playm8
A walkthrough, not a manual

How playm8
works.

Five short journeys for the five people in every weekly badminton crew — the captain who books the court, the regulars who turn up, the guests who fill the gaps, and the treasurer who keeps the balance honest. Here’s how playm8 stitches them together.

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Journeys
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Spreadsheets
AUD
To the cent
Tue 7:30pm reminder
Tap in for tonight?6 / 8
Tonight's run
Live

Carlton courts, 7:30pm

2 courts · 90 minutes · Tue 18 Mar

Going
6 of 8
Open
2 spots
Share
$10.00
AR
JP
MT
SK
+2
You're in
Period close
$0.00balanced
The five journeys

Same crew, five paths through the week.

Captains, regulars, guests, treasurers — nobody runs the same playbook. playm8 gives each one the smallest possible surface and lets the rest fade.

  1. 01

    Start a group

    Pin a court, a night, a price. Done in a minute.

    For captains
  2. 02

    Invite regulars

    One link. Magic-link or Google. They land in the crew.

    For captains
  3. 03

    RSVP for a session

    Reminder lands, you tap in or out, the roster updates.

    For regulars
  4. 04

    Fill an open slot

    Someone bails, the spot opens fairly to whoever's next.

    For guests
  5. 05

    Track money fairly

    Court & shuttles split per attendee. Treasurer sees all.

    For treasurers
Journey 01

The captain sets the rhythm.

One short form, once. playm8 books the same court at the same time every week, holds the slot, and starts taking RSVPs without you opening another tab.

  1. 1
    Create a group

    Name the crew, pick a colour, you're done. Captains can run more than one (Tuesday singles, Saturday mixed).

  2. 2
    Set the rules

    Court, day, time, capacity, and how the cost gets split. Editable any week — your defaults travel forward.

  3. 3
    Repeats automatically

    playm8 spawns next week's session as soon as this one closes. You never have to remember to roll it over.

New group
Group name
Tuesday Night Run
Visible to invitees
Home court
Carlton Baptist Sports
Carlton, VIC
Day & time
Tuesdays · 7:30 — 9:00pm
Australia/Melbourne
Capacity
8 players
2 courts × 4
Cost rules
Court
$48.00
Shuttles
$12.00
Per head
$10.00
Repeats every TuesdayCreate group
Journey 02

Players land in the crew.

No app store. No password. The captain shares one link, the player picks magic-link or Google, and the next session is already on their screen.

  1. 1
    Captain shares an invite

    A short link, or the QR code on the printout taped to the racket bag. It expires when you say so.

  2. 2
    Sign in once

    Magic link via email or one-tap Google. No phone-number gymnastics, no passwords to forget.

  3. 3
    Lands inside the group

    Upcoming sessions, cost share, and roster — all visible the second they confirm their name.

Invite link
playm8.xyz/join/tu3-night
Expires in 7 days · 12 of 20 used
playm8/ join
Step 1 of 1

You’re joining Tuesday Night Run

Carlton Baptist · Tuesdays 7:30pm

Email
jules@example.comSent
Magic linkorContinue with Google
Next: your dashboard

Tonight’s session, your share, and the rest of the roster appear immediately.

Journey 03

Regulars tap in or out.

The reminder lands 48 hours before the run. One tap to confirm, one tap to bail. The roster updates in place — nobody has to chase anyone in the group chat.

  1. 1
    Reminder goes out

    Email and an in-app nudge, 48 hours before tip-off. You can also see it on /today the day of.

  2. 2
    One tap to commit

    Tap in if you're playing, tap out if you can't. No mid-thread debates, no maybes.

  3. 3
    Roster reflows

    Capacity updates instantly. If you tap out, the open slot offers itself to whoever's next.

Reminder · 48h
Sun 7:30pm

Tuesday run, Carlton. In?

