives and maintain the
day-to-day agenda of the West Wing.
前任美国总统形容自己这款游戏是“总长20小时原汁原味的部门首长体验”，其中一个玩
家当总统，其他玩家分别当副总统、参谋长、各部会内阁首长，藉著一个又一个的议程引
导整个国家
Players reportedly must complete several side quests to keep the White House
running, such as seeking Senate confirmations, hosting state dinners, and
holding press conferences following national events such as mass shootings or
holiday celebrations.
玩家必须合力完成各种任务，像是搞定参议院、安排国宴参访、或是又发生枪击事件要开
新闻发布会之类
Obama estimated that Commander In Chief will sell for around $60 and will
come with character sheets for players to track their stats, a 200-page
hardcover “President’s Policy Guide” rulebook, and 15 pewter game pieces
that include miniature replicas of the presidential seal, the Resolute desk,
a manila briefing folder, and Uncle Sam.
游戏售价约60镁，有玩家个人图版、一本200页精装版的说明书、总统印章、办公桌、文
件夹、山姆大叔等15个锡制小配件
“[Former first lady] Michelle [Obama] has really been on my case lately
about having this stuff all over the dining room,” Obama said as he
scribbled an idea for a Camp David expansion pack on one of the large
whiteboards he had mounted on the walls. “But she doesn’t understand how
much money we have tied up in this thing. I took out a second mortgage on the
house, and with the funds from that I should be able to get a booth at the
next PAX gaming convention.”
“老婆蜜雪儿已经对我堆满饭厅的这些东西抱怨很久惹”欧巴马一边在白板墙上写下小扩
充“大卫营”的点子，一边说“但她根本不知道我砸了多少钱，我还把房子去贷了第二胎
，好凑钱报名PAX游戏展的摊位”
“Once people see how fun it is to craft and deliver their very own 90-minute
State of the Union address covering every major issue in politics, they’re
going to want to buy this,” he added, flipping through a legal pad filled
with the game’s rules for appointing federal circuit judges.
“一旦玩家发现，在90分钟的议程里针对各种重大国家问题，组织出自己的一套因应政策
有多好玩，他们就会想把它买回家”
Obama admitted that he spends nearly all his free time working on Commander
In Chief, often staying up until three or four in the morning drawing
character art of suit-and-tie-wearing politicians and consulting online
forums for advice on game mechanics, action-selection methods, and victory
conditions.
欧巴马承认自己有点沉迷于设计游戏了，常常熬夜到3、4点在画角色牌，或者泡在论坛上
研究怎样精进游戏机制、行动选择和胜利条件
“I convinced Malia to beta-test it with me when she was home from school
last weekend, but she said it wasn’t her thing,” Obama said. “We only made
it to the midterm elections before her secretary of state character’s
approval rating fell below 25 percent, knocking her out of the game. I got so
into it I completely forgot about a speech I was supposed to give at Michelle
’s Let Girls Learn event.”
“我凹大女儿玛丽亚放学后陪我测游戏，但她很不甘愿，我们只玩到期中选举，她国务卿
的支持率就掉到25趴以下自己被踢出游戏了。我玩得太投入，甚至完全忘了要去替老婆办
的活动演讲”
“She was pretty steamed, but once the orders start rolling in, she’ll see
it was all worth it,” he added.
“她气炸了，但是等游戏订单如雪片般飞来，她就会知道这一切都值得”
At press time, Obama had reportedly dropped to his knees and begun shouting
at former first dogs Bo and Sunny for shredding the game’s board and
swallowing all its handmade playing pieces.
听说就在记者发稿时，欧巴马正大吼著阻止他的两只狗Bo与Sunny扯烂（他老婆丢在地上
的）游戏图版或吞掉那些手工配件