We are frequently noticing a lot of postings on various online communities discussing "the best ways a league can determine their fantasy draft order". Since this is something very of interest to our readers (the community of FanDraft users who live to make their fantasy experience more exciting), we thought it'd be a good idea to compile and share some of the best "draft order lottery" ideas. What we found during our research is that the draft order lottery ideas/methods all fall into one of 5 broad categories. Each category contains ideas with specifics that can be easily exchanged and modified based of unique interests of a league. For example, some leagues play a video game to determine. Every group of friends has a different favorite video game, which can be easily exchanged. In fact, the "video game" aspect of the idea isn't even important, as that could be exchanged for any competitive challenge.

The important thing to consider for your league is the "Category" that works best with your league's goals and ideals. Choosing a "competitive" method (such as playing a game of skill to select your draft order outcome) may not be the fairest method, especially if there are owners in your league vary in skill level with the challenge. Another example is keeper and dynasty leagues who desire a fun draft order process, but also want to see that the bad teams get a better pick the next year. The randomness can be mitigated by choosing a category that limits this.

In conclusion: The goal should be to maximize fun, but not at the expense of other league goals/ideals. Find a category that will work best with your league, and then let yourself be inspired.