{"id":14778,"date":"2019-11-11T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/?post_type=reviews&#038;p=14778"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T19:46:56","slug":"revolution-of-1828","status":"publish","type":"reviews","link":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/revolution-of-1828\/","title":{"rendered":"Focused on Feld: Revolution of 1828 Game Review"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"amzn-ad amzn-enhanced-links-small\">\n        <div>\n            <div class=\"amzn-product\">\n                <span class=\"amzn-product-image-container\">\n                    <div class=\"amzn-product-image-holder\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amzn-product-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51BwBvaAUzL._SL300_.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"amzn-product-image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51BwBvaAUzL._SL300_.jpg\"><\/noscript>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/span>\n                <div class=\"amzn-product-title-container\">\n                    <a rel=\"sponsored\" class=\"amzn-product-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07KPNN1XS?tag=meeplmount-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <span class=\"amzn-product-title-text\" title=\"Renegade Game Studios Revolution of 1828 Board Game, 2 Players, Ages 12+, Playing Time 30-60 Minutes, Become America's 7th President\">Renegade Game Studios Revolution of 1828 Board Game, 2 Players, Ages 12+, Playing Time 30-60 Minutes, Become America's 7th President<\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"amzn-product-price\">\n                        <span class=\"amzn-product-offer-price\">$27.42<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"amzn-product-buy-now-link-box\">\n                    <a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07KPNN1XS?tag=meeplmount-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"amzn-product-buy-now-link\">\n                        Buy Now\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello and welcome to \u2018Focused on Feld\u2019. In my<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/tag\/focused-on-feld\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Focused on Feld series of reviews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I am working my way through Stefan Feld\u2019s entire catalogue. Over the years, I have hunted down and collected every title he has ever put out. Needless to say, I\u2019m a fan of his work. I\u2019m such a fan, in fact, that when I noticed there were no active Stefan Feld fan groups on Facebook, I created<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/920503951935550\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> one of my own<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;re going to talk about 2019&#8217;s Revolution of 1828, his 29th game.<\/p>\n<h2>Revolution of 1828<\/h2>\n<p>The political theater has never been one of gentlemanly discourse. In any given political race you\u2019re almost guaranteed to hear one candidate bad mouthing another. These days we take it as given. We have to sit through attack ads while we\u2019re watching football. Every newspaper or magazine we open is inundated with mudslinging and character assassination. We\u2019ve grown so used to it that it\u2019s become background noise, easily ignored and dismissed. But that wasn\u2019t always the case. The world used to be a lot bigger. In order to hear a candidate speaking unkindly about another candidate, you had to be there in person or you had to hear about it from another person who heard it from someone else.<\/p>\n<p>In 1828 everything changed. America\u2019s first commercial railroad had just opened for business the year before. The telegraph was just around the corner. The world was growing smaller. On top of that, the current sitting president was very unpopular in some circles. The Election of 1824 had seen Andrew Jackson running against John Quincy Adams and losing even though he\u2019d gained the majority of the electoral votes. By 1828, both sides were very displeased with the other. These underlying tensions coupled with the ability to spread news quickly created a powder keg that was about to explode. The result was a mess like nobody had ever experienced before.<\/p>\n<p>The Election of 1828 was the first true mudslinging campaign. Adams was accused of misusing public funds. The news of the day was that he\u2019d spent the money purchasing gambling equipment when, in reality, it was just a chess board and a pool table. Jackson, on the other hand, was accused of murder. During his time in the military he\u2019d executed a few deserters and he had been known to engage in dueling. He was also branded an adulterer because he and his wife had gotten married in the belief that her divorce from her previous husband had been finalized, but it never had.<\/p>\n<p>That is the setting of Revolution of 1828. It seems an odd choice given Stefan Feld\u2019s past designs (not to mention the fact that he\u2019s from Germany). I\u2019ll discuss the theme in the <a href=\"#thoughts\">Thoughts<\/a> section (which you can skip ahead to if you like), but first an overview of how this two player game is actually played.<\/p>\n<h3>Kicking off the Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>There aren\u2019t a lot of components in Revolution of 1828. There\u2019s a game board that\u2019s divided into different columns representing the different regions of the United States (as well as a column representing The Press) and this is placed between the players. There\u2019s a bag that is filled with rounded tiles that represent the various Delegates, Campaign Actions, and Smear Campaigns that will be utilized by the players in order to earn votes (a.k.a. victory points). After choosing a starting player, that person is handed the bag and tiles are drawn from the bag and randomly placed into the various columns, 3 to a column. The Elector pawns are placed into the appropriate area depending upon the pawn\u2019s color. For instance, the yellow pawn is placed in the yellow column.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14784\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14784 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"355\" data-wp-pid=\"14784\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-300x146.