The Norwegian Prime Minister has played Pokemon GO in parliament not once, not three times, but twice. Which is pretty cool. It must be nice to have a Prime Minister that plays games and isn’t instigating overtly fascist policies. Ho hum.

Anyway it got me thinking about which mobile games politicians could play when they’re supposed to be doing important but boring things like running the country. That’s not even that big of a logical leap, it just sort of made sense.

So here’s a list of the ones I thought of in the time I pointed my brain in the direction of that particular problem. It’s by no means a comprehensive list, because quite frankly that would be complete nonsense.

Clash Royale

Look, we all know that war is bad. There are songs about how bad war is, so that must mean that it’s true. But what if we could settle wars in a different way? What if instead of the useless slaughter of men, women, and children, we used a cutesy mobile game?

And obviously that cutesy mobile game is going to be Clash Royale. There’d probably need to be some talks beforehand about whether you could use the Hog Rider and which arena the war should take place in, but it sounds much better than accidentally blowing up hospitals with drone strikes doesn’t it?

Temple Run

Oh no, a vote is tied. What’s the best way to decide which side gets its way? A thumb war? Some sort of oiled up wrestling match? Nah, let’s just crack out Temple Run, nominate a couple of champions and see who gets farther down the track.

Plus the game is about running away from a really angry monkey that you’ve stolen something from. Which is sort of like a metaphor for being a politician if you think about it. Except they usually get away with it.

Civilization Revolution 2

What better game to play while you’re running the country than one that’s about running the world? I mean I’m pretty sure that’s what all politicians are aiming for anyway, right? May as well get some practise in when you should be paying attention.

Plus it’s a great place to try out new ideas. And I’m pretty sure you get to play as Ghandi and wage wars on Abraham Lincoln. I haven’t played Civ Rev to be honest, but that sounds like something that might happen in it.

Fallout Shelter

Be prepared, that’s my motto. Or it would be if I had a motto. Actually it probably wouldn’t be, but for the purposes of this entry in the list it is. That there was a rare glimpse into the inner workings of my mind. Hope you enjoyed it.

Anyway most of us are pretty sure that one way or another the human race is doomed to end up in an irradiated wasteland, so the top brass may as well figure out what that’s going to be like before we get there. Hence Fallout Shelter. Makes sense if you don’t think about it too much.

Monument Valley

I dunno, they may as well have some fun while they’re at it, and Monument Valley is fun. Might teach them the meaning of compassion and sympathy as well. Probably not though.