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Six Rings guide

How to play

One help page covers the whole Six Rings family: solo Trophy Case modes, ranked Duels, and FFA rooms.

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How to play

Draft the most impactful lineup.

Five rounds, one pick each. Each board shows you real players from one NBA team, but their scores are hidden. Just pick the one you think helped his team win the most, five times, to build your lineup.

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1. Draft five

You'll see 20 players from one team — names and faces, no stats. Trust your gut, pick the one you think made the biggest difference, and we'll reveal his real impact. Five rounds, five players, one lineup.

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2. Use lifelines
  • Redeal: Don't like these 20? Get a fresh batch from the same team.
  • Position: Narrow the board to 10-15 players at one position you pick.
  • Double Dip: Grab two players from the same round.
  • Reveal: Peek at a player's offense, defense, and total before you lock in.
  • Swap teams: Want a different team? Jump to a random new one.
  • Spyglass: Reveal one player's impact right on his card — three per game.
  • Flashbang: Randomize every player's season on the board — same players, new years. Once per game.
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3. Score bonuses

Your five picks set the base score, then bonuses stack on top: +3 for a full PG-SG-SF-PF-C lineup, up to +2 for balanced offense and defense, and a +4 Lockdown bonus for a defense over +11. Guys who barely played or a lopsided roster drag it down.

What's "impact"?

It's how much better a team played with that player on the floor — basically the points he added (or cost them) every time he stepped on the court. Higher is better, and it's the number you're trying to guess on every pick.

Impact uses LAKER, created by Neil Paine. Boards require position, WAR, and LAKER RAPM above +0.

A 90th percentile lineup is a 6‑ring lineup.Good luck!
Trophy Case
Duels

Draft head-to-head.

Duels are the multiplayer version of Six Rings: same blind board, alternating picks, mode-aware scoring, and a live opponent on the other side.

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    Same board, alternating picks

    Both players draft from one blind board. Pick order snakes so each side gets a fair run at the board.

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    20 seconds per pick

    When the clock is yours, lock a player before time expires. Missed turns can auto-pick, and repeated misses can forfeit.

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    Ranked affects Duels Elo

    Ranked 1v1 and Trio move the global Duels ladder. Friend challenges and custom games are friendly.

Flashbang

In LAKER duels, Flashbang rerolls every unpicked card to a different season for the same player. Picked cards stay locked.

Tournaments

Register in the lobby, check in before the timer expires, and play your series when the bracket calls you.

Play DuelsQuick Match
FFA / Rooms

Race the room.

FFA is for multiplayer rooms where more than two players chase the same board. It is faster, messier, and intentionally separated from the 1v1 ladder.

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    Everyone races the same room

    FFA rooms put multiple players on the same blind board. There are no turns in race-style FFA: first tap wins the card.

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    Draft five before the room ends

    You are trying to finish your five-player lineup while other seats chase the same player pool.

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    FFA has its own rating

    Classic FFA uses the separate FFA ladder. Top finishers gain, lower finishers lose, and custom invite games stay casual.

Public queue

Queue for a public FFA room from the Duels lobby or the Rooms page. FFA Madness uses larger event boards.

Custom rooms

Create private invite rooms or open custom FFA lobbies for a group. Invite games can start with fewer players than public full-room queues.

Play FFA