DAVABLE™ 1What We the Players is
We the Players is a civics game app from DAVABLE™ GAMES built on four founding documents of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It brings four games together in one app, "4 games in 1 app": Grievance Detective, Hold the Union Together, Checks & Balances and You Be the Judge.
Taken together the games tell one story: why the colonies broke away, why the first national government failed, how the Constitution fixed it and which rights were added to protect citizens. Quotations use the original 18th-century spelling from the National Archives texts, which are in the public domain. The four games share one header and one sponsor banner at play.davable.com/civics, so a sponsor's name stays with players from one game to the next.
2What the games do
Each game puts the player in the room: reading the grievances against the King, voting in the Confederation Congress, sorting the powers of the new government and ruling on the rights of citizens. Every answer comes with a short explanation that cites the article, section, clause or court case.
Grievance Detective
Match two grievances to the British acts behind them, restore two missing words in famous lines and answer one question about the signing.
Hold the Union Together
A strategy sim: four historical crises hit a Congress with no power to tax or regulate trade. Keep Treasury, Unity and Respect abroad above zero, and see the rule in the Articles behind every result.
Checks & Balances
Give three powers to the right branch, then answer two questions on how the branches check one another and how the Constitution structures power.
You Be the Judge
Five cases against the federal government. Rule which amendment protects the citizen, across all ten amendments.
Built for a few minutes a day
- A new set every day. New puzzles at midnight on the player's own clock, the same for every player, so results can be compared.
- One official result. A player's first play of each game is the day's result; replays are practice.
- Free, with nothing to sign up for. No accounts and no cookies. Results last for the visit and nothing a player enters is saved.
- Easy to share. A Copy result button and the share buttons in the sponsor banner let players challenge friends, family and classmates.
3Why We the Players exists
The founding documents are short, and they shape daily life, from what a police officer may search to how a law gets made. Yet most people meet them once in school and rarely again. A daily puzzle is a small, regular way back in.
We the Players turns the documents into decisions. A grievance becomes a mystery to solve. The Articles become a government to keep alive. The Constitution becomes powers to sort. The Bill of Rights becomes cases to decide. Players learn what the texts say by using them.
There is a second reason. Libraries, schools, civic groups and local media already want to help their communities understand how government works. A free, useful game with their name on it is a resource people will actually use, every day. We the Players was designed for that from the start.
4Who We the Players is for
Players
- Middle school, high school and college students, and the teachers who want civics lessons to stick.
- Families who learn together.
- New citizens, new voters and lifelong voters.
- Anyone who loves history or wants to know what the founding documents really say.
Sponsors
- Public libraries, schools and colleges.
- Civic and service groups, and museums and historical societies.
- Law firms and bar associations.
- Local newspapers and radio, and credit unions and community banks.
Sponsorships fit local, regional, national and multi-location organizations alike, from a single library branch to a statewide network.
5How sponsors benefit
The most effective sponsorship is attached to something people value. A We the Players sponsor does not interrupt anyone. The sponsor is the one who brought people a free, daily way to know their founding documents.
One simple sponsor plan and an add-on
Complete Sponsor: your own branded channel at play.davable.com/your-organization, with your logo in the sponsor banner above all four games. One update on our side changes your banner everywhere at once. The plan also lets you show your channel, all four games, on your own website. One sponsor per app can also be featured on this app’s davable.com page.
Custom & co-branded puzzle packs: available with the Complete Sponsor plan on a project-by-project basis, such as a Constitution Day week, a Fourth of July set or a Bill of Rights Day challenge.
Why it works
- A resource, not an ad. Your name is linked to civic learning, not a sales pitch.
- Daily repeat exposure. New puzzles every day bring players back, and your name is there every time.
- On your own website. Players stay on your pages, next to your programs, events, services or news.
- Easy to pass along. Libraries can share the games with patrons, teachers with students and groups with members.
- Simple to start. Value-based annual pricing is matched to your reach, whether you are local, regional, national or multi-location. Monthly fees are available under the Complete Sponsor plan.
Most people know the founding documents by name. We the Players teaches what they say.
By turning the Declaration, the Articles, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights into four free daily games, We the Players gives people a small, regular way to know how their government was built, and gives sponsors a credible, useful way to be part of that habit.