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup.jpg?size=528x257&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-600x292.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-768x373.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-990x481.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-1024x498.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-1320x642.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 730px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 730\/355;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14784 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"355\" data-wp-pid=\"14784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-300x146.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup.jpg?size=528x257&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-600x292.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-768x373.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-990x481.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-1024x498.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup-1320x642.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Setup.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Revolution of 1828 all set up and ready to go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Having done all of this, you\u2019re ready to begin.<\/p>\n<h3>On the Campaign Trail<\/h3>\n<p>Revolution of 1828 is divided into four rounds with the bag of tiles being passed to the other player at the end of each round so that each player will be the start player twice over the course of the game. During each of these rounds, the players will take turns removing one tile at a time from any column of their choosing.<\/p>\n<p>If the removed tile is a Delegate, it is placed in front of the player that removed it next to the matching colored column.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14786 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"355\" data-wp-pid=\"14786\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-300x146.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.jpg?size=528x257&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-600x292.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-768x373.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-990x481.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-1024x498.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-1320x641.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 730px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 730\/355;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14786 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"355\" data-wp-pid=\"14786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-300x146.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.jpg?size=528x257&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-600x292.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-768x373.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-990x481.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-1024x498.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed-1320x641.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/unnamed.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>If the removed tile is a Campaign Action, the action is carried out immediately and placed into the Campaign Pile area. Some actions allow you to manipulate collected (or uncollected) Delegate tokens, for instance, while others can be used to manipulate the game state in other ways.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14782\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14782 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-1024x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"354\" data-wp-pid=\"14782\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-300x146.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions.jpg?size=528x256&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-600x291.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-768x373.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-990x481.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-1024x497.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-1320x641.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 730px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 730\/354;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14782 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-1024x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"354\" data-wp-pid=\"14782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-300x146.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions.jpg?size=528x256&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-600x291.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-768x373.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-990x481.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-1024x497.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions-1320x641.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Campaign-actions.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Campaign Actions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If the removed tile is a Smear Campaign, it acts as a wild card Delegate and can be placed on your side in any colored column of your choice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14785\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14785 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"399\" data-wp-pid=\"14785\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-300x164.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign.jpg?size=528x289&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-600x327.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-768x419.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-990x540.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-1024x559.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-1320x720.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 730px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 730\/399;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"399\" data-wp-pid=\"14785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-300x164.