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HOW TO PLAY PREDICTOR

A free, skill-based cricket prediction game you play with friends for entertainment — answer 5 questions before every IPL game and score points for every correct call.

🎯WHAT IS PREDICTOR?

Predictor is a free, skill-based match prediction game played with friends in groups of 2–50 for entertainment. The game creator picks a set of upcoming IPL matches and shares a 6-character invite code. Everyone joins and submits 5 predictions per match — predictions close 1 hour before each match starts. After the match ends, scores are calculated automatically. The player with the most points tops the leaderboard.

It's pure cricket knowledge — no team-building, no credits, no squad management. Just pick, predict, and score.

🛠️HOW TO SET UP A GAME

Create a game

Go to /predictor → "Create Game". Give it a name, set the max players (2–50), pick the matches to include, and optionally enable Power Plays (0 to number of matches).

Share the invite code

After creating, you'll get a 6-character code. Share it with friends on WhatsApp or copy the link from the game page.

Friends join

They go to Predictor → "Join Game" → enter your code. They're in instantly.

Make predictions

Predictions close 1 hour before each match starts. Answer the 5 questions before the cutoff — the exact close time is shown on each match card. Use ⚡ Power Play on Match Winner if the game has Power Plays enabled.

See results

After the match ends, scores update automatically. Check the leaderboard to see where you stand.

❓THE 5 PREDICTIONS

Every match has the same 5 questions. You must answer all 5 to submit.

🏆 Match Winner

Pick which team wins the match — team A or team B.

💡 Tip: Study recent head-to-head records and home advantage.

⭐ Man of the Match

Predict which player will be awarded Man of the Match.

💡 Tip: All-rounders who bat in the top 4 and bowl are frequent MOM winners.

🏏 Most Runs

Pick the player who will score the most runs in the match across both teams.

💡 Tip: Openers from batting-friendly pitches hit this most often.

🎳 Most Wickets

Pick the player who will take the most wickets in the match.

💡 Tip: Spin-friendly pitches favour off-spinners and leg-spinners in the middle overs.

🔢 1st Innings Runs

Select a run-band for the first team's total — 0–99, 100–119, 120–139, 140–159, 160–179, 180–199, or 200+.

💡 Tip: Check pitch reports: Chepauk and Kotla average ~150–165, while Wankhede and Chinnaswamy go 175–185.

📊SCORING SYSTEM

MATCH WINNER

+100

Correct

−100

Wrong

ALL OTHER QUESTIONS (MOM, MOST RUNS, MOST WICKETS, 1ST INNINGS RUNS)

+100

Correct

Wrong

⚠ Missed Prediction (didn't submit before cutoff)

−100

Match Winner (missed)

All others (missed)

Missing the cutoff is treated the same as a wrong Match Winner prediction — there is no safe way to skip a match you're in.

⚡ Power Play (optional, Match Winner only)

+200

⚡ PP correct

−200

⚡ PP wrong

Power Play is optional and only applies to the Match Winner prediction. The game creator decides how many Power Plays each player gets per league (0 = disabled, max = number of matches). You can use at most one Power Play per match.

💡TIPS & STRATEGY

1.The Match Winner prediction is the only question with a penalty (−100 for wrong). Pick it carefully — only go with a team if you have genuine conviction.
2.If Power Play is enabled, only use it on Match Winner when you have high confidence. Wrong Power Play costs −200 pts.
3.Check pitch reports before predicting first innings runs. Dry surfaces = lower totals; flat pitches = 175+.
4.All-rounders who bat at 3–4 and bowl a full spell are frequent Man of the Match winners.
5.Watch the toss result before finalising the Match Winner prediction — dew factor and batting-first advantages matter at many grounds.
6.Never miss the cutoff. A missed match costs you −100 pts for the match winner automatically — same as a wrong pick, with zero chance of recovery.

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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