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Obama Sinks Family Savings Into Developing Presidential Tabletop Game
歐巴馬賭身家做桌遊！
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.
（圖）「歐巴馬表示如果遊戲大賣，就把賺到的錢再砸一筆下去做擴充，連任之路、跛腳
內閣、海角七億你通通玩得到」
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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.
據報導，歐巴馬說他是玩真的，自己的積蓄已經全部花在這款遊戲上面
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 執政力量」是一款合作遊戲，玩家扮演總統的內閣成員，編列
預算、簽貿易協定、救濟自然災害等等，歐巴馬已經花了10個月，親自設計了50個以上的
事件，保證讓坐在白宮裡的各位大臣們忙到哭
“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.”
「『執政力量』一出，肯定能和神秘大地一樣賣到翻掉，但現在最大的問題是，我的錢花
光了」歐巴馬說，這遊戲有個長寬各120公分的大圖版、一堆卡牌和一組多面骰，他打算
上Kickstarter募資，因為他的預算只夠付給印刷廠，希望KS能攤掉一些倉儲成本
“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.”
「小女兒娜塔莎的教育基金都被我拿來用了，所以她只能先去上州立大學，不過等遊戲賺
了錢，她想轉學去哪兒都行」
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.
前任美國總統形容自己這款遊戲是「總長20小時原汁原味的部門首長體驗」，其中一個玩
家當總統，其他玩家分別當副總統、參謀長、各部會內閣首長，藉著一個又一個的議程引
導整個國家
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.
玩家必須合力完成各種任務，像是搞定參議院、安排國宴參訪、或是又發生槍擊事件要開
新聞發佈會之類
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.
遊戲售價約60鎂，有玩家個人圖版、一本200頁精裝版的說明書、總統印章、辦公桌、文
件夾、山姆大叔等15個錫製小配件
“[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.”
「老婆蜜雪兒已經對我堆滿飯廳的這些東西抱怨很久惹」歐巴馬一邊在白板牆上寫下小擴
充「大衛營」的點子，一邊說「但她根本不知道我砸了多少錢，我還把房子去貸了第二胎
，好湊錢報名PAX遊戲展的攤位」
“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.
「一旦玩家發現，在90分鐘的議程裡針對各種重大國家問題，組織出自己的一套因應政策
有多好玩，他們就會想把它買回家」
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.
歐巴馬承認自己有點沉迷於設計遊戲了，常常熬夜到3、4點在畫角色牌，或者泡在論壇上
研究怎樣精進遊戲機制、行動選擇和勝利條件
“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.”
「我凹大女兒瑪麗亞放學後陪我測遊戲，但她很不甘願，我們只玩到期中選舉，她國務卿
的支持率就掉到25趴以下自己被踢出遊戲了。我玩得太投入，甚至完全忘了要去替老婆辦
的活動演講」
“She was pretty steamed, but once the orders start rolling in, she’ll see
it was all worth it,” he added.
「她氣炸了，但是等遊戲訂單如雪片般飛來，她就會知道這一切都值得」
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.
聽說就在記者發稿時，歐巴馬正大吼著阻止他的兩隻狗Bo與Sunny扯爛（他老婆丟在地上
的）遊戲圖版或吞掉那些手工配件