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Everyone –
I am helping someone with an app they are developing – the premise of which is to create an app that will allow groups to play tipping competitions against each other with the placing of selections, scoring and league table, etc, done via the app.
The app is called ‘Friendly Bet’ and I had a go last Saturday and thought it was pretty good. It is in its development phase and Craig (who is developing it) is keen to have some dry runs with some experienced competition and betting people and, having seen our site and the type of competitions we run, thought we’d be ideal candidates to try it out and, more importantly, give him feedback on any glitches and also what we feel is good/bad about the app.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO –
You need to access the app – this can be done on a mobile or laptop (Craig says mobile is better playing experience and I downloaded onto my mobile and seemed OK but whatever is ok)
Here’s the link:
https://friendlybet.app/r/trf?s=trf&m=social&c=compQuick steps:
1. Sign up using the link
2. You’ll be guided through the onboarding process to create an account via a few email steps.TOMORROW NIGHT – I’ll post a code on this thread which will let you join the TRF Test Group and will post details of how to make selections and how the scoring works. If you want you can indicate in this thread that you have joined or are interested but we’ll all be able to see each other in the group on the app so no need to post on the thread here if you don’t want to.
I had loads of Qs for Craig when I was registering and playing last weekend so reach out via this thread if you have any queries – I’ve registered Craig to the forum (CraigFB) so he’ll likely post on the back of this post to say hello and perhaps offer a way to contact him directly for those having problems who don’t want to post publicly on this thread.
I should also say – play is for free – you won’t be asked for any card or bank details or anything like that – just your email address for registration purposes. Craig’s intention is that eventually when it is all working Ok that play will be monetised (players can pay an entry fee designated by their group admin and then share out the prize money to whoever wins the tipping comp) BUT FREE AT THIS STAGE HE JUST WANTS US TO HELP TEST IT. I would also like to say I (or TRF) have no financial interest or ownership, etc, in Friendly Bet, just doing this to help the guy out with what looks a nice app that some of us may enjoy going forward – might become a regular Saturday thing for us, who knows.
Competition this week will be on Saturday tipping through the card on one of the day’s meetings. Hopefully Doncaster is the one he’ll select for us flatties!!!
I hope I’ve explained it well – if not let me know what is unclear and I (or more likely Craig) will get a response to you.
Thanks all
Cormack15Hi all, Craig here
Firstly, big thanks to David for setting this up and giving it a proper test run last weekend, really appreciate it.
Just to give a bit more context on the idea behind it…
The core concept is simple:
It’s a social tipping game where you compete against your mates (or a group) across a full race meeting. Longer term, the plan is that players can put in something like £5/£10 each and whoever tops the leaderboard at the end of the day takes the pot.For now though, everything is completely free, this is just about testing it properly, getting feedback and most importantly fine tuning the scoring.
How it works (in simple terms):
– You pick 2 horses per race
– You can optionally choose “Hot Picks” for higher risk/reward bonus points
– Points are awarded for wins/places, plus any Hot Pick bonuses, Bold Picks and Streak Points.
– Leaderboard updates throughout the dayA couple of key things to know:
– Mobile is definitely the best experience, especially if you’re playing along live during the day
– You need to have your picks in at least 1 minute before each race starts
– Or, you can set and forget – lock in all your picks before the first race and check back at the end of the dayAt the moment, there’s one main race meeting available each day to keep things simple, but you’re free to create your own groups during the week to get familiar with the format, scoring, and different strategies (especially around Hot Picks, these can make or break your meeting!).
That should help get everyone up to speed ahead of:
– Another TRF comp on Saturday 4th April
– Then the Grand National the following weekThat Doncaster request is noted and locked in for this Sat 28th March. Members votes for meetings selected on the forum might be an idea maybe?
