1976: As Seen on TV!
Take the campaign to 270
Take control of Jimmy Carter or Gerald Ford in one of the closest presidential elections in American history.
You have 25 weeks to build a winning coalition across all 50 states. Spend campaign funds, protect your candidate's energy and credibility, answer historical turning points, survive interviews, and adapt as the electoral map changes around you. Reach 270 electoral votes before election night calls the final state.
THE CAMPAIGN IS LIVE
• Play as Carter or Ford, each with distinct strategic strengths.
• Choose from three difficulty levels.
• Contest all 50 states through travel, advertising, organization, policy, fundraising, and debate preparation.
• Navigate historically grounded decisions and interviews.
• Read the network election desk, battleground watch, and path to 270.
• Finish a complete 25-week campaign and watch all 538 electoral votes be called.
• Resume an autosaved campaign or replay with a new deterministic seed.
• Use reduced motion, larger text, high contrast, and the state-table alternative.
1976: As Seen on TV! is a complete browser strategy game inspired by the visual language of election-night television and the strategic uncertainty of the Carter-Ford contest.
| Updated | 3 days ago |
| Published | 5 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Author | Ari Bradshaw |
| Genre | Strategy |
| Tags | 1970s, 1976, Alternate History, Economy, election, Historical, Management, Meaningful Choices, politics, Turn-based Strategy |
| AI Disclosure | AI Assisted, Code, Text |
Development log
- v2.7.13: itch.io load fix and safer releases3 days ago



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