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Rules assistance for The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–99 players
- 15 min
- 11+
Rules assistant for The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack is an expansion for The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate released in 2016 for 3–99 players, 15 minutes per game, and ages 11 and up. It was designed by John Teasdale and Justin Robert Young and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Simultaneous Action Selection.
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About the game
Description from the publisher: Augment The Contender with cards based on the wildest primary season in American political history. Fresh quotes from Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Martin O’Malley, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz and so much Donald Trump you’ll need to build a big beautiful wall to keep yourself away from it. 91 New Argument cards 9 New Topic cards For a total of 100 new cards! Made in the United States of America by patriots who give a damn!
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- The Contender
Questions and answers
The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack supports 3–99 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack is 15 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack for ages 11 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack belongs to these categories: Card Game, Party Game, and Political. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Simultaneous Action Selection. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack are: John Teasdale and Justin Robert Young. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Contender: 2016 Expansion Pack as an expansion for The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate to use it. Check that your edition of The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.