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I was first introduced to the game 270 by a good friend of mine during my summer break. Ever since then, I must say that I immediately became addicted to the game. I enjoyed interacting with the overall mechanics of the game. On my IPhone I was always able to challenge fellow games seamlessly. The cartoon graphics of the political characters also stood out to me since it gave it a sort of “retro mobile”vibe to overall experience. I was also amazed by the near accuracy of the accurate political data that was incorporated into shaping the national and state interests groups as well as the plus and minuses that each political candidate would bring to the table( eg. Donald Trump would have a plus with the Conservative National group but a minus with the Youth Group). As a Political Science major and Presidential nerd I was ecstatic to find this in the game. My only complaints is that I wished that the presidential primaries were free and that debates were incorporated. Nonetheless, I’d highly recommend this mobile game to anyone who wants to learn about American electoral politics in a chill and fun way!

Downloaded this game with its similarity to the game of Risk. It is a very strategic game, based on conquering and controlling states, themed to the excitement of the election. Not just this election, however. The game features candidates from past years, as well as those that aren’t even candidates. For example, historical figures and Honorable Characters such as Elon Musk, Julius Caesar, MLK, and fun, festive, holiday characters like like Santa and Leprechaun. The game is constantly updated, and adds new characters, what seems like weekly. This game also have a Facebook page, where players from all over interact, share news and info, coach new players, stream games live, and host fun, themed tournaments to showcase our skills! And in that group, the game creators are active, respond to our questions and concerns, make big announcements, act upon our feedback, and do giveaways and prizes! Overall a fun game, a positive community, and dedicated creators, that continue to improve the game for our future enjoyment!

This game is not exactly what it is marketed as. Rather than a political strategy game, I would simply describe it as a money management game, and it is a great one at that. While it’s not quite what I thought I was downloading originally, the complex strategies involved in the game, lead to a brand new experience every time, and I have been hooked for months. However, the true strength lies not in the game itself, but in the community built around it. Within the app, there is a pathway to joining the “270 Lounge” on Facebook, where players of all levels of experience share tips, strategies, compete in player-run tournaments, and even live stream matches! It is truly a vibrant and engaging community which has been a joy to be a part of! Without the community aspect, the game is good, but with the connections, friendships, and rivalries that form through the community, the game becomes great. This is not simply another strategy game, this is a competitive social atmosphere, and that’s why I enjoy this game so much.

This is an exceptional game. It’s strategic, competitive, intuitive, and has excellent and reasonably realistic strategy. I would highly recommend it to anyone, and I am giving it 5 stars. Here are what I view as the flaws in an otherwise excellent game. -The characters are way too expensive. Unlocking all is $7 a month or alone they’re $4 per character. I would love to pay a dollar per character once in a while and support the creators more but I never pull the trigger. I’ve only bought 1 character plus the few you get for free. -You can’t play competitive matchups over days. You basically have to play an hour long game straight. I’d love to do it turn style more like gamepigeon, but it’s clunky and it’s just not doable. Overall, I love this game. I’ve put more time into it than any mobile game Ive ever played, but it could be easily improved as well and it’s not as playable as I’d like it to be. Good luck!

I love 270. As a Political Science major — with a concentration in American Politics — this is the perfect game for me. Even before I began attending college, I was playing this game! It was right around the 2016 election (I played it before and after) that I found it, and I have not looked back since. I particularly love learning about all American elections, specifically presidential ones. Whether it be how state groups feel about certain candidates, to electoral and political trends, to sometimes unexpected states becoming major game changers in any given election. I think this game highlights that perfectly, with every state being up for grabs, and having certain states pertain to particular interests/ state groups (i.e. oil production in the midwest, African American/ Latino support in Florida, CA, etc). I think the map created for the game is very accurate as a representation for the country. I also enjoy the fact that more and more candidates have been added over the years. I supported Andrew Yang this past election cycle, and seeing him — and playing as him in game — is super awesome! Overall, this is one of my favorite games. I have told friends about it, I play it whenever I can, and I have a blast doing it. You guys seriously could not have made a better game for not only someone like me, but for everyone who is interested in America and its electoral politics!

This game is a pure joy to play! The mechanics are simple enough that anyone can get a grasp on them whether they are a political junkie or someone just looking fir some fun, but the mechanics are also complex enough that you can form coherent strategies with them! And-not to mention how I’ve never experienced any game breaking bugs or glitches AND that the music is soothing and the art of the candidates captures their likeness perfectly! However if you DO happen to have a problem, or an issue or heck even a suggestion you can use the Feedback button and the 270 Staff will respond in a quick manner! Sometimes in mere minuets! Which is to say that the customer service is stellar! So not only does this game have intuitive mechanics and beautiful artwork, it has literally the most efficient and kind staff that I have ever seen for a mobile game-my recommendation? Download this as soon as you can!

This is by far the best electoral college/ political game there is. It is all strategy and everyone starts out equal. However, there are a few updates that the developers should make to help the game grow: The state groups need to be updated. Some of the swing states are really no longer swing states (Virginia, Colorado) while others are (Minnesota, Michigan, Georgia). Every state group should be relooked at to ensure they still align with the current structure. They should come up with special limited time modes based on current political events. For example, they could weight the states with the current political structure to make it more realistic. For example, maybe a Republican candidate starts out with one rung in traditional Conservative states like Texas, Alabama and Tennessee, and vice versa. Democratic candidates could start with one rung in states like Oregon, Massachusetts and California. This could be a fun mode added to the game that I think would be popular. Overall, this is a great strategy game and I enjoy playing it. It is similar to RISK and really easy to learn. I am hoping the developers add a few updates to help improve the game from what it was when it first started. Don’t change anything major because it is a great game, but revising the state groups to align with the current structure would be a great first step.

This is the best frigein political game out there. I love how you can more politicians in the store (even though it's 3.99, it's decently overpriced) but sometimes, the creators give the people a free politician. But I feel like the creators can do better. I have two fresh ideas. 1. Lower the price for politicians: the current price for ONE politician is 3.99. That is decently overpriced for one politician. The price for one politician should be 1.99 or have a pick 3 politician for 3.99 2. Create and share politicians: I feel like we should have the option of creating our own politician. Have a number of features, the political party ( Republican, Democratic or Independent), The nation where the politician is from and have a number of point to increase or decrease (decreasing will give you more points) benefits and penalties. Then you can play that politician by yourself or share on a database where you can download other people created politician. Now with that you can have the political race of dreams. Have Donald Trump take on Andrew Cuomo or if you are a entertainment and music fan, you can have a race between Post Malone vs Kanye West. Even sports fans can be part of this, Lebron James vs Steph Curry, Tom Brady vs Eli Manning or even Donald Trump vs Aaron Judge. Other than that this is a great game

I have played countless election simulation games but nothing compares to 270. Since you've asked for suggestions on further updates, I would love to have some policy effect the game. The economics of campaigning are important, but the platforms candidates run on are also crucial to victory. Beyond spending money in certain states, you could also send the candidate to campaign there on specific issues that would be important to that state. You could have a list issues to campaign on and depending on which issue you pick in which state would determine how well you do there (ie. you could discuss immigration reform in Michigan with little effect, but if you discuss rebuilding infrastructure, or job creation you have much higher gains). Thanks for creating such a fun game!

I always thought a game surrounding presidential elections was a missed opportunity and while many have tried, most have failed. What makes this game fun is the wide array of characters you can get as well as the different modes such as the primary mode. If you don’t want to shell out the money that’s okay but what they give you character wise is a decent selection you can even win with on online mode. My only qualms are the prices of the characters/modes and how online works for what counts as a win (if everyone forfeits before round 8 it does count). Plus I’d think it’d be more realistic if they had question options to develop a platform and use a persons past to affect their chances of winning certain regions as oppose to simply BUYING it. Regardless fun game definitely worth the download and getting the in app purchases.

My friends and I are all poli sci majors in college. We’re spread out across the country, and stuck doing remote learning all day because of COVID, but being able to play 270 together has truly made Friday nights fun again. This game has got all the excitement of Risk and other classic territory oriented games, except more complex and far more entertaining if you like politics. The strategic element of 270 is unbeatable, and you get so caught up in spending, acting, and thinking like your chosen candidate. Additionally, the gameplay itself is streamlined and easy to follow, and the candidate caricatures are hilarious. (@ted Cruz!!) My only criticism would be that sometimes when you’re kicked out of a game it doesn’t allow you to spectate. It happens on and off, and maybe it’s just a bug that needs to be fixed, not too big a deal.

It’s an amazing game I think I have a little troubles with it though first we should have free debates ever couple turns it would make the game a lot more interesting we should be able to use more people like Biden for free and Obama for free and more it’s a really great game but you need to add more interesting things but I have one more thing that could actually make this game a lot more fun I know the point is to win the USA but if we win it I think we should actually be a president of it and do president stuff and if people want to challenge the people who win they can it’s something I think it doesn’t have to be added but I’ll play if if that is added and one more thing I feel like we should have ways to have a bigger spending I usually get 250k and I try so much stuff to get more money like National groups but I want more easier ways to get more money but stared for example not only National groups but everything a candidate wins a state they get money for that Idk just find a way we can have more money to win more states after you fix these problems I will come back and make it five star and I’ll share it to more people to give you a five star.

The game has great mechanics and the voting groups are cool. Single player vs AI but online is where I take issue. In order for your actions to count, you have to press the end turn button. If you don’t press it, you don’t get the points for what you spent on. Along with that, the host can set the turn time to one minute, which makes it incredibly difficult to fit all your spending in. If you don’t have time to press the end turn button, or by mistake you forget to press it, you get absolutely nothing. For this reason I won’t be playing online until this is fixed. Either get rid of the end turn button or make the minimum turn time 3 minutes instead of one. One other thing, it’s 2020 now and this needs to be updated. Make Biden free at least, why is Hillary still there. Also 90% of this game is pay-to-win. Let primary mode be free, or make the VP free. All of the election games out there are pretty terrible, but this one is the least bad. It could be better if you didn’t have to pay for everything.

I love the concept of this game. I love the state and national groups and the strategy it takes to win. There have been several improvements and lots of new candidates added over time. The only issue is that you have to pay for almost everything. They added primaries, you have to pay for them. They added Vice President running mates, if you pay for them. They added debates, if you pay for them. They’ve added nearly every candidate you can think of from Lincoln to Tom hanks to Santa Claus, you just have to either pay for each candidate individually or pay a monthly subscription to use them. The game has great potential to be an enormous hit, particularly in election years if they would make more gameplay available to people who don’t want to pay to play. There are no ads but I would be willing to watch an ad before new games. If they did this I think there would be a lot more players and they would still make more money than the current app.