Facebook has announced plans to enter the fantasy games market in the US and Canada with a series of free games on the Facebook app for iOS and Android. The company’s Facebook Fantasy Games are described as simple prediction games that help fans enjoy sports, TV shows and pop culture content together. In a blog post, Facebook said the aim is to provide users with simpler versions of traditional fantasy sports games that are easy to play for people new to prediction games.
The first game to launch is Pick & Play Sports in partnership with Whistle Sports, a daily sports prediction game in which fans get points for correctly predicting the winner of a big game, the points scored by a top player or specific events that unfold during a match. In the upcoming months, Facebook intends to roll out new games in association with TV shows like CBS’s Survivor and ABC’s The Bachelorette, sports leagues like Major League Baseball and LaLiga Santander and digital publishers like BuzzFeed.
In addition to public leaderboards, players can create their own fantasy league and compete against friends and other fans. Leagues can be public or private and allow members to compare scores to others in the league and share picks, reactions and comments.
The fantasy games will be available from the bookmark menu on the mobile app and in News Feed through notifications.
