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A card-driven board game simulating the US Election of 1860. Up to four players compete to gain the presidency and save the Union!

Divided Republic: A Boardgame About the Election of 1860

A card-driven board game simulating the US Election of 1860. Up to four players compete to gain the presidency and save the Union!
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Alex Bagosy
Alex Bagosy
249 backers pledged $14,447 to help bring this project to life.
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News Flash: Divided Republic Now Shipping!

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Divided Republic Has Arrived!

Hello, everyone!

Well, I promised you all you'd be the first to know, and so you are:) I will post a similar update on Boardgamegeek tomorrow.

I have received word... Read more

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Brief Update: Game Arrives Port of LA tomorrow.

Brief status report. If and when I have more details I will share them with you. I am informed by the publisher that Divided Republic is scheduled to arrive at... Read more

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Current Status of Divided Republic or, "Where the heck is it?!"

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It's been a longer time than I'd like to admit between updates, and for that I am sorry. Blame in on a couple of things. First, and primarily,... Read more

Brief Update: Print Run Complete

According to a post on Board Game Geek made by the publisher (Numbskull Games), the initial Print Run for Divided Republic has completed, and the printer is now on the... Read more

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Waitin' for the Rebs to open fire...

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Very Important: Please check your names!

Hello, everyone -

The publisher has recently put a final version of the rules on their website. Unfortunately, it appears that some names were typed up incorrectly, and that other... Read more

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Mr. Lincoln begins his whistle stop tour... of China...

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I apologize for this late update. I was looking at Board Game Geek the other day and realized that I hadn't followed my usual practice and mirrored backing... Read more

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Update #15 - Status Report

Hi, everyone,

Hope you're all doing well. Just thought I'd fill you in on the current status of Divided Republic.

First, thank you all for taking the time to contact... Read more

Happy Holidays, and a Request for Information!

Hello, everyone -

I trust that you had a wonderful holiday season, and that you all were able to enjoy a little bit of time off with your families (or... Read more

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Update #14 - Final rules revisions off to Proofreader and Publisher

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Update #13 - Where are we now?

Hello, everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and that life is treating you well.I wanted to give you an update as to the current status of our... Read more

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We found a way.

I am overwhelmed.

I have been attempting to construct a series of words appropriate to the situation in order to express my gratitude and amazement at what has transpired here... Read more

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Successfully raised $14,447 with 249 backers

46% And a New Reward!

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Thanks to some very generous pledges in the last three days, we are now at 46%, tantalizingly close. With our BGG Designer Diary coming up soon, I think... Read more

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Provisional Board Images by David Prieto

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Thanks to a friendly, well-timed "leak" from Cristian Cano, I can share a pretty good image of what the board for Divided Republic is going to look like.... Read more

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Designer Diary Awaiting Approval at BGG

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Just a brief note to inform you that I've received permission to post a Designer Diary article at Board Game Geek. However, while the article is written, I... Read more

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Historical Results of the 1860 Election

The following numbers are taken from most accepted form of the period election returns. I haven't listed numbers for the minor parties, but if I can find them, I'll put... Read more

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Card Manifest for Divided Republic

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Here's the current card manifest for Divided Republic. As you can see, there are 114 cards. Hopefully this will whet your appetite for playing.

  1. Abandoned Roots
  2. Abolitionist... Read more

Some New Artwork

Posted this last week on Board Game Geek, but it may not have been seen by many. This is is a sample sheet of some of the 114 cards that... Read more

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First Strategicon: Gateway Game Session Played

Last night, we played a three player game of Divided Republic at Strategicon: Gateway.

While I love playing the game with a full house, playing with three or even two... Read more

Sample Cards posted at Board Game Geek

Hello, everybody!

Thought you might be interested to see some samples of the cards that will appear in the final product. There will be a total of 114 cards, many... Read more

Update #2 - Retailer Reward Level Added

Hello, everyone -

By request, I have spoken with the publisher about offering some sort of special package to retailers. We will make a few limited edition packages available at... Read more

New Level and Reward Added!

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Thanks so much for your support! We've already achieved eight backers in the first few hours - which is awesome!

By popular request from backers and potential backers... Read more

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