Landslide is a board game about the U.S. presidential elections published by Parker Brothers in 1971.

Description

Landslide, a board game for 2–4 players published by Parker Brothers in 1971, uses the mechanics of the United States Electoral College to simulate an American presidential election. The objective of the game is to obtain as many electoral votes as possible by bidding with "currency" representing each player's share of the popular vote.

Components

The game has the following components:

  • Gameboard
  • 20 Politics cards
  • 35 Vote cards
  • 51 State cards (includes Washington D.C.)
  • 4 tokens
  • 1 six-sided die
  • 2 card trays
  • rules printed on the inner side of the box lid

Other games called Landslide

In 2004, Ezakly published a board game, also titled Landslide, that was unrelated to the Parker Brothers game in either appearance or game mechanics, having a Monopoly-style track around the perimeter of the board.

See also

  • Landslide victory

References

  • Landslide '04 official site
  • Landslide '04 article at about.com