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A detailed but straightforward guide to playing Instinct XI.
FREE CORE GAMEINSTINCT XI · GAME HANDBOOK
FROM FIRST TRADE.
TO FINAL WHISTLE.
A detailed but straightforward guide to playing Instinct XI.Build a virtual player portfolio, create a legal Fantasy squad and take your Starting XI into a verified Gameweek battle. This guide explains the complete loop without the legal language.
STARTING CASH£100,000FULL SQUAD15 playersSTARTING XI11 playersWEEKLY BATTLEHead-to-Head
THE 60-SECOND VERSION
ONE GAMEWEEK. SEVEN SIMPLE STEPS.
You trade, select and compete. The verified football data does the rest.Buy virtual player units and use genuine Market Pulse history to judge your next move.
Qualify and select exactly 15 players within the position and club limits.
Set a valid formation, order your bench and select a captain and vice-captain.
Your submitted draft freezes at the official Gameweek deadline.
Watch verified moments, supported player points and your live Head-to-Head battle.
Final verification settles the round before you prepare for the next Gameweek.
Buy players→Build 15→Select XI→Save→Follow Matchday
BUILD YOUR PORTFOLIO
USE THE MARKET TO EARN SQUAD ELIGIBILITY.
Your portfolio and your Fantasy squad are connected—but they are not the same thing.Virtual cash only. It cannot be deposited, withdrawn or redeemed.
Hold at least 500 units of a player before selecting them in your 15.
Scheduled pulses record eligible manager demand and update prices.
Buying has no transaction fee. A 0.5% fee applies when selling.
What can move a price?
Verified Instinct XI buying and selling demand, subject to interval, daily and thin-market protections.
What does not directly move a price?
Goals, assists, injuries and Fantasy points do not directly reprice a player. Football performance and the virtual Market remain separate systems.
Advanced Market protections +
A single Market Pulse cannot move a price by more than 0.75%, while the normal daily limit is 6%. New opening prices use tighter protection during their initial 72 hours, and quieter markets receive smaller movement caps. These safeguards reduce manipulation and prevent thin activity from looking more important than it is.
BUILD YOUR FANTASY SQUAD
FIFTEEN PLAYERS. ONE VALID XI.
Ownership qualifies a player; your selection determines who can score for you.2GK5DEF5MID3FWD
15-PLAYER SQUADMaximum three players from the same Premier League club.
Every selected player must be active and held at 500 units or more.
Your XI requires one goalkeeper, at least three defenders, at least two midfielders and at least one forward.
The bench contains your second goalkeeper and three outfield players. Bench priority matters for valid automatic substitutions.
Your captain scores double. Your vice-captain takes over only when the captain records no playing minutes.
LEGAL FORMATIONS3–4–33–5–24–3–34–4–24–5–15–3–25–4–1
Save before the official deadline
The deadline is scheduled for 90 minutes before the first verified fixture kicks off. The submitted draft is frozen at lock; later trades do not rewrite that historical lineup.
FANTASY POINTS
EVERY SUPPORTED CONTRIBUTION COUNTS.
Base points describe the player’s performance. Your captain multiplier applies only to your own XI.ACTIONPOINTS
Appearance1 point for playing; 2 after reaching 60 minutes
GoalGK 8 · DEF 6 · MID 5 · FWD 4
Assist3 points
Clean sheetGK/DEF 4 · MID 1 after 60+ minutes
Goalkeeper saves1 point for every 3 saves
Penalty save5 points
Cards and own goalsYellow −1 · Red −3 · Own goal −2
Verified bonusUp to 3 points
CAPTAINCY EXAMPLE
13 base points×226 counted pointsThe player remains on 13 in global player rankings. Only your personal Gameweek and H2H total receives the captain multiplier.No minutes means no appearance score. Automatic substitutions and vice-captain cover are applied only where the verified minutes and formation rules support them.
FOLLOW MATCHDAY
LIVE ENOUGH TO FEEL IT. CAREFUL ENOUGH TO TRUST IT.
Scores, player statistics and final settlement can arrive at different times.The required player evidence has not arrived. A dash is not a zero.
Supported live points are visible, but the Gameweek has not settled.
Fixtures may be finished while statistics, identities or corrections are still being checked.
All required checks have passed and the Gameweek result is settled.
Follow supported goals, assists, team news, fixture states and relevant XI updates according to your notification settings.
Player cards show supported base or counted points. Players currently involved can be highlighted live.
Provider evidence can be revised. The game keeps provisional data separate from the final settled record.
HEAD-TO-HEAD & LEAGUES
YOUR XI AGAINST THEIRS.
Every eligible Gameweek becomes a direct football battle.MYOUR XICaptain · Haaland42 — 39SUPPORTED PROVISIONALRRIVAL XICaptain · Palmer
Lineups stay private until lock
Your opponent cannot inspect the frozen XI before the authorised Gameweek deadline.
Only verified totals settle the table
Provisional scores can show the live contest, but the win, draw or loss is recorded only after settlement.
FREE GAME & INSTINCT IQ PRO
THE SAME RULES FOR EVERY MANAGER.
Pro improves the analysis—not your score, Market limits or competitive eligibility.FREE CORE GAME
Play Instinct XI- Player Market and virtual portfolio
- Fantasy squad and Matchday
- Head-to-Head and leagues
- Digital achievements
OPTIONAL PRO
Ask Instinct IQ- Personalised decision support
- Squad, captaincy and Market analysis
- Evidence, trade-offs and next steps
- No automatic trades or team changes
USEFUL TERMS
KNOW WHAT THE SCREEN IS TELLING YOU.
Short definitions for the labels you will see throughout the game.Market Pulse +
The scheduled checkpoint that records qualifying user demand and applies any permitted virtual price movement.
Eligible player +
An active player you hold at 500 units or more and can legally include within the 15-player squad rules.
Locked XI +
The Starting XI, bench order, captain and vice-captain frozen at the relevant Gameweek deadline.
Known subtotal +
The sum of supported player points received so far. It is not presented as a complete total while players remain pending.
Provisional +
Supported information that can still change before every required verification and settlement check has passed.
Settled +
The final recorded Gameweek state after scoring, auto-substitution, captaincy and verification requirements are complete.
YOUR GAMEWEEK CHECKLIST
BUY. BUILD. SELECT. SAVE. COMPETE.
15 eligible players Legal Starting XI Bench ordered Captain and vice-captain Squad saved before lock
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