← Field Day

Setup utility

Build your bracket.

Choose the group and board. The tool gives you the exact name cards, byes, game cards, and snake order to prepare.

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01 / Group
players
Field Day works best with 6–12 people. Eight is the sweet spot.
02 / BoardChoose the bracket length
Your setup

8 players / 32 entries

4name cards per person
0planned byes
32games on the board
40suggested game cards to offer

Make 32 name cards total. Put 24 in the opening pool, and hold back one copy of every player's name for the final name round. Offer about eight extra games; unused cards simply stay off the board.

03 / Order

Make the snake

Enter the players, then shuffle once to choose who drafts first.

Snake preview
  1. Ari
  2. Bea
  3. Chen
  4. Dev
  5. Eli
  6. Fran
  7. Gio
  8. Hope
  9. Hope
  10. Gio
  11. Fran
  12. Eli
  13. Dev
  14. Chen
  15. Bea
  16. Ari
  17. Ari

The last player goes twice at the first turn, and the first player goes twice at the next.

01Make the cards

Print or write the calculated names, the planned byes, and more approved games than the board needs.

02Set the reserve

Hold back one copy of every player's name. Those names are the final phase of the draft.

03Open the rules

Use the canonical guide to explain legal placements, play the bracket, and handle ordinary problems.

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