WALKTHROUGH

Eight names. Then the lock.

If you have played fantasy, the week is familiar. You fill a lineup, the deadline hits, and the commissioner — here, the referee — starts the scoring. You do not set a Tuesday lineup. Best ball means the eight you locked are the eight that count.

  1. 2

    Core

    Two starters who just became the story. A role change, a trade, a week where the name is suddenly on the wire.

  2. 3

    Sleeve

    Your roster build. Zero running back, hero receiver, defense first. Three of them.

  3. 2

    File

    A news item that hit after the game was already on. You can still roster it. The delay is printed on the card. It is not bonus points.

  4. 1

    Flex

    The utility spot. Any kind of player.

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Enter the week

You do not need friends in the league. The house teams are already on the card. Filing Night is the lock, the way waivers close.

What a point is

Each name scores the percent move from the prior price to the lock, capped at 30 either way so one name cannot be the whole week. If the price is missing, that name scores 0. The referee does not invent a number. Those are paper points. They are not money in an account.

Where the theories live

The sleeves are the theories. The house teams wear one each. You can wear the same one, mix three, or take the other side of the matchup.

Meet the six theories