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Feb 22, 2022·Review·27:49·0·Watch on YouTube

First Impressions of Three Kickstarter board games (Mapmaker, Bridges to Nowhere, Shipwreck Arcana)

Poor Man's Portmanteau

Poor Man's Portmanteau

Watch “First Impressions of Three Kickstarter board games (Mapmaker, Bridges to Nowhere, Shipwreck Arcana),” a board game review on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Poor Man's Portmanteau on YouTube:

Join us for a first impressions review video of three good Kickstarter board games, including Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game, Bridges to Nowhere, and Shipwreck Arcana. Enjoy the stupid bonus video at the end. Adrian kept referring to the use of "cards" in Shipwreck Arcana, but he meant "tiles," as these are the only things the players themselves control. Please like and subscribe. Let us know in the comments if you would recommend any other board games for us to review (or short and stupid PC games). Wakka wakka doo doo yeah!

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Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game

Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game

2019·Louis Lafair, Joshua Lafair, Becca Lafair

1 - 4 players
30 - 45 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game, from BoardGameGeek:

You are a mapmaker, which means you make maps… and determine who wins elections. You belong to a political party: Red Elephants, Blue Donkeys, Yellow Porcupines, or Green Leaves. Your only job? Make sure your party wins the next election. You get to redraw the districts. But so do the other mapmakers. Everyone starts with the same number of voters, spread across counties. Players each place four district borders per turn. When a district gets closed off, whoever has the most voters inside claims it. At the end of the game, the entire board will be sectioned into districts. The party with the most districts wins. If there's a tie, the party with the most swing counties wins. You must scramble to draw the best lines first. Can you crack and pack voters? Can you scheme and strategize? Can you create unfair, lopsided, strangely shaped districts that will guarantee your party's victory? Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game is fast to learn and fast to play. It's full of surprises, maneuvers, and outmaneuvers. It's a hands-on way to try out gerrymandering yourself. -description from designer

Designers

Louis Lafair, Joshua Lafair, Becca Lafair

Artist

Julia Semionova

Publisher

Lafair Family Games

Categories

Abstract StrategyPolitical

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluencePattern Building
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Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game

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