How Furbol Works
How Furbol Works
Furbol is how you find a football game to play. Someone near you is putting together a game — Furbol gets you a spot in it. Or, if you feel like it, you run the game yourself.
This guide explains what you can do on Furbol, what the rules are, and what happens in the situations most people run into. It’s maintained automatically from the Furbol codebase, so when the app changes, this guide does too.
I want to understand…
| Your question | Read this |
|---|---|
| What is Furbol? | This page. |
| What does the main screen look like? | The Home Screen |
| How do I sign up? | Signing Up |
| What is a game? | A Game |
| How do I find games that suit me? | Finding Games |
| How do teams get formed? | Teams |
| What does “quorum” mean? | Quorum |
| What does “sold out” mean? | Sold Out |
| What’s the “last hour”? | The Last Hour |
| What’s the “feedback window”? | Feedback Window |
| How do I join a game? | Joining a Game · How to Join |
| What’s that bar at the bottom when I’m booking? | The Booking Panel |
| Can I book for a friend? | Joining a Game |
| What if I leave a game? | Leaving a Game · How Leaving Works |
| Can I be in two games on the same day? | Same-Day Booking |
| What does “confirm” mean? | Confirm |
| How do I confirm I’m coming on game day? | Confirming on Game Day |
| What happens on game day? | Game Day · Roll Call |
| What if my other game hit quorum first? | Your game hit quorum while you had another one booked |
| What if the game I booked doesn’t hit quorum? | The game I booked didn’t hit quorum |
| What if I forgot to confirm and got dropped? | I forgot to confirm and got dropped from the game |
| What if the host cancels my game? | The host cancelled the game I booked |
| What if the host kicks me out? | The host kicked me out of the game |
| What happens if the game I’m hosting doesn’t fill up? | The game I’m hosting didn’t fill up |
| Somebody added me to a game I didn’t book — what do I do? | Somebody added me to a game I don’t remember booking |
| I can’t book any games — why? | I’m new and I can’t join any games yet |
| I paid for a game that didn’t happen — where’s my money? | I paid online for a game that didn’t happen — where’s my money? |
| I don’t want to see someone’s games anymore | I don’t want to see this person’s games anymore |
| I’m hosting my first game — what should I know? | I’m hosting my first game — what should I know? |
| I forgot to rate after a game — did I miss the window? | I forgot to rate my teammates — did I miss the window? |
| I can’t cash out — why? | I can’t cash out — why? |
| Someone sent me a Furbol link — what happens when I tap it? | Someone sent me a Furbol link — what happens when I tap it? |
| My Pass is about to expire — what happens? | My Pass is about to expire — what happens? |
| I want to bring a friend who isn’t on Furbol — how? | I want to bring a friend who isn’t on Furbol |
| A spot just opened in a game I wanted — how fast do I have to move? | A spot just opened in a game I wanted |
| I want to take a break from Furbol — how? | I want to take a break from Furbol |
| How do I host a game? | Creating a Game |
| What’s the difference between public, private, and secret games? | Game Kinds |
| What does a host control? | The Host · Hosting a Game |
| Can I cancel a game I’m hosting? | Cancelling a Game · How Cancelling Runs |
| Can I edit a game after I’ve created it? | Editing a Game · How Editing Runs |
| What is “game on, no matter what”? | Game On, No Matter What |
| I’m creating a game starting in less than an hour — what happens? | Creating a game inside the last hour |
| How does the wallet work? | The Wallet |
| How do I top up my wallet? | Topping Up · How Topping Up Runs |
| How do I cash out? | Cashing Out · How Cashing Out Runs |
| When do I pay? | Paying for Online Games |
| How do hosts get paid? | Host Earnings |
| What does “pending” mean in my wallet? | Pending |
| What’s the difference between cash, online, and free games? | Fee |
| What’s the pass? | The Pass |
| How do the free trial games work? | Trial and Pass · Trial |
| Can I be removed from a game? | Being Removed from a Game |
| Can I bring a friend to a game? | Followers and Guests · Placing Followers and Guests · How Placing Works |
| What’s a “follower”? | Follower |
| What’s a “guest”? | Guest |
| Can I place someone who isn’t on Furbol yet? | Pre-registered Players · Pre-registration |
| Someone pre-registered me — what do I do? | Claiming Pre-registrations |
| How do I invite someone to a game? | Game Invitations · How to Invite |
| How do I share a game with someone outside Furbol? | Sharing a Game · How to Share |
| What’s that QR code in the side menu for? | Magic Links |
| What’s a venue? | The Venue |
| Why do some venues have games I didn’t create? | Venue-listed Games |
| Can I follow a pitch? | Following Venues · How Following a Venue Works |
| How does the goalkeeper slot work? | The Goalkeeper |
| Does the goalie pay a fee? | Goalkeeper Fees |
| What’s on my profile? | Your Profile |
| What’s in the side menu? | The Side Menu |
| Where do I change my nickname, avatar, or notifications? | The Account Editor |
| How do I download a copy of my data? | The Account Editor |
| What do all the stats on my profile mean? | Your Stats |
| What are the rules for my nickname? | Nickname |
| Can I pause or delete my account? | Account States |
| How do I control who sees me? | Profile Privacy · Changing Your Privacy Settings |
| Which languages and currencies does Furbol support? | Language & Currency |
| What’s a “connection” on Furbol? | Connections · Connection |
| How does Furbol find my friends from my phone book? | Phone Contacts |
| Why can’t I join games yet? | Playing Requirements |
| How do I hide someone or somewhere I don’t want to see? | Blacklisting · Blacklisting Rules · How Blacklisting Works |
| What notifications does Furbol send me? | Notifications |
| Can I write messages on a game? | Messages |
| How do I see what’s happening — near me, on my games, on a profile? | Activity Log |
| How do I mute or tune the pushes? | Notification Preferences · Tuning Your Notifications |
| How do I rate my teammates after a game? | Rating and Feedback · How Rating Works |
The sections
- Concepts — what things are.
- Rules — what you can and can’t do, and what happens.
- Flows — step by step, how things unfold.
- Scenarios — edge cases and “what if” answers.
- Glossary — the words Furbol uses and what they mean.
How this guide stays up to date
When the app changes, the affected pages get refreshed — so what you read here should match what you see in the app.