
Gerrymap is a puzzle game about gerrymandering. Win congressional seats for your party by drawing districts, using US Census data!
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In Gerrymap you practice gerrymandering: drawing maps to decide the outcome of elections.
A state has four districts. In most elections, its vote is split equally. Each party should have two districts, right?

NO! If we control redistricting, we pack the enemy party into just one district! This is the art of gerrymandering.
It's not always so simple. A "dummymander" could give away all your seats in a bad election year. An overly conservative map could make further gains difficult. Also, some areas are very elastic, others are not!
The VRA says you have to create majority-minority districts in some states. As you play on the Democratic side in the campaign, this will force you to pack your voters! And expect to draw a lot of squiggly lines.
Featuring:
A campaign mode with 10 states! Deal with the challenges Southern Democrats faced gerrymandering in 1990.
A sandbox mode with all 48 contiguous US states! 1976-2000 Presidential, Senate and Gubernatorial results for each state. Play around with it!
1990 census data: Race, sex, age, household income, and educational attainment!
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Languages: English
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Worth the $10! The challenge mode is hard enough that it will last you a long time, and i'm so glad that (almost) Every state is in the game!
Really fun little puzzle game. I really hope they add modern politics in the future.
great puzzle game, though mac compatibility would be nice
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Hours played at review time, across 24 reviews with recorded playtime.
This game once you get into it is very addicting, and covers a very unique niche that is surprisingly not covered yet in the wider market - kudos to the creator for this excellent start. The core premise in campaign mode is you're effectively the Southern Democrats redrawing the maps in time for the 1992 elections, with the 1994 election data. With this future knowledge - you effectively have to gerrymander the maps in the Democrats favor while considering core principles such as majority-minority districts, continuity, and equal(ish) population. The sandbox mode is a lot more freeform with much more states to play around with. Core improvements/things that would be nice in the future roadmap: - More states in campaign mode! Large population states like California, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania would be interesting. Smaller states like Massachusetts, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington would be interesting during this time as well. - Different scenarios. The game as you progress to different states does a good job uping the difficulty due to the demographic complexity of some states (looking at you - creating a second black-majority Georgia district). It'll be great to expand this to gerrymap states in Republican's favor, or adding election years. - Different goals: it'll be fun to also try to add modes where you have to submit the most "fair" maps that are proportional to a states vote, maps with the most competitive districts, or the most majority-minority districts. - Switching up the music. The piano track is fun and whimsy - but can get repetitive overtime. I'm sure there has to be a piano album (non-copyrighted I'm certain) of Sousa music that would be thematically inline but provides variety. - Assuming different modes/campaigns are implemented, a proper menu would be beneficial. - Minor one: a population density map view is really helpful in case we need to pad out our districts. Overall - this game is fun and has a lot of potential. Really hoping the developer continues this work!
非常好游戏。希望把2000-2024的选举结果也加进来 Very good game for gerrymandering. Hope we got them 2000-2024 data as well!
I love the idea but it is very difficult, even as someone who has been redistricting recreationally for awhile. There are a few features that would be nice: 1. Multiple difficulty levels in campaign mode 2. Adjustable numbers of districts in sandbox mode 3. State legislature maps in campaign mode 4. Be able to view race/partisan data at the same time, flipping between the two is time-consuming, especially when you're balancing the two factors Still, its definitely worth the $10, I've had a fun time with it. EDIT: I misunderstood the Alabama prompt, I thought it was asking for 1 plurality black district AND one separate majority black district. I was able to draw those districts but not get the 1994 required districts as well. When dropped down to just drawing one majority black district, which of course is also plurality black, it immediately became much easier and I blasted on right through to Texas. I don't now think the difficulty needs to be adjusted, its about right, though maybe make the VRA requirements a bit more clear. I'd also add, its a bit weird to be drawing so many close districts, when to be more realistic you'd be drawing at least D+10 districts, but I digress.
Is good! I can't wait for more updates.
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This is a BRILLIANT puzzle game disguised as a political game. I thought I'd goof around gerrymandering for a bit and then suddenly it was 4am and I was trying to get two black majority districts in Georgia. Great game that is going places. Really is just a tough hard-thinking puzzler and not a political game at all. Would recommend for a good challenge.
Most american game ever 10/10
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