SquareLord – Real‑Time Betting Squares Platform

SquareLord – Real‑Time Betting Squares Platform

The Challenge

Sports fans struggled to run Super Bowl squares via spreadsheets; no solution handled real‑time score polling & multi‑sport flexibility.

The Solution

SquareLord is a web platform that automates the creation and management of sports squares pools. It provides a seamless experience for organizers and participants, with real-time score updates, automatic winner calculation, and easy sharing. The platform supports NFL, NBA, and other major sporting events, making it simple to run fair and engaging pools online.

The Impact

  • Eliminated manual score tracking and winner calculation for organizers.
  • Enabled real-time updates and notifications for all participants.
  • Made it easy to create, share, and join pools for any major sporting event.
  • Improved fairness with random number assignment and transparent rules.
  • Open-sourced the grid engine, benefiting the developer community.

Team

Lead architect, with feedback and testing from sports fans and early adopters.

Toolkit

Next.js, Supabase, WebSockets, Docker, GCP Cloud Run