What is Picktastic?
Picktastic is an exciting web community blending competitive sports picking with social networking. The website is designed to bring people together who enjoy all types of sports to compete to see who is the best at picking winners, and to talk trash against everyone else in the process.
How does Picktastic work?
First you need to Sign Up. Then, see all of those glassy-looking buttons floating about everywhere? That's how you pick games. Click on the team you think will win. There's no need to click submit or reload the page. Once the button gets a checkmark and is highlighted with the team's color, then we've got your pick. Click on the title or anywhere on the Picks/Comments/Wagers links to see how many people picked which teams, post comments, or even make wagers. Now come back after the game is over to see if you won. If you did, you score some points which help you out with your overall standing against other Pickrs. If you pick enough games correctly, you might find yourself on a Leaderboard.
What is a Pickr?
A Pickr is a participant of Picktastic. We thought we were being clever by calling our members "Pickrs" because "User" and "Member" sounds boring. We're not really that clever, huh?
What are Leaderboards?
Leaderboards are a way of showcasing Pickrs who do really well at picking games. We rank people for each sport every day, week, month and season and showcase thier profile so other Pickrs can check out their stats. Getting on a Leaderboard is a pretty big deal, so if you make it or beat your friends, make sure you rub in in their face. Yeah!
How often do Leaderboards get updated?
Weekly Leaderboards show rankings for the running week to date. This means if you make it on a Weekly Leaderboard, you will have to keep picking to stay up there with the best Pickrs. Monthly and Overall Leaderboards work the same way. When a new season starts for a particular sport, the Season Leaderboard will reset back to 0, and will update in real-time as games are completed.
Do you guys do prizes or rewards or anything like that?
Not yet. We have some ideas on how we can tie various incentives into the site to help Pickrs out with bragging rights. Stay tuned for this, we'll make sure it's something cool. Maybe. In the meantime, the most gratifying incentive is excessively gloating by talking trash on upcoming games you've picked.
How do I talk trash?
After you've picked a game, you can click on the link right above it, or on the scoreboard right below the buttons to view more details about the game. On this page, you'll get to see all of the Pickrs that picked each team, what wagers have been made, and what trash has previously been dealt for that game. You do need to be logged-in to talk trash. Once logged-in, scroll to the bottom of this page to enter your snarky remarks and click on "Post Trash." That's it! You can also post trash on an individuals profile page, just check out their profile and scroll down just like you would for a game.
Note: When posting trash, you don't have to be lame and just use text... get creative. Post some rich content by following the rules below in your trash, or even your bio.
link: [link]http://www.google.com[/link]
image: [img]http://www.profootballhof.com/assets/story_image/montana_feature1.gif[/img]
youtube: [vid]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ofNesHt0iqU[/vid]
What is a Wager?
A Wager is a way for Pickrs to bet their points on a specific game to help show how serious they are about their pick. If you're logged in and you're viewing details about a game, you'll see a Wager link below the icons of Pickrs that chose the opposite team as you. Clicking on this link will take you to a page where you can enter how many points you want to wager against them. You can't bet more points than you or your opponent have. Once you've made your wager, points will be immediately deducted from you. It's then up to your opponent to either accept or decline your wager. If they decline, you get your points back. If they accept, well... it's then winner-take-all after the game is over.
Why don't you guys do odds or a betting line for picks?
We've done our best to make Picktastic as easy to use as possible for even the most casual of sports fans and felt that betting lines and other betting metrics would discourage people from feeling like they can jump right into the game. The system is designed to reward the Pickrs that use the site a lot that also make accurate picks, as well as the Pickrs that know when to Wager a lot of points at the right time. We believe that even the hardcore sports betting Pickrs will be challenged by how we've structured our Leaderboards.
What if I don't like Picktastic?
Too bad. Like it or else.. Or you could always send us feedback.