.MapmakerGame was created by 3 Texas siblings who were affected by gerrymandering, which allows politicians to shape a district by who will vote in line with a particular political party
“Gerrymandering is extraordinarily important because it kind of dilutes the deepest roots of our own politics,” Lafair said. “One vote, one person. Because of gerrymandering, politicians are completely distorting that idea by growing district that helps themselves in their party. And we wanted to create this board game across America. Gerrymandering really isn't discussed enough.”
To spark that conversation, the Lafairs began working on Mapmaker in 2017. In the game, one to four players each act as a politician with a party affiliation: Red, blue, yellow, or green. Players start with the same amount of total voters, and their color-coded chips — which represent voters — are spread out randomly across the board. They take turns creating districts, with the goal of capturing the highest number of voters.
It’s basically a play on one of the rallying cries of anti-gerrymandering activists, who believe that, under the current system, politicians get to choose their voters instead of voters choosing their politicians. One of the staunchest activists against gerrymandering is former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has made
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