Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game

Gerrymandering is not a game… except when it is. 1-4 players take turns drawing districts in 30-45 minutes.

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“Because it came out in 2019, with seven thousand other games, a lot of people are gonna miss it. Had this come out in 2000, it would have been top ten of the year, hands down.”

–Tom Vasel, Host of Dice Tower

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In Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game, you are a mapmaker, which means you make maps… and determine who wins elections. 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? Gerrymandering with friends and family (when it doesn’t affect real voters) is a whole lot of fun.

What a fantastic, fun way to educate people about gerrymandering.

–Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Terminator

I love how much the students got out of this game and the important political lessons it teaches through gaming.

–Leonard Ornstein, AP Government Teacher

Better than Catan.

–Aaron Schimmoller, Settlers of Catan addict