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Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by harrigan on Sunday June 10, 2012 @10:05AM (#4091073)
We started http://www.fantasy5live.com – a real-time fantasy sports game for GAA, rugby and soccer. It's early days though.
Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by chussad on Sunday June 10, 2012 @04:54PM (#4092164)
One suggestion: Can you add the player details. May be on hover or on click. Also, I think site needs a bit more help in terms of what a user can do once he reaches the play page. May be a small tutorial or a help page might work. Out of curiosity, how do you keep track of the events? Do you have a live feed that you parse for certain phrases?
Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by harrigan on Monday June 18, 2012 @02:13AM (#4125230)
Yes, we are recording the performances for each player and we want to show those when users are making their selections.

We are also adding a small tutorial as you suggest -- a number of users were asking "what do I do next" ;-)

The events are recorded manually at the moment and pushed to the users using Pusher.com. There are automated feeds but they are expensive.

Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by onlyup on Monday June 11, 2012 @11:03AM (#4094966)
How early is early days? Your about, faq and privacy links are blank pages.
Re:Ask HN: who started something in 2012 that didn't or won'... by harrigan on Monday June 18, 2012 @02:15AM (#4125233)
It's very much a weekends-only project.