# The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate

The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate is a board game for 3–99 players. It plays in 15–30 minutes and is meant for ages 11 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 6.

- **Players:** 3–99 (best with 6)
- **Playing time:** 15–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 11+
- **Complexity:** 1.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Party Game, Political, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Justin Robert Young, John Teasdale

**Artists:** Guts & Glory (Branding and Design)

**Publishers:** (Web published), (Self-Published)

## Expansions

- [The Contender: Politically Incorrect Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-politically-incorrect-mini-expansion)
- [The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-2016-expansion-pack)
- [The Contender: "All I Do Is Win" Victory Speech Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-all-i-do-is-win-victory-speech-mini-expansion)
- [The Contender: Hamilton Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-hamilton-mini-expansion)
- [The Contender: Television & Movie President Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-television-and-movie-president-mini-expansion)
- [The Contender: "Battle for New York" Debate Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-battle-for-new-york-debate-mini-expansion)
- [The Contender: "Battle for St. Louis" Debate Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-battle-for-st-louis-debate-mini-expansion)
- [The Contender: Heavy Lies the Crown Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-heavy-lies-the-crown-mini-expansion)
- [The Contender: Battle for Las Vegas Debate Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-battle-for-las-vegas-debate-mini-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-contender-the-game-of-presidential-debate)
- [The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-contender-the-game-of-presidential-debate)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/190073)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._