Presidents ยท 45 presidents
Draft the Oval Office all-stars
Spin a century, a party or an era, get dealt six presidents, and put them wherever you think they would play. Lincoln at center? Roosevelt at point guard? Your call, then the game tells you how the season went.
Play freeNo account. Plays on your phone.
How it works
- Spin. The slot machine lands on two of three filters: century, party and era. One spin might be 19th-century Whigs, another every president of a single era. 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 Presidents pool
45 presidents. Portraits are free-licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, and each credit is on the credits page.
Centuries
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
Parties
- Unaffiliated
- Federalist
- Democratic-Republican
- Democratic
- Whig
- Republican
Eras
- Federalist Era
- Democratic Era
- Republican Era
- New Deal Democratic Era
- Divided Government Era
What decides your record
Each card has nine ratings: Speed, Strength, Dexterity, Intellect, Grit, Stamina, Clutch, Leadership, Charisma. Speed shows on the card; the rest stay secret until the results screen. Presidents who share a party 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
62-20 → 70-12
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt went 62-20 in a basketball run. The game's Better spots note said the same players could have finished 70-12 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 athletic ratings for fun. They say nothing about how well anyone governed, and the game is not a ranking of presidents.
- 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?
Start drafting