Game inspired by Donald Trump's rise to power

A budding entrepreneur is capitalising on the interest created by Donald Trump’s rise to power by creating a game called Not My President.

Fernwood resident Mr David Harris said the unlikely ascent of the former reality television star to President of the United States presented a commercial opportunity for him.

In the game, for between two and four players, participants set up their own presidential campaign and attempt to win as many vote cards as possible.

“I usually have around 100 ideas a day and throw away 99 of them, but this one stood out,” said Mr Harris, 25.

“The theme has a lot of potential, especially in the current political climate. That’s what drew me to think that it could become successful.

“After Donald Trump was elected, the NotMyPresident hashtag kept popping up on social media and I was talking to a lot of my friends about it.

“From that point on it became engrained in my mind.

“It is understandable why people might think it is an anti-Trump game, but it’s not — this is neutral, and much more about the tactics people use to gain power.

“For example, you can play a card where you give aid to another country following a disaster, but you can also make sure that all of it is filmed so that it is to your benefit.

“There are some people out there who genuinely want to make a difference but the game plays around with the fact that others put on a ‘political face’ to take advantage of everything they can to win power.

“I have capitalised on the themes surrounding the presidential election but the game is also appealing to people who are tactically-minded.”

Mr Harris has set up a Kickstarter fundraising page to meet the £3,500 cost of producing the game. Most of the money would go towards printing costs.

The former Sir William Robertson Academy and Newark College student said his long-term goal was to form a creative company that worked on several projects.

“Having the freedom and flexibility to go for your own projects is very satisfying,” he said.

“I would like to set up a creative group that has a number of departments — one on card games, for instance, another on computer games and one on films.

“I would like have many eggs in the one basket.”

To contribute to the Kickstarter campaign, which ends on October 30, go to http://ow.ly/NxMI30fPdWd