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The instructions are clear, the presentation is great and I like the decision to…",{"id":82,"by":83,"text":84},"48587668","pavel_lishin","This felt very satisfying to win! (Day 39) I'll try to remember to keep coming back. I think what made me quite confused at the start is mis-reading the instructions that every…",{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},{"value":87,"source":74,"evidence":88},"Good presentation and clear instructions",[89],{"id":78,"by":79,"text":80},[91,103,110,121],{"value":92,"source":74,"evidence":93},"Tutorial and instructions are hard to follow for new players",[94,98,102],{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"48587496","coder97","I think I did not understand this game well. May I suggest adding a few introductory levels of increasing difficulty for beginners.",{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"48587811","convolvatron","very basic issue, its not clear to me how to start a new district, it just extends the old one. 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I'll see about adding…",{"value":137,"source":74,"evidence":138},"Use real historical maps for puzzles",[139],{"id":56,"by":57,"text":58},{"value":141,"source":74,"evidence":142},"Add proportional representation option",[143],{"id":144,"by":145,"text":146},"48589040","bhouston","I do believe the solution to gerrymandering in general is to move towards proportional representation so that the individual boundaries of a distinct are not as influential.…",[148,155],{"value":149,"source":74,"evidence":150},"How are daily puzzles curated",[151],{"id":152,"by":153,"text":154},"48594521","jmpavlec","I got a flawless victory in a landslide with 0 hints but the result screen is a bit confusing. 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