Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Deep strategy
Luck-sensitive
How it plays
How does it play?
Run a modern U.S. presidency alone, allocate scarce political capital and attention, confront crises at home and abroad, and live with every consequence.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Mr. President is a detailed solo simulation of the American presidency from 2001 through 2020. After an election, you inherit a world of domestic priorities, congressional friction, public opinion, press pressure, security threats, allies, rivals, and crises that refuse to wait their turn. Each decision spends limited time, political capital, or institutional capacity, forcing trade-offs between the agenda you hoped to pursue and the emergencies that define the administration. This second edition folds in accumulated errata, clarifies procedures, adjusts balance, and adds gameplay refinements while preserving the original game’s demanding narrative scope.
