Fantasy sports, with its strategy, analysis, and competitiveness among friends and associates, is not just confined to only sports. According to Los Angeles Times writer Jonathan Abrams, the “fantasy” phenomena has spread to other areas of interest. For example, some fantasy football owners came up with “Fantasy Congress” where instead of drafting football players, they draft congressmembers and senators. You gain points when your draftee gets a bill introduced, or gets a bill passed, for example. A season does not last several months, as with sports, but an entire two-year legislative cycle.

Politics not your cup of tea? Then how about “Fantasy Husband”, where you have to make decisions based on fictionalized relationship problems. Or “Fantasy Fashion”, where players attempt to guess pairings of celebrities and fashion designers. If you pick the designer the celebrity wears, you get points.