The Radio Draft

The Radio Draft is a weekly, head-to-head radio game played during the workday. Two players draft artists each day and score points based on radio play, predictions, momentum swings, defensive moves, and timing.

The game runs Monday through Friday and ends only when the radio is turned off.

At the start of the week, players agree on one radio station to be played exclusively.

Common selections include:

103.5 The Fox

KOOL 105.1

Once selected, the station cannot be changed during the week.

Two players

Each day, each player drafts five (5) artists

Ten (10) artists total per day

Up to fifty (50) artists may be drafted over a full week

Daily drafts occur before the radio is turned on.

When an artist is played on the radio:

Points are awarded (unless blocked or stolen)

The artist is immediately eliminated

Eliminated artists cannot be drafted again that week

An eliminated artist may still score multiple times on the same day only.

+1 point each time one of your drafted artists plays

Points are awarded per play

All bonuses stack unless explicitly blocked

If all five (5) of your drafted artists play during the same day:

Monday: +1

Tuesday: +2

Wednesday: +3

Thursday: +4

Friday: +5

Applies once per player per day.

Each day, each player selects one (1) Bonus Song from one of their five artists.

If the Bonus Song plays:

+1 artist point

+2 bonus points

Total: 3 points per play

Multiple plays in the same day all count.

If the first song playing when the radio turns on is by your artist:

+2 bonus points

Stacks with all other bonuses

Applies once per day.

If two consecutive songs are by your artists:

+1 bonus point

In addition to artist points

Three-in-a-Row Rule

If three consecutive songs are by your artists:

The game ends for the day

Work stops

Beer and Golden Tee commence

If your opponent’s artist plays and your artist plays immediately after:

+1 bonus point

Stacks with artist point

Retaliations may chain until broken by commercials, DJ talk, or neutral artists.

Once per day, a player may call what plays next.

Shot Call Levels:

Team Shot Call: +3 bonus (+1 artist = 4 total)

Artist Shot Call: +5 bonus (+1 artist = 6 total)

Song Shot Call: +7 bonus (+1 artist = 8 total)

Counter Rule:

Team → Artist

Artist → Song

Song → No counter

Both apply to the same next song.

Once per day, a player may block the next song.

Must be called before the song begins

Cannot be used after a Shot Call

If successful:

Opponent earns zero points

Artist is still eliminated

Once per day, a player may steal the scoring outcome of the opponent’s next song.

You receive all points they would have earned

Artist is eliminated from the original owner

Counter-Steal:
The stolen-from player may immediately steal one scoring outcome back from the opponent.

Priority order:

Shot Call

Block

Steal

Once a Shot Call is declared, Blocks and Steals are locked out.

The game ends by mutual agreement

When the radio turns off, all scoring stops

One More Song Rule

One final song may be granted

All rules apply

Game must end afterward

Daily Winner

Highest score wins the day

No carryover points

The ½-Point (Last Song Rule)

There are no ties

If tied, the last song decides the winner

The last song is called the ½-Point

Exists only as a tiebreaker

Last song wins. Always.