Welcome to elpito.com

What is elpito.com?

elpito.com is a website that unites a group of sports fans and friends who compete through forecast contests in different sporting events, share ideas and exchange opinions.

How can I participate?

To particiapte in elpito.com you just need to register. With registration, you become a member of the elpito.com community and gain access to the full array of services that the website has to offer.
To register, click on 'Register' from the left-hand menu.
If you already have a User Name (Login Name) you are already registered - no need to register again to particiapte in new Forecast Contests. Just log-in with your User Name and Password and Join any Contest.

How do I Join a Forecast Contest?

How do I enter a Forecast?

Log-in at elpito.com
Select Event (i.e. FIFA World Cup 2014)
Press 'Play' from the left hand menu
Select 'Day' if you want to enter Forecasts for a specific date
Select 'Groups' or 'Knockout' if you want to enter Forecasts for an entire phase
Input your Forecasts and 'Submit'

Until when can I enter/change my Forecasts?

You can enter/change your Forecasts as many times as you want to
You can enter/change your Forecasts for a given Match until 2 hours before the start of the Match

What happens if I fail to enter a Forecast?

If you have not entered a Forecast for a Match that is within 2 hours of starting, has started or ended, your Forecast will be labeled as NP:Not Played, and you will receive 0 points
To avoid this from happening, it is recommended that you enter a base score for all Matches, and then change individual scores as needed (use the 'Groups' and 'Knockout' options to easily enter scores for an entire phase)

Are my Forecasts Private?

Forecast are Private -no one can see them- until they can no longer be changed (2 hours before a match)
Once Forecasts cannot change, they become Public

How do I see my Private Forecasts?

How do I see Public Forecasts?

What is the default Time Zone for Match Times?

All times in elpito.com correspond to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) by default (i.e. match times shown in Event/'Schedule' or Event/'Play').

Can I change the default Time Zone?

Yes.
Each User can change the Default Time Zone to show all Times in their local time, or any other Time Zone they prefer.

How do I change the default Time Zone?

Log-in at elpito.com
Go to 'My Profile' from the Top menu
Click 'My Profile' from the left-hand menu
Under 'My Preferences' select your desired Time Zone
'Use my computer's Time Zone settings' is typically the best option, but you can choose a specific Time Zone and adjust Daylight Savings Time if you want to override your computer.
Click 'Save'
This procedure needs to be done only once for each user / computer / browser combination

Do I need to sign-in to see Times in my selected Time Zone?

Where do I see my current Time Zone?

Do I need to consider Time Zones?

It is advisable to have Time Zones in mind to avoid surprises on some situations.
For example, for the FIFA World Cup 2014, there are 4 games scheduled for Saturday June 14th 2014 in local Brazil time. However, in GMT, there are 3, as the 4th one takes place on Sunday June 15th 2014 at 1am.
So if you have the default Time Zone, and check the games for Jun 14th, you will be able to send only 3 Forecasts. You would need to go to Jun 15th to see the 4th game.
If you set your Time Zone to local time, most likely these situations will not cause a surprise.
Of course the best approach is to first enter your Forecasts by selecting the entire 'Group' phase or 'Knockout' phase, to make sure you don't miss any. Then, fine-tune them day-by-day if needed.