How rivalu works.
Verified students play short games. Wins move their school up the national rankings. Daily scoring matches keep it fair. Every point is explainable.
Three steps. No grind. Every point counts for your school.
Verify with your .edu email
We confirm you're a real student at a real school. One account per student. No spoofing, no smurfing.
Play quick ranked games
Word Duel, Trivia Sprint, Chess Blitz, Wordy. Each match is 60 seconds to 5 minutes.
Earn points for your campus
Every win moves your school up the national board. Your first 5 ranked matches each day count toward your school score — extra games still build your personal rank.
Every ranking change is explainable.
A school's standing is the sum of its students' game scores — same rules for every school and every player. No hidden multipliers.
Points cap per match
- Campus Wordyup to 50
- Trivia Sprintup to 750
- Color Clashup to 600
- Word Duelup to 150
- Chess Blitzup to 200
- Reflex Clashup to 175
- Scramble Rushup to 375
- 2048 Blitzup to 325
A great run maxes out at the game's cap, so no single game dominates the board.
Daily scoring matches
- Matches 1–5Count for your school
- Matches 6+Personal record only
Your first 5scoring matches each day add to your school's total. Keep playing after that for your win–loss record.
Weekly reset
- Weekly pointsReset every Monday
- All-time totalsKept
Standings reset weekly so every week is a fresh competition between schools.
Your school points come only from your game score — win or lose, your points still count. Your head-to-head win–loss record is personal bragging rights and never changes the standings.