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📊 New Minimum Weekly Score Feature! { 3-7 }

Updated: May 17


Your league, your rules.

We just launched a brand-new setting that lets league managers control how many games players need to play each week to compete for the win. It's called Minimum Weekly Scores, and it changes the entire feel of your league.

How it works

Every week runs Monday through Sunday. To be eligible for that week's win, you need to post at least the minimum number of scores. Only your best scores count — the rest get thrown out.

Here's the breakdown:

Setting

Min Scores

Thrown Out

Vibe

🟢 Easy Mode

3 of 7

4 worst tossed

Casual — perfect for busy weeks

🟡 Casual

4 of 7

3 worst tossed

Low commitment, still competitive

⚪ Default

5 of 7

2 worst tossed

The sweet spot — most leagues run here

🟠 Hard Mode

6 of 7

1 worst tossed

Almost every game matters

🔴 Elite

7 of 7

Nothing tossed

Every. Single. Score. Counts.

Set it to 3 and your league becomes a weekend-warrior-friendly zone where everyone can compete even during a hectic week. Crank it to 7 and suddenly that Wednesday fail you were hoping to forget? Yeah, it's in your total now.

What it affects

Everything. This isn't just a display setting — it flows through the entire league:

  • Weekly totals — Only your best N scores are summed. Once you hit the minimum, your row gets highlighted on the leaderboard showing you're eligible.

  • Sunday race updates — The AI knows exactly how many scores matter and factors it into the race analysis. "Nobody has 5 games yet" vs. "Nobody has 3 games yet" — totally different energy.

  • Monday recaps — Weekly winners are determined by best-N totals, and the recap reflects it.

  • Season races — Weekly wins drive the season, so the minimum score setting shapes the entire season arc.

The strategy angle

Here's where it gets fun. At 5 scores (Default), you can afford to bomb two days and throw them out. Bad Tuesday? No problem. At 7 scores (Elite), there's nowhere to hide — every puzzle matters, and a fail could be the difference between winning the week and watching someone else take it.

Lower settings are more forgiving and keep more players in the mix. Higher settings reward consistency and punish bad days. Pick the one that fits your group.

Where to find it

League managers can change this anytime from the league settings in the dashboard. Just pick a number and it takes effect immediately for the current week.

Players can see the current setting on the Rules tab of their league page — it's displayed front and center with a visual selector showing exactly where your league sits on the Easy Mode to Elite spectrum.

One setting. Total control over how competitive your league feels. 🎯


 
 
 

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