Squares · Pick'em · Game day, organized
Big Game squares
your whole crew can
join from one link
Create a board in under a minute. Friends tap squares with just a name — no app, no signup. Scores update themselves and winners light up.
Free for players · No money through the site, ever · Bragging rights only
Up and running in three steps
- Create your poolPick a game for squares, or a starting week for pick'em. Name it. That's the whole setup.
- Share one linkDrop it in the group chat. Everyone joins with just a name — no accounts, no downloads.
- Watch it score itselfThe board locks and shuffles digits at kickoff. Winners glow every quarter.
Squares
The classic 10×10 board. Claim squares, digits shuffle at lock, and the last digit of each team's score picks the winner every quarter.
- Random digits, drawn in the open with a timestamp
- Live score updates and winner highlights
- Works for any game — even ones you score by hand
Pick'em
Pick the winner of every game, week after week. One point per correct pick, total-points tiebreaker, weekly and season standings.
- Straight-up winners — simple enough for the whole family
- Picks lock at each kickoff, standings update themselves
- Private picks link for every player
Quick answers
Is this gambling?
No. KickoffPools never collects, holds, or pays out money, and there are no prizes — winners win bragging rights. What your group does outside the site is your group's business and your responsibility; the site only keeps score.
Do my friends need accounts?
No. Players join from your link with just a display name. Only the commissioner uses an email — that's how you get your manage link back if you lose it.
How do squares winners work?
At lock, the digits 0–9 are shuffled across the rows and columns. At the end of each quarter, the last digit of each team's score points to one square — that's the winner. Full rules.
What does it cost?
Nothing to create or join a pool. Later, commissioners will be able to add optional cosmetic upgrades like custom board images, colors, and ad-free pool pages.