The Acolyte Fantasy League: Rules and Scoring Explained

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to The Acolyte Fantasy League – the only game that merges two popular interests: Fantasy Sports and The Acolyte!

In a typical sports fantasy league, athletes score points each game for hitting a homerun or throwing a touchdown pass. In The Acolyte Fantasy League, characters score points for in-show accomplishments like igniting a lightsaber, entering hyperspace, or using the Force.

BUILDING A TEAM

It’s easy to play! There are 32 League characters in 10 groups from which to choose.

1. Select one character from each group to build your team.
2. Send an e-mail with your team name and player selections (one character per group – 10 total) with the subject line “The Acolyte” to fantasyleaguegeek@gmail.com before the premiere of season 1 of The Acolyte on June 4, 2024.
3. Please include your guess for the total run-time (in minutes and seconds) of The Acolyte season one finale.

Limit one entry per e-mail address.

If two or more teams finish in a tie, the team with the highest single episode score will be the winner. If there is still a tie, the team with the 2nd (then 3rd through 8th, if necessary) highest single episode score will be the winner. If two or more teams are identical, the team that guesses closest to the total run-time of the season one finale will be the winner.

Fantasy League Geek will post updates after each episode with current standings, scores, and more!

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THE ACOLYTE CHARACTER GROUPS

GROUP 1

• MAE
• OSHA

GROUP 2

• JECKI LON
• SOL

GROUP 3

• INDARA
• YORD FANDAR

GROUP 4

• KELNACCA
• VERNESTRA RWOH

GROUP 5

• MOTHER ANISEYA
• QIMIR

GROUP 6

• ENSIGN EURUS
• FILLIK
• MOTHER KORIL
• TORBIN

GROUP 7

• BURRYAGA AGABURRY
• HUYANG
• PORTER ENGLE
• TERA SINUBE

GROUP 8

• OPPO RANCICIS
• PLO KOON
• YADDLE
• YARAEL POOF
• YODA

GROUP 9

• CHEWBACCA
• DEXXTER JETTSTER
• JABBA THE HUTT
• MAZ KANATA
• TARRFUL

GROUP 10

• DARTH BANE
• DARTH PLAGUEIS
• DARTH TENEBROUS
• DARTH VENAMIS

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SCORING POINTS

Anything occurring in a “Previously on The Acolyte” recap segment at the beginning of an episode does not count for points, nor does anything seen in concept art or credits at the end of an episode. Only the events occurring within the episode (after the helmet montage and before “Created by Leslye Headland” appears in the star field) will count for points.

Points will be awarded or deducted according to the categories below. Fantasy League Geek will be the final judge in all scoring decisions.

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ATTENDANCE POINTS

APPEARS IN AN EPISODE (+1 point)

League characters who appear in an episode are awarded 1 point. To receive these points, they must be physically present or appear in either a hologram or still image.

APPEARS AS A HOLOGRAM (+2 points)

League characters who appear on screen as a hologram will be awarded 2 points.

APPEARS IN POST-CREDIT SCENE (+3 points)

In the event of a post-credit scene, an exception to the ‘within the episode’ rule will be implemented. Any character appearing in a post-credit scene (i.e., The Book Of Boba Fett tease in Chapter 16 of The Mandalorian) will be awarded 3 points. Post-credit scenes will not be eligible to earn ‘First’ or ‘Final’ points, but will be awarded, or penalized, points based on all other actions, visits, encounters, etc.

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FIRST, FINAL, AND TITLE POINTS

FIRST ON SCREEN (+5 points)

The first League character to appear on screen in an episode will be awarded 5 points. First On Screen points can be shared by more than one League character.

FIRST LINE (+5 points)

The first League character to speak a line of dialogue will be awarded 5 points. Crying, groaning, and screaming do not count as a line of dialogue. The first intelligible spoken line—in Basic or any other language, subtitled or not—will be awarded points.

TITLE (+3 points)

The final League character shown on screen immediately before the episode title is shown will be awarded 3 points. Title points can be shared by more than one League character.

The first League character shown on screen immediately after the episode title is shown will also be awarded 3 points. Title points can be shared by more than one League character.

FINAL ON SCREEN (+5 points)

The final League character to appear on screen will be awarded 5 points. Final On Screen points can be shared by more than one League character.

FINAL LINE (+5 points)

The final League character to speak a line of dialogue will be awarded 5 points. Crying, groaning, and screaming do not count as a line of dialogue. The final intelligible spoken line—in Basic or any other language, subtitled or not—will be awarded points.

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WORDS AND PHRASES (+1 POINT)

The following words and phrases spoken by any League character will be awarded 1 point.

