President Elect

[anonymous1234 216]

Hi again!!

I ended up in this section of the forum by mistake, but I found it interesting. I was looking at the titles of the threads that had been created about the different games and it surprised me that there was none about President Elect, so I'll create one myself.

President Elect is a game that initially appeared in 1981, although the most common version (and the one I play sometimes) is the one from 1988.

It is a turn-based game that can be played by one to three people. Or you can even decide not to play with any of them and let the computer do the whole simulation.

You can choose between several historical scenarios or a fictitious one that you shape to your preference.

The idea of the game is very simple: You have to win the elections. To do this you will have to perform different actions throughout your game, such as attending a debate or visiting the different states. All these actions are carried out through the use of Political Action Points, which would take the place of money. Sounds easy, doesn't it?

Well, no, it is not. I can assure you that it is quite difficult to beat the computer.

It is a text-only game, the only "visual" thing is the map of the United States, which changes colors as the intentionality of the vote for each party increases or decreases. 

A fun fact I can tell you is that for some strange reason that I do not know, they chose red for the Democrats and blue for the Republicans, just the opposite of how it usually is in the US.

Have you played? Let me know and maybe we can exchange tips and tricks to win.

And if you haven't played, I recommend it! It can be a bit dense though, so pick a day when you feel focused because it takes a lot of thinking.

Tomorrow I will try to record a game of mine and post it so you can get an idea of what the game is like.