Transparent campaign rules

How the conquest score is calculated

Every result starts from the same fictional rules. Your cabinet earns score through role fit and strategic combinations, then faces a small, declared battlefield swing.

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The score framework

Five components, one score out of 195

Base and role fit

A run begins at 125. Each cabinet role compares the assigned category with that role’s full weight table. The average fit can contribute up to 100 more points.

Specialist combinations

President, General, Treasurer, and Propaganda Minister each have category tiers. A top-tier match earns 11 points; the next tiers earn 8 or 5.

International coalition

Two represented countries add 4 points. Three or more add 8. Variety helps only when the underlying appointments are sound.

What can reduce a run

Penalties matter more than lucky picks

No authority in the room

A cabinet without a Politician, Dictator, or Military Commander is multiplied by 0.65. Keep at least one authority category somewhere in the five seats.

Critical seat mistakes

Putting a Poet or Porn Star in General applies a 14-point penalty. The same categories in Treasurer lose 10 points. Save flexible roles for risky experiments.

Battlefield variance

After cabinet decisions, the campaign receives a small 020-point variance. It adds replayability but cannot repair a weak cabinet.

Read the weights, then make the trade-off

The cabinet roles guide shows exact category weights for every seat. When your score is final, compare it with the conquest result tiers and publish a verified record on the leaderboard.