HOW TO PLAY

The Game

Build a dynasty. Earn rings.

7 Rings is a fantasy draft game using 36 seasons of real NFL data (1990–2025). Every score is era-adjusted — a great player from any era can win your draft. You have 6 picks to build a roster. After your draft the game scores your team, detects synergies, and awards rings based on your total.

Drafting

How picks work

You get a random NFL team

Each pick a random franchise is selected. Up to 15 player-seasons from that team — across all positions — are laid out face-down. There's always at least one QB option and one DEF option in every draw.

Scores are hidden until you commit

You see the player's name, team, and season — but the era-adjusted score is revealed only after you pick. Use the Peek Scores lifeline if you want to see numbers before committing.

Fill slots 1 through 6 in order

Slots are filled sequentially. Any player you pick from any draw goes into the next open slot — you're not locked to a position per slot. Build the roster you want.

Synergies fire after your final pick

Once all 6 slots are filled the game scans your roster for synergies and adds bonus points. Your total is player scores + synergy bonuses, which determines your rings.

Lifelines

Each lifeline can only be used once per game

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Reroll Team

Swap to a completely different team. The original team is discarded and a new random franchise is chosen with a fresh set of 15 players. Use this when the current team has nothing worth drafting.

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Focus Position

Choose a single position (QB, HB, WR, TE, or DEF) and the draw is rebuilt with only that position from the current team. Repeat player-seasons are allowed. Up to 15 cards shown. Use this to target a specific synergy or plug a roster hole.

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Peek Scores

Flip all cards face-up, revealing every player's era-adjusted score before you commit. The scores stay visible until you pick. Use this when you can't afford to guess.

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Shuffle Deal

Keep the same team but generate a completely new set of 15 players. Players you've already seen (from previous draws) are excluded. Use this when the current draw doesn't have what you need but the team is good.

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2 For 1

Pick one player from the current draw, then immediately choose a second from the remaining 14. Two roster slots are filled from a single draw. Use this on a stacked team to grab two elite players at once.

Synergies

Bonus points added on top of player scores

The game scans your finished roster and awards every synergy you hit. Multiple synergies stack — the highest scores come from building intentionally.

Formation Synergies+2 each

Based on the exact mix of HB, WR, and TE among your 4 non-QB offensive players. Only one formation synergy fires per draft. All 4 must be HB, WR, or TE — drafting a QB or DEF into one of those spots blocks the formation bonus.

FormationHBWRTE

Pound The Rock2 HB1 WR1 TE

Air Raid1 HB2 WR1 TE

11 Personnel1 HB3 WR0 TE

12 Personnel1 HB1 WR2 TE

Committee Backfield3 HB1 WR0 TE

Smash Mouth2 HB0 WR2 TE

Empty Set0 HB4 WR0 TE

Era Synergies+4 each

Based on the years of your 5 offensive players (excluding DEF). Both can fire in the same draft if you somehow hit both thresholds (unlikely but possible).

Old School

4 or more offensive players with a season before 2010

Next Gen

4 or more offensive players with a season from 2020 or later

Team Stack Synergies+2, +3 or +5

All three can fire simultaneously and stack with each other.

Franchise Stack +2

Your QB shares a team with at least one other offensive player (any season)

Team Identity +5

3 or more offensive players share the same team name (any season)

Season Stack +3

Your QB shares both team and season year with at least one other offensive player

QB / WR Duo+4

Your QB and any other offensive player match a famous pair. Season doesn't matter — just the names.

Tom Brady + Randy Moss

Tom Brady + Rob Gronkowski

Peyton Manning + Marvin Harrison

Peyton Manning + Reggie Wayne

Aaron Rodgers + Davante Adams

Aaron Rodgers + Jordy Nelson

Patrick Mahomes + Tyreek Hill

Patrick Mahomes + Travis Kelce

Drew Brees + Michael Thomas

Drew Brees + Marques Colston

Brett Favre + Sterling Sharpe

Brett Favre + Antonio Freeman

Steve Young + Jerry Rice

Joe Montana + Jerry Rice

Kurt Warner + Torry Holt

Kurt Warner + Isaac Bruce

Ben Roethlisberger + Antonio Brown

Ben Roethlisberger + Hines Ward

Russell Wilson + Tyler Lockett

Matt Ryan + Julio Jones

Lamar Jackson + Mark Andrews

Josh Allen + Stefon Diggs

Cam Newton + Steve Smith Sr.

Philip Rivers + Antonio Gates

Troy Aikman + Michael Irvin

Jim Kelly + Andre Reed

John Elway + Shannon Sharpe

Drew Bledsoe + Ben Coates

Warren Moon + Haywood Jeffires

Randall Cunningham + Randy Moss

Mark Brunell + Jimmy Smith

Dan Marino + Mark Clayton

Dan Marino + Mark Duper

RB Tandems & Committees+4 or +8

Draft two HBs from a famous tandem for +4, or all three members of a committee for +8. If the duo or trio has a nickname, it appears on the scoreboard instead of "RB Tandem." Season doesn't matter — just the names.

RB Tandems +4

Warrick Dunn + Mike Alstott

Priest Holmes + Larry Johnson

Fred Taylor + Maurice Jones-Drew

DeAngelo Williams + Jonathan StewartDouble Trouble

Chris Johnson + LenDale WhiteSmash and Dash

Mark Ingram + Alvin KamaraBoom and Zoom

Devonta Freeman + Tevin Coleman

Nick Chubb + Kareem Hunt

Jahmyr Gibbs + David MontgomerySonic & Knuckles

Bijan Robinson + Tyler Allgeier

RB Committees +8

Brandon Jacobs + Derrick Ward + Ahmad BradshawEarth, Wind & Fire

Rings

Total score = player scores + synergy bonuses

7 rings≥ +55All-time dynasty

6 rings≥ +48Dominant era

5 rings≥ +38Championship contender

4 rings≥ +30Playoff regular

3 rings≥ +22Above average

2 rings≥ +13Below average

1 ring≥ +7Rebuilding year

0 rings< +7Tank season

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