Fantasy Football Players Choose PicksPal.com PicksPal, The Free Online Sports Pick Game, Proves to be More Fun / Less Complex

Henderson, NV (PRWEB) September 29, 2005

Devoted football fans are expanding their horizons from strictly traditional fantasy football to include free online sports pick games like PicksPal.com. PicksPal.com is a free, weekly game providing sports fans with an opportunity to prove their superior sports IQ against friends and the rest of the nation. PicksPal.com announced thousands of players are signing up every day.

With intricate possible combinations requiring in-depth knowledge of individual player ability, fantasy football can be daunting, especially for new players. It can take an experienced player several hours to establish a fantasy football team, and even more time to manage the team from week to week. This lengthy process is seen by some as a barrier to entry, sapping the fun out of fantasy football.

PicksPal.com provides a fun and easy to use alternative to traditional fantasy sports… Starting with 1000 points each week, PicksPal members rely on real ‘Vegas style’ odds to make free picks on major sports events – including Pro Football, College Football, Baseball, Basketball and more. Setting up a PicksPal account is free, and easy – taking only a few minutes. PicksPal offers members the opportunity to participate in a variety of "friendly" social competitions and interactions, including:

• 1-on-1 Challenges: Any PicksPal member can challenge another member to weekly or ongoing challenges. The PicksPal service tracks the weekly 1-on-1 Challenges with exclusive graphical analysis.
• Leagues: PicksPal members may also play against other members by joining leagues. Members may join as many leagues as they wish.
• Friends/Bookmarks/Who's Yer Daddy?: PicksPal members can invite other members to be friends. This allows members to instantly track the progress of their friends and keep on eye on their picks. Members can also "Bookmark" other members, which allows a member to keep a competitive eye on the scores of other members without formally asking for "friendship." Finally, "Who's Yer Daddy?" tells a PicksPal member who has just surged past ahead in the rankings.
• Talkin' Smack!: A major component to the social aspect of the game, PicksPal members can taunt their friends and opponents on the Crazy Board, Smack Board, Blogs or by sending private messages. With bragging rights on the line, however, if members are going to trash talk, they better be able to back it up.

The game’s weekly leaders are updated daily and displayed on each member’s home page when they log in.

Anyone over the age of 18 can sign up for PicksPal.com here:

http://www.pickspal.com/index.aspx

About PicksPal

Based in Mountain View, California, and created by Former CBS SportsLine.com, Sports.com and Ziff-Davis senior executive, Tom Jessiman, PicksPal.com launched in September 2005. PicksPal received its initial funding from Canaan Partners and counts Canaan general partner Maha Ibrahim and online marketing expert Kenneth Dotson as Board Members. PicksPal members compete in a weekly game, playing and earning social points by picking real events based on real odds. PicksPal members have the opportunity to risk their points on any of their favorite sports, including football, basketball, baseball, golf, boxing, cycling, motor sports and soccer. At the end of the week -- the member accumulating the most points wins.

PicksPal offers its members numerous ways to compete. By making free picks on such sports as Pro Football, College Football, Baseball and more, players can challenge their own knowledge or throw down the gauntlet against friends in 1-on-1 face-offs and even in league competitions. A Pick-O-Meter keeps track of the top ten competitors.

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