This is the official Battle Royale Rule Book.  What is stated here are the rules of the land.  This document is updated only when needed, all changes to the Rule Book are documented at the bottom.

If you need clarification on a specific rule or believe a rule needs to be further explained, contact the commish.

To submit a proposed change to the Rule Book, contact the commish and they can put it to a vote.

• League is run on Yahoo Fantasy Football
• Dues are due by the end of week 3, If not paid in full the team is locked until dues are paid
• Only the commissioner can veto trades
• If owners are unhappy with the trade, they can make a case against the trade directly to the commissioner within 48 hours of the trade acceptance
• Week 12 Trade Deadline
• Trades reopen after the Hall of Fame Game
• If the Hall of Fame game is canceled, then it is at the end of the day PST that the game was scheduled on
• Trading of Picks is allowed however only 1 pick can be traded at a time
• Yahoo does not support trading prior to the draft, any and all trades made during the period between the Hall of Fame game and the draft must be submitted to the commissioner no later than 48 hours before the draft is scheduled
• In order to enact a rule change there needs to be support for the change from 70% of greater of the current active members
• Rule changes can only be implemented in the off season unless there is a 100% support for the proposed change
• In rare circumstances where games are canceled or postponed or moved in such a way that it drastically affects the outcome of a fantasy matchup. The commissioner will make an executive decision to do what is best for the league and all teams involved
• Matchups affected in the regular season will most likely side with what Yahoo or the Fantasy service decides to do with the situation
• Decisions that involve the commissioners team directly will result in a majority vote to approve the commissioner's decision

Keeper League

This is not your average keeper league, things are a little more complicated than others. These unique settings set the Battle Royale apart and keep it intense and fun throughout the season.

• Each team is allowed 3 keepers
• Each team is also allowed 1 developmental player
• A Developmental player is somebody that meets the following requirements
• Less than 500 Total Yards (RB/WR/TE) or 1500 Total Yards (QB)
• This player can be anybody that meets the yardage requirements (Rookie, Veteran, Injured Player Etc)
• Keepers must be submitted to the commissioner before kick-off of the Hall of Fame game
• If the Hall of Fame game is canceled, then it is at the end of the day PST that the game was scheduled on
• If a team decides not to keep any players or fails to report their keepers by the deadline then they will receive compensatory picks at the end of the draft

MVP

At the end of the season, managers vote on who they think is the fantasy player MVP. The team who happens to have that player will earn a $20 payout at the end of the season as part of the updated payout system.

Lineup

Scoring

Playoffs

• Playoffs begin week 15

Championship Playoff Bracket

• The Division winners receive an automatic bid into the Championship Playoff Bracket
• The next four teams overall will also receive bids into the Championship Playoff Bracket
• The Seeding is based on overall standings

Week 15

Week 1 Bye

1st Seed Team

Round 1 Game 1

3rd Seed Team

6th Seed Team

Week 16

Round 2 Game 1

1st Seed Team

RND 1 GM 1 Winner

Week 17

Championship

RND 2 GM 1 Winner

RND 2 GM 2 Winner

Week 16

Round 2 Game 2

2nd Seed Team

RND 1 GM 2 Winner

Week 15

Week 1 Bye

2nd Seed Team

Round 1 Game 2

4th Seed Team

5th Seed Team

Week 16

5th Place Game

RND 1 GM 1 Loser

RND 1 GM 2 Loser

Week 17

3rd Place Game

RND 2 GM 1 Loser

RND 2 GM 2 Loser

Toilet Bowl Playoff Bracket

• The worst 4 teams in the overall standings will play in the Losing Playoffs
• The losing teams from each bracket will move on to play in the Toilet Bowl
• The winning teams from each bracket will move on to play for the first overall pick in the next years draft in the Losers Championship
• The losing team of the toilet bowl has to pay $10 towards the winner of the Toilet Bowl's buy in for the next season

Week 15

Round 1 Game 1

1st Seed Team

4th Seed Team

Week 16

Losers Championship

Game 1 Winner

Game 2 Winner

Week 15

Round 1 Game 2

2nd Seed Team

3rd Seed Team

Week 16

Toilet Bowl

Game 1 Loser

Game 2 Loser

Draft

• The Draft is determined by majority vote
• Draft to be held anytime between the Hall of Fame Game and the Start of the regular season
• Commissioner will suggest a list of dates that the draft could be held on
• If there is not 70% support for a particular draft date, commissioners can suggest alternative draft dates as well
• The Draft will be held live at a location to be determined once the date is set. Everyone is welcome to join but not required
• Owners are responsible for their own draft. The rest of the owners and commissioner are not responsible for technical difficulties. Such as but not limited to, forgetting your laptop, phone draft problems, or missing the draft all together
• The Draft order is determined mostly by the end of the playoff standings with the exception of the first few picks
• The first pick is determined by the team that won the Losers Championship
• The second pick is determined by the winning team of the Toilet Bowl
• The third pick is determined by the losing team of the Toilet Bowl

Draft Order

• Pick 1 - Winner of the Losers Championship
• Pick 2 - Winner of the Toilet Bowl
• Pick 3 - Loser of the Toilet Bowl
• Pick 4 - 8th Place Team
• Pick 5 - 6th Place Team
• Pick 6 - 5th Place Team
• Pick 7 - 4th Place Team
• Pick 8 - 3rd Place Team
• Pick 9 - 2nd Place Team
• Pick 10 - 1st Place Team

Buy In and Payouts

• $100 Buy in
• First Place - $400
• Second Place - $200
• Third Place - $100
• Team with the most points each week of regular season - $10
• Team that scores the most points in a single week, playoffs included - $20
• Team with the largest margin of victory, playoffs included - $20
• Team with the smallest margin of victory, playoffs included - $20
• Longest Win Streak, playoffs included - $20
• Regular season champion, or best record prior to playoffs - $20
• Team points is used as tiebreaker
• Most total points in the regular season for a non playoff team - $20
• Losers Champion - $20
• The team holding the MVP - $20
• The loser of the Toilet Bowl pays the Winner of the Toilet Bowl $10 towards their Buy In
• Championship T-shirts are available for $15 which gets taken out of the payout at the end of the season
• Prior to the 2023 season Championship teams should have received a T-shirt
• If a previous Championship team did not receive a t-shirt for their Championship year, make sure to contact the Commissioner
• Max total payout any one team could come home with in theory is $660

Rule Change History

• Approved 2018 - Eliminate points for yards against for Defenses, returning the defensive scoring to standard fantasy scoring
• Approved 2018 - Kickers recieve -2 points for missed field goals of 0-19 yds, and -1 points for missed field goals of 20-29 yds
• Vetoed 2019 - If a team does not keep one of their keepers, they would get a pick at the beginning of the draft instead of at the end of the draft
• Approved 2020 - Switched Fantasy Football services from Yahoo to Fantrax
• Approved 2021 - Switched Fantasy Football service from Fantrax back to Yahoo (That was a disaster)
• Approved 2023 - Payouts and buy-in discounts have been adjusted to make payouts more balanced and create new ways to get paid
• Approved 2023 - Passing scoring adjusted. Passing touchdowns are now with 5 pts instead of 6, Sacks are now worth -1 pts, Completions are now worth 0.2 pts per completion, Pick Sixes are worth -1 pts, 40+ Yard Completion is worth 1 pt, and Passing 1st Downs are worth 0.1 pts
• Approved 2023 - Rushing Scoring Adjusted. 40+ Yard Runs are now worth 1 pt and Rushing 1st Downs are worth 0.1 pts
• Approved 2023 - Receiving scoring adjusted. 40+ Yard Receptions are now worth 1 pt and Receiving 1st downs are now worth 0.1 pts
• Approved 2023 - Kicking scoring adjusted. Missed extra point attempts are now worth -2 pts
• Approved 2023 - Defense and Special Teams scoring adjusted. Extra Points Returned for Touchdowns are now worth 6 pts instead of 2, Safeties are now worth 4 pts instead of 2, Tackles for a loss are worth 0.5 pts, and Forced 3 and outs are now worth 0.5 pts
• Approved 2023 - When the NFL switched to a 18 week season, we accidently adjusted our playoffs to begin in week 16 which means the Championship games would happen in week 18. This has been adjusted so that the Playoffs begin in week 15.
• Approved 2023 - MVT (Most Valuable Trade) was removed because nobody traded anyway