One month! We’re exactly one month away from World Cup 2010 in South Africa!
People are starting to think about it as the media hype slowly builds, but what else are people thinking about? How about, where am I going to find an office pool to join for me and my friends for the World Cup?
Look no further than the World Cup 2010 Pool, right here at MyOfficePool.ca. The biggest pool in our history was back in 2006 for the last World Cup. That pool returns after a long slumber to let you follow and cheer along your squads from the opening Group Stage right through to the final.
New Feature: Pool Groups
There is a new feature at MyOfficePool.ca, starting with our World Cup Pool. You can create your own pool group, and then invite and compete against your friends and family. All you have to do is this:
1. Join the overall pool. This is free.
2. Create a pool group. This is also free.
3. Invite your friends to join. There is no limit, invite as many people as you like.
Pool Rules
The way this pool works you only have to make your picks for the Group Stage, picking who will finish in 1st and 2nd place in each group, to start the pool.
Then before the start of the each subsequent round – Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final – pick the winners for that round. Instead of picking the entire tourney before the start, this keeps the pool active and you are (almost) never out of the running.
Points are accumulated each round based on your picks (being right of course) and a scoring table, included in the detailed rules.
No Group? Join Mine
If you don’t want to create your own group, or don’t have a group to join and want to play for a little cash, then you can join my group, Bulge the Old Onion Bag (love that line). This group is a $20 entry fee, payable to me – Mike – prior to the start of the pool. No exceptions. Let me know if you want in and I’ll send you an invite.
Okay, so that is it. The World Cup kicks off the first game on Friday June 11th at 10:00 am Eastern. As with all of our pools, you can edit your picks anytime you like right up to the deadline, so by all means join today and then mull over your picks for the next 30 days. If you’re starting a group to invite friends, then you may want to get them thinking about it now.
Enjoy the pool. The next month cannot go fast enough!
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