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How To Play

🎯 The Goal

Draft teams and athletes across multiple sports and earn points based on how well they perform. The player with the most points at the end of the season wins!

📋 Building Your Roster

Your roster has spots for different sports. You'll draft teams or individual athletes depending on the sport:

  • Each sport has at least one required spot on your roster
  • You'll also get flex spots that can be filled with any sport you choose
  • Pick wisely - you're stuck with your roster for the whole season!

🏆 How Scoring Works

Points are awarded based on final standings. The better your pick finishes, the more points you earn:

🥇 1st Place 100 pts
🥈 2nd Place 70 pts
🥉 3rd Place 50 pts
4th Place 40 pts
5th Place 25 pts
6th Place 25 pts
7th Place 15 pts
8th Place 15 pts

Note: If nobody drafted a team that finishes in the top 8, those points aren't awarded to anyone.

⛳ Special Scoring for Golf, Tennis & Counter-Strike

Golf, tennis, and Counter-Strike work a bit differently since they each have multiple major tournaments throughout the year:

  • Players/teams earn qualifying points at each major tournament throughout the year
  • After all majors are complete, we add up everyone's qualifying points
  • The top 8 by total qualifying points then earn the regular scoring points (100, 70, 50, 40, 25, 25, 15, 15)
  • This rewards consistency across all the major tournaments!

Qualifying points per major:

1st Place8 QP 2nd Place5 QP 3rd Place3 QP 4th Place2 QP 5th Place1 QP

🎲 The Draft

Before the season starts, you'll participate in a snake draft:

  • Snake draft means the order reverses each round (if you pick last in round 1, you pick first in round 2)
  • You'll have a time limit to make each pick
  • Once you draft a team or athlete, they're yours for the entire season
  • No trading picks or players - choose carefully!

📅 During the Season

Once the season starts, it's all about watching your picks compete:

  • No trades - your roster is locked in
  • No waivers or free agent pickups
  • Just sit back and cheer for your teams and athletes!

💡 Quick Tips

  • Diversify: Don't put all your eggs in one basket - spread your picks across different sports
  • Know the format: Some sports score based on playoffs, others on regular season performance
  • Draft early: The best teams and athletes go fast!
  • Have fun: This is about enjoying sports across the calendar year

Ready to compete?

Create a League
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