👥 Teams

• How to create a permanent team?

  A permanent team in Playbox is a group of players united under one name. The team exists independently of individual events and can participate in multiple

• What roles are in a team?

  Owner, full control: edit, delete, manage roles, roster. Captain, can manage roster, confirm participation. Player, regular member.

• What is a team page?

  Every team has a public page showing: Team name, logo, colours, and description. Team PBX rating and stats per game format (see the Stats tab). Squad

• How to invite players?

  Open your team page. Tap "Invite". Share the invite link or search for a player by username. The player receives a notification and can accept or decline.

• How does a team join a match?

  The organizer creates a Team Clash event. A team captain or owner registers the team. Players confirm their participation. The organizer confirms the

• How is team performance tracked?

  Playbox tracks, for every permanent team: Team PBX rating, 500 plus the sum of rating changes from finished rated matches (see "How is a team's PBX rating

• Can I add a player who doesn't have a Playbox account yet?

  Yes. Playbox creates a profile for them, and their games, goals and rating are recorded on it until they take it over. To hand the profile over, the team

• What is a Team Challenge?

  A Team Challenge is a match between two permanent teams. Any team owner or captain can challenge another team to a game. When the challenged team accepts

• How to send a Challenge?

  To send a challenge, go to the rival team's profile and tap the "Challenge" button. You must be an owner or captain of your team. A modal will open showing

• How to accept or decline a Challenge?

  When your team receives a challenge, the team owner or captain will see Accept and Decline buttons in the game lobby. You can also find incoming challenges

• How much does a Challenge cost?

  Team Challenge availability and pricing depend on your country. The feature is available by default in most regions (a country can turn it off, so if you

• What happens when a Challenge is cancelled?

  A challenge can be cancelled in several ways: the challenger cancels it manually (before acceptance), it expires after 12 hours without response, either

• Where can I see my team's Challenges?

  You can find challenges in several places: the Activity feed in your inbox shows all challenge notifications (received, accepted, declined, cancelled)

• Are there any limits on Challenges?

  Yes: max 3 pending outgoing challenges per team, teams must be within 100 km of each other, no duplicate challenges while one is already pending or

• How does the Challenge lobby work?

  The challenge lobby looks like a regular game lobby but with differences: both teams are shown in a VS layout, there is no public registration or invite

• Can a player be on more than one team (multi-team players)?

  Yes, if the organizer allows it, a player can belong to more than one team within the same league. This is controlled by an organizer setting for the

• How do I archive a team or community?

  Deleting a community archives it: its page with history and results stays available, but it is hidden from search and nobody can use it any more. A team is

• What is the difference between a party, a team in a game, and a permanent team?

  A party is a one-off group you put together for a single game, while a permanent team is a squad that lives on your profile and carries its own name, logo

• How do I join a team game with my friends?

  Open the game and tap Join Team, then pick how you want to enter. Two options are offered: Party, which creates a one-off squad for this game, and

• How do I invite players to my team in a game?

  Open your team page in the game and tap Add players. The sheet has two tabs: Friends, which lists the people you already play with, and Draft, which lists

• How do I remove a player from my team or hand over the captaincy?

  Both actions live in the three dot menu next to a player in your team roster, and only the team captain sees it. Tap the dots next to the player and choose

• How do I leave a team I joined for a game?

  Open your team page in the game and tap Leave the team. Every member of the squad sees this button, and leaving frees your slot straight away, so somebody

• I handed my team over to another player and now I can't add players. Why?

  Yes, that is why. Passing team ownership ("Transfer team ownership") makes you a regular player of that team. Only the owner and captains can invite

• How do I join a pickup game with my permanent team?

  If the organizer allowed teams, open the game, go to checkout and tap "Add friends or a team", then open the "My team" tab and tick the teammates to bring