FPL Challenge: What is new Fantasy Premier League game? What are the rules?
By Holly Shand
A brand new format for Fantasy Premier League has launched in the form of the mini-game FPL Challenge.
This new weekly game, which will run alongside the regular FPL format, will bring a fresh batch of tests but far removed from the marathon of the traditional Fantasy season.
With new rules, prizes and different weekly challenges, this new game could give both FPL and Premier League fans renewed interest for the season run-in.
So how does it all work?
What is the new FPL Challenge game?
It’s important to note that, first of all, the FPL Challenge game is totally separate from the main FPL game.
Managers will be able to build a brand-new squad of 15 players every single gameweek, ordinarily using the same budget, formations and captain rules as the main game — effectively a Free Hit every week.
Players are permitted to enter one team per gameweek and can compete globally for prizes, as well as with friends, family and colleagues in up to 25 different leagues.
There are no set deadlines in this Fantasy game, with players able to dip in and out as they wish. Scores are reset after each gameweek, so there’s no long-term commitment required, meaning no more worries about missing strict pre-gameweek deadlines.
What are the most interesting features?
The most exciting feature in FPL Challenge is the presence of the weekly challenges, which will provide different tactics and variances in the squads picked by players to keep this format fresh.
For example, in Gameweek 30, players will be given unlimited funds and thus can stack their sides with the most expensive players in the game. This is particularly intriguing since Manchester Cityhost Arsenalon Sunday.
‘Forward Focus’ is the scheduled offering for Gameweek 31, where forwards score double. This means that essentially means that your entire three-man forward line can earn double points — make sure to pair this with a forward captain for bumper points.
To mark Jurgen Klopp’s final trip to Old Trafford as Liverpoolmanager, his side’s clash against Manchester Unitedis the focus of the Gameweek 32 challenge ‘Red Rivalry’, with all players in that fixture earning double points.
Significantly, in FPL Challenge, managers are permitted to pick up to five players per club, an increase from the maximum of three permitted in the main game.
There is also a new gameweek format. Players can also enter or edit their team at any point up until the final deadline, which is when there are less than two matches yet to play in that gameweek.
This gives managers the opportunity to react to injury leaks and team sheets, which may impact player and captain decisions.
Who will the FPL Challenge game will appeal to?
I think this new format will have a broad appeal; I expect it to engage existing FPL managers and attract a new audience of more casual players.
Ultimately, FPL managers want to be able to own the best players and have fun, which is at the core of FPL Challenge.
FPL gives football and Premier Leaguefans the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and predictions in a game, with this format a truer representation of this.
Is this new format a good idea?
I think that the new game is a great idea from FPL and provides far more engagement than FPL Draft, which has struggled to get off the ground.
This format is very similar to the daily Fantasy games and apps that we’ve seen grow in popularity in this space in recent years but provides greater clout under the Premier League’s own brand.
Daily Fantasy is a highly successful format in the U.S, whose Fantasy industry is far bigger and more valuable than in the UK. This game could provide an important step in bridging that gap.
The announcement excites me but, with the game being launched in beta mode initially, we do need to expect that there may be technical problems in these early stages of the game.
We saw when FIFAreleased ground-breaking chips and rules for their World Cup 2022 Fantasy game, there were teething problems and ambiguity within the rules that led to disengagement. I hope that the Premier League can avoid these.
The weekly challenges seem exciting for now but it might be more effective to make them more sporadic, hitting gameweeks when there’s depleted interest in the main FPL game.
Hopefully, this soft launch at the end of the 2023-24 season can break us all into this new format and iron out any teething problems ahead of the 2024-25 season.
It was perhaps important for the mass appeal of this game to reset scores after each gameweek but, for the more dedicated fantasy managers, cumulative scoring or head-to-head leagues would be attractive.
What does this mean for the future of FPL?
Being a dedicated FPL manager can be quite dull and monotonous each week as, generally, a more conservative approach to the game yields the best results.
This new format will add more excitement to those weekly decisions and allow FPL managers more freedom to showcase their fantasy knowledge.
This introduction will be the biggest shake-up in the game since chips were launched for the main game back in 2015-16. The rules from FPL Challenge regarding the final deadline are also particularly interesting and could spell a change in the rules on the traditional FPL deadlines for next season.
The main FPL game has to capture its audience ahead of each new Premier League season and then retain users throughout the season, whereas FPL Challenge is not restricted to this same window.
I’m excited to see a new Fantasy product from the Premier League and, as a content creator, it’s intriguing to see if this grows FPL further to a broader audience.
The number of active FPL players has stagnated this season, so this could be an important boost. I’m ready to give it a try and see where I end up.
https://theathletic.com/5366532/2024/03/25/fantasy-premier-league-challenge-game/
FPL Challenge: What is new Fantasy Premier League game? What are the rules?
