The General Managers of Pop Culture

The Rotation

The goal of each episode is to build the best Rotation (list) possible for whatever topic. Each Rotation consists of eight (8) items that are created in three phases:

1. A five (5) round draft

2. Trade negotiations

3. A free agency auction to fill up the remaining spots

The Draft Phase

Each participant takes turns selecting items for their Rotation. Once something has been selected, it’s off the board. The draft is done snake-style, so whoever has the first pick in the first round will go last in the next round, so on and so forth. The process goes on until everyone has selected five (5) items.

The Trade Phase

After the Draft Phase, everyone can make trade offers to each other. There can be straight-up swaps, multiple items for one, or even trades involving money to be used in the Free Agency Phase.

The Free Agency Phase

The final phase is Free Agency. We all get a fixed dollar amount to spend and we’ll take turns nominating items to bid on.  It’s completely open bidding and the item goes to the highest bidder. We keep the auction going until we’ve all filled our rotations.