Survivor

Pick a winner every week. Lose, and you’re out.

Setting up your Survivor league

Survivor is the simplest game to run. Four settings decide how hard it is.

Straight up or against the spread
Straight up means your team only has to win. Against the spread means it has to cover. Draws count as losses either way.
Survivor or anti-Survivor
Classic Survivor means you pick a team to win. Anti-Survivor flips it: pick a team to lose. Anti-Survivor is a straight-up format.
Losses allowed
Traditional Survivor is one loss and out. Give players 1 to 5 extra lives if you want the pool to last longer. Missing a week costs a life too.
Picks per week and entries
Require one pick a week, or make it two teams that both have to win. Allow up to 5 entries per person so people can run more than one streak.

Share the code and the first week is live.

One pick a week, no points to manage, and every week matters.

Pick a team before its game starts. You cannot pick a team you have already used this season.
If your team wins (or loses, in anti-Survivor), you move on. If not, you lose a life. At zero lives you are out.
The leaderboard tracks who is still alive and how many wins each entry has. If more than one player survives to the end, they share the title.

Last one standing takes the pool.

Plan the whole season
Because each team can only be used once, look at the full schedule before week one. Save the strongest teams for the weeks when their matchups are easiest, and spend the weaker favorites early.
Do not chase style points
A one-point win counts the same as a blowout. Pick the safest game on the slate, not the most exciting one.
Never miss a week
A missed pick costs a life just like a loss. Set a reminder for the first kickoff of the week.