The first edition was a highly stylized election game followed by a mild revision in 1966 but then underwent a radical improvement in 1967 which was then fine-tuned in the 1971 edition (my own favorite and the one featured here). It appeared in four different editions – 1965, 1966, 19. President was a 3M bookshelf game that evolved through the years. To illustrate the point, we offer, in the fourth installment of our Classic Games Series, a quality election game of the past, Mr. But the truth of the matter is that a quality game is a quality game no matter what the year. That accounts for the plethora of election games that appear (and disappear) on a quadrennial basis. PRESIDENT (3M Games, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971 editions out of print)Ĭonventional wisdom states that election games only sell during election years. President in the Summer 1992 issue of Gamers Alliance Report – with a few additional comments thrown in!) MR. As the 2004 election approaches, it seems appropriate to “flashback” to TWO election games from that series: The Game of Politics and Mr. In our series of Game Classics, we’ve highlighted some great games that have brought the race for president to the gaming table. (In this issue, Ben Baldanza eyes Election USA, an English take on the US Presidential election.
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