Tip-off 7:30pm · 2 courts · Your share approx $10.00

Going so far5 of 8
Roster · Tue 18 Mar
5 / 8
  • AR
    Anika Rao
    Confirmed Mon 7:42am
    In
  • JP
    Jules Park
    Confirmed Mon 8:15am
    In
  • MT
    Minh Tran
    Auto-joined (regular)
    In
  • SK
    Sana Khan
    Confirmed just now
    In
  • DP
    Dev Patel
    Tapped out · slot opened
    Out
  • —
    Open slot
    Offered to waitlist
    Open
Journey 04

Open spots find the next player.

Plans change. When a regular taps out, the spot doesn’t go to whoever refreshes the chat fastest — it goes down the list, in order, with a clock so nobody gets stuck.

  1. 1
    Someone drops out

    A regular taps 'can't make it'. Their spot is released the same second.

  2. 2
    playm8 opens the spot

    The slot becomes claimable on a public link. Capacity, cost, and time all shown up front.

  3. 3
    Next in line claims it

    Waitlist regular gets first dibs. After their window expires, it opens to invited guests.

Open slot · public claim link
Closes in 12m

One spot at Carlton, 7:30pm

Tuesday 18 Mar · 2 courts · 90 min · Mixed level

  1. Riya S.
    Claimed in 2m · waitlist #1
    Claimed
  2. Tomás A.
    Up next if Riya doesn't confirm
  3. Open to invited guests
    After 15m
Cost upfront
$10.00
Court + shuttles, fair split across all 8 attendees.
Claim spot
No password — magic link to your email.
Fair order·First in waitlist, first offered.
Journey 05

The money stays honest.

Court hire and shuttle tubes go in as line items. Attendance closes the books at the end of each session. Treasurers see balances, top-ups and a one-click period close — all in AUD, to the cent.

  1. 1
    Costs land as line items

    Court fee, shuttles, the occasional tournament tee-shirt run — captured per session, never aggregated by hand.

  2. 2
    Fair split per attendee

    Only people who tapped in pay. Splits are computed in cents, displayed in dollars, and never rounded against you.

  3. 3
    Treasurer closes the period

    End of month, the treasurer reviews balances and closes — pending top-ups settle, fresh balances roll forward.

Tonight’s costs
6 attendees
  • Court hire
    Carlton Baptist · 90 min
    $48.00
  • Shuttles
    2 tubes (Yonex AS-30)
    $12.00
  • Total
    Pre-split
    $60.00
Per attendee$10.00
Treasurer view · March
Reconciled
  • AR
    Anika R.
    Top-up cleared
    $24.00
  • JP
    Jules P.
    Owes after 3 sessions
    −$15.00
  • MT
    Minh T.
    In credit
    $5.00
  • SK
    Sana K.
    Square
    $0.00
  • DP
    Dev P.
    Top-up requested
    −$30.00
2 top-ups pending · $45.00Close period
Who it helps

Quieter weeks for everyone in the chat.

Same product, four different ways it disappears into the background.

Captains

Less chasing, more playing.

Set the recurrence once. Reminders, RSVPs, and open-slot offers run themselves while you actually warm up.

  • Recurring sessions, no weekly poll
  • Auto-fill keeps courts full
  • Roster visible at a glance
Regulars

Know when you're playing.

One tap to confirm or bow out. Your spot is yours week-on-week unless you say otherwise.

  • 48-hour reminders, not nag DMs
  • Tap-in / tap-out, no group-chat noise
  • Your share, in AUD, before you arrive
Guests

Easier open-slot claims.

A single link from the captain drops you straight into the spot. No app store, no account juggling.

  • Magic link, no password
  • First in line gets the spot
  • See cost before you commit
Treasurers

Cleaner balances, every period.

Costs go in, attendance closes the books, balances roll. No copy-pasting from chat to spreadsheet.

  • Per-attendee fair split
  • Top-ups & balances tracked
  • Period close in one click
Last stop

Run the session,
not the spreadsheet.

Organize recurring badminton sessions in Australia.Sign in with a magic link or your Google account — you can have a crew up and running before dinner.

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