Fantasy Football: Complete guide on how to play MailOnline's new game
- Your step-by-step guide into how to play MailOnline Fantasy Football
- Pick the right players and you couldwin £1,000 EVERY WEEK!
Fancy playing MailOnline Fantasy Football but you haven't got a clue where to start?
Don't worry, we won't tell anyone. It's actually remarkable simple to pick your team and set off towards winning fabulous cash prizes - or at least the bragging rights over your mates.
Here's a simple guide to the game...
PICKING YOUR PLAYERS
Really easy to do, but you want to make sure you get it right.
So, you've got a £100million budget to start with that even Jose Mourinho would be jealous of - and with that cash you need to put together a squad of 15 players.
You can pick anyone from the Barclays Premier League: Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas and hundreds more are available at your fingertips - all you need to do is click on their name from the list to bring them into your team.
Skipper: Steven Gerrard is Liverpool's captain but will you pick him to get double points for you?
FORMATIONS
As you go along you'll need to pick a formation - there's options of 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-5-2 or 4-5-1 to choose from. That will entail how many you need from each group of players.
Everyone needs a goalkeeper, and in, for example, a 4-4-2, you'll also need four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers.
Star turns: Vincent Kompany (left), Daniel Sturridge (centre) and Eden Hazard will all be popular picks
Add onto that a substitute for each position, which you'll also need in case any of your picks get injured and miss a game.
BUDGETING
Remember, you can't just pick the best players all over the pitch - you need to budget well to fit into your £100million bracket. Value players can pick up points too - read our 'Tips' and 'Scout' pages for more on those...
That budget equates to an average of around £7.1million per player, but you'll want to mix it up a bit with some cheap players before you splash £12million on Robin van Persie.
Top manager: Can you match Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and win the league in your first season?
CHOOSING YOUR CAPTAIN
Before you can continue you'll need a captain. Your captain is your star player who you think will score the most points for you. Pick carefully as whoever you go for gets DOUBLE points - an easy way to get ahead of the rest of your mates.
All you need to do is click the little star in the left hand corner of your star player on the field. You can change your captain at any time throughout the season.
Now you're ready to go! Choose a name for your team, enter your details and you're into the Fantasy minisite.
LEAGUES
As an easy way to compete with family and friends, you can set up a league. Click 'mini leagues' on the tabs at the top.
From here, you can either join an existing league (a friend will have to email you the details) or you can create your own.
If you're going for the second option it's really easy. Just choose a name for the league and then click 'Mail your mates', enter their email addresses and you're done. Either that or send 'Your unique link' to them.
Remember, the top scoring league chairman at the end of the season wins £5,000 so get some friends in who you think can score big!
Option: Cesc Fabregas is back in the Premier League - but will he fit into your side at a price of £10.2million?
POINTS
You get points for all sorts of things - goals, wins, clean sheets - but you also lose them for things like red cards. Your subs don't score points. For full details on what wins you points check out our 'How to Play' page on the minisite.
Every week you can keep an eye on how your team is getting on LIVE as the games go on, just log in to have a look.
TRANSFERS
Throughout the season you'll want to make changes to your team - what happens when that Arsenal player you've got inevitably picks up a season-ending injury?
You have the chance to make 16 transfer before the half-way mark in the season (January 5) and then we'll give you another 16 until the season ends.
You can use as many as you like at any time you like but make sure you make the changes before the first kick-off each weekend (usually 12:45 on a Saturday) as otherwise your new boys won't score points that week.
When you make transfers you can also change your formation, so you can bring in Sergio Aguero for that hapless Sunderland defender you knew wouldn't work out, if you've got the money!
- Ready to get started? CLICK HERE to begin picking your team now!
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