One Page 1960, The Making of the President - version 1.
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HOW TO WIN - Have 269+ Electoral Votes at the end of 8 turns and
Election Day tally.
Electoral Votes awarded for leading in the state at the end of the game.
TURN SEQUENCE
Initiative Phase
Draw cards (6 cards on turns 1-5; 7 cards on turns 7 and 8).
Do an Initiative Check. Winner chooses who goes first.
Activity Phases (5 per turn)
When placing cubes, first remove the opponent cubes (one-for-one) until
empty. Only one player's cubes can be in a space (State, Media, Issue).
When playing a card, always put the indicated Rest Tokens from the
supply on the place on the board.
Play a card for Campaign Points
Pre-empting events - You may spend 2 Momentum Markers (MM) to
prevent the other player from Triggering the event when you use the
card for Campaign Points (CP).
Triggering events - After the card play for CPs has been resolved,
the opponent may spend 1 MM to trigger the event.
Campaign in States - Place a cube to gain support in the state
Candidate movement - The Candidate token must be in the region
where Campaigning occurs and must end his turn in a state (actively
campaigned or just entered if the final CP). If necessary, it costs 1
CP to move a Candidate to an adjacent region.
If opponent is Carrying the State or the Candidate is present, you
must state the number of Support Check cubes which will be drawn
before drawing.
Advertising in Regions - Support checks to place Media Support cubes.
If you have media support in a region, you do NOT need Support
Checks to campaign in any states.
Having the most Media Support cubes may switch adjacent Issues
Some card events give bonuses for Media Support.
Positioning on Issues - Place cubes on the major issues for Momentum
and Endorsements
First cube placed on each Issue costs 1 CP. More cubes cost 2 CP.
Play the card Event - Some Events are Persistent (Debate turn, Election
Day scoring, or prevent other Events). Remove cards played as Events.
Play their Candidate card - Flip the card to Exhausted and use the 5
CP as Campaign Points. (May be restored only by Event.)
Momentum Phase
1. Discard half of the MM, rounded down.
2. Take awards for Issues (bottom to top).
3. Remove 1 cube from each Issue.
4. Player with most Media Support cubes may switch two adjacent
Issues.
Campaign Strategy Phase
1. Turns 1 thru 5 - Set aside 1 card (used during Debate turn)
2. Turns 7 & 8 - Set aside 2 cards (used on Election Day)
3. Discard remaining cards
4. Put Rest Cubes in bag.
Debate Turn
1. Do an Initiative Check. Take the 5 Campaign Strategy Cards.
2. Simultaneously pick and reveal a card on an Issue.
3. When 2 cards on one side of an Issue, Issue won by higher total.
(Initiative determines ties)
4. If not 2 cards after all cards played, based on total points (Initiative
determines ties)
First Issue = 2 cubes, second Issue = 3 cubes, third Issue = 4 cubes
(Low to high if simultaneous).
Election Day
1. Media Support cubes, Issue Support cubes and Momentum markers
(2 cubes per marker) into bag.
2. Do an Initiative Check
3. Reveal 4 Campaign Strategy cards (already set aside by each player).
Draw 3 Support Checks for each state. Initiative player first.
4. Resolve Election Day Events.
5. For empty states - Endorsement marker in region, state border
6. Count Electoral Votes
Game Terminology
Leading in a State - Having any state support cubes in the state. If
leading in the state, you get the Electoral Votes at the end of the game.
Carrying a State - Having 4 or more state support cubes in the state. If
carrying a state, the opponent must make Support Checks to Campaign
in the state.
Occupying a State - Having your Candidate token in the state. If your
Candidate occupies a state, the opponent must make Support Checks to
Campaign in the state (even if his Candidate is also occupying the state).
Support Check - Predetermine the number you will draw. Draw one cube
from the bag. If it is your color, you may place the cube in the correct
space (State Media or Issue) on the board. If it is your opponent's color, it
is returned to the supply.
Initiative Check - Draw cubes one at a time from the bag until two cubes
of the same color are drawn. (Two cubes may be drawn the first time.) All
cubes are returned to the supply.