Campaign Trail

Stretch a small hand of campaign actions across a hidden map to swing just enough regions for a majority.

How to play

Each week you draw a hand of action cards and spend them on regions to build support. Polls reveal a region's hidden lean so you know where rallies and ads pay off. End each week to redraw; at the final week you are scored on the electoral votes you carry.

• Select an action card, then click a region to spend it there
• Use polls to reveal hidden region leans before committing resources
• Rally and advertise to push toss-ups into your column
• End the week to deal a fresh hand; win by reaching the electoral majority

Controls

• Desktop: click a card to select it, then click the target region
• Phone & tablet: tap to select a card, then tap a region

Tips & strategy

• Spend polls on big-vote toss-ups first — wasting a rally on a region you already hold loses the game
• Higher difficulty hides more and dares you to commit on partial information
• Track the majority marker on the tally bar so you know exactly how many votes you still need

What you'll learn

Campaign Trail is a hidden-information strategy game about the electoral map and resource management, teaching how elections are won.

• Skills: civics, the electoral system, the electoral map, strategy
• Best for: roughly grades 7–12 (ages 12+)
• For parents & teachers: how the electoral map actually works.

About Campaign Trail

Campaign Trail is an original hidden-information strategy game about the electoral map and resource management. Play free in your browser with a daily race and an endless practice mode.

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