Presidenter: The Mandate

Rule by swipe. One folder a day. A country to lose. A political strategy card game. Every card is a decision, every decision has a cost, and there is never a clean answer. Only the lesser of two evils, and the consequences that follow. FOUR METERS, ONE COUNTRY Every choice shifts at least two of: Nature, Military, Wellness, Treasury. You will not see the cost before you commit. Trust your gut. If any meter empties, or the army fills completely, your reign ends. FIVE FACTIONS, ONE CABINET Nationalists, Progressives, Technocrats, Populists, Centrists. Each has an agenda. Loyalty shifts with every decision. Push too hard one way and the cabinet sours; push the other and you lose the streets. No path pleases everyone. FOUR NEIGHBOURING POWERS Treaties, trade pacts, military escalations. Your decisions ripple outward, and your standing with each neighbour is tracked across trust, economic bond, military trust, and cultural closeness. ELECTIONS AND THE MANDATE Polls move with every card. Hold your coalition, keep your promises, and win the next ballot, or lose the mandate and the office with it. THOUSANDS OF HAND-AUTHORED CARDS Over 6,900 cards, every one written by hand. Each carries an in-world voice: a minister, a journalist, an ambassador, a citizen. Most carry consequences that ripple weeks ahead. Speakers come back. Promises hold. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Classic: no calendar, just the cards, one sitting. Realistic: one day per sunrise, real consequences. Live: the palace pings your phone when a decision is waiting, so you govern between the meetings of your real life. GAME CENTER Climb the Longest Reign leaderboard and unlock 12 achievements, from surviving 100 days in power to the two endings nobody talks about. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Author your own cards and mix them into the deck. Optional read-aloud voices bring the palace to life. Advanced players can bring their own AI key to generate fresh scenarios. A LEGACY YOU PASS DOWN Survive long enough and your heir takes your seat. Choose Reformer, Restorer, or Pragmatist, each opening the next reign differently. BUILT WITH CARE A fully synthesised audio bank, no canned samples. Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support. Designed to be played with one thumb, in the dark. Free. No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. Play for as long as you can hold power.