By Holly Shand
A brand new format for Fantasy Premier League has launched in the form of the mini-game FPL Challenge.
This new weekly game, which will run alongside the regular FPL format, will bring a fresh batch of tests but far removed from the marathon of the traditional Fantasy season.
With new rules, prizes and different weekly challenges, this new game could give both FPL and Premier League fans renewed interest for the season run-in.
So how does it all work?
What is the new FPL Challenge game?
It’s important to note that, first of all, the FPL Challenge game is totally separate from the main FPL game.
Managers will be able to build a brand-new squad of 15 players every single gameweek, ordinarily using the same budget, formations and captain rules as the main game — effectively a Free Hit every week.
Players are permitted to enter one team per gameweek and can compete globally for prizes, as well as with friends, family and colleagues in up to 25 different leagues.
There are no set deadlines in this Fantasy game, with players able to dip in and out as they wish. Scores are reset after each gameweek, so there’s no long-term commitment required, meaning no more worries about missing strict pre-gameweek deadlines.
What are the most interesting features?
The most exciting feature in FPL Challenge is the presence of the weekly challenges, which will provide different tactics and variances in the squads picked by players to keep this format fresh.
For example, in Gameweek 30, players will be given unlimited funds and thus can stack their sides with the most expensive players in the game. This is particularly intriguing since Manchester Cityhost Arsenalon Sunday.
‘Forward Focus’ is the scheduled offering for Gameweek 31, where forwards score double. This means that essentially means that your entire three-man forward line can earn double points — make sure to pair this with a forward captain for bumper points.
To mark Jurgen Klopp’s final trip to Old Trafford as Liverpoolmanager, his side’s clash against Manchester Unitedis the focus of the Gameweek 32 challenge ‘Red Rivalry’, with all players in that fixture earning double points.
Significantly, in FPL Challenge, managers are permitted to pick up to five players per club, an increase from the maximum of three permitted in the main game.
There is also a new gameweek format. Players can also enter or edit their team at any point up until the final deadline, which is when there are less than two matches yet to play in that gameweek.
This gives managers the opportunity to react to injury leaks and team sheets, which may impact player and captain decisions.
Who will the FPL Challenge game will appeal to?
I think this new format will have a broad appeal; I expect it to engage existing FPL managers and attract a new audience of more casual players.
Ultimately, FPL managers want to be able to own the best players and have fun, which is at the core of FPL Challenge.
FPL gives football and Premier Leaguefans the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and predictions in a game, with this format a truer representation of this.
Is this new format a good idea?
I think that the new game is a great idea from FPL and provides far more engagement than FPL Draft, which has struggled to get off the ground.
This format is very similar to the daily Fantasy games and apps that we’ve seen grow in popularity in this space in recent years but provides greater clout under the Premier League’s own brand.
Daily Fantasy is a highly successful format in the U.S, whose Fantasy industry is far bigger and more valuable than in the UK. This game could provide an important step in bridging that gap.
The announcement excites me but, with the game being launched in beta mode initially, we do need to expect that there may be technical problems in these early stages of the game.
We saw when FIFAreleased ground-breaking chips and rules for their World Cup 2022 Fantasy game, there were teething problems and ambiguity within the rules that led to disengagement. I hope that the Premier League can avoid these.
The weekly challenges seem exciting for now but it might be more effective to make them more sporadic, hitting gameweeks when there’s depleted interest in the main FPL game.
Hopefully, this soft launch at the end of the 2023-24 season can break us all into this new format and iron out any teething problems ahead of the 2024-25 season.
It was perhaps important for the mass appeal of this game to reset scores after each gameweek but, for the more dedicated fantasy managers, cumulative scoring or head-to-head leagues would be attractive.
What does this mean for the future of FPL?
Being a dedicated FPL manager can be quite dull and monotonous each week as, generally, a more conservative approach to the game yields the best results.
This new format will add more excitement to those weekly decisions and allow FPL managers more freedom to showcase their fantasy knowledge.
This introduction will be the biggest shake-up in the game since chips were launched for the main game back in 2015-16. The rules from FPL Challenge regarding the final deadline are also particularly interesting and could spell a change in the rules on the traditional FPL deadlines for next season.
The main FPL game has to capture its audience ahead of each new Premier League season and then retain users throughout the season, whereas FPL Challenge is not restricted to this same window.
I’m excited to see a new Fantasy product from the Premier League and, as a content creator, it’s intriguing to see if this grows FPL further to a broader audience.
The number of active FPL players has stagnated this season, so this could be an important boost. I’m ready to give it a try and see where I end up.
https://theathletic.com/5366532/2024/03/25/fantasy-premier-league-challenge-game/
