150 pages
Paperback Ages: 14+ Size: 8"x5.5"x0.4" |
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Praise for The Distrix Puzzle Book
"This is a phenomenal way to educate people about a serious issue - without ruffling feathers." - Academics' Choice Awards Reviewer
"This is a great exercise to teach perseverance, logic, and trial and error in addition to the political issue at hand. The puzzles are very challenging." - Academics' Choice Awards Reviewer
"This is a phenomenal way to educate people about a serious issue - without ruffling feathers." - Academics' Choice Awards Reviewer
"This is a great exercise to teach perseverance, logic, and trial and error in addition to the political issue at hand. The puzzles are very challenging." - Academics' Choice Awards Reviewer
Description
The Distrix Puzzle Book contains 90 brainteasers that ask you to draw election districts in favor of different parties or make them fair. It's great for puzzle buffs, people interested in politics, and high school/university instructors who teach social studies, political science, public policy, or mathematics.
The Distrix Puzzle Book contains 90 brainteasers that ask you to draw election districts in favor of different parties or make them fair. It's great for puzzle buffs, people interested in politics, and high school/university instructors who teach social studies, political science, public policy, or mathematics.
The book's 90 puzzles are arranged into 30 trios. Each puzzle trio asks you to draw election districts for a fictional 50-50 swing state that are rigged in favor of Party A, rigged in favor of Party B, or made fair. Here's an example:
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Solution to Puzzle A:
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Solution to Puzzle B:
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Solution to Puzzle C:
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Each Distrix puzzle has two versions: basic and advanced. The advanced version (shown above) has more specific requirements and is more difficult because it asks you to favor Party A, favor Party B, or draw fair districts to the maximum possible extent. The basic version asks you to do the same to a modest extent.
Teach gerrymandering to high school and university students
- Discounts are available for purchases of 20 or more books for educational purposes. Email us at customerservice@distrixgames.com to request an educational discount.