<s>
NationStates	B-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
Jennifer	B-Protocol
Government	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
NationStates	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
government	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
created	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Max	O
Barry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NationStates	B-Protocol
continues	O
to	O
promote	O
books	O
written	O
by	O
Barry	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
developed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sizable	O
online	O
community	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
accompanying	O
forum	B-Application
board	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NationStates	B-Protocol
,	O
then	O
named	O
Jennifer	B-Protocol
Government	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
NationStates	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
13	O
November	O
2002	O
by	O
Australian	O
novelist	O
Max	O
Barry	O
to	O
help	O
promote	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
his	O
novel	O
Jennifer	O
Government	O
,	O
which	O
NationStates	B-Protocol
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
NationStates	B-Protocol
launched	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
,	O
Barry	O
worked	O
on	O
beta	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
7	O
August	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NationStates	B-Protocol
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
win	O
condition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
NationStates	B-Protocol
lacks	O
a	O
mechanic	O
for	O
war	O
between	O
nations	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
invade	O
and	O
take	O
over	O
other	O
regions	O
by	O
exploiting	O
a	O
World	O
Assembly	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NationStates	B-Protocol
has	O
an	O
active	O
forum	B-Application
board	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2009	O
book	O
The	O
Video	O
Game	O
Theory	O
Reader	O
2	O
,	O
Lars	O
Konzack	O
critiqued	O
that	O
NationStates	B-Protocol
promoted	O
libertarianism	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
open	O
to	O
experimentation	O
and	O
reflection	O
on	O
politics	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
merely	O
political	O
propaganda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2008	O
book	O
The	O
Art	O
and	O
Science	O
of	O
Interface	O
and	O
Interaction	O
Design	O
,	O
C	O
.	O
Paul	O
said	O
that	O
NationStates	B-Protocol
is	O
"	O
an	O
interesting	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
interplay	O
of	O
freedom	O
and	O
control	O
(	O
and	O
governance	O
without	O
government	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ProgrammableWebs	B-Application
Kevin	O
Sundstrom	O
listed	O
NationStates	B-Protocol
among	O
its	O
"	O
30	O
New	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
its	O
application	B-General_Concept
programming	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
(	O
API	B-General_Concept
)	O
"	O
provides	O
a	O
developer	O
interface	O
for	O
automate	O
game	O
world	O
data	O
collection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Jump	O
Magazines	O
Andrew	O
Johnston	O
described	O
NationStates	B-Protocol
as	O
"	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
an	O
era	O
in	O
which	O
people	O
still	O
created	O
websites	O
solely	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
self-expression	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barry	O
was	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
its	O
discussion	B-Application
forums	I-Application
developing	O
into	O
an	O
arena	O
for	O
political	O
debate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Alexa	O
Internet	O
ranked	O
NationStates	B-Protocol
as	O
the	O
14,380	O
th	O
most	O
visited	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
