Players create teams of individuals elected to the US House and Senate and members of congress acquire points based on legislative activity.

[2] A congressperson's actions, especially within the process of making and amending pieces of legislation, were recorded and rated as a cumulative total number of points against other players.

[3] Points were calculated based on "Legislative success" (including co-sponsored legislation and amendments), voting attendance, "Maverick Score" (the willingness of a member of Congress to cross-party lines in close party votes), and noteworthy news mentions.

[5] This version of Fantasy Congress, which ran from 2006 to 2009, was meant to appeal to both recreational and educational players.

It offered a wide range of links and research tools to help players in choosing their members of Congress.

[7] A new game was introduced that encouraged players to predict which individuals were most likely to get elected, instead of their legislative success.

[7] Similar to fantasy sports, players could drop candidates from their roster and add new ones throughout the season.