Getting Started: Tutorial on Fantasy Congress

Signing Up

  • Go to FantasyCongress.com and click the large blue button labeled "Start Here: It's Simple"
  • Click Sign Up (duh....)
  • Select "I just want a normal account, I wish I were still in school."
  • Now fill in all your information and click "Agree."
    • YOUR USERNAME FOR THERE AND HERE MUST BE THE SAME TO GET POINTS! Is that stressed enough?
  • You're now a contributing member to society.

Joining the ProU Leagues

  • Make sure you're logged in on FantasyCongress (henceforth FC) and open a new window/tab to ProU. Visit the bonus op page and find the link for the appropriate League (as in, League 1. If League 1 is full, join League 2...so on so forth). Select that link and it should open a new window/tab/page where it will show you who's already joined.
  • You should now see a rather large red button that says "JOIN this league." You guessed it, click that.
  • Now, for the number one question that will hence forth no longer be answerd: THE PASSWORD TO JOIN THE LEAGUE IS PROGRESS.
  • Now you're ready to draft your team.

Picking the Team

  • Find your way to the place where you can draft your very own team of congressmen. These lying, cheating, scandalous bastards are going to help you win a shit load of points. Pick the ones you know will:
    • Be in the news
    • Make a mess of things
    • Pass laws
    • Cosponsor laws
    • Vote against all the other members of their party.

Winning

  • Trading congressmen around on a semi-regular basis can help you win a good amount of points, but it can also be like Russian Roulette. Sometimes you get the bullet. For example, Biden was doing really well one week, so you drop one of your previous members and draft him. However, he stops doing well and the member you dropped racks up major points! It's all a game of guess and check. The important thing is to not just win points. Just waiting around will not help you win the bonus point max of 4.5k.