Everything you need to understand Real Odd Games
Welcome
This is the home of all Real Odd Games documentation. ROG runs international card games, a daily trivia board, and prediction leagues — the Parlor’s tables (Bonzai, Upstart, Bigwig, Nerts and more), trivia for everyone, and sports Boards for the matchup-minded, with standings keeping score across all of it. Whether you’re brand new, running a league, or sitting down for your first hand, the right guide is below.
Start Here
How It Works
The core rhythm: Boards (matchups or questions), picks, parlays, Points, and standings.
Getting Started
The three ways in — account, demo, or join code — through your first play.
Guided Tours
An interactive, mascot-driven beginner walkthrough with a demo user, plus mini-tours for creating a league, administration, and preferences.
Demo User Guide
How to try ROG with no account required.
Page Directory
A map of every major screen: what it's for, how to reach it, and where to read more.
The Games
How Boards Work
Where each day's Board comes from and why it looks the way it does.
Making a Play
The daily flow: review the Board, make your calls, submit.
NFL Pick'em
The week-at-once format: fill in the whole slate on your own schedule.
Head-to-Head Leagues
The bracket format: weekly matchups, win/loss records, byes, tiebreaks, and playoffs.
Event Availability
Why sports Boards follow the calendar — and why trivia never has a dark day.
Leagues & the Studio
Creating Sports Leagues
Every setting on the Create League form, explained.
Managing Leagues
Day-to-day league ownership: members, join codes, and admin tools.
Advanced League Settings
Tuning grading windows, timezones, live odds, and time limits after a league is created.
Advanced Settings Reference
The full explanation of every Advanced Settings field: head-to-head format, byes, tiebreaks, and playoffs.
Competitions
Leagues that share a scoreboard: how competition play works.
Cloning Leagues
Reuse a league's configuration for a new season or a new group.
League Chat
Threads, notifications, and talking a reasonable amount of trash.
Dashboard Overview
What you see, and why, once you're in a league.