International Blocs¶

International Blocs are cross-country alliances of parties with shared political goals. They add a structured way to collaborate beyond one country's borders.

Accessing Blocs¶

Open International -> International Blocs from the main navigation to:

Browse all existing blocs
Create a new bloc
Open bloc details, membership, and applications

Bloc memberships are also visible on:

Your Dashboard (active party bloc card)
Each Party Detail page

Founding a Bloc¶

To found a bloc, your active party must have:

50 Political Power (PP) available
At least one core pillar (you choose one as the bloc's defining pillar)
A unique bloc name
A description
Clear membership criteria (required)
An SVG logo

When created:

50 PP is deducted from the founding party
The founding party is set as both Founder Member and Leader
A dedicated bloc group chat is created automatically
Bloc prestige is calculated immediately on creation
Your party is shown with a Founder badge on the bloc list

Joining a Bloc¶

If your party is not a member, you can apply from the bloc detail page:

Submit a rationale (max 1000 characters)
Application costs 20 PP
Cost is not refunded if the application is denied
You can only have one pending application to the same bloc at a time
The bloc's published membership criteria are shown in the application panel
Bloc leaders are notified by email when your application arrives (if they have that notification enabled)

Leadership and Membership Rules¶

Bloc leaders can:

Approve or deny pending applications
Designate existing members as additional leaders
Edit bloc logo settings
Resign as leader (only when another active leader remains)

Membership constraints:

Founder members cannot leave their own bloc
Founder members cannot resign as leader
The final active leader cannot resign
The final remaining leader cannot leave
Leaving a bloc removes your party from that bloc's chat
If only one active (non-disbanded) member remains, that member is automatically kept as leader

Disbanding a Bloc¶

A bloc can be disbanded by:

Any founder member
The final active leader (for example, if founders are inactive/disbanded)

Other members and non-final leaders cannot disband the bloc.

Disbanding permanently removes the bloc, including memberships and applications.

International Prestige¶

Blocs have an International Prestige score shown on list/detail pages. Blocs are sorted by this score first.

Prestige factors currently include:

+1 per member party in the bloc
+1 per member party that matches the bloc's defining pillar on that issue
-2 per member party that takes the opposite position on the defining issue
Legislative clout:
+1 for each active multi-seat legislature where a member party has over 25% of seats
Additional +1 for each active multi-seat legislature where a member party has over 50% of seats (total +2 there)
+1 per member party currently holding a head-of-government role
+1 per member party currently holding any cabinet office
+1 per member party with passed legislation in the last 90 in-game days

Notes:

Single-seat legislatures do not contribute legislative clout points
Disbanded parties are excluded from prestige calculations
Admin/staff users can trigger recalculation from the bloc list page

Bloc Group Chats¶

Each bloc has an automatic Bloc Group Chat:

Membership stays synced with current bloc members
Parties from different countries can chat together
These chats appear in the messaging drawer under Bloc Group Chats
Unread bloc chat messages count toward the navbar unread badge

Major bloc events are announced in game systems:

Founding a bloc can trigger a Lawbot social post
Approving a new member can trigger a Lawbot social post
Both events can also post to Discord webhooks

Strategy Tips¶

Use blocs to formalize long-term cooperation, not just one-off vote trades
Appoint multiple leaders before leadership transitions
Keep bloc descriptions and logos clear so other parties can quickly assess fit