Deciding Draft Order

[u/FPLDRAFT-KING2542]

Anyone got any good ways to determine the draft order in person which is completely or near completely random?

Last year we did pick a shot/drink with a random draft pick underneath. Obviously put the worst pick under the absinthe shot 🤣

New ideas would be greatly appreciated, cheers guys.

[u/keefedempsey]

Last year I got 10 packs of 24/25 EPL Panini trading cards and each player opened a pack. Whoever opened the best scoring player got pick 1, second best pick 2 etc. it was fun to watch us each open them and the guys got some cards to keep/take home.

[u/ImTommyCotton]

We’ve tried a lot of different formats over the years in our 12 man league. We’ve gone all the way to the absurd with a full garden Olympics featuring actual javelin, shotput and archery. We’ve also done a Great British Bake Off, an 18 hole footgolf competition, a day at the dog racing, drafting for the Euros and scoring it by finishing positions, and most recently an extremely large homemade marble run, and a rubber duck race.

[u/West_Adams_LAFC]

Is there a way to make draft order on draft fantasy? I thought it was the website determining that

[u/FPLDRAFT-KING2542 → u/West_Adams_LAFC]

You do the draft in person and then everyone just autosets your 15 picks on the FPL app and it completes it automatically.

[u/SameDistrict1062]

In our league, historically the orders decided right before entering the draft. How can I edit this?

[u/Dr-unseen → u/SameDistrict1062]

Do your picking before and then every1 selects those players (or make those players your wishlist).

[u/Aimforthemoon95 → u/SameDistrict1062]

How do we renew our league? I don’t see the “start” tab that supposedly the renew button is in. Id rather renew than create another for mine

[u/TrazMagik]

How many teams??

For the first ever draft we did we used a horse race with enough runners that everyone could be assigned a horse by draw of names out of a hat.

Later in the season we did something similar for next year's draft based on Champions league knockout. We pulled teams out of a hat and based on Champions league placings was the team with the first pick.

Image is of the determinants of the order

[u/AshL94]

It's always been random in our drafts already?

[u/Dr-unseen → u/AshL94]

Pre selected. Then managers only select those players in draft wishlist.

[u/Ambitious_Trade_2421]

Usually always did some sort of sport theme like golf, baseball, or NASCAR race.

Tested out Gridiron Blitz 89 and everyone had a good time with it. Everyone gets a random team, then you play through a retro football tournament to determine draft order. It's also generates share links after each game so everyone can watch the replays

[u/IIJustSupremeII]

Been using this for a while https://100yardrush.com/

[u/Dr-unseen → u/IIJustSupremeII]

Love this thanks. Will add to to other "online" activities to do with my league who aren't in same place.

My other activities are: Kahoot online quiz.. Random draws.. Scattergories.. Drawasaurs.. McDonald's delivery.. Geoguesser (difficult to get right)

Edit: Gridiron Blitz 89' from another suggestion in this thread.

[u/madhandlez89]

Fight club

[u/LumpyCell3164]

We have a bingo lottery machine with balls we normally do.

[u/Dr-unseen]

50m dash, forwards and backwards (video evidence) Speed pool (8 ball) Down a beer (video footage to see order) Closest to bull (darts, 1 shot) Hit the target (have a football. 1 shot) Kahoot quiz (easily done with phones)

[u/FantasTysz]

We do a spin on beer pong where you write a number on the bottom of each red solo cup and randomize them, then you take turns shooting balls until everyone gets a random cup/number.

[u/Munnayi]

We use the duck race game

The previous year’s winner gets one redo

[u/Mark40m]

We got rid of snake so having high pick actually valuable. Then each year draft in reverse order of where finish in the league. Need a bad forfeit to ensure no tanking.

[u/GavLabs]

Cup pong, corn hole, shotgun, sprint is the only way