Getting Started in the world of Fantasy Sports
                     GETTING STARTED 
IN THE WORLD OF 
FANTASY SPORTS 
APP
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Let's start by understanding what this game is about. A 
fantasy sport (aka rotisserie or roto) is a game that allows 
fans to play a virtual game or virtual season of a real sport 
played by real people.
A fantasy sport app user creates a virtual roster of real 
players via an app or a website. In this roster they pick the 
players from different teams (say Liverpool or Chelsea) to 
make a virtual team of their dreams. Now selection of these 
players depend on the user's research, analysis, or intuition of 
how individuals are going to perform in the season. This 
process of player selection is called a Draft.
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There are different modes in a Fantasy game app-
• Daily & weekly
• Scoring-based
• Draft-based
• League-based
Conduct a user research to know what your audience wants 
and then plan the functionalities and types of games you'd 
like to get developed. It's imperative to have clarity as it 
reflects in your budget.
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The real-game performance statistics of the chosen players 
are converted into fantasy points. These points are then used 
to examine the standings of the participating fantasy teams 
on the leaderboard. This work is performed by a Team 
Manager that is assigned to every team.
There is also a League Commissioner who monitors the 
overall league by tracking, compiling, and calculating actual 
results of the professional sport.
The performances of the fantasy teams can be easily tracked 
via different websites and mobile applications.
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THINGS THAT WILL MAKE YOU STANDOUT IN 
THE FANTASY SPORTS WORLD
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Because of love for the game and thrill of the competition and 
participation, Fantasy Sports has become part of a larger 
demographic.
Sports enthusiasts love the accessibility of intuitive apps and 
websites in the palm of their hands. Besides, Fantasy sport 
also provides the challenge to test one's knowledge and skills 
in sports.
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Apart from the general gameplay features like:
 Lobby
 Drafting
 Live scoring
 Leaderboard
 Player cards
There are certain functionalities and features a fantasy sports 
platform should have in order to successfully carve its niche 
among the sports lovers.
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Timeline :
• The app or website should be supportive of both real and 
virtual games.
• Users must be able to see the current performance 
without browsing and switching between apps or tabs.
• There should be different options that make the app more 
user-friendly.
• To be able to review your virtual team’s performance and 
going through the live feeds of the real match can prove 
out to be a great feature.
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Private Group Games :
Playing with strangers is fun. But have you thought of 
inviting your friends to compete against you and defeat 
them every time? Sounds exciting! Doesn’t it?
Participants should be able choose their competitors by 
inviting friends, family or colleagues.
Side Note: This can also lead to increase in potential and 
organic participants without any extra efforts.
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Virtual Currency :
The flexibility to use virtual currency instead of real one to buy 
players is a step in the right and user-friendly direction. Users will 
have currency back-up from previous winning prizes and there can 
be separate parts for viewing earnings.
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Manage Contests :
For this functionality your app needs dedicated sections or 
segregation for different players, say beginners, 
intermediate and experts. This ensures fair play as the 
competition is taking place among users of a similar skill 
set.
With this feature the user would also be able to manage 
categories, add, remove, or deactivate a contest, if 
required.
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Manage User Accounts :
According to the best practices there should be an easy 
way in and out of your app/website. Users should be able 
to edit, delete or deactivate accounts without any hassles.
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Trophies/Achievement Badges :
A reward is most likely to help boost the morale of the 
users and make them more excited to play again and again 
to earn more rewards.
It will also help attract new users when the players share 
their achievements on social media.
Side note: Provide a direct social share button for 
achievements to encourage sharing and engagement.
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A BOOMING FANTASY SPORTS MARKET
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According to a research the fantasy sports market size is 
expected to grow by $9.34 billion during 2020-2024.
The Fantasy sports industry is growing rapidly because of the 
advent of smart devices and lightening internet connectivity 
across the globe. In a time when everyone is locked up and 
bored at home, we all need something to kill time with. Might 
as well be in something that we love. Now is the best time to 
get your app built from a fantasy sport app development 
company.
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HOW TO MONETIZE YOUR FANTASY SPORT 
APP?
There are two 
common ways to 
get the 
additional 
monetary benefit 
from your app. 
You can either go 
for advertising 
on app or via 
participation fee.
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Advertising Participation 
Fee
You can partner with Participation fee is very 
relevant brands and plug effective with returning 
products in between plays users. You can conduct 
for brand exposure. You can contests with entry fee and 
also have a dedicated rewards for the winners. You 
section assigned to the can see this type of models 
brands to advertise on your in MMORPG computer games 
app or website via banners. like what Valve does with 
DOTA 2 Compendium.
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Fantasy sport is an ever growing market and quite 
successful in the form of apps and websites as well. 
We know it because we make these money-churning 
software mammoths for a living. Schedule a call with 
us to know how we can make you the Go-to choice in 
the world of Fantasy Sport Apps.
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