1. General Game Rules
In our application, when referring to a **sweep**, we are referring to a **contest**.
Eligibility
- Users must have a **registered account** within the Sweep Games mobile app.
- Users must be **over 18**.
Game Format
Please see the **Specific Game Rules** section below, as different sports have different formats.
Entry Fees
Sweep Games does not currently accept deposits and entry fees for its contests. They are **free to play**.
Promotional Payouts
Promotional prizes will be paid to all eligible winners at the end of the contest (unless stated otherwise).
Game Cancellation/Postponement
If a game is officially **postponed or cancelled** before it commences, the entire contest will be **voided**.
Tiebreakers
Tied entries are resolved via **tiebreakers**; see specific game rules for tiebreaker rules.
If the tiebreaker does not result in a winner, the prize is **split evenly** among winners.
2. Specific Game Rules: Golf (Draft’Em)
Game Description
Users participate in a live, real-time **snake draft** to build a team of **4 golfers**. The aggregate score of a user’s **best 3 golfers** is used as the user’s score. The user with the **aggregate lowest score** is declared the winner.
Game Style Explained
- **Draft’Em** refers to a **”snake draft”** whereby the draft order reverses each round (e.g., pick first in round one, pick last in round two).
- Draft order is **randomly determined** before the draft begins.
- Once a golfer is selected, they are **removed** from the available player pool.
- A **time limit** will be enforced for each pick. If a user fails to pick, the app will **auto-select** the highest-ranked available golfer.
- After the draft, contest teams are set with **4 golfers** each.
Scoring
- A user’s score is calculated by using the aggregate score of their **best 3 golfers**.
- **Withdrawal/Disqualification:** If one of your golfers withdraws or is disqualified, their overall final score will be a fixed **+15**.
- **Missed Cut (4-round tournament example):** For a golfer who fails to make the tournament cut (typically after 2 rounds), their score is calculated as:
- Their score from the rounds completed counts.
- A fixed **+12 penalty** is added for each remaining round they would have played.
- *Example:* (Score R1 + Score R2) + (+12 Penalty R3) + (+12 Penalty R4).
Autodraft
The autodraft function will auto-select the remaining players for each user after the draft deadline period is up. The draft deadline is **1am CET** the morning of the golf competition.
Leaderboard Tie-Breaking Rules
**Current Primary Rule:** Users are ranked based on their total tournament score, calculated using the **best 3 scores** from their drafted golfers (lowest score wins).
**Tie-Breaking Rule (Primary Tie-Breaker Logic):** If two or more users are tied:
- The game will **recalculate** their total tournament score by summing the scores of **ALL 4** of their drafted golfers.
- The user with the **lower total score** from this “best 4” calculation will be declared the winner of the tie.
**Further Tie-Breaking (Final Rule):** If, after applying the “best 4 scores” tie-breaker rule, users are still tied, the result is considered a **definitive tie**, and the prize pool allocated to that winning position should be **split evenly** among all remaining tied users.
2. Specific Game Rules: Golf (Pick’Em)
Game Description
User builds a team of **5 golfers**. The user can select any five golfers except for the following ineligible players: **Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau**.
Scoring
- A user’s score is calculated by using the aggregate score of **all 5** of their golfers.
- **Withdrawal/Disqualification:** If one of your golfers withdraws or is disqualified, their final score will be a fixed **+15**.
- **Missed Cut (4-round tournament example):** For a golfer who fails to make the tournament cut, their score is calculated as:
- Their score from the rounds completed counts.
- A fixed **+12 penalty** is added for each remaining round they would have played.
The Winner is the user with the **lowest total score** at the end of the tournament.
Autodraft
The autodraft function will auto-select the remaining players for each user after the draft deadline period is up. The draft deadline is **1am CET** the morning of the golf competition.
Leaderboard Tie-Breaking Rules
The **order in which you pick your players is critical**, as it serves as the definitive tie-breaker.
- **Initial Tie:** If two or more users are tied after calculating the total aggregate score of all 5 golfers, the tie will be broken by comparing the final score of the **first-picked golfer** for each tied user.
- **Cascade Comparison:** If the scores of the first-picked golfers are also tied, the comparison will proceed to the second-picked golfer, then the third, and so on.
- **Tie Winner:** The user whose higher-priority golfer (e.g., first-picked) has the **lower final score** will win the tie.
- **Final Split:** If the users’ final scores are identical across all five (5) selected golfers, the prize will be **split evenly** among the remaining tied users.
2. Specific Game Rules: Football (Lucky Dip First Scorer)
How It Works
- **Sporting Events:** This game is playable for **premier league matches**.
- **Get Your Player/s:** Each registered user will be **randomly assigned** a player or players from the teams in the chosen event.
- **Win:** If you were assigned the player who scores the **first goal of the match**, you win!
- **No Scorer:** “**No Scorer**” will be an assigned player in the assignment phase. If there is no goal scored in the match, the user assigned the No Scorer option will win.
2. Specific Game Rules: Football (Last Man Standing)
The Rules
The contest requires users to survive and advance by selecting winning teams each week.
- **Pick a Winner:** Each week, select one team you believe will **win** their game.
- **Survive:** If your team wins, you **advance** to the next round.
- **Out:** If your team loses, ties, or you fail to make a pick, you’re **out** of the contest.
- **The Catch (Team Usage):** You can **only use each team once**. Once you pick a team, they’re off your board for the rest of the contest.
2. Specific Game Rules: Rugby Union (Lucky Dip First Scorer)
How It Works
- **Sporting Events:** This game is playable for **Rugby Union matches**.
- **Get Your Player/s:** Each registered user will be **randomly assigned** a player or players from the teams in the chosen event.
- **Win:** If you were assigned the player who scores the **first try of the match**, you win!
- **No Scorer:** “**No Scorer**” will be an assigned player in the assignment phase. If there is no try scored in the match, the user assigned the No Scorer option will win.
2. Specific Game Rules: Multiple Sports (Sweep Games Challenge)
Game Description
This is a **peer-to-peer prediction game** where users predict the winners of a variety of major sporting events throughout the year to earn points.
How It Works
- **Events:** Features a variety of major sporting events (e.g., champions cup, World Cup), each with a list of possible winners.
- **Points:** Every event is assigned a nominal value of points. You earn points by correctly predicting the winner. **The more challenging the event, the more points it’s worth!**
- **Predict:** Select the option you think will win and submit your predictions before the deadline.
- **Win:** The user with the **most points** at the end of the contest period (e.g., the end of the year) wins the grand prize.
The Tiebreaker
In the event of a tie for the grand prize, the prize will be **shared between the users** tied for first place.