RapidDraft Hoops Madness is owned and operated by World Fantasy Games. Anyone not following the World Fantasy Games Terms of Use or Official Rules will be disqualified. Please review the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and the Official Rules for each game.
1. Sponsors
RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness is a private promotion (“Promotion”) using the RapidDraftTM style of contest play (patent-pending). RapidDraft Hoops Madness is operated by World Sports Technology, Inc (d/b/a World Fantasy Games or “WFG”), P.O. Box 896, Kenosha, WI 53141-0896. The Promotion is open to WFG members only. WFG and their marketing partners are referred to as "Sponsor(s)."
2. Eligibility
RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness is strictly for entertainment purposes only and may not be used in connection with any form of gambling.
All participants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of their registration for the promotion and have public or private Internet access. This is a game of skill. Winners are determined solely based on the objective RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness Scoring System outlined in these official rules. Your registration, membership, and participation in the promotion constitute your acknowledgement that you have read and understand the Official Rules and that you agree and accept those rules entirely.
Promotion void where prohibited.
Each participant must have a unique email address. Only one official registered participant may register and participate per email address. The single email address must be valid, and all information within the required fields has to be accurate or Sponsors have the right to disqualify all drafts/entries at any time without refund. Each participant must also be the rightful owner or have authorized use of the email account associated with the valid email address provided by participant when applying for WFG membership.
The Sponsors have the right to disqualify any entry, from any participant, at any time during the Promotion, based on any form of suspected cheating or fraud. Participant will be notified of their disqualification and infringement. The Sponsor also reserves the right to terminate, modify or suspend this Promotion, or disqualify any participants, in its sole discretion, at any time, and with no liability, if it is notified by any authorized regulator that the Promotion is prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsors and their subsidiaries, and the advertising and promotion agencies involved in the development, administration, execution, or fulfillment of the Promotion may participate, but are not eligible to win prizes.
The WFG Terms of Use and Privacy Policy were accepted by each WFG Member when a WFG Account was created.
3. How to Play
To participate in RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness, go to RapidDraft.com or an affiliate or partner site.
The RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness Promotion is a draft-and-play game of skill, where one consumer drafts and plays a game against three (3) Fantasy Sports Professionals (“Fantasy Pro”). Avatars / cartoon characters are used to represent a Fantasy Pro.
Each Fantasy Pro is a “robotic general manager,” with a draft strategy managed by a real person or team of experienced fantasy professionals. Each Pro has defined a unique, professional draft strategy and will create and submit a proprietary, subjective team draft ranking. The draft rankings or team lists are updated dynamically – often hourly, daily, or weekly – based on subjective analysis, breaking player news and research done by each Pro. This approach gives each participant a life-like experience against competitors that draft like the friends and family participants typically compete against in local fantasy leagues.
After creating an account and becoming a World Fantasy Games Member, participants may enter the web site and sign-up to draft a team against the Fantasy Pros. All members may draft at any time of day or night between the Opening Hoops Madness Draft Time and the Final Hoops Madness Draft Deadline, with potential periodic down times published on the sites.
The Opening Hoops Madness Draft Date and time will be on or about Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 10pm CT. Drafts may start at any time of day or night, other than potential scheduled downtimes for system maintenance. Final Hoops Madness Draft Deadline is Thursday, March 18 at tip-off of the first NCAA College Basketball Tournament game. Draft duration is estimated at 30 to 45 minutes (at Rapid Speed) or 10 to 15 minutes (at Warp Speed).
Participants should read all FAQs and read these Official Rules entirely BEFORE drafting. Pausing of a draft is not allowed. If draft duration is longer than 75 minutes, the team may be disqualified. It is the responsibility of each participant to be prepared before launching the Live Draft Module.
Once a Participant starts the draft, the draft continues until completed. If a Participant leaves the draft or misses a draft selection, the computer will make the pick(s). Participants must always be prepared to make a selection. This is a game of skill and part of the skill is learning to draft quickly – at Rapid or Warp speed.
We highly recommend that all potential participants plan ahead. Do not wait until the last minute to draft. Your access to the draft room and entry into the promotion are NOT guaranteed. This is considered explicit, advanced notice to all possible Participants – there are no draft time guarantees. Do not expect to login at any time, for example - 8am CT, Thursday March 18 - and draft. The draft room may be full at that time, the servers may be over-capacity, or other factors may result in the draft room being unavailable. It is your responsibility to plan ahead and to contact customer service with your questions and allow reasonable notice and time to ensure that your draft can begin before the Final Hoops Madness Draft Deadline. Consumers should attempt to draft at off-hours, well before the deadline, to ensure the best draft experience and to ensure entry into the Promotion.
RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness is a unique, proprietary, fantasy football “Draft and Play” promotion.
The Promotion runs through the NCAA Men's College Basketball tournament National Championship game (expected to be playoed Monday, April 5, 2010). The Sponsors reserve the right to adjust this schedule and notify all Participants.
IMPORTANT – it is a Participant’s responsibility to draft their teams by clicking on a tean name and clicking on the yellow Draft Player button before the 90 second time limit is up. If a Participant relies on the computer to draft from a Queue or team list, they agree to accept any player drafted for them, with no right to protest or debate the process of selecting their computer-selected pick. Part of the challenge of playing is to prepare for the draft and to draft teams quickly.
Steps to DRAFT include:
- Create an Account or Login
- Click on the Create a Team and go to Team Setup Page
- Enter a Hoops Madness Team Name
- Select a RapidDraftTM Avatar to Represent Your Team
- Select a Jersey Color for the Jersey on Your Avatar
- Select a Draft Position (1 to 4 – max of 3 drafts per position, per person)
- Stay at Rapid Speed or select to use Warp Speed for your draft
- Click Next and go to the My Teams Page where your team(s) will be listed.
- You may “Draft Now” from this page.
- Optionally Create a Group or Join a Group with Friends.
- Optionally Add a Co-Captain's First Name to your Team - to allow them to follow along with you and enjoy the experience together.
- To Draft, click on the red “Draft Now” Button (you may also come back later and draft.)
1. IMPORTANT – be ready to draft before you hit the button! There’s no turning back and no pausing of the draft.
- The 3 Fantasy Pros are randomly assigned to the other draft positions and the draft begins.
- The consumer or Fantasy Pro in the #1 draft position starts the draft "On the Clock".
- Once a college team is drafted, that team is exclusive to the Pro's team that drafted it and is not available to be placed on any other roster.
- Each consumer team must make a selection in 90 seconds or less. Draft style is serpentine or “snake draft” style for 16 total rounds (1 to 4, 4 to 1, 1 to 4, 4 to 1, etc).
1. Two draft speeds are available – Rapid (30 seconds maximum for each Pro selection) and Warp (5 seconds for each selection by a Pro selection).
- The Rapid Remote is the control center for each RapidDraftTM.
- During the draft, teams are sorted (most highly ranked teams at the top) in the draft screen by WFG Default Rank. A Participant may also click on the title of each column to sort by that column.
- When it is a Participant’s turn to draft, their team name will be listed as “On the Clock” and the “Draft Team” button will turn yellow (active). The Participant then has 90 seconds to draft a team.
- To draft a team, a Participant will find a preferred, available team and click on the team name. Available teams may be found by clicking on ALL TEAMS, on a Region or View Queue. Once the team is highlighted, clicking on the yellow Draft Team button completes the transaction. (Note that no warning message or confirmation message is used. Once the yellow button is clicked once, the team is drafted.)
- If a Participant does not make a pick before the clock hits 0:00, the computer makes a pick for them. The computer will first draft the top team in the Queue. If no team is in the Queue, the computer will draft the top team in the WFG Default Rank.
- During the draft, a Participant may click on “Draft Board” to view the entire draft board in a separate window.
- A Participant may switch from Rapid to Warp speed and back during the draft.
- Once the draft is complete, an email confirmation is sent to the consumer's email address with results. A Team Details page and draft performance results are also available. (IMPORTANT: you can only win prizes if your email address is correct and if you meet all parameters outlined in the WFG Terms of Use.)
Steps to PLAY include:
- Once a team is drafted, RapidDraft Hoops Madness plays out like a traditional fantasy league.
- All college basketball teams will earn points. No start/bench moves are required.
- No trades between teams in a league are allowed.
- Participants may view Live Scoring free of charge during the college basketball games to see their team accumulate points. WFG will make best efforts to update scores and statistics in real-time.
4. Fantasy Pros
The RapidDraft Fantasy Pros for Hoops Madness are:
| Avatar |
Fantasy Pro and Company |
| Hollywood |
Matt Schauf, FantasySportsBusiness.com |
| Zach |
JT, SportsBuff.com |
| Ashlei |
Sara Holladay, FFLibrarian.com |
5. Roster Team Requirements
A Participant's roster will consist of sixteen (16) teams. Any mix of seeds and regions may be drafted.
