1986 Juegos & Estrategia (Spain)
by Paco Martin, M.A. Hijosa
In 86 for me and my friends this game was something new.
I had played Dictator and other strategy games, but 'Elecciones Generales' only addressed politic issues. It's all in spanish and as lots of references of spanish politics of that year. I'm not a spaniard, but it was easy to relate to this.
The game is comprised in two parts: the political campaign and the election itself.
There are numerous options, but the object of the game ends up repeating itself a bit. What makes it interesting in the beginning is the variety of some of the animated graphical presentations, such as the television news or the Spanish regional music while choosing the seats for your party representation. Starting a newspaper or spy on your political adversaries was kinda funny to.
But then begins to overdo. The news for example are always the same and very time consuming, and what makes it fun in the beginning quickly turns into a yawn.
Despite all this, it is a fun and interesting strategy game.
