Our daily fantasy football playing guides explain how individual platforms worked, including their contest lobbies, team-selection rules, scoring systems and available game formats.
Many of these guides were originally created during the growth of daily fantasy football in Europe. Some of the featured operators may no longer be active, so the archive should be treated as a historical record of how different fantasy football products were structured.
What the Playing Guides Cover
Each guide was designed to help players understand the most important parts of a fantasy football platform before entering a contest.
Typical subjects include:
- How to navigate the contest lobby.
- Available leagues and fixtures.
- Contest types and entry fees.
- Salary caps and squad budgets.
- Permitted formations.
- Captain and substitute rules.
- Scoring systems.
- Prize structures.
- Team-selection deadlines.
Why Platform Rules Matter
No two fantasy football operators use exactly the same rules.
A player who offered excellent value on one platform could be less attractive on another because of differences in:
- Position classification.
- Scoring weight.
- Player pricing.
- Roster requirements.
- Contest structure.
Understanding those differences was an important part of building a competitive daily fantasy football line-up.
Historical Daily Fantasy Football Guides
The guides below form part of the Fantasy Sports Portal daily fantasy football archive.
Where an operator is no longer active, the guide remains available as a historical record of how that platform approached contests, scoring and team construction. Information reflects the platform at the time the original guide was published and should not be treated as current operating information.
| Platform | Playing Guide | Archive Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bet4theBest | How to play Bet4theBest | Historical guide |
| DraftKings UK | How to play DraftKings UK | Historical guide |
| Fanaments | How to play Fanaments | Historical guide |
| FantasyBet | How to play FantasyBet | Historical guide |
| FanTeam | How to play FanTeam | Historical guide |
| MondoGoal | How to play MondoGoal | Historical guide |
| Oulala | How to play Oulala | Historical guide |
| Picklive | How to play Picklive | Historical guide |
| PlayOn | How to play PlayOn | Historical guide |
| Premier Punt | How to play Premier Punt | Historical guide |
| TheSix | How to play TheSix | Historical guide |
Editor’s note: These guides were produced when daily fantasy football was developing rapidly across Europe. Platform availability, ownership, rules and products may have changed substantially since publication. The guides are retained for historical and educational purposes.
Continue Learning
After exploring the historical playing guides, continue with our broader fantasy football resources covering strategy, terminology and team selection.