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Daily World Draft: Monday, September 21, 2026

Review the three playable choices in each of this date's five rounds. Choose one per round and assign any vacant role; round number does not determine the cabinet seat.

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Planning this cabinet

What makes this briefing different

Authority coverage

Authority appears in rounds 3, 4. Keep at least one of these appointments to avoid the normal missing-authority multiplier.

Country coverage

Mexico, Nigeria, Canada, Argentina, Spain. These rounds represent 5 countries, so a complete cabinet receives the normal +8 coalition bonus.

Competing appointments

Multiple pools have their highest normalized fit in President and Vice President. Compare the fallback roles below before filling a shared specialist seat.

Mission choices

Five locked draft decisions

Round 01 · Choose any vacant role

Athletes · Mexico

Role fit: Vice President 77% · General 76% · Treasurer 54%.

  • Hugo Sánchez
  • Julio César Chávez
  • Lorena Ochoa
Round 02 · Choose any vacant role

Pop Stars · Nigeria

Role fit: Propaganda Minister 76% · Vice President 62% · Treasurer 35%.

  • Burna Boy
  • Wizkid
  • Davido

Pop Star Cabinet Strategy →

Round 03 · Choose any vacant role

Politicians · Canada

Role fit: President 100% · Propaganda Minister 90% · Vice President 85%.

  • John A. Macdonald
  • Pierre Trudeau
  • Lester B. Pearson

Politician Cabinet Strategy →

Round 04 · Choose any vacant role

Politicians · Argentina

Role fit: President 100% · Propaganda Minister 90% · Vice President 85%.

  • Eva Perón
  • Juan Perón
  • Raúl Alfonsín

Politician Cabinet Strategy →

Round 05 · Choose any vacant role

Athletes · Spain

Role fit: Vice President 77% · General 76% · Treasurer 54%.

  • Rafael Nadal
  • Andrés Iniesta
  • Xavi Hernández
Make the trade-off

Role fit is one part of the score

Percentages use the live scoring engine's normalized role weights. All candidates in the same pool share a category and country, so choosing a different name within that pool does not improve role fit. The seat you assign changes the outcome.

Check tier bonuses and penalties alongside the complete role table. A high-fit seat can still compete with a stronger bonus elsewhere. These inputs are calculated from the bundled date seed; battlefield variance means they are not a guaranteed final score.