On the onboarding side:
– After signing up, you’ll get a couple of emails to complete the process, if you don’t see them (likely not), check your junk folder
– If they do land in junk, moving them into your inbox helps make sure future emails come through properly
– iOS is pretty straightforward
– Android just has an extra “opt-in” step before download, so I’m especially keen to hear from Android users if anything isn’t clear, happy to help you through it.If anyone gets stuck or has any questions, feel free to post here or drop me a message at:
support@friendlybet.appReally appreciate anyone giving it a go, the feedback from this group will genuinely help shape where it goes next.
Everyone – we go again today (Saturday) with Musselburgh – It’s free (ignore the Entry Fee £5 bit – it doesn’t charge and you don’t have to enter any card details or anything like that).
Download the App, register and then join the Group ‘TRF test‘ using the invite code F60421FEIt’s good fun to add some spice to a Saturday – if we get a few more entrants TRF will put up a small prize each week!
I’d love to help Craig, but at the moment my health is keeping me to the bare minimum.
If it picks up, and I start a new device tonight, I’ll be only too happy to help out
if things pick up.Best of luck
BigGWelcome on board Lanafar! Tied 2nd yesterday with yours truly 👏
Well done Cormack15… again! Two Saturdays on the bounce now- can anyone stop him at Aintree next week?!
BigG, really appreciate the message, wishing you a speedy recovery.
No pressure at all, but if you do fancy a bit of fun at any point, you can jump in on web (laptop/PC/Mac) whenever suits you. No feedback needed, just a bit of racing and an automated live leaderboard to follow along with when you feel up to it.Open invite to anyone else as well, dip in and out as you like. There are a few competition players lurking in here that i’m sure would be a dab hand at this…
A few of us are on Fairyhouse today if anyone wants to give it a go. It would be great to get a few more involved ahead of Aintree next week as well 👍
Posting here as well…
The invite code for the Grand National group is DAF6A6D6
Feel free to jump in ahead of Saturday, we should have a small mix of players in there.
The TRF group will still be running as well, so you can play in one or both depending how you fancy it.
If you do join both, you can switch between groups easily on the day (tap the group name top left, once you are in multiple groups).
As a bit of fun TRF will put up a £10 Grand National bet to the player in the TRF Group whose aggregate score over Thursday and Friday (both days combined so you need to play both days) is highest.
Get in touch in this thread if any issues with the registering or using the app/website and Craig will let us know I am sure.
Thank you TRF for that, much appreciated.
Remember, any new comers please also join the TRF group with this code – F60421FE – as well as the GN2026 code (DAF6A6D6) for Saturday’s meeting.
Hi Craig,
seem to have had a minor issue, picks in the GN2026 comp seemed ot have disappeared or been unselected.
picks in the other comp TRF test seem fine.
not a problem but maybe something worth investigating.
Pretty certain i put them in last night.
Who entered as ‘Bergerac’? Because you’ve won!
Let me know so I can arrange the free bet.David
Well done Kendicate, you smashed that last race to win it, good luck with your free bet
Well Kendicate you won over the two days, day one you were trailing the field but day two you were on fire an that winning hot pick in the last sealed it for you!
Who do you want your free £10 Grand National bet placed on?
Thanks,
It really added to the day for me being in the comp on the app. Thanks Craig for sorting that.
Could I go with Percival Legalois please on the nose.
Big well done Kendicate.
Played the Hot Picks to perfection today- that last race swing for a 70-point bonus was huge, and landing the Bold Pick for another 40 points with Laafi at 20/1 as well!
Lanafar, sterling effort today— you had the most winners and places (9 in total), picking up 60 streak points. Unlucky with the hot pick in the 14:55, but great shout landing Laafi in the last too— a few big calls flying around there.
Tip — click/tap players names on the leaderboard to inspect their scoring.
For anyone looking to get involved tomorrow, make sure you’re set up in time for the first race.
There’s been a good number of sign-ups over the last couple of days, so if anyone’s tried to get going and run into any issues (emails, login, anything like that), just shout on here or drop me a message and I’ll get you sorted.
As always, really appreciate everyone taking an interest- should be a good one tomorrow 🏇
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