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Margin of Victory

Run a real election campaign week by week. Spend scarce time and money, survive the debates and the October surprise, and find out whether your strategy can change the result. 49 campaigns across six countries, from 1951 to 2027.

  • EditionBrowser
  • PriceFree to start. Full catalogue with Supporter+
  • Campaigns49, across six countries
The Margin of Victory daily challenge and campaign browser
Daily challenge and campaign browser

Pick your platform

Margin of Victory runs in any modern browser, on a computer or a phone. Phone and desktop apps are in development.

Play in your browserComputer or phone. Free to start.
WindowsIn development
MacIn development
AndroidIn development
iPhoneIn development

Installing

Browsers
Any current Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari works, on a computer or a phone.
Accounts
Playing needs no account. Posting a daily challenge score needs a Lakeside sign-in.
Apps
Phone and desktop apps are in development and will be listed here when they ship.

At a glance

Price
Free to start. Full catalogue with Supporter+
Campaigns
49, across six countries
Length
20 to 40 minutes
Account
Not needed to play

Source code

The campaign engine and every election in the catalogue are public. Problems or ideas? Send a support ticket.

Common questions

What does it cost?

US 2024, US 2020, and the daily challenge are free for everyone. The full catalogue of 49 campaigns comes with Supporter+, which also covers A House Divided Singleplayer.

Is there an app?

Not yet. Phone and desktop apps are in development. The browser game works on phones today.

How long is one campaign?

Most take twenty to forty minutes, from the starting gun to election night.

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