Presidential: Run a Country

ONE WEEK IN OFFICE

• Your term is seven real days. A game-day passes every 10 minutes, so one week holds nearly three years of budgets, borders and headlines.

• Read your inauguration dossier and your predecessor's handoff note, then take the oath.

• Decision cards land in your in-tray, each with a timer and real options. Decide in time, or your cabinet's pick takes effect.

• See what a decision changes now and what it sets in motion over the coming game weeks, months and quarters.

A CABINET THAT GOVERNS WHILE YOU SLEEP

• Eleven advisers, from Finance and the Central Bank to Intelligence, each with a personality, loyalty and a memory of your decisions.

• Set an autopilot mode, spending limit and posture. Routine calls are handled under your limit. Crises stay on your desk until their deadline.

• Replace a minister who keeps steering you wrong.

• With supported sign-in and your consent, ask ministers questions and receive AI replies grounded in your country's situation. Availability and usage limits apply.

RUN THE COUNTRY

• Set taxes, fuel subsidies, the minimum wage, capital controls and the exchange-rate regime.

• Split the budget, issue bonds or buy them back, and start projects that outlast your term.

• Trade 14 commodities, from crude oil to cocoa, in markets that react to embargoes, export bans and shocks.

• Read briefings and travel through your country as the game calendar advances.

DEAL WITH THE WORLD

• Other seats are held by real players, AI presidents or caretaker cabinets. AI presidents are labeled.

• Message other presidents and negotiate treaties. Sign, counter or decline offers in the conversation.

• Write treaties clause by clause: tariff caps, supply deals, loans, aid, joint border commissions and council voting pacts.

• Arrange state visits with other players. Both sides review the costs and agree before either treasury is charged.

• Vote on Global Council motions, impose embargoes and decide what to do with intercepted intelligence.

• Border disputes flare up and cool down. You negotiate, concede, stand firm or fix the cause.

LEAVE IT BETTER

• At handoff, an audit grades your fiscal health, reserves, stability, commitments and diplomacy.

• Your legacy is measured against a caretaker running the same country from the day of your oath.

• Write a note for your successor. Your grades and badges follow you to your record and the Hall of Presidents.

• Share your presidency, country or finished term. Your public president page can be switched off in Settings.

GOOD TO KNOW

• Play as a guest with a handle. Sign in with Apple, Google or an email link to keep your president across devices.

• AI conversations require Apple or Google sign-in and permission to send your messages and relevant game context to our AI provider. When AI replies are unavailable or a limit is reached, the app tells you. It does not substitute scripted chat replies.

• Game outcomes are decided by the simulation. Everything is a game, not advice.

• Optional notifications cover crises, messages, treaties and the end of your term. Choose categories and quiet hours.

• Block players, report abuse and delete your account in Settings.

• No ads or tracking. Requires an internet connection. Available on iPhone and iPad.

Questions: presidential.app/support