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About RingGame

Built for Venues. Powered by Players. RingGame turns the games already happening in pool rooms into structured, ranked, verified competition.

Why we're building it

Every night, great matches are played in bars and billiard rooms — and then forgotten. Scores live on napkins, rankings live in arguments, and brackets live on whiteboards. RingGame gives that competition a home: a record that's fair, verified and yours.

We're launching city by city, starting with venues that already run strong weekly events, and growing into regional and national divisions — East, Central, South and West.

  • Structured. Ranked. Verified.
  • Every result has a referee behind it
  • Ratings anyone can check
  • Rolling out city by city

What makes RingGame different

  • Verified results

    Ranked matches are confirmed by both players and verified by a Ringmaster. Disputes get a written ruling.

  • Honest ratings

    An open ELO system seeded from Fargo. The formula is published, with a calculator, so anyone can check the maths.

  • Real tournaments

    Single and double elimination, round robin, Swiss, Survivor, Chip and Mixer — with automated brackets and check-in.

  • Venues first

    Venues host the action. RingGame gives them the tools to run events and grow a regular competitive crowd.

Who it's for

  • Players

    Challenge anyone, join events, climb your venue, region and division leaderboards.

  • Ringmasters

    Verified referees who keep matches fair, verify scores and rule on disputes.

  • Venue owners

    List your room, host recurring tournaments and see who's playing.

  • Regional managers

    Approve venues, support Ringmasters and keep each region running smoothly.

A note on money

RingGame doesn't offer wagering, escrow or payments today. A RingGame account is free; any tournament entry fees are set and collected by the organiser. Any future paid features will launch only where they're lawful, with their own terms.