How pick-ems work

Everything you need to know about picks, points, knockout rules, and settling up with friends.

Each hub is a private group picking results for a tournament.
Pick 1 (home win), X (draw), or 2 (away win) per match. Group stage offers all three; knockout rounds require a winner — only 1 or 2 are shown (extra time and penalties count).
After the match ends, correct picks earn stage points; wrong or missing picks earn 0.
Highest total points wins the hub. Ties break by more correct picks, then who joined earlier.

Making picks

Open a hub → Fixtures to see upcoming and finished matches.
Tap your choice before the match locks — 1, X, or 2 in the group stage; 1 or 2 only in knockouts.
You can change your mind until lock time.
If you have no pick when a match locks, it counts as wrong and earns 0 points.

Each correct pick earns points based on the match stage. Group-stage wins usually earn fewer points than knockout wins. Wrong or missing picks earn 0 points. The hub owner sets these numbers — higher values make later rounds worth more.
Example with defaults: a correct group-stage pick earns 1 point; round of 32 earns 1; round of 16 earns 2; a correct final pick earns 5.
Only the hub owner can change these in Settings. Saving new values recalculates everyone's totals.

Choose how your group settles money offline. Points and the leaderboard work the same in both modes — only the money story changes. Pick one mode for the whole tournament.
Night Out: Night Out: every wrong pick chips into a group pot. Everyone pays their fines; you spend the full pot together (drinks, dinner, etc.). No individual winner payout — points are for bragging rights.
Prize Pool: Prize Pool: wrong picks fund a prize pot. Top scorers get a share of the pot based on points (or rank). Each person pays their fines and receives their prize share — net settlement shows who is up or down.
The hub owner picks one mode in Settings before the tournament. Points and leaderboard ranking are identical in both modes.

Each value applies twice: a correct pick earns that many points (leaderboard), and a wrong or missing pick costs that much in the hub currency (fines into the pot). Example: final = 5 means 5 points if right, €5 if wrong.
By default, fines use the same numbers as points. Owners can enable separate fine amounts in Settings if needed.
Example with defaults: a wrong group-stage pick costs €1; a wrong final pick costs €5.
Only settled wrong or missing picks count toward fines.

Controls when picks become final for each match.
At kickoff (default): Picks lock when the match kicks off. You can change your choice any time before that moment.
Hours before kickoff: Picks lock a set number of hours before kickoff — useful if you want everyone locked in early.
Practice mode: Picks stay open even after matches finish, until the owner settles the hub. Good for replaying past tournaments with friends.

Controls when you can see other members' picks — not when you can place your own.
Hidden until lock (default): Other members cannot see your picks until that match locks. After lock, everyone's choices for that match are revealed.
Visible always: Everyone can see everyone else's picks at all times — more transparent, less secretive.

Leaderboard ranks members by total points (highest first) — always, regardless of settlement mode.
Night Out settlement shows each member's fines and the group pot total.
Prize Pool settlement shows fines owed, prize share, and net settlement (share minus fines). The owner chooses winner-take-all, proportional, or top-3 split.
Owners can optionally flag members who missed locked matches on settlement. That flag is informational only.
Point totals and prize values are informational only. Friends settle amounts offline. This app is not a gambling operator and does not process payments.