Run an office pool on anything

Office pools are usually a spreadsheet and a lot of reminders. A private market does the bookkeeping: everyone gets the same play money, trades on the question, and the standings update on their own.

The price also tells you something useful. If the team is trading the launch date at 30¢, that is the group's honest read on the odds, whatever the plan says.

It is free, there is nothing to deposit, and no money changes hands. You play for bragging rights and the top of the standings.

How it works

1. Pick a question the whole team can follow, like a launch date or a quarterly goal.
2. Share the invite link or access code in your team channel.
3. Everyone trades YES and NO shares with the same starting balance.
4. When the answer is in, settle the market and share the standings.

Question ideas

• Will the new website launch by the end of the quarter?
• Will the team hit its sales goal this quarter?
• Will it snow on the day of the holiday party?

Step-by-step guide: How to run your own prediction market to bet with friends

More ways to play

• Stanley Cup pool
• Oscars pool
• Mock trading game