Survivor leagues built for private groups first.
PoolHouse Football starts with the format every office, friend group, and bar league understands: pick one NFL winner each week, survive, and keep the whole league organized without collecting money or handling payouts.
Survivor standings
Week 3 checkpoint
Step 1
Pick one winner
Players choose one NFL team each week. Win and move on; lose and the entry is out.
Step 2
No repeat teams
Used teams are burned for the season, so the best players balance safety, schedule, and future weeks.
Step 3
Last alive wins
The leaderboard stays simple: alive entries, eliminated entries, missed picks, and remaining team inventory.
How PoolHouse wins
Less giant contest, more league control.
Splash leads with public contests, deposits, and payout mechanics. PoolHouse should be simpler: a private-league tool for commissioners who just need clarity, reminders, rules, and trust.
Commissioner command center
One place to see missing picks, lock status, eliminated entries, and who needs a reminder before kickoff.
Private-league trust
Show rules, lock times, pick history, and league status clearly so players do not have to ask the commissioner for screenshots.
Reminder engine
Text/email nudges for players who have not picked yet, with a final warning before the first locked game.
Strategy view
Let players see used teams, future opponents, and league ownership without turning it into a betting screen.
Commissioner settings
Flexible rules, no money handling.
PoolHouse should give commissioners the controls people expect from Survivor while staying out of deposits, payouts, and compliance headaches.
Revives
Let a commissioner revive everyone if a brutal week wipes out the league, or turn revives off for a pure survivor format.
Double-pick weeks
Require two correct picks in selected weeks to make late-season strategy more interesting.
Extra lives
Support one or two lives for more casual groups that want the league to last deeper into the season.
Chat and notes
Keep league chatter, commissioner updates, and rule clarifications attached to the pool instead of scattered in group texts.
Build plan
Survivor in phases.
Phase 1
Football hub and Survivor blueprint
Position Survivor as the next PoolHouse football format, show rules, flow, and commissioner value before wiring the database.
Phase 2
Create and invite
League setup, lives, double-pick weeks, revive rules, public invite pages, and entry receipts are live.
Phase 3
Player pick flow
Build weekly team selection, used-team blocking, pick confirmations, and edit windows before kickoff.
Phase 4
Live standings and reminders
Connect NFL scores, auto-eliminate losing picks, send missing-pick reminders, and preserve full pick history.