Tool 01 · Squares
Football squares
Build the grid, drop in the names, then draw the numbers.
How it works
- 01
Set the game
Name the pool and type in the two teams. Everything else is optional.
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Get the names in
Tap squares one at a time, or paste a list like “Jamie x5” and draw at random.
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Draw the numbers
Do this after the squares are sold. Both axes are drawn with your browser's secure randomness.
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Print or send it
A clean sheet as PNG, PDF or paper. No ads, no menus, no site chrome.
Running a fair pool
A squares pool only feels fair if nobody could see the numbers while they were choosing. That is the single rule worth being strict about: sell every square first, draw the digits second. Pickani keeps the axes blank until you press the button for exactly that reason, and locks them when you say so.
The draw itself uses crypto.getRandomValues — the same randomness source browsers use for security work — rather than a spinning animation that decides anything. You can redraw as many times as you like before locking; once locked, the sheet says so in plain text.
Most pools pay four times: end of the first quarter, halftime, end of the third, and the final. Type the scores as the game goes and the winning square lights up on its own, with the payout you wrote next to it.
If your group plays a variation — reverse digits, quarter rollovers, a bonus for the final score — write it into the payout notes. It prints on the sheet, which settles a lot of arguments before they start.
Questions
When should I draw the numbers?
After every square has been claimed. If the digits are known while squares are still being sold, people can pick the good ones — that is the whole reason numbers come last.
How does a square win?
Take the last digit of each team's score at the end of a quarter. Find that digit across the top and down the side, and the square where they meet wins. A 17–13 score pays the square at 7 across and 3 down.
Can one person own several squares?
Yes. Write “Jamie x5” in the name list and the draw will give Jamie five squares at random.
Is anything saved to an account?
No. There is no account. Your sheet is stored in this browser, and a copy travels inside the share link if you copy one — never on a server.
Does Pickani handle the money?
No. You can type a square price and payout notes so they print on the sheet, but Pickani never collects entries or pays winners. Organizers handle that themselves.
What are 50 and 25 square sheets?
Smaller pools for smaller groups. On a 50-square sheet each row covers two digits; on a 25-square sheet both axes do. Everything else works the same way.