It’s fitting that President’s Day comes right after Valentine’s Day because there’s nothing we love more than democracy. To celebrate this holiest of holidays, we’ve put together some games and literature to get some of that piping hot Liber tea straight into your veins.
Video games
Helldivers 2 It’s all about freedom, freedom and getting the “friend” back in the friends’ sights. If you’re not opposed to a little blue-on-blue co-op action, you can join the Helldivers to stem the tide of vile aliens and mindless robots and protect the democratic utopia of Super Earth.
If you’re ready to join the fight to bring managed democracy to a chaotic galaxy, you can pick up a copy of Helldivers 2 out of Amazon, Walmartor directly from the PlayStation Store for $39.99.
Cyberpunk 2077 and its amazing expansion Phantom freedom Not only imagine a future free of socialism, but also entrust them with the preservation of freedom’s most precious asset, the President of the United States. If you haven’t had a chance to visit CD Projekt Red’s excellent world of capitalism gone amok, you can now Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
Are you evil enough to protect the president’s daughter? Step into the shoes of Agent Leon S. Kennedy and fight hordes of zombies in the excellent remaster of the third-person survival shooter Resident Evil 4. The remake modernizes virtually every aspect of the 2005 classic with smoother controls, sharper graphics and tougher gunplay than the original. Whether you’re experiencing this title for the first time or returning to the misty hills of Europe, you can currently purchase a copy at steam or Fanatical for around $40.
To be a great ruler Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 requires a loose understanding of the nuclear weapons treaties and a declaration by Congress that you would be willing to go to war over a single fish tile. Sid Meier’s Civilization 6: Platinum Edition is the most complete version of this essential turn-based strategy game and is currently available from Green Man Gaming for approximately $13 (was $79.99). The Platinum Edition includes the base game and six new civilization and scenario DLC packs that can be added to the base game: Vikings, Poland, Australia, Persia and Macedonia, Nubia and Khmer. . and Indonesia”, along with the excellent extensions rise and fall And A storm is coming.
Board games
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Regularly ranked among the best board games of all time. Twilight fight uses unique card-driven mechanics to tell the story of the Cold War. Even though the gameplay can be a bit dense, Twilight fight proves that maintaining democracy in the shadow of the nuclear holocaust is harder than it looks. If you want to try to tear down the Iron Curtain or take America to the moon, you can pick up a copy here Amazon for $54.99. However, if you can’t find anyone to play Gorbachev to your Kennedy, steam There is a digital version for $9.99.
People like democracy, right? How long might it take to hold free elections and stabilize a region with little or no infrastructure? If you think you can do a better job than the Bush administration, we challenge you to try Labyrinth: The War on Terror
Books
Choice And Tracy Flick can’t win by Tom Perotta both offer fantastic insights into the flawless American electoral process from the perspective of high school politics. Both books follow Tracy Flick: first through her attendance at a high school in New Jersey and then through her adulthood. She attempts to navigate a microcosm of American politics, complete with sex scandals, smear campaigns and power brokers. If you would like to learn more about what democracy can do for you, Choice And Tracy Flick can’t win are available via Amazon.
The excellent Red, white and royal blue by Casey McQuiston is a romance novel that shows that even a British monarch cannot resist the sweet temptations of democracy. The book centers on a blossoming romance between the son of a US president and the Prince of Wales, which subsequently upends diplomatic relations between the two countries. If you’re curious to see how this unfolds, you can pick up a copy of the book at Amazon for $11 (was $17).
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