Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020 from GMT Games is a new solitaire game that fits nicely within the narrative driven solitaire game family. The game is big, has lots of content and boards and rulebooks but gives the player a simple taste at what taking on the role of the President of the United States is like. The heart of the game is the player’s goal of trying to push their chosen domestic political and social agenda while also having to react to various crises across the globe, dealing with various internal political enemies, having to monitor the ever-present public opinion, while also establishing good rapport with Congress and the press. As the job is a big thing the game reflects that with a scope that attempts to tackle and simulate all of the roles of a President, from pushing legislation, to building up your Cabinet to tackle and deal with major challenges, directing overseas surveillance and counter insurgency as you monitor and deal with terrorist cells, unruly governments, local Civil Wars and establishing trade partnerships and agreements.

This game really attempts to do it all and it works pretty well for a solitaire game. The 10+ years of design and development have paid off and we are presented with a game that means and says something and that is a good thing! 

I wrote a full First Impression post on the game and you can read that at the following link: https://theplayersaid.com/2023/08/22/first-impressions-mr-president-the-american-presidency-2001-2020-from-gmt-games/

-Grant