• Acolyte
• Bounty Hunter
• Dank Farrick
• High Republic
• I Have A Bad Feeling About This
• May The Force Be With You
• Midi-chlorian
• Nihil
• Outer Rim
• Padawan
• Rule Of Two
• Sith
• The Chosen One
• The Dark Side
• Unknown Regions
• We Are All The Republic
• Yoda
  

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LOCATIONS (+1 POINT)

Any League character who says the proper name of a city, planet, system, or sector will be awarded 1 point.

SHIPS (+1 POINT)

Any League character who says the proper name or class of a ship will be awarded 1 point.

DROIDS (+1 POINT)

Any League character who says the proper name or model of a droid will be awarded 1 point.

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EAT AND DRINK (+1 POINT)

Any League character who eats or drinks will be awarded 1 point.

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ENCOUNTERS AND VISITS

ENCOUNTERS

Any League character who appears on screen with any of the following will be awarded points.

• Hyperspace (star lines or blue tunnel) (+2 points)
• Chancellor (the current leader of the Republic) (+2 points)
• Jedi Council (any current member of the council) (+2 points)
• High Council Chamber (inside the Jedi Temple on Coruscant) (+3 points)
• Twin Suns (sunrise, sunset, and anything in between) (+3 points)
• Force Ghost (+3 points)

An encounter begins the first time any League character is seen on screen with any of the above. To end an encounter, a character must establish a visible presence away from it.

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VISITS

A League character approaching in a ship, or established to be present, at the following planets, will be awarded points.

• New Planet (+1 point)
  Any League character visiting a planet not listed below will earn 1 point per visit.
• Brendok (+2 points)
• Coruscant (+2 points)
• Khofar (+2 points)
• Achch-To (+3 points)
• Corellia (+3 points)
• Lothal (+3 points)
• Dathomir (+4 points)
• Kashyyyk (+4 points)
• Ryloth (+4 points)
• Alderaan (+5 points)
• Mandalore (+5 points)
• Mustafar (+5 points)
• Moraband (+6 points)
• Tatooine (+6 points)

A visit will be considered finished when the League character leaves the planet or the episode ends.

• Example 1: Sol visits Coruscant in episode 1 and has not left the planet at the start of episode 2. He is awarded 2 points for visiting Coruscant in Episode 1 and also awarded 2 points for visiting Coruscant in episode 2.
• Example 2: Sol visits Coruscant in episode 1. He leaves the planet to visit Achch-To and returns to Coruscant before the end of episode 1. He is awarded 4 points for visiting Coruscant twice, plus 3 points for visiting Achch-To.

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GAMES

IDIOT’S ARRAY (+2 points)

Any League character who plays sabacc will be awarded 2 points.

LET THE WOOKIEE WIN (+2 points)

Any League character who plays dejarik will be awarded 2 points.

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MISCELLANEOUS POINTS

THE FORCE (+1 POINT)

Any League character who uses the Force in a clear, demonstrable way (e.g., Push, Lightning, Levitation, Choke, Vision) will be awarded 1 point. ‘Force-fu‘ or other enhanced acrobatics, including leaps and flips, will be evaluated case-by-case.

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LIGHTSABER (+1 POINT)

Any League character who ignites a lightsaber will be awarded 1 point.

A saber handle present in a scene, hanging from a belt, sheathed, or un-activated, will not be awarded points. A saber must be extinguished, then re-ignited, to score additional points. Igniting both blades of a double-bladed lightsaber will be awarded 2 points.

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WIPE TRANSITION (+2 POINTS)

George Lucas used classic wipes to transition between scenes in his Star Wars movies and The Acolyte will likely continue this brand of film editing technique.

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CAPTURED (+1 point)

Any League character who is placed in cuffs will be awarded 1 point.

NO DISINTEGRATIONS (+1 point)

Any League character who ignores Lord Vader’s instructions and disintegrates another character will be awarded 1 point.

MIND TRICK (+1 point)

Any League character who falls victim to a Jedi Mind Trick will be awarded 1 point.

CARBON FREEZE (+1 point)

Any League character frozen in carbonite will be awarded 1 point.

LIMB LOSS (+1 point)

Any League character who loses a limb (defined here as a finger, hand, arm, leg, foot, or toe) will be awarded 1 point.

DEATH (+1 point)

Any League character who is killed will be awarded 1 point.

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SITH ENCOUNTER BONUS POINTS

LIMB LOSS (+3 points)

Any League character who loses a limb (defined here as a finger, hand, arm, leg, foot, or toe) to the unidentified, helmeted Sith seen in the trailers will be awarded 3 points.

DEATH (+5 points)

Any League character who is killed by the unidentified, helmeted Sith seen in the trailers will be awarded 5 points.

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THANKS FOR PLAYING.

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GREAT SEASON!