- Choose the format and optional rules before creation
- Rename the league and share its private invitation
- Manage StrandLine players and league size before the draft
- Commissioner-routed trade approvals
- League updates and questions from your group
FOR THE FRIEND WHO STARTS THE GROUP CHATYOU RUN THE LEAGUE.
YOU RUN THE LEAGUE.
FANSTRAND RUNS THE SCORE.
Bring the group together, choose the rules, and share your private invitation. Fanstrand calculates the scores and keeps the history. You get to run the competition without maintaining a scoring spreadsheet.
PREFLIGHT
THE FORMAT.
Choose the checklist for the game you are commissioning. The live builder verifies feasibility again before creation.
Football ownership
- Choose NFL or college football in Standard; XL and XXL are NFL only
- Confirm every player receives the same Team Card count
- Choose optional Captain, Perfect Slate, rivalry, pod, and cup settings
- Review the built-in Bye Flex, waiver, trade, and line-lock rules
- Have every player choose Ready or Auto-draft; private queues are optional
Portfolio ownership
- Pick the sport, owner count, and cards per owner
- Confirm Favorite, Contender, and Sleeper supply
- Choose Balanced or High Variance
- Review budget headroom and draft feasibility
KEEP THE ROOM MOVING.
LET THE RESULTS TALK.
Review the results
Read the final standings and any visible correction or open issue. The score history shows what changed.
Review the transaction log
Accepted trades, waiver claims, and marketplace moves post to the league record automatically. Review the changes with your group.
Review the edge cases
Check reschedules, unavailable quotes, pending trade approvals, or a player question before the next lock arrives.
Confirm the slate
Check that the next slate is visible. If a scoring input is unavailable, Fanstrand leaves the game ungraded and records the issue instead of inventing a result.
Watch, do not grade
Follow live standings and system status. Fanstrand applies final scores to the league automatically.
Close with context
Share the updated standings, side-honor results, and any visible scoring note without editing a score.
USE THE TOOLS.
KEEP THE RECORD CLEAR.
League options appear in the frozen rules. Completed scoring and roster actions stay in the league-visible record.
Every temporary replacement keeps its eligibility window, selected side, lock, and grade. Rental covers never enter the primary tiebreak.
Choose all-party approval, commissioner review, or league vote. Every involved player approves before any Team Card moves.
Owners get up to three marketplace moves per season. Straight-up trade offers expire after 48 hours and never rewrite previously awarded points.
READ THE SIGNAL.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
The platform explains why an action stopped before a commissioner needs to guess.
MESSAGEWHAT IT MEANSNEXT STEP
INVALID SETUPThe selected player or roster count cannot produce equal legal teams.Use the builder's recommended preset.
LOBBY FULLEvery authenticated seat has been claimed.Before a StrandLine draft, increase league size within the format limits or remove a player. For a different format or a full StrandStack league, create another league.
MISSING QUOTEEnough eligible named-bookmaker quotes were not captured for the StrandLine lock.Review the evidence note. If the lock window has passed, the game stays ungraded rather than rebuilding past odds.
GRADING FAILUREA final score component could not be reconciled.Open Fairness & system status. If the alert remains after the next source refresh, contact support.
CAPTAIN LOCKEDThe selection deadline has passed for this scoring week.The locked or rolled Captain remains active until the next week.
GAME RESCHEDULEDThe source moved a locked game to a new date.Follow the published evidence note; no manual score edit is needed.