The Challenge – League Setup

League Setup

Configure league rules, handicap, points, and communications

League Information

League Name

League Year

League Length (weeks)

League Start Date

Weekly Fee ($)

Weekly Lineage Amount ($)

Per bowler, collected up to the max below

Lineage Maximum (bowlers)

Lineage stops collecting after this many bowlers

Prize Fund Split

% Paid Out Weekly

Paid out to cash finishers that night

% to Tournament Fund

50%

Banked for the season tournament — auto-calculated as 100% − weekly

Lane Assignment Settings

Used by the lane randomizer when generating weekly assignments.

Total Lanes in Building

Total number of lanes available

Starting Lane

First lane the league uses (usually odd)

Bowlers Per Lane

Max bowlers assigned to one lane

Games Per Week

How many games bowled each week

Vacant Score (pins)

Scratch score used for vacant bowler in head-to-head. No handicap added.

Rules: Odd lanes move left, even lanes move right. Both wrap within active pairs.

Vacants: Placed on odd lanes only — position 1 first, then 2, then 3.

Conqueror Scoring System

Used when exporting lane assignments to QubicaAMF Conqueror X.

Conqueror League ID

Up to 8 chars — used as the file ID (e.g. tchall)

Score Filename

Filename Conqueror writes scores to (e.g. tchall.s00)

Export Folder

The first time you click Export to Conqueror on the Lane Assignments page, you'll be prompted to pick the export folder (e.g. Z:\). It stays set for the rest of that session.

Handicap Rules

Handicap Base (pins)

Target score. Current: 210

Handicap % of Difference

% applied to (base − avg). Current: 85%

Handicap Maximum (pins/game)

Cap per game. Current: 51

Games for Current Avg

Games needed before using current avg. Current: 8

Formula: floor(min(51, max(0, (210 − avg) × 0.85)))

Points Rules

Set how many points each category awards per week.

Show Up Points

Awarded just for bowling. Current: 5

Points per Win

Per game win (ties = half). Current: 5

Cash Points

For finishing in cash line. Current: 5

Cash Line (1 in N bowlers)

1-in-6 = top 16%. Current: 6

Championship Qualifiers

Top N advance to roll-off. Current: 8

Position Points Override

By default, position points = (bowler count − finish + 1). Use this table to set fixed points per place instead.

Max positions:

Use fixed position points (instead of automatic calculation)

📅 Week Schedule Auto-generated from start date · editable

Dates are calculated from League Start Date (+7 days per week). Click a date to edit it. Use Skip to push a week back (e.g. holiday).

🎯 Lane Patterns

Oil patterns used throughout the season. Assign patterns to specific weeks so bowlers know what to expect.

🛢️

No patterns added yet. Click + Add Pattern to get started.

📱 Twilio SMS Settings

Configure Twilio credentials to enable SMS lane assignment texts. These settings are saved in your browser so the app knows Twilio is ready. The actual credentials live server-side in functions/.env.

Click to unlock and edit credentials

Account SID

Auth Token (managed server-side)

From Phone Number

Enable SMS sending

MESSAGE TEMPLATE

Use these placeholders: {name} bowler name, {week} week number, {lanes} game/lane list

PREVIEW

✉️ Send Test Text

Verify Twilio end-to-end — this sends a one-off text via the same server endpoint that lane-assignment texts use.

Phone Number

Any format works — will be normalized to +1…

Message

🔗 Twilio Opt-Out Webhook

When a bowler replies STOP, Twilio will call this URL to automatically disable texts for that bowler. Set this URL in your Twilio console under Messaging → Phone Numbers → A Message Comes In.

        https://us-central1-the-challenge-svl.cloudfunctions.net/twilioOptOut
      

Add Pattern

Delete Pattern