Overbidding on the first picks
The most common beginner loss: spending the budget on early hype picks and having nothing left when the strongest late picks appear.
Choose your favorite! Beginner Guide
Your first session plan: play one 1v1 draft to learn the loop, pick up the two free badges, then set a per-round budget cap before your next match. Everything below is anchored to the official game description and the official badges data.
First-session route
From first match to first win
Four steps, in order. Do not skip the budget step — it is where most beginners lose.
- Step 1
Play one match to learn the loop
Join a 1v1 draft from the lobby. Random picks appear with prices, you bid or pass under a fixed budget, and the stronger finished team wins. One match teaches more than any guide.
- Step 2
Pick up the two free badges
The badges API confirms two badges: You played Draft Challenge! (over 483,000 awarded, just for playing) and First Win! (over 315,000 awarded, for winning a head-to-head draft). Both are free progression markers.
- Step 3
Set a budget plan before match two
Beginners lose drafts by overbidding early. Open the Draft Budget Planner on the homepage, enter your budget and rounds, and play the second match with a per-round cap.
- Step 4
Move to strategy once the loop is clear
When bidding feels natural, read the draft strategy guide for weighted round caps and the late-round reserve that wins close drafts.
Avoid
Beginner mistakes
These three habits lose more drafts than bad luck ever will.
Bidding without a cap
Every round needs a maximum bid decided before the timer starts. Impulse bids are how fixed budgets disappear.
Chasing codes that do not exist
No official codes exist for this game as of 2026-08-23. Third-party code lists for it are invented — check the codes page instead of guessing.
FAQ
Beginner questions
What should I do first in Choose your favorite!?
Play one 1v1 draft to learn the loop, claim the two free badges, then set a per-round budget cap before your next match.
Are there beginner codes or free rewards?
No codes exist as of the checked date (2026-08-23); the two badges are the free early rewards, earned by playing and by winning.
Why do I keep losing drafts?
Usually early overbidding. Cap each round's bid, protect a late-round reserve, and let opponents overspend on hype picks.
Which guide should I read next?
The how-to-play guide for the full loop, then the draft strategy guide for winning it consistently.
Guide hub
Every Choose your favorite! guide in one place.
How to play
The full 1v1 draft loop, step by step.
Draft Budget Planner
Get a per-round bid cap for your budget.
Codes status
No codes exist yet — checked daily.