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Daily World Draft: Thursday, October 8, 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 2, 3, 4. Keep at least one of these appointments to avoid the normal missing-authority multiplier.

Country coverage

China, Russia, Vatican City. These rounds represent 3 countries, so a complete cabinet receives the normal +8 coalition bonus.

Competing appointments

Multiple pools have their highest normalized fit in 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

TV Hosts · China

Role fit: Propaganda Minister 95% · Vice President 77% · President 39%.

  • Wang Han
  • Sa Beining
  • He Jiong
Round 02 · Choose any vacant role

Politicians · China

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

  • Mao Zedong
  • Xi Jinping
  • Deng Xiaoping

Politician Cabinet Strategy →

Round 03 · Choose any vacant role

Military Commanders · Russia

Role fit: General 100% · Vice President 85% · President 83%.

  • Georgy Zhukov
  • Alexander Suvorov
  • Mikhail Kutuzov

Military Commander Cabinet Strategy →

Round 04 · Choose any vacant role

Dictators · Russia

Role fit: Vice President 100% · Propaganda Minister 100% · General 96%.

  • Joseph Stalin
  • Vladimir Lenin
  • Ivan the Terrible
Round 05 · Choose any vacant role

Theists · Vatican City

Role fit: Vice President 88% · President 85% · Propaganda Minister 52%.

  • Pope Francis
  • Pope Benedict XVI
  • Pope John Paul II
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.

More ways to play

Turn the next briefing into a stronger cabinet

Daily strategy puzzlePlay the same five-round world draft challenge as everyone else.Daily puzzle strategyPrepare for the locked five-round challenge and compete on a fair board.Cabinet role strategyCompare the best picks for President, General, Treasurer, and every other seat.Weekly strategy challengeFollow the rotating optional doctrine without changing the score or ranking rules.