# PikSheet Help

> Walkthroughs of every pool type and guides for commissioners.

Source: https://piksheet.com/help?via=md
Last updated: 2026-11-07

Walkthroughs of PikSheet pool types (most include an example pool you can click through without an account) and guides for commissioners.

## Pool type walkthroughs

- [Pick'em](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/pickem?via=md): Pick a winner in every game. Includes a live example pool with a commissioner view.
- [High 5](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/high5?via=md): Pick a fixed number of games each week instead of the whole slate. Best record wins.
- [Best Bet](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/bestbet?via=md): Pick every game, then star your most confident calls for bonus credit.
- [Confidence](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/confidence?via=md): Rank every pick by how sure you are. The surer you are, the more a miss costs.
- [Margin](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/margin?via=md): One team a week, no repeats. You bank their margin of victory — or eat it.
- [Survivor](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/survivor?via=md): One team a week, no repeats, one wrong call and you're out. Last entry standing wins.
- [Touchdown Calls](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/touchdown?via=md): Call the players you think will score. Includes a live example with real rosters.
- [One and Done Fantasy](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/fantasy?via=md): Set a full fantasy lineup every week, but use each player only once all season.
- [Slate Pick'em (NHL)](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/slate_pickem?via=md): Pick N games from the commissioner's weekly NHL slate, ranked for points or one point a pick.
- [Bowl Pick'em](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/bowl_pickem?via=md): Pick every bowl game and the College Football Playoff on one sheet, with more points for playoff games. Settings stay editable until the first game starts; pick types and any scoring style or allocation choices lock after anyone saves a pick.
- [CFP Pick'em](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/cfp_pickem?via=md): Pick every College Football Playoff game round by round, with more points for each later round. Settings stay editable until the first game starts; pick types and any scoring style or allocation choices lock after anyone saves a pick.
- [NFL Playoff Pick'em](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/nfl_playoff_pickem?via=md): Pick every NFL playoff game round by round, from Wild Card weekend to the Super Bowl. Settings stay editable until the first game starts; pick types and any scoring style or allocation choices lock after anyone saves a pick.
- [NFL Playoff Bracket](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/nfl_playoff_bracket?via=md): Fill out all 13 NFL playoff games before Wild Card weekend, with the Divisional round reseeded from your own picks.
- [NFL Playoff Power Ranking](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/nfl_playoff_ladder?via=md): Rank all 14 NFL playoff teams once; each team earns its rank for every game it wins.
- [CFP Bracket](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/cfp_bracket?via=md): Fill out all 11 College Football Playoff games before the first round, with more points for each later round.
- [CFP Power Ranking](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/cfp_ladder?via=md): Rank all 12 College Football Playoff teams once; each team earns its rank for every game it wins.
- [CFP Survivor](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/cfp_survivor?via=md): Pick one College Football Playoff team each round, with optional ATS picks using posted CFP lines. Pool settings stay editable until the first game starts.
- [NFL Playoff Survivor](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/nfl_playoff_survivor?via=md): Pick one NFL team each playoff round, from Wild Card weekend through the Super Bowl, with optional ATS picks. Pool settings stay editable until the first game starts.
- [NBA Survivor](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/nba_survivor?via=md): Pick one NBA team from the games the commissioner chose each Monday-to-Sunday regular-season week. Pool settings stay editable until the first game starts; team reuse locks after anyone saves a pick.
- [NBA Margin](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/nba_margin?via=md): Pick one NBA team from the games the commissioner chose each regular-season week and score its margin, with no elimination. Team reuse locks after anyone saves a pick.
- [NHL Survivor](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/nhl_survivor?via=md): Pick one NHL team from the games the commissioner chose each Monday-to-Sunday regular-season week. Pool settings stay editable until the first game starts; team reuse locks after anyone saves a pick.

## For commissioners

- [Picking for someone else](https://piksheet.com/help/commissioner/picking-for-members?via=md): Fill in a member's picks for them, and what you can't do.
- [When picks lock](https://piksheet.com/help/commissioner/deadlines-and-locks?via=md): The four lock modes, and how auto-pick fills the gaps.
- [Members, entries and invites](https://piksheet.com/help/commissioner/members-and-entries?via=md): Inviting people, managing entries, and co-commissioners.
- [Entry fees and payments](https://piksheet.com/help/commissioner/money?via=md): The payment ledger, and how it differs from PikSheet's own fee.
- [Settings, locking and closing a pool](https://piksheet.com/help/commissioner/settings-and-lifecycle?via=md): What you can still change once the season starts, and how a pool ends.

## Reference

- [One and Done Fantasy scoring](https://piksheet.com/help/pool-types/fantasy/scoring?via=md): every stat that scores.
- [What's new](https://piksheet.com/help/whats-new?via=md): recent product updates.

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