Badges
Nothing here pays out to you, and nothing ever will — the charities are the only winners. What you get is 62 badges and the bragging rights that come with them.
A badge has no cash value, cannot be traded or redeemed, and never changes your stake, who you are drawn against, or how your picks are scored. It just says you did something worth saying out loud.
Getting started
For joining properly and filling your picks in yourself.
Rookie
Once everConfirmed their email address and joined properly.
First Assist
Once everMade their first buy-in donation.
Cause Champion
Each seasonChose a charity to play for.
Full Court
Each seasonMade every pick themselves, with nothing left blank at lockdown.
Hands On
Each seasonNever needed the backup rule to fill a pick in.
Early Bird
Each seasonFinished their picks at least two days before lockdown.
Topped Up
Each seasonAdded to their buy-in before lockdown.
Picks and skill
For calling games right. Some of these need a bracket with seeds and regions, so they are earned in a tournament rather than a run of weekly games.
Perfect Round
Each roundGot every pick in a battle round right.
Called It
Each seasonPicked the team that won the whole thing.
Crystal Ballbronze
Each seasonPicked two of the last four still standing.
Crystal Ballsilver
Each seasonPicked three of the last four still standing.
Crystal Ballgold
Each seasonPicked all four of the last teams standing.
Glass Slipper
Each seasonCalled a 12-seed or lower to win in the opening round.
Upset Spotterbronze
Each seasonCalled three games right where the lower seed won.
Upset Spottersilver
Each seasonCalled six games right where the lower seed won.
Top Seed Believer
Each seasonCalled every 1 and 2 seed right in the opening round.
Hot Streakbronze
Each seasonTen correct picks in a row, in the order the games were played.
Hot Streaksilver
Each seasonTwenty correct picks in a row, in the order the games were played.
Region Royalty
Each seasonCalled one whole region right, as far as its own semi-final.
Eagle Eye
Each seasonFinished in the top tenth of the field for correct picks.
Clean Slate
Each roundCalled every game in one kick-off window right.
Road Warrior
Each seasonCalled four games right where the away team won.
Gatecrasher
Each seasonCalled a 5, 6 or 7 seed to win in the third round or later.
Battles
For how your round went against the fan you were drawn against.
First Win
Once everWon a battle for the first time.
Battle Won
Each roundWon a battle.
Clean Sweep
Each seasonWon every battle in a season.
Giant Killer
Each roundBeat an opponent who had more at stake.
Last One Standing
Each roundWon a three-way battle outright.
Road Trip
Each roundDrawn into a rivalry battle against another city.
Brought It Home
Each roundWon a rivalry battle, so another city's stake banked for yours.
Shared Glory
Each roundTied a battle, so both charities banked.
Rematch
Each seasonMet the same opponent twice in one season.
Bounce Back
Each seasonWon a battle straight after losing one.
What reached your charity
The ones that mean something to the charity itself. These are the point of the whole thing.
Impactbronze
Each seasonBanked $25 for their charity in a season.
Impactsilver
Each seasonBanked $50 for their charity in a season.
Impactgold
Each seasonBanked $100 for their charity in a season.
Impactplatinum
Each seasonBanked $250 for their charity in a season.
Impactplatinum
Each seasonBanked $500 for their charity in a season.
Multiplier
Each seasonBanked at least twice their buy-in for their charity.
Groups and bringing people
For playing with people you know, and for the ones you talked into it.
Team Captain
Once everStarted a group that reached the minimum and played.
Squad
Once everPlayed in a group rather than the open pool.
Packed Gym
Once everTheir group had sixteen or more playing members.
Top of the Group
Once everBanked the most for charity of anybody in their group.
Everybody Gives
Once everEvery member of their group banked something by playing.
Recruiterbronze
Once everSomebody they invited joined and played.
Recruitersilver
Once everFive people they invited joined and played.
Recruitergold
Once everTen people they invited joined and played.
Giving
For giving outside the game, which you can do without ever making a pick.
First Assist
Once everGave for the first time.
Fee Fighter
Once everCovered the card fee so a gift arrived whole.
Steady Hand
Once everGives every month.
Back Again
Once everGave in two different years.
Big Heartbronze
Once everGiven $50 or more in all.
Big Heartsilver
Once everGiven $100 or more in all.
Big Heartgold
Once everGiven $250 or more in all.
Big Heartplatinum
Once everGiven $500 or more in all.
Every Cent Counts
Once everCovered the card fee on every direct gift they have made.
The long run
For coming back, and for being here at the start.
Founding Player
Once everPlayed in the first season Mad4Change ever ran.
Veteranbronze
Once everPlayed two seasons.
Veteransilver
Once everPlayed five seasons.
All-Rounder
Once everPlayed two different sports.
Hoops4Change Alumni
Once everPlayed Hoops4Change between 2018 and 2020. Ask us and we will check.
Given by us rather than earned by playing — ask and we will check.
Ambassador
Once everWent out of their way for the Mad4Change community.
Given by us rather than earned by playing — ask and we will check.
More are coming
This page lists what you can earn today, not what we have thought of — a badge appears here once it can actually be won. And badges are backdated: when a new one is added, it is awarded to everybody who already did the thing, so there is nothing to miss by playing now.