6. RapidDraft Hoops Madness Scoring System
Seed multiplied by Round
Round 1 (32 Games)
Seed # multiplied by 1 (Seed x 1)
Round 2 (16 Games)
Seed # multiplied by 2 (Seed x 2)
Round 3 (8 Games)
Seed # multiplied by 3 (Seed x 3)
Round 4 (4 Games)
Seed # multiplied by 4 (Seed x 4)
Round 5 (2 Games)
Seed # multiplied by 5 (Seed x 5)
Round 6 (1 Game)
Seed # multiplied by 6 (Seed x 6)
Head to Head Win - Each Round
If your team scores more points than the Fantasy Pros you drafted against your team gets 1.5 bonus points for that Round, for a total possible bonus of 4.5 points per Round if your team scores higher than the other 3 Fantasy Pros’ teams.
7. Maximum Number of Drafts
For the RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness Promotion there are 4 draft positions. A maximum of 12 total drafts (3 maximum per position x 4 draft positions) are allowed per person. We will protect our honest competitors by enforcing ALL rules, therefore any attempt by an individual consumer to open multiple WFG accounts or to draft more than the defined maximum number of teams, will result in immediate disqualification of all teams for an individual consumer, and forfeiture of all possible prizes that could have been earned by all teams (across all accounts).
8. Public or Private Groups (Optional)
Participants can form their own Group, for entertainment and networking purposes. A Group may be public or private. A Participant may create a Group or join an existing Group, for each team. A password is required to create or join a Private Group. No passwords are used for Public Groups. Groups may include an unlimited number of teams. Each Group receives a Group Page, including a Group Leader Board (Team Information, Total Points, Win-Loss-Tie Record). Groups are a great way to communicate with friends and to compare your performance against the performance of friends, family, colleagues and others with similar interests.
9. Using Queue During the Draft
The “Q Team” and “View” (Queue) buttons can be very helpful during the draft. Understanding the Queue process before drafting is very important.
Using the Queue is not required. It is provided as a convenient tool that may provide assistance to Participants.
Participants may Queue teams at any time by clicking on the team name in the Draft Screen and then clicking on the Q Team button. A small window pops up as notification that the team has been added to the Queue. Clicking on View (Queue) will then show the team or teams listed in your Queue. The team(s) will be removed from the Queue if they are drafted by a Pro.
When it is time for a Participant to make a draft pick, they may draft by clicking on an available team name inside the draft screen or in the Queue.
If a Participant does not make a pick before the clock runs out (e.g. clock displaying 0:00), the computer makes a pick for them. The computer will first draft the top team in the Queue. If no team is in the Queue the computer will draft the top team based on the WFG Default Rank.
10. Cost to Participate in RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness
RapidDraftTM Hoops Madness is FREE.
It is the Participant’s responsibility to draft before any deadlines.
11. Prizes
All prize amounts are in Dollars U.S. Fifty (50) cash prizes will be awarded.
Points are accumulated by Participants, based on the RapidDraft Hoops Madness Scoring System. Most total points at the end of the Promotion will be awarded the Grand Prize.
All Participants will be competing against each other for the following prizes:
| Grand Prize |
$2,500 |
| 2nd Place |
$500 |
| 3rd Place |
$250 |
| 4th Place |
$250 |
| 5th Place |
$200 |
| 6th Place |
$200 |
| 7th Place |
$150 |
| 8th Place |
$150 |
| 9th Place |
$100 |
| 10th Place |
$100 |
| 11th Place |
$50 |
| 12th Place |
$50 |
| 13th Place |
$50 |
| 14th Place |
$50 |
| 15th Place |
$50 |
| 16th Place |
$50 |
| 17th Place |
$50 |
| 18th Place |
$50 |
| 19th Place |
$50 |
| 20th Place |
$50 |
| 21st Place |
$40 |
| 22nd Place |
$40 |
| 23rd Place |
$40 |
| 24th Place |
$40 |
| 25th Place |
$40 |
| 26th Place |
$40 |
| 27th Place |
$40 |
| 28th Place |
$40 |
| 29th Place |
$40 |
| 30th Place |
$40 |
| 31st Place |
$30 |
| 32nd Place |
$30 |
| 33rd Place |
$30 |
| 34th Place |
$30 |
| 35th Place |
$30 |
| 36th Place |
$30 |
| 37th Place |
$30 |
| 38th Place |
$30 |
| 39th Place |
$30 |
| 40th Place |
$30 |
| 41st Place |
$20 |
| 42nd Place |
$20 |
| 43rd Place |
$20 |
| 44th Place |
$20 |
| 45th Place |
$20 |
| 46th Place |
$20 |
| 47th Place |
$20 |
| 48th Place |
$20 |
| 49th Place |
$20 |
| 50th Place |
$20 |
Prizes are not transferable, may not be substituted, and winners are responsible for all applicable taxes. By participating, you agree that the Sponsors may use your name and likeness for publicity without approval or additional compensation.
