Designer Wes Erni Ben Madison Publisher Victory Point Games Players 1 Playtime 40 mins Suggested Age 12 and up Additional Info 125936/swing-states-2012 http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1255340/swing-states-2012/reviews Swing States is a solitaire game simulating a U.S. presidential election in a given year. You are a political strategist hired by the nominee to win the Presidential Election for either the Democratic Party (symbolized by a donkey) or the Republican Party (symbolized by an elephant). You must make strategic decisions regarding fund-raising and expenditures, where to campaign and where to advertise, when and where to send the nominees and vital surrogates, how much time they should spend fund-raising, preparing for debates, conducting opposition research, and dealing with scandals that appear out of nowhere. Grab a campaign button and vote for Swing States today! Game Data: Complexity: 4 on a 9 scaleSolitaire Suitability: 9 on a 9 scaleScale: The player is a political strategist, and the play of one Game Turn equals about half a week of real time (i.e., the days between each party’s nominating convention in the late summer and the general election in early November).
