Reasonable questions about an unusual game.

DödPool is a platform for managing private celebrity death pools. It organizes invitations, eligibility, shared celebrity inventory, random assignments, game history, and Commissioner-verified results.

Död is the Swedish word for “dead.” We figured if you’re going to build a pool around the inevitable, you might as well give it a little Scandinavian style.

No. DödPool pools are private and invitation-only. A Commissioner for a specific pool must invite you.

Public registration is not available. New Players register from a valid invitation link sent for a private pool.

No. Your approved celebrity joins that pool’s shared inventory. Assignments are made at game start, so adding a name is not the same as picking that person for yourself.

Submit only an eligible public figure you do not personally know, have a close personal or professional relationship with, have direct or privileged access to, or could reasonably influence or harm. The Rules explain the other eligibility requirements.

The system randomly assigns one eligible celebrity to each eligible Player at a new game’s start, after honoring any confirmed keeper reservations.

The same game continues into the next month. Surviving assignments stay put; there is no monthly redraw.

A report is reviewed to decide whether it is a qualifying death. If it is the first qualifying death and your assignment and eligibility were active at that time, the result can proceed through provisional review to finalization.

The Dead Period is the normal time after a winner is declared and before the next game actually starts. Winner replacement and keeper decisions are completed during this phase.

Commissioners review credible sources and death chronology. A news publication time is not automatically treated as the time of death, and competing reports can be reviewed before a winner is final.

Yes. For example, becoming a sitting world leader makes a celebrity ineligible. The assignment is removed and there is no mid-game replacement. Former world leaders are also ineligible.

Commissioners administer their private pool: invitations, celebrity approvals, membership and payment confirmations, game operations, death verification, disputes, and final results.

No. In v1, pool-money movement happens outside DödPool. The application records obligations and Commissioner-confirmed evidence of those external transactions.

Current pool setup requires Commissioner-configured membership and keeper fees. DödPool does not currently present a no-fee pool option.

Rules and laws can vary by location and circumstances. Private pool organizers are responsible for understanding and complying with requirements that apply to them. DödPool tracks externally handled payment evidence but does not process pool payments.

Visit Invitation Help for the usual fixes. If your invitation has expired or was revoked, contact the Commissioner who invited you. Open Invitation Help