Fantasy Pinball

How to play

Everything you need to draft a squad, pick a captain, and climb the leaderboard. Takes about 2 minutes to read.

1 The goal

Draft a 5-player squad from across the competitive circuit for 100 credits or less, and pick one as your captain. Every player scores points from their real final finish at tournaments (better finish = more points), and your captain's points are doubled (×2). Your squad carries all season and your points add up across every event — highest total wins. It's free: no money, no prize, just bragging rights and a global leaderboard.

2 Build your squad

The Player Pool lists every available player with a price (◎ credits) and a model projection (proj pts — how many points we expect them to score).

3 Pick your captain

In Your Squad, tap the next to a player to make them captain. The captain's points are doubled (×2), so pick the player you're most confident will finish high. You can change your captain any time while entries are open.

4 Save your squad

Once you have 5 players, a captain, and you're within budget, the SAVE MY SQUAD button lights up. Enter a display name (shown on the leaderboard) and an email (only used to notify winners), then save.

🎲 Just exploring? Turn on Practice mode to try lineups freely — nothing is saved until you turn it off and save for real.

5 Sign in (optional)

You can play and save a squad without an account — but signing in keeps your squad, leagues, and history tied to you across every device and browser. It's passwordless — nothing to remember.

📧 Tip: open the email link in the same browser/device you built your squad in — that's what carries everything over.

6 Scoring & the leaderboard

Because the IFPA21 World Pinball Championship has already been played, your squad is scored instantly against the real results the moment you save — and you appear on the leaderboard with your points and a YOU tag. Keep tweaking your squad and re-saving as often as you like — this showcase contest has no entry deadline. Tap ℹ️ How scoring works on the main page for the full detail.

7 Private leagues

Go head-to-head with friends on your own leaderboard.

8 Transfers & captain changes

Your squad carries across the whole season. Between events you get a limited number of free transfers and can re-pick your captain. When a new event is upcoming, the Manage panel appears on your squad card — swap a player out for one on the bench and set your captain before the deadline.

9 Pro Insights

The ✨ Pro Insights page gives you the analytics edge — all powered by the same model that prices the pool:

10 Share your crew

Tap 🔗 Share my crew to generate a shareable image and link challenging friends to beat your lineup. They can open it, see your squad, and tap "Use this lineup" to start from your picks.

💡 Quick tips: spend your whole budget, balance one or two stars with solid value picks, captain your safest high-finisher, and check the Optimizer for ideas.
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