Doggo 108
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Doggo 108. For a full explanation of the game rules, visit the How to Play page.
Getting Started
New to Doggo 108? Start here.
Doggo 108 is a dog-walking game. Each weekday has an assigned walk shape — Simple Loop, Out-and-Back, or Figure-of-Eight. You record your walk, upload the GPX file, and the system checks whether your route matches the day's shape. Get it right and earn points. Succeed long enough and you'll be grouped with other players into a Jenga team that grows until someone blinks.
No. The weekday challenge and Jenga free-pool game are completely free. There are two optional paid tiers:
Indie Player (£10/year) — stay in the free pool on your own terms. Managers can invite you, but you decide whether to join their team.
Team Manager (£30/year) — create and name your own managed team, recruit up to six players, and compete in the managed league.
Indie Player (£10/year) — stay in the free pool on your own terms. Managers can invite you, but you decide whether to join their team.
Team Manager (£30/year) — create and name your own managed team, recruit up to six players, and compete in the managed league.
Any GPS tracking app that can export a GPX file. Popular options include Strava, Komoot, ViewRanger, Gaia GPS, and many others. Record your walk as you normally would, then export it as a GPX file and upload it here. The route is analysed automatically.
A GPX (GPS Exchange Format) file is a standard file format for storing GPS track data. It records your position at regular intervals throughout your walk. Most GPS and fitness apps can export your activity as a GPX file — usually found in the app's sharing or export settings after a walk is completed.
Not at all. Any dog, any size, any breed. The game is about the shape of the route you walk — not the speed, distance, or who's on the lead. Even a very short walk in the right shape scores a correct pattern.
Recording Walks
How to capture and upload your walk correctly.
Go to the Record Walk page, tap the upload button, and select your GPX file. The system will analyse your route and post the result to your profile within a few minutes. You'll see your score update automatically.
The challenge day runs midnight to midnight UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A walk uploaded after midnight UK time is scored against the new day's required shape — not yesterday's. Upload as soon as your walk is finished to be safe.
Analysis usually completes within a few minutes of upload. If it hasn't appeared after 10 minutes, try refreshing your profile page. If it's still missing after an hour, the upload may have failed — try uploading the file again. Make sure your file is a valid GPX format and was exported from a GPS tracking app (not manually created).
The analysis examines the geometry of your GPS track. Occasionally a walk that was intended as one shape will be read as another — for example, a loop that doesn't quite close, or a figure-of-eight where the crossing point is unclear. We're continuously improving the analysis engine. If you believe there's a systematic error, contact us and we'll investigate.
Yes, but only the first upload for a given day is scored for the challenge. Additional uploads are stored but don't count towards that day's result. Make sure your first upload is the walk you want scored.
No. The challenge runs Monday to Friday only. Weekend walks are not scored. Saturday and Sunday are the Managed Team hire/fire window — when managers adjust their squad rosters.
Points & Scoring
How points are earned, lost, and multiplied.
| Outcome | Points |
|---|---|
| Correct pattern, correct day | +10 |
| Wrong pattern uploaded | −5 |
| No walk uploaded | −10 |
Your personal score is shown on your profile. You can view your own profile from the Account page, or visit it directly at
doggo108.com/profile.html?uid=YOUR_ID. Your profile is public — other players can see your score, your dog's name, and any social links you've added.Yes. At the start of each new season all points are reset to zero. Historical records are preserved and published as part of the end-of-season standings, but the competitive leaderboard starts fresh every year. This keeps the game accessible to new players and gives everyone a fair shot at the top.
When someone joins Doggo 108 using your referral link, you earn a percentage of every positive score they make on the weekday challenge:
Bonuses only apply to positive scores — you don't lose points when a friend misses a day. Bonuses stack across multiple referrals and count towards both your personal score and your team's total.
| Friend's weeks active | Bonus you receive |
|---|---|
| Weeks 1–5 | +100% |
| Weeks 6–8 | +50% |
| Weeks 9–10 | +25% |
| Week 11 onwards | +10% |
Your unique referral link is available in your Account page. Share it with friends — when they register using that link, they'll be connected to you automatically and your friend bonuses will start as soon as they begin walking.
The team leaderboard uses a different calculation to individual points. Each walk earns points multiplied by two factors: the number of players in your team (Team Size Multiplier) and a Timezone Multiplier based on how spread out your team is geographically. The further apart your players are, the higher the bonus — up to 13× for a 12-hour time zone difference. Full details are on the How to Play page.
Jenga Teams (Free Pool)
The automatically-forming team game for all free players.
Every new player starts solo. Complete all five weekday patterns correctly in your first week and you'll be paired with another successful solo player on Sunday night — automatically, with an auto-generated club name. Succeed again the following week and your two-person team merges with another two-person team to form a four. The pattern continues: 2 → 4 → 8 → 16 → and beyond, as long as the whole team keeps passing.
Everyone in the team returns to the solo pool and starts Week 1 again. Your accumulated season points are kept — but the team name, tier, and all team progress are gone. One bad week wipes the slate for the whole group.
The collapse threshold is 10% of the team. For a two-person team, one failure (50%) always collapses it. For larger teams: a 16-person team collapses if two or more members fail (≥12.5%). A 32-person team collapses if four or more fail. The bigger the team, the more absolute failures it takes — but the percentage stays the same.
Check your My Team page. If you're on a managed team, it will show the team name and your manager. If you're in the free pool, it will show your current Jenga status (solo, or your team name and size). You can only be in one at a time.
Managed Teams
The subscription-based league for managers and their squads.
Subscribe to the Manager plan (£30/year) from your Account page. Once subscribed, you can create your team name and start recruiting players during the weekly hire window (Friday 23:55 – Saturday 23:55 UK time).
Up to seven in total — you as manager, plus six recruited players. Your own walks count towards the team score, so even with a full squad of six the team has seven active contributors.
Player changes are only allowed during the hire/fire window: Friday 23:55 – Saturday 23:55 UK time. Outside this window rosters are locked. Plan your changes before the window closes on Saturday night.
An Indie Player subscribes (£10/year) to stay in the free pool on their own terms. Unlike a regular free player, an Indie Player can choose to accept or decline any managed team invitation. A free player can be added directly by a manager without needing to accept; an Indie Player has veto power over every invitation.
Yes. Joining a managed team removes you from the Jenga free pool entirely. Your departure also counts towards the 10% recruitment