The game is really easy to play once you get your head around the basic concepts.

The aim is to score as many points as possible. You score points by making accurate predictions of the winner and margin of victory in each game of the tournament.

In SportGuru Autumn Internationals you must predict the winner (or draw) of each game of the Autumn Internationals, as well as the margin of victory. For example: England to beat France by 11 points. A prediction is known as a pick. You can make picks for any game in the tournament on the make picks page, but it's generally best to go week by week as the form of each team becomes clear.

The scoring system is carefully designed and finely tuned to reward accuracy and create the possibility for playing with different strategies. It's worth understanding before you make your picks.

The game is played in pools of several players. You can set up your own pool and invite your mates to join you. Alternatively, you might be invited to join a pool. You can play in up to 3 pools. Manage what pools you are in on the my pools page. If you aren't invited to a private pool and don't want to set up your own pool, you'll play in a randomly-assigned public pool.

As well as competing as a big fish in your little pool, you'll also be playing as a tadpole on the global leaderboard, which includes every player of the game. The best players at the end of the tournament may be eligible for prizes, as may the player who makes the best aggregate predictions each week.

We will send you a reminder to make your picks by email around 48 hours before the start of each round. This is a courtesy, and we won't be held responsible for you not making picks because you did not receive the email (one never knows what will happen with spam filters etc.)