Yeah, I'm with econ21, just go ahead and play out the rest of the Consulship. I definitely think we should treat it like you have assumed Dictatorial powers, but we definitely don't need a vote on it.

I'm not too serious about upping the difficulty level either. I had no plans to put that forward as actual legislation, I just made an aside with no real intentions behind it.

The game's going great though. I have to admit, I never expected it to get so exciting! I think a lot of this has to do with the rules we imposed. It was easy enough to control and supply the Republic when it was small, but it's hugely difficult to do when we control so much territory and have to stick to the rules. That's a good thing though, I never expected this game to actually challenge us. In fact, I really do think we've blitzed outselves into a serious dilemma. I can't imagine that we will be able to continue this steamroller offensive everywhere.