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I built a NFL playoffs fantasy football mini-game

I built https://playoffsgame.com last year and don't think I ever shared it here. It's relevant now because I just wrapped up adding some features and now it's in the one week period where I can make sales for the entire year! That's fun.

Sharing here just to mainly promote that I still love SvelteJS specifically for it's reactivity system (plus other things). The lineup builder tool, which you can use the link below to check out, has a number of reactive connections and Svelte really just simplified a lot of it to the point I didn't have to really think about it too much.

It also uses SvelteKit and is an entirely prerendered site (no SSR). It's a good fit for a project like this where there is a dynamic period where a bunch of pools and lineups are created (but hidden). And then once the playoffs start, everything is locked down so I have all of the data I will ever have, minus each games stats but I just run a new build and deploy after each playoff game, which is only ever one at a time anyways.

Other tech stack notes are that it is Tailwind CSS (using Flowbite mainly as the component library) and it has a Firebase backend. Stripe for payments.

If you want to actually join a pool just for fun (no buy-ins or payouts), you can join this pool here: https://playoffsgame.com/create-lineup/?pool=the-goat

Otherwise, play with the demo from the home page and let me know if you have any feedback or questions!

on January 6, 2025
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    That's awesome! It's great to see how you’ve built playoffsgame using SvelteJS and SvelteKit for a fun NFL playoffs fantasy football mini-game. The use of Svelte's reactivity system for the lineup builder tool and the complete prerendering approach with no SSR is a smart choice for handling the dynamic period during the playoffs. The integration with Tailwind CSS and Firebase for the backend, along with Stripe for payments, really shows the thought and tech stack that went into this project. If you're looking for reliable and cost-effective hosting for your future projects, you might want to check out hostbet for hosting solutions. It's also fantastic that you're offering a fun, no-cost option for users to join a pool! Keep up the great work!

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      ....this is not the way to impress people.

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