Campaign Trail: The Game of Presidential Elections
 1984 cover art | |
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| Genres | Strategy, Board game |
| Players | 2–6 |
| Playing time | 60 minuites |
Campaign Trail: The Game of Presidential Elections is a board game published in 1984 by Game Designers' Workshop.[1]
Gameplay
[edit]Campaign Trail is a game in which players run the campaigns for their candidates by collecting votes as they move their tokens around the board.[2] The Electoral College and random political endorsements are also part of the game and must be factored in to strategy.[3]
Reception and legacy
[edit]Alan R. Moon reviewed Campaign Trail for Games International magazine and stated, "I find this game a little boring and long to keep my interest."[2] Sid Sackson, writing for the magazine Games, thought it was "one of the most successful [games] in capturing the competitive fervour of the real thing [election season]".[4] The same magazine named it 9th in their top 100 games of 1984.[3]
A copy of this game is held in the collection of the Strong National Museum of Play (object 117.765).[5] The 2012 browser game The Campaign Trail, by Dan Bryan, was inspired by the board game.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scanner: News from the World of SF Gaming". Space Gamer. No. 67. February 1984. p. 41.
- ^ a b Moon, Alan R. (March 1989). "Up the Poll". Games International. No. 3. p. 14.
- ^ a b Schmittberger, R. Wayne, ed. (November 1984). "The Games 100". Games. Vol. 8, no. 11. p. 21.
- ^ Sackson, Sid (May 1984). Schmittberger, R. Wayne (ed.). "Games & Books". Games. Vol. 8, no. 5. p. 52.
- ^ "Game:Campaign Trail The Game of Presidential Elections". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Sheehan, Jack (2024-09-29). "Election Day is in your control in the shocking Campaign Trail game". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-09-29.