Leaders from History · 139 people
Draft history's greatest leaders
Rulers, commanders, rebels, thinkers and explorers from every continent, from antiquity to the 20th century. Spin an era, a region or a role, get dealt six cards, and build a lineup that could never have met.
Play freeNo account. Plays on your phone.
How it works
- Spin. The slot machine lands on two of three filters: era, region and role. One spin might be commanders of the Middle Ages, another every explorer of the Americas. You are dealt six cards from that pool and pick one.
- Pick a card. Each card shows only height, weight and speed. Every other rating is a secret until the end.
- Choose the spot. Decide where your pick plays on the board: basketball (five starters and three on the bench), football (offense, defense or the full team) or soccer. Nobody tells you the best position while you draft.
- Get your season. Fill the lineup to see its overall, a tier and a projected 82-game record (or the football and soccer equivalents).
What is in the Leaders from History pool
139 people. Only a few heights and weights are documented, so cards mark the estimates with a ~. Every portrait is AI-generated, and the credits page says so.
Eras
- Ancient World
- Middle Ages
- Early Modern
- Industrial Age
- Early 20th Century
- Since 1945
Regions
- Europe
- Middle East & N. Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- South & Central Asia
- East Asia & Pacific
- Americas
Roles
- Ruler
- Commander
- Rebel & Liberator
- Thinker & Scientist
- Explorer & Pioneer
- Reformer
What decides your record
Each card has nine ratings: Speed, Might, Craft, Strategy, Valor, Endurance, Resolve, Command, Charisma. Speed shows on the card; the rest stay secret until the results screen. Leaders who share a region or an era play better together. Every position cares about different ratings, so the same card can be a star in one spot and a passenger in another. That is the whole game: where you put them.
A real run
70-12 → 79-3
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Leonidas I, Joan of Arc, Archimedes, Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth I, Spartacus and Pericles went 70-12 in a basketball run. The game's Better spots note said the same players could have finished 79-3 in different positions.
Questions
- Do I need an account?
- No. Open the game, pick the pool and play. Your settings stay on your device.
- How is my season record decided?
- Every pick has hidden ratings, and each position cares about different ones. The game scores how well each player fits the spot you chose (body and ratings), adds team chemistry for what your players have in common, and turns the total into a projected 82-game record, mostly from the team rating with a little luck. Nobody tells you the best spot while you draft; the results screen shows a "Better spots" note afterwards.
- Are the ratings real?
- No. They are fan-made and just for fun, an athletic scouting report and not a judgement of anyone’s place in history.
- What is hard mode?
- Cards are dealt face down and you have to type a name to reveal one, so you have to know your pool.
- Can I share my team?
- Yes. When you finish you can save or share a picture of your lineup with its overall and projected record, or post the team to the shared teams page.
Six cards. One open spot. Who starts?
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