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign.jpg?size=528x289&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-600x327.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-768x419.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-990x540.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-1024x559.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign-1320x720.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Smear-campaign.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Smear Campaigns. Each token illustrates one of the different smear campaigns the two factions used against each other.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you remove the last tile from a column, two things happen. First, you take control of that column\u2019s Elector (which is important for scoring purposes). Secondly, you get to take an extra turn. If you use that extra turn to remove the last tile from a different column, then you get an extra turn from doing that as well. This can be repeated ad infinitum until removing a tile doesn\u2019t cause the column to become empty.<\/p>\n<h3>Counting Up the Votes<\/h3>\n<p>Once all of the columns are empty, an end of round scoring occurs. First, the person with the most tiles in their Campaign Pile receives 3 points. Then you look at each separate column. Whoever has the most Delegates of that column\u2019s color will receive 1 vote if their opponent has at least 1 Delegate of that color. Otherwise they receive 2. If each player has the same number of Delegates, neither player receives any votes.<\/p>\n<p>Next, the person with the Elector of that color receives 1 vote for each Delegate they have collected of that color even if they didn\u2019t have the majority. Once all of the colored columns have been appraised, each player collects all of their Smear Campaign tiles and places them into their Press area. If a player has control of the Editor, then they must give their opponent a number of votes equal to the number of Smear Campaign tokens that they have accumulated over the course of the game. For example, consider the following image:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14783 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"434\" data-wp-pid=\"14783\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-300x178.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring.jpg?size=528x314&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-600x357.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-768x456.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-990x588.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-1024x609.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-1320x784.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 730px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 730\/434;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14783 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"434\" data-wp-pid=\"14783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-300x178.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring.jpg?size=528x314&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 528w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-600x357.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-768x456.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-990x588.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 990w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-1024x609.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring-1320x784.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1320w, https:\/\/b1803394.smushcdn.com\/1803394\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/scoring.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A: Player 2 has collected the most Campaign Action tiles and earns 3 votes.<\/p>\n<p>B: Both players tie in Delegate count and earn 0 votes. Player 2 possesses the yellow Elector and earns 2 votes for their collected Delegates as a result.<\/p>\n<p>C: Player 1 earns 2 votes because Player 2 has 0 red Delegates. They earn an additional vote for their collected Delegate tile since they possess the Elector.<\/p>\n<p>D: Player 2 earns 2 votes because Player 1 has 0 blue Delegates and they also earn an additional 2 votes since they possess the Elector.<\/p>\n<p>E: Player 1 earns 1 vote because they have the majority of the green Delegates (the Smear Campaign tile is wild) and because Player 2 has at least 1 Delegate. Player 1 also earns an additional 2 votes since they possess the Elector.<\/p>\n<p>F: Player 2 earns 2 votes since they have the majority of the white Delegates and because Player 1 has 0. Even though Player 1 possesses the Elector, they score nothing for it as they have 0 Delegates.<\/p>\n<p>G: Player 1 possesses the Editor pawn. They have so far collected 1 Smear Campaign tile, so they will have to give Player 2 one of their collected votes.<a id=\"thoughts\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After scoring, all of the tiles (with the exception of the Smear Campaign tiles) are collected and placed back into the box and a new round begins. After four rounds the person with the most votes wins the election.<\/p>\n<h3>Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>Firstly, I\u2019d like to begin this section by talking about the component quality in this game. These components are phenomenal. The tokens are nice and thick, the drawstring bag is solid and sturdy, and the game board feels like it\u2019s going to hold up very well for a very long time to come. But my favorite thing about these components is the history lesson presented in the last few pages of the rule book. That\u2019s a very nice touch and I just think it\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, if I were to set up Revolution of 1828 on a table and then set up pretty much any other game directly next to it and ask which one you\u2019d rather play, I can pretty much guarantee you that you\u2019d most likely choose the other game. Nobody will ever tell you that they saw Revolution of 1828 sitting on a table and felt drawn to its table presence. Visually, it just isn\u2019t very appealing (especially to the crowd that likes to hate on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/the-castles-of-burgundy-review-the-fine-art-of-estate-planning\/\">The Castles of Burgundy<\/a> for its aesthetics). While the illustrations are well done and evoke the sense that you\u2019re viewing clippings from a 200 year old newspaper, the color scheme is the typical muddled yellow, browns, and reds that have become standard fare for eurogames. While that doesn\u2019t bother me personally, I am able to see where other people may not care for the palette.