You have $15. Build a team.
Every seat spins up the $1–$5 brackets with real candidates in each — priced by how good the career actually was, not by payroll. You pay for the bracket and choose the name; you never see the next seat's board until its round spins. Fill five seats, stay under $15, and a full season decides if your bargain board was genius.
The shared board deals the same markets to everyone for one day — post your record, send the challenge link, and it’s apples to apples.
The build-a-team-with-$15 game, played straight
The budget squad is the roster argument in its purest form: same prices, same $15, so the only variable is judgment. A $5 pick is top-shelf for its position, a $1 pick is the fun tier, and every card carries the honors receipts to argue with. When the board fills, the same season engine that runs the perfect season game plays it out week by week — and the board refuses to let you strand yourself (three $5 stars with two seats left is a lesson everyone learns once). Prefer your legends one at a time? There's a daily player-guess too, the Franchise Quest, and the full Daily Draft.
Questions people actually ask
How does the $15 budget squad work?
The board deals seat by seat: each seat spins up the $1-$5 price brackets with several real candidates in each. You pay for the bracket and pick the name — knowing which $2 player plays like a $4 one is the whole edge. $15 for the whole squad; when the board is full, a full season simulates and the record is your score.
Where do the prices come from?
They are game prices, not salaries — derived from how good each career actually was (peak plus longevity), priced within the position group. A $5 tight end is a top-shelf tight end. Every card carries the honors receipts to argue with.
Do I know what is coming at the later seats?
No — that is the game. Each seat reveals its brackets only when its round spins up, so budgeting is strategy and the candidate lists are the luck. The board refuses picks that would strand you (three $5 players leaves nothing for two seats).
Can I challenge a friend on my board?
Yes — finish a run and send the challenge link. They draft the exact same menus in the same order, and the records settle it.
Which sports can I play?
Ten boards: football, basketball, cricket, baseball, college football, hockey, soccer, golf, women’s basketball and Aussie rules — one $15 budget, every sport, each with its five marquee seats.
What is a perfect run?
Win every simulated game with a squad that cost $15 or less. A sharp drafter genuinely gets there — balanced builds beat superstar-and-scrubs, and knowing the bracket bargains is the difference. Random picking almost never does.