PackDraw battles

How a PackDraw battle runs

This is the sequence as PackDraw's help centre describes it. Where the published articles stop, this page says so instead of guessing.

1. A battle is set up with packs and a mode.

   The packs are the same for every seat. The mode is the rule that will pick the winner.

2. The slots fill.

   Each slot is taken by a player or by a bot. A battle does not begin with an empty seat.

3. A 3-2-1 countdown starts it.

   The battle begins automatically once the last slot is filled. There is no separate start button to wait for.

4. The packs are opened.

   Each opening gives one item with a displayed value. Those values are what the mode scores.

5. The mode decides the result.

   Depending on the mode that means totals, the final pack only, points per round, a weighted spinner or a knockout.

6. The prizes are handed over.

   One winner takes the prizes, or in Shared mode the pool is split equally. Won items land in your Prize Cart. Items tied to a battle that is still running cannot be withdrawn until it finishes.

Want the click-by-click version? See how to join a PackDraw battle.

Same pulls, seven different results

The quickest way to understand battle modes is to hold the pulls still and change the rule. Below is one invented battle: three players, three packs each. Player A pulls $50, $4 and $6. Player B pulls $8, $12 and $20. Player C pulls $3, $9 and $8. These values are made up for illustration and do not come from a real pack.

Each versus card applies one family of rules to those same nine pulls.

Nothing about the packs changed between those cards. The mode only changes who the prizes go to, and in Shared, how they are divided.

The ten official modes

These are the names PackDraw uses in its own battle articles. Pick a card for the full rule and a worked example on the battle modes reference.

PackDraw battle modes compared

All ten modes side by side: who wins, what they win and what makes the mode different.

PackDraw's articles also mention a Fast Mode option and imply a standard Point Rush, but neither has a published description. PackDraw's published description doesn't cover this; check the battle lobby.

• Jackpot battlesThree spinner modes and how the slices are set
• Upside Down battlesEvery mode where the lowest pull is the good one
• Last Chance battlesThree modes where only the final pack is scored
• Shared battlesThe co-operative mode with an equal split
• Elimination battlesOne player out per round, last one standing wins
• Upside Down Point RushScored one point per round instead of on totals

Bots in PackDraw battles

Yes, battles can include bots. PackDraw's help centre says a battle starts once all slots are filled by "customers or bots", so a bot can sit in any seat a person has not taken. That is why a battle does not have to wait for a full table of people.

A bot seat opens the same packs under the same mode as everyone else. The rule that picks the winner is not different because a bot is in the battle.

Two things are missing from the published articles: who is able to add bots to a battle, and what happens to the prizes when a bot wins. PackDraw's published description doesn't cover this; check the battle lobby.

What a PackDraw battle costs

The cost of a battle is the cost of its packs. More packs, or more expensive packs, means a higher price to take a seat. Pack prices on PackDraw run from under a dollar to thousands.

PackDraw has not published whether any fee is added on top of the pack prices. Check the total shown in the battle lobby before you take a seat.

You need a balance to enter. If you are depositing anyway, the promo code ORANGIE goes in on the deposit screen, before the battle and before you pay.

The risks, plainly

• Most players in a battle lose that round. Nine of the ten modes have a single winning side. Everyone else paid for packs and keeps nothing from them.
• It is chance from start to finish. Pack openings are random draws. Jackpot modes add a second random draw on top. No mode, seat or timing makes a win more likely.
• The packs are the packs. In a typical pack the most likely pull is worth less than the pack price. A battle moves prizes between players. It does not make the packs pay out more.
• It is easy to go again. A battle starts by itself the moment its seats fill, and another one is always a click away. Decide your spend before the first one.

If you want to see a mode in action without paying, reviewers report that live and finished battles can be watched on PackDraw. Watching one round of each mode is the cheapest way to learn the rules.

How battle results are generated

Independent reviews report that PackDraw battles are seeded with the hash of a future EOS block. That value does not exist yet when the battle is created, so neither the players nor the site can know it in advance.

Treat that as a check against tampering, nothing more. A fair random draw is still a random draw.

Teams and battle options

PackDraw's Upside Down Normal article talks about "the customer or team" with the lowest total, which confirms that teams exist in battles. Team sizes, the number of seats a battle can have and invite-only lobbies are not described in any published article. PackDraw's published description doesn't cover this; check the battle lobby.

What this site does not cover

This site is about battles only. For context: PackDraw is an online mystery-pack site that launched in August 2023, where each paid opening gives one random real item from a published pool. It is 18+, holds no gambling licence, ships physical items to the US and Canada only, and has no free pack just for signing up.

PackDraw battles FAQ