<\/p>\n<p>The theme doesn\u2019t really call out to you either. Controlling the ebb and flow of an American political campaign that occurred almost 200 years ago isn\u2019t very compelling. That\u2019s really strange when you think about it. In other eurogames, players are perfectly content to accept that they\u2019re sailing ships around the Indian Ocean and trading goods at various ports in order to gain fame and wealth, but when you tell them that they\u2019re a politician running a political campaign, some players\u2019 eyes begin to glaze over. The game play of Revolution of 1828 feels very disconnected from the theme as well and that doesn\u2019t help anything either. I don\u2019t ever feel like I am running a political campaign. This is definitely a game that qualifies for the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/news\/knizia-game-development-stalled-due-to-worldwide-shortage-of-theme-paste\/\">pasted on theme<\/a>\u201d title. It\u2019s definitely not Feld\u2019s quirkiest theme, though. That distinction probably belongs to Spiel mit Lukas: Dribbel-Fieber (a two player game about playing street soccer) or It Happens.. (a game about anteaters trying to eat termites, seriously).<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re able to look beyond all of that, though, you\u2019ll discover a very clever game hiding beneath the very drab veneer. The first time that I played Revolution of 1828 with my wife, she described it as tic-tac-toe. On deeper examination, it\u2019s more of a strategic tug of war match. Your goal: force your opponent into taking bad stuff off of the board for themselves while leaving you in the position to capitalize on their misfortune, whether it be setting yourself up to snag the last tile (along with the Elector) and take an extra turn or force them into a corner where they have no choice but to take the Editor when they\u2019ve amassed a pile of Smear Campaign tiles. It\u2019s a very devious game that rewards you if you\u2019re able to visualize several turns ahead. And like any good chess match, there will be plenty of times that you\u2019re going to have to give up a good position in order to gain something else.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the random nature of the tile draws, every round of every game of Revolution of 1828 shakes out differently than the others. Some rounds it feels like you\u2019re just taking turns drafting Delegates while others are a frenzy of back and forth Campaign Actions as you fight for the 1 or 2 votes that are available that round. Some games the winner wins by a landslide while others they win by the narrowest of margins. But there is one chord that runs the same through each and every game: fun. I always enjoy myself whenever I play this game. While it might not be Stefan Feld\u2019s greatest effort to date, it is a very solid one. If you\u2019re looking for a good two player game, then Revolution of 1828 might be a good candidate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to pit Andrew Jackson against John Quincy Adams in a mud-slinging frenzy, then check out our review of Revolution of 1828 and see if that&#8217;s just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15145,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"MSN_Categories":"Uncategorized","MSN_Publish_Option":false,"MSN_Is_Local_News":false,"MSN_Is_AIAC_Included":"Empty","MSN_Location":"[]","MSN_Add_Feature_Img_On_Top_Of_Post":false,"MSN_Has_Custom_Author":false,"MSN_Custom_Author":"","MSN_Has_Custom_Canonical_Url":false,"MSN_Custom_Canonical_Url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[2703],"coauthors":[892],"class_list":["post-14778","reviews","type-reviews","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-political-board-games","category-two-player-board-games","tag-focused-on-feld","designers-stefan-feld","publishers-arrakis-games","publishers-frosted-games","publishers-pegasus-spiele","publishers-renegade-game-studios","artists-alexander-jung","release_year-1744"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Focused on Feld: Revolution of 1828 Game Review &#8212; Meeple Mountain<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you&#039;ve ever wanted to pit Andrew Jackson against John Quincy Adams in a mud-slinging frenzy, then check out our review of Revolution of 1828 and see if that&#039;s just what the doctor ordered.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/revolution-of-1828\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/revolution-of-1828\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Board Game Reviews\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Focused on Feld: Revolution of 1828 Game Review\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Focused on Feld: Revolution of 1828 Game Review &#8212; Meeple Mountain","description":"If you've ever wanted to pit Andrew Jackson against John Quincy Adams in a mud-slinging frenzy, then check out our review of Revolution of 1828 and see if that's just what the doctor ordered.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/revolution-of-1828\/","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/revolution-of-1828\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Board Game Reviews","item":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/reviews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Focused on Feld: Revolution of 1828 Game Review"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reviews\/14778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reviews"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reviews"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reviews\/14778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14778"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meeplemountain.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=14778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}