Tag: Abeer Kapoor

27-year-old journalist Abeer Kapoor has been covering elections, all over India, for a number of years now. It was during the Karnataka elections though, that Kapoor started to work on the idea of an election-related board game. We all quickly discovered that this board game is a first of its kind, anywhere in the world. “It is to get conversations going about things that matter,” Kapoor said at the launch. The game may seem simple yet fun, but do not mistake this for a board game you can take to a party full of unsuspecting people. These policy cards, in turn, allow one to make campaign promises which the players have to defend. Little did I know that things could turn 360* during the campaigning phase. In the midst of campaigning, players spend their money (each party is given equal wealth at the start of the game) in order to play certain cards that boost their influence or nullify others’ influence. The goal of the game, as in elections, is to win, no matter whether anyone remembers your campaign promises or not. At the launch, Kapoor and his team said that they are working on a two-player version for the bipolar fights that take place across the country and around the world.