For Financial Times, Sam Learner, Oliver Roeder, and Irene de la Torre Arenas made a game to help you better understand the competition for electoral votes. You get spending units that you can allot to different swing states. The more you spend, the greater the chances of you winning a state.
The fun part: Your spending choices are compared against other FT reader choices. If you spend more on a state than someone else, you win the votes. Get the majority of votes from all states and you win. Then you can see how good or bad your choices are.
The game, from the London-based news outlet, is a way to help people better understand how the Electoral College in the United States works. It works well. The game, that is.
