Election Trail

Election Trail is a video game in the strategy genre and published by Braingames originally released in 1984. It is currently playable on Commodore 64.

Election Trail allows you to campaign to become the President of the United States of America on behalf of the Republican Party while the computer or another player fights against you for the Democratic Party for 20 terms. The screen consists of a map of the United States and has two separately displayed parts, a state map and a region map with each map having several options to choose from. Also on the screen is the number of periods elapsed and the amount of funds you have, which starts at 100.

You start the game by choosing a state as your home and after viewing the state of your opponents, you switch to the state map. You can choose from four options: hold a rally (in the selected state), go on a campaign tour (in the selected region), campaign in the media (in the selected region), and invite to a public debate where you are asked some policy questions, such as whether you are in favor of tax reforms. After making a selection, you are presented with a map of the region and four more options, Seek support (international, movie star, press and home state), Attempt to raise funds, Ask for an opinion poll and Call a press conference. Once you have made your choice, you will watch the other player make your choice before returning to try to raise votes and funds.

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