TUMMY STICKS WINS THE WEEK! BIG BOOGS TAKES SECOND!

We are five weeks in to the season and I think we've worked out most of the bugs in the new system. Hopefully everyone is enjoying the new set up as much as I am! I'd like to point out some of the new features and rules updates and addresses some questions.

Rule Changes

Early Game Pick Deadlines

• For any games prior to the noon Sunday games (Thursday night, London game, etc), YOU MUST MAKE A SELECTION BY THE 15 MINUTE BEFORE KICKOFF DEADLINE. WE ARE NO LONGER DEFAULTING TO THE HOME TEAM FOR 1 POINT. That rule has become outdated since there is a Thursday night game every week and no reason to forget about it. If you fail to submit a pick for an early game you will be given the losing team for the highest point value.
• If you are concerned about missing an early deadline, take a few minutes and make a selection for every Thursday game for the rest of the season. You can always go in and change it before the regular deadline.

Website Enhancements

Mobile Notifications

• You can now get league notifications sent straight to your iPhone or Android. Follow the instructions here https://ifp2k.com/notifications.php

Homepage

• The weekly results on the homepage are updated automatically as the games go final. You can click on PTS or PTS LOST to change how they are sorted. As games are going a better way to sort is by points lost. Think of this example, say three games have been played so far and player one wagered 16, 15 and 14 points on those games while player two only wagered 1, 2, and 3 points. And lets assume player 2 wins all 3 games and now has 6 points and the player 1 won their 14 point game. Sorted by points won it would look like player 1 is way ahead when in fact player 2 is in the better position having not lost any games yet.
• The scoreboard at the top of the page updates automatically pulling data from ESPN. You can check game scores and IFP scores all in one place!

View Picks Page

• The view picks page shows who picked which teams along with percentages picking each team. As games go final the grid will add green or red shading depending if you the correct team is picked.

Score Week Page

• As games go final the score week page defaults to selecting the winners of those games and then you select the winners of the remaining games. The standings update in real time each time you select a team. For games that have gone final you can still select the losing team in case you're thinking "I bet I would have won the week if the Packers would have lost like they were supposed to" or something like that.
• The projected Survivor castoffs and King of the Hill results are also projected below the standings.

Head to Head Page

• The head to head page now includes a weekly scoreboard that updates automatically as the games go final. You can also view your schedule for the season and the current standings.

Survivor

• Generally the same information we have typically shown, but we have added the number of teams still remaining in each tribe.

King of the Hill

• This page also updates automatically and will show how many teams are still in and who everyone has picked each week

Standings

• Use the dropdown to select a particular weeks results, the cumulative standings or the win/loss record standings.

Make Picks Page

This is where the biggest changes have been made and where we are seeing the most questions. PLEASE READ

• Once you login it will show you ALL of the games for the week. You do NOT have to complete the entire sheet to save your picks. For instance you can still log in and make only your pick for the Thursday game.
• Make sure you click/tap on BOTH a team and the point value. There have been a few instances where players have clicked a point value but not a team. There should be a warning message for this, but I have had a couple of picks come through missing one or the other.
• Individual games on the picks sheet are locked as follows: all games before the noon Sunday games lock 15 minutes before kickoff. The remaining games lock at 11:45am Sunday.
• When you submit your picks I highly encourage you to review the onscreen confirmation and/or confirmation email. Make sure it has everything as you intended.