Payment of Prizes – all cash prizes are deposited into the Member’s World Fantasy Games account approximately fourteen (14) days after results are posted. A Member must go to RapidDraft.com or another WFG web site, confirm their address, and request a check disbursement. Please allow a minimum of 30 days to process a check request. Checks go to the name on your account only. This name cannot change. A picture ID is required for prize verification. Prize winners will be required to pay taxes in the tax year the prizes are awarded (deposited into your account), regardless of whether a disbursement request is made or not. Tax forms must be completed before a check is mailed. A Member may also use the funds or points to pay for future WFG promotions, games and services.
All prize amounts are guaranteed, regardless of the total number of Members joining the Promotion.
TIES: In the event of a tie, the winner will be the Participant who most accurately predicts the total points scored in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Game (i.e. closest to actual points scored, whether above or below). If a tie remains after that tiebreaker, cash prizes will be split. For example, if two teams tie for a Grand or first place prize, the first and second place prizes are added together and split. If a tie still exists (after tiebreaker) for a merchandise prize(s), sports trivia questions will be used to break the tie and award the merchandise prize(s).
Prize inquiries may be mailed to World Fantasy Games, PO Box 896, Kenosha, WI 53141.
12. Intellectual Property
RapidDraft®, the RapidDraft logo, World Fantasy Games, and the World Fantasy Games logo, are trademarks of World Fantasy Games. The RapidDraftTM game and format are protected by copyright laws around the world, and owned by World Fantasy Games, Copyright 2010. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending. Outside companies interested may license the format from World Fantasy Games.
13. Declarations and Conditions
No professional sports organization, team, league or association is affiliated in any way with this Promotion.
Residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) must first correctly answer a mathematical skill testing question, before being declared an official prize winner and collecting a prize.
By participating, Participants agree: (i) to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors, which shall be final and binding in all respects; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Promotion and/or these Official Rules. All federal, state and local laws apply. All federal, state or other tax liabilities arising from this Promotion, if any, will be the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsors reserve the right to use the Promotion for publicity purposes, and to use the names, likenesses, prizes won and hometown names of winners for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law, and any such use with respect to minors to be subject to prior approval of parent or legal guardian. By entering, Participants release Sponsors, their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotions agencies and their respective employees, officers, shareholders, directors, representatives (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any injuries, liabilities, damages or losses of any kind resulting from their participation in the Promotion or their acceptance, use or misuse of a prize including liability for death or personal injury. Participants also releases Releasees from (i) technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, incomplete or delayed transmission errors; (ii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iii) network or Internet malfunction or failure, including computer virus on the Internet or computer virus on any computer owned by the Member or related to the Promotion; or (iv) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any material associated with the Promotion. Sponsors also disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with the Promotion, and reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this Promotion without refund should a virus, bug, computer problem or other causes beyond Sponsors' control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Promotion. Sponsors may prohibit Participant from participating in the Promotion or winning a prize if, in their sole discretion, they determine Participant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Participants or Sponsors representatives. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF SUCH PARTICIPANT. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Arbitration and Choice Law - Participants agree that any and all claims, causes of action, and disputes arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any prize awarded, or the determination of the winners, shall be resolved individually, without any form of class action, and exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. Participants also agree that any and all awards, judgments, and claims shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including fees for software and drafts in order to participate in this Promotion, but in no event attorneys’ fees. Participant also agrees that under no circumstances will Participant be permitted to obtain awards for and Participant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, consequential, incidental, and damages of any other kind, other than actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased for any reason. All questions and issues regarding the validity, interpretation, construction, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Participant and/or Sponsors in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Wisconsin, USA without regard to conflicts of law doctrine, and all proceedings shall take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.