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Four steps, one week at a time. CourPlay is free to play — no entry fee, no wagering, no prize pool.
Open the draft board and pick exactly 7 eligible anime airing during the scoring week.
Open the draft board →Every anime carries a price. The seven prices together have to fit inside the $65,000 salary cap — that trade-off is the game.
Read the rules →Edit freely until Monday 12:00 PM ET. Submit before then — once the week locks, lineups cannot be changed.
See your lineup →Your anime earn points as their weekly audience, favorites, and rating move. Watch the week play out, then check the finalized result.
Open the leaderboard →The 5-step version
What these words mean
Simple point example
During the scoring period, Anime A gains:
| What changed | Points |
|---|---|
| 4,000 new AniList members | 8 Audience |
| 150 new AniList favorites | 3 Fandom |
| Rating changes from 74 to 76 | +2 Rating |
| Audience + Fandom + Rating | 13 |
Anime A CourScore: 13
Sample values — an example the live formula could produce, not a specific anime.
Combined lineup example
Each of your seven anime earns its own CourScore. Add all seven together and you get your Lineup Total for the week:
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CourPlay repeats this calculation for all seven anime. The player with the highest finalized combined score wins.
The three parts of a CourScore
Price only affects which seven anime you can afford. Expensive anime do not receive extra points.
Rating decreases may subtract points. The exact minimum and maximum are shown in the Full Rulebook.
If required AniList data is unavailable, CourPlay follows the missing-data rule in the Full Rulebook. It does not invent a score.
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