[Gazeboss]

For those who have set this up/run one before, a couple more questions...

* Do you assign numbers to the squares right away, or draw them once the squares are filled?
* How much do you end up charging per square? Or, if you play, what do you end up paying per square?

[unsamiSlini]

For those who have set this up/run one before, a couple more questions...

* Do you assign numbers to the squares right away, or draw them once the squares are filled?
* How much do you end up charging per square? Or, if you play, what do you end up paying per square?

A number of years ago, I won some $$ in one of those. The board was set up, $20/square, first come first served. Pick your square, pay the piper, and pray.

[weightpillsnow]

For those who have set this up/run one before, a couple more questions...

* Do you assign numbers to the squares right away, or draw them once the squares are filled?
* How much do you end up charging per square? Or, if you play, what do you end up paying per square?

Put the numbers in after it's filled, is the way I've always played. Depends on how big you want to go.

[freeringtonesioo]

For those who have set this up/run one before, a couple more questions...

* Do you assign numbers to the squares right away, or draw them once the squares are filled?
* How much do you end up charging per square? Or, if you play, what do you end up paying per square?

you assign the team and the numbers on the sides after the blocks are full.

I usually do a dollar a square.

[gogFloark]

http://www.ehow.com/how_13677_set-super-bowl.htmlHow To
How to Set Up a Super Bowl Pool

1. Step 1
   Get pens and a large piece of blank paper.
2. Step 2
   
   
   
   Draw a 10-by-10 grid.
   Step 3
   Write the numbers 0 through 9 across the top, above each square.
   Step 4
   
   
   
   Write the numbers 0 through 9 along the left side of the grid, next to each square.
   Step 5
   
   
   
   Write one Super Bowl team's name at the top (the St. Louis Rams, for example) and the other on the left side (say, the Tennessee Titans).
   Step 6
   Sell each square for one unit, which will provide a 100-unit payoff. Players may want to acquire more than one square; it's best to use all squares.
   Step 7
   
   
   
   Write the initials of the buyer in the corresponding square.
   Step 8
   Watch the game.
   Step 9
   Enjoy the commercials more than the game.
3. Step 10
   
   
   
   Match the last digit of each team's final score with the grid to decide the winner. For example, a score of Tennessee 13, St. Louis 26, would mean finding the square where 3 on the vertical scale meets 6 on the horizontal. If Bill chose the space where these two numbers meet, he's the winner.

[dodsCooggipsedebt]

Oh, I'd also seen one where they had bids for each square. You put the numbers on first, take bids... that way you get action on the edges (40-7, etc), while the most likely winners end up paying more.

That's impossible to do if you don't have everyone in the room at the same time, though.

[Saduyre9de]

Oh, I'd also seen one where they had bids for each square. You put the numbers on first, take bids... that way you get action on the edges (40-7, etc), while the most likely winners end up paying more.

That's impossible to do if you don't have everyone in the room at the same time, though.

Interesting idea, not sure I could pull it off. I'll probably end up going with just the squares sans auction.

I'm hoping to do this along with my Super Bowl Trivia/Prop Bets sheet.

[Emedgella]

http://www.ehow.com/how_13677_set-super-bowl.htmlHow To
How to Set Up a Super Bowl Pool

1. Step 1
   Get pens and a large piece of blank paper.
2. Step 2
   
   
   
   Draw a 10-by-10 grid.
   Step 3
   Write the numbers 0 through 9 across the top, above each square.
   Step 4
   
   
   
   Write the numbers 0 through 9 along the left side of the grid, next to each square.
   Step 5
   
   
   
   Write one Super Bowl team's name at the top (the St. Louis Rams, for example) and the other on the left side (say, the Tennessee Titans).
   Step 6
   Sell each square for one unit, which will provide a 100-unit payoff. Players may want to acquire more than one square; it's best to use all squares.
   Step 7
   
   
   
   Write the initials of the buyer in the corresponding square.
   Step 8
   Watch the game.
   Step 9
   Enjoy the commercials more than the game.
3. Step 10
   
   
   
   Match the last digit of each team's final score with the grid to decide the winner. For example, a score of Tennessee 13, St. Louis 26, would mean finding the square where 3 on the vertical scale meets 6 on the horizontal. If Bill chose the space where these two numbers meet, he's the winner.

You sell all the blocks before putting the numbers in, that way those participating do not get to know which positions they are buying.

Either sell all the squares or stop selling once the numbers are put in.

[HondasMenFox]

'Jewishlouisiana.com'???

Are there even any Jewish folks in Louisiana???

It would appear so.

[qilmuz6v]

Unless, like Dom said, you're auctioning off the squares or something, you definitely don't want to put the numbers in first, otherwise it's unfair for those who don't get first pick. You could run a draft I guess which could make it interesting and probably a little quicker than auctioning them off.

The amounts depend on how big you want the pots to be and how much the people you are having bet want to spend. Last year I just had everyone chip in $5/person and divided the number of squares up evenly and let them pick their squares. I did it mostly as a way to make the game a little more interesting... especially to the girls... because it was cheap, and it's completely random so people who don't have much interest or knowledge in the game could still play and feel a part of it without feeling they were competing against people who knew much more than them.

The payouts I've always seen paid more for the final score. So, say it's $5/square. Total pot is $500. Winner of each of the first quarters gets $100, and the winner of the final score gets $200.

[wentscat]

Unless, like Dom said, you're auctioning off the squares or something, you definitely don't want to put the numbers in first, otherwise it's unfair for those who don't get first pick. You could run a draft I guess which could make it interesting and probably a little quicker than auctioning them off.

The amounts depend on how big you want the pots to be and how much the people you are having bet want to spend. Last year I just had everyone chip in $5/person and divided the number of squares up evenly and let them pick their squares. I did it mostly as a way to make the game a little more interesting... especially to the girls... because it was cheap, and it's completely random so people who don't have much interest or knowledge in the game could still play and feel a part of it without feeling they were competing against people who knew much more than them.

The payouts I've always seen paid more for the final score. So, say it's $5/square. Total pot is $500. Winner of each of the first quarters gets $100, and the winner of the final score gets $200.

I like that idea a lot. It's always a pain getting rid of those final blocks.

[saopinax]

I've done it once or twice a few years back, but can't remember exactly how it works, so I'm hoping someone here has a clue what I'm talking about.

It's a pool/betting game that involves a 5x5 board with numbers on it. One team is represented horizontally and vertically, and people pick numbers off the board. If said team's score ends in that number (or something similar to this) at the end of a quarter (or end of the game), then there is a payout for that score.

Sound familiar to anybody? If so, I'd like to know if this game has a name, or what the ruleset is for it.

I am already in two of those pools. One is for $5 a box and the other is $10. I could get in one for $100 but I don't have the nerve.
You should sell all the boxes first and then fill in the numbers by draw. Do the teams last. 20% for each of the first three quarters and 40% for the final score.

[toksenveste]

That's exactly what I was thinking of!

For some reason, I remembered it being a 5x5 board.

There are 5x5 boards where each square has two numbers per team instead of one. These aren't as common though.

I won a 40" LCD during the Eagles pathetic attempt at football a couple weeks ago.

[12Cickprior]

I am already in two of those pools. One is for $5 a box and the other is $10. I could get in one for $100 but I don't have the nerve.
You should sell all the boxes first and then fill in the numbers by draw. Do the teams last. 20% for each of the first three quarters and 40% for the final score.

What's the purpose of filling in the teams last? It doesn't matter either way as far as picking boxes is concerned... it just seems to me that it would feel more real or legit to already have the teams on there... kind of subconsciously building up the anticipation or something.

[rujeltaoser]

I've done it once or twice a few years back, but can't remember exactly how it works, so I'm hoping someone here has a clue what I'm talking about.

It's a pool/betting game that involves a 5x5 board with numbers on it. One team is represented horizontally and vertically, and people pick numbers off the board. If said team's score ends in that number (or something similar to this) at the end of a quarter (or end of the game), then there is a payout for that score.

Sound familiar to anybody? If so, I'd like to know if this game has a name, or what the ruleset is for it.

[Futfwrca]

I've done it once or twice a few years back, but can't remember exactly how it works, so I'm hoping someone here has a clue what I'm talking about.

It's a pool/betting game that involves a 5x5 board with numbers on it. One team is represented horizontally and vertically, and people pick numbers off the board. If said team's score ends in that number (or something similar to this) at the end of a quarter (or end of the game), then there is a payout for that score.

Sound familiar to anybody? If so, I'd like to know if this game has a name, or what the ruleset is for it.

I think it is 10 x 10.

[newspetty]

I've always just called it a board. Here's one. You draw the numbers after the board is filled.

http://www.jewishlouisiana.com/media...Rua1820941.pdf

[Stovegeothnon]

That's exactly what I was thinking of!

For some reason, I remembered it being a 5x5 board.

[Nurba]

Yep...here is a link on how to make it (not that it seems all that complicated) but just in case:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5128516_make...ing-board.html

[carline]

That's what we use for Superbowl Squares every year. A lot of people do payouts differently though.

Some do it for each quarter, and the final score, while others do it for every single score.

I've actually set it up here before.