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Getting to the top of any category is rough. I only answer issues that will obviously have a positive impact on my ecofriendly stat.
Getting from 100 to where I sit now, at 61 worldwide and 3rd in Forest, has taken an eternity. I could see myself pushing into the top 30-40ish worldwide at some point, but beyond that, you're just hoping for a nation to either CTE or screw up answering an issue.
Longevity is really the only way to hit those big time spots. Sometimes I wish I still had my nation(s) I made back in 2003, but having that spot just wouldn't feel right under anything other than Her Majesty's Autumnal Kingdom of Reannia.
The new bluestocking homeland, Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, Uan aa Boa, and 5 othersTurbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, Rivienland, and The mongol forest
On a real life note, I got a new job at local brewery. Before I even poured my first beer I set up a deal to send all of their spent grain to local farms.
*pats self on back*
Caracasus, Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Shwe Tu Colony, and 5 othersLord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Rivienland, and The mongol forest
I dunno, I feel like I am on the right track despite having only two years in this game. Both this nation and 
The Ascendant Hive are gunning for the opposite in stats, and already have a lot of things in the yellow, with D&D getting extremely close to top spot. Sure, there are some nations that will take forever to beat (my highest stat is the one I pay least attention to when answering issues, yet the top nation has a 30k advantage over me) but I'm fairly confident that one day, maybe another year of consistent issue answering, I'll be sitting in those top ranks on both these nations.
I don't know, it was pretty easy to get up to top-100 overall and first in Forest for nudity. I just had to ban clothing and consistently resist any proposals to bring it back.
Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, Canaltia, and The mongol forest
Niceeeee. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I suppose some of the more niche categories are a little easier to shoot for. Although the top 100 worldwide is still a grind. Typically, that's where you get into the mix with people also gunning for that stat. Get back to me when you hit the top 25, and then again the top 10, and then when you hit 1st. Godspeed!
Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 2 othersCanaltia, and The mongol forest
Whoa....
Mount Seymour, I just checked out your factbook and saw your currency.
If yours weren't older than mine, I might declare war. O_O
Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 2 othersThe mongol forest, and Coggins crossing
Verdant Haven, Alpenburg, Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, and 10 othersShwe Tu Colony, Lord Dominator, Uan aa Boa, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, The void territories, Rivienland, The mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
Welcome! I'm a newbie so I'm new here too. You have more gameplay experience than me :)
Frieden-und Freudenland, Shwe Tu Colony, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 3 othersCanaltia, The mongol forest, and Coggins crossing
Why would you declare war over currency?
Reannia and Mount Seymour:
How did you guys come up with your currencies?
Edit: Dang! I double posted. Sorry! :(
Caracasus, Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 2 othersCanaltia, and The mongol forest
Generally speaking you would declare war over currency if a previously subservient nation attempts to break from your hegemonic economic control.
Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, Canaltia, and 3 othersRivienland, The mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
I was just making a but of a joke about our currencies looking similar.
As for how I decided on a design, it was just a lot of placing and moving random things around in photoshop until I was content. They kind of look like my bank checks, actually. I think mine may be a little cluttered, but then again money tends to have all sorts of watermarks and junk on it.
Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 2 othersThe mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
Good luck with that...? I guess...?
Lord Dominator, Darths and Droids, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 1 otherThe mongol forest
I might make a play for most primitive in region myself. Only 372 places to go!
Shalotte, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 2 othersFecaw, and The mongol forest
Forest seems to attract a lot of primitives. This is particularly unusual in the case of Shalotte, where there aren't even many trees.
Frieden-und Freudenland, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 2 othersCanaltia, and The mongol forest
Wow! His banknotes are absolutely beautiful, practically pieces of art. I understand the feelings there Reannia.
Caracasus, Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 3 othersCanaltia, The mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
Today marks my third year since I was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes.
Wow.
Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 2 othersThe mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
I know! Two great sets of banknotes from both nations. I really should ask someone to design some banknotes for Caracasus....
Oh, right. Okay, never mind.
Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 3 othersThe mongol forest, Interstellar mage, and Coggins crossing
It's been awhile since I've whittled something, but I can give it a shot. :p
Caracasus, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 2 othersThe mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
Thanks for answering my question Reannia.
Your currencies are impressive but I'm also impressed with your "Reannia's 120 Biggest Cities" Flags & Facts. How did you come up with the names, flags and short history for each city?! Impressive!
Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and The mongol forest
Well given Caracasus has long abandoned money as a way of marking exchanges the Tiny Elephant Figurine is now the name for electronic labour vouchers.
In its heyday, before colonization and before the revolution, the Tiny Elephant Figurine's value was determined by the quality of craftsmanship that went into the piece, which being entirely subjective led to some very long queues at market stalls and so on. It was also rather hard to design a wallet or purse that could carry them without causing some discomfort.
The new bluestocking homeland, Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, Uan aa Boa, and 3 othersCanaltia, The mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
Largely by being a sociopath that lives inside of a fantasy world, I suppose.
But also by being a vexillophile nerd, even as a little kid. My office walls have 14 national flags on them. The shelves and whatnot have mini flags for the other 200 or so countries in the world.
Designing a national flag for a country based on my wife was what made me even want to make a new NationStates account. Then it was kind of like "Now what...". So I made flags for the dozen or so cities I had. And then came the maps, and the currency, and more cities and more flags.
The notebook I have at home detailing the 26 year history for the 6 league Reannian football ladder is basically some serial killer level stuff...
Zwangzug, The new bluestocking homeland, Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, and 7 othersLord Dominator, Uan aa Boa, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Rivienland, The mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
Edit: ^ Wow, awesome Reannia! Thanks for the info. :)
Looks like we posted at about the same time, so to avoid double posting I edited my post to reply to your post above mine. :)
We've got BIGGER problems than you. You see, mages are always running out of mana. Therefore my nation's currency are Portable Mana Wells. BIGGER than your Tiny Elephant Figurines :\
I need to come up with a smaller form of currency before I can start designing them.
Edit again: Eureka! Mana Dollars. You can either consume it to recharge your mana levels or spend it as currency. :)
Caracasus, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 1 otherThe mongol forest
Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and 2 othersThe mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
The last part of my post got cut off.
The city names are all based on my wife, myself and our relationship. The heavy autumn theme comes from both of our birthdays and our wedding being in autumn. It's also just the best time of year.
Other cities are named after our favorite musicans, animals, our pets, our families, schools we went to, the beers we brew, even down to small memories like the hoodie I let her borrow when we first met...and that she never gave back >_> (Greenhood).
Really, my nation doxxes me pretty hard, lol.
But at least no one can accuse me of not loving my wife.
Zwangzug, The new bluestocking homeland, Caracasus, Frieden-und Freudenland, and 8 othersMount Seymour, Shwe Tu Colony, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Rivienland, The mongol forest, and Interstellar mage
It's awesome that your wife is your biggest inspiration! :)
Err...You brewed beers?? Wow!
The new bluestocking homeland, Caracasus, Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, and 3 othersTurbeaux, Canaltia, and The mongol forest
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