Showdown Rules in a Nutshell

• 1

  The game is totally FREE,

• 2

  Each month, one new business will be featured.

• 3

  There are FIVE ways to score points (click below to explore):

• Guess the day that the biz hits $10,000 or if it’ll fail.
• Chat on the forums, get points & prizes for cool posts.
• Out-guess the experts’ predictions about the biz.
• Bring new players to the game.
• Follow us on Twitter for other chances to score.

• 4

  You‘re free to guess on each biz until the Lock in date, when all guesses need to be locked in. You can change them anytime before that.

• 5

  Every 90 days, starting on May 15th, 2010, two players will be awarded the Ultimate Prize: a spot on the next Micro-palooza Getaway to Lanai, Hawaii.

• One winner for maximum total points (Grand Guesser)
• One winner for highest number of players joining the game (Primo Promoter.)

Here's a link to the Nitty-gritty Rules, if you're looking to slather yourself in detail.