Team Builder is based on a
simple 'pick the scores' model and can run with most popular
rugby series. Each week or round of the competition
contestants will need to go online to the Web site and pick:
Scores for
each team in the coming round
The winning team in
each game - derived from scores entered
The answer to a multi
choice question – product related
The more accurate their predictions, the more points they
earn. This is very similar to the method used in most
office 'pick the score' sweepstakes. Scores are automatically
calculated as part of the game platform, with placings, scoring
and competitive analysis all made available through pages
on the site.
Prizes
Contestants are usually eligible to
win prizes in four different ways:
Overall
series winners
Winner of their conference
(group)
Weekly winners –
best score for the round
Spot prizes
The latter of these are especially important to maintain ongoing
involvement and interest among the contestants who aren't
performing well in the overall series.
This game design has been specially devised to optimise the
balance of time spent with participation versus distraction
from core duties. It requires only a few minutes to
register with the site and then five minutes a couple of times
each week to review performance and set picks for the coming
rounds play. Being online, all contestants will be able
to spend more time in the game outside their work environment,
if they wish to.
Typically score picks will have to be entered by 6pm on Friday's
for the coming weekends games, with scores and standings recalculated
each Sunday
Custom Branding
The Home Page may be fully customised.
Content pages are template based.
The general colour scheme can be customized and target spots
on pages can be changed out with logos.
The prizes page allows for a high
level of customization.
Further customization is by negotiation.
A small level of FitSurfer branding
remains eg. Powered by FITsurfer logo + link to FITsurfer
Fantasy Games web site.
Features Summary
Pick game scores for each game in each round of a series
Points calculated for each game, round and cumulatively
Leaderboard showing overall positions
One multi-choice question per round to qualify for spot prize
View competitors selections for previous rounds
Prizes page showing all prizes
Winners page showing weekly top scorers and spot prize winners
Update personal data such as email address and password
Email each Thursday night reminding to make picks and summarising
the previous round.
Exposure to general promotional material
Conference system grouping competitors into mini-competitions
Conference based scores (rivalry across stores/brands etc)
Conference specific message boards
Links to useful rugby info Web sites
Points table of rugby team actual positions
Search for an opponent and view their scoring history
Self Administration
A feature of the TeamBuilder game
is the ability to manage much of the site content through
the use of a web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer), this allows
the licensee freedom to control and update the website at
all times. It also gives access to important statistics and
reports which are useful in analysing the effectiveness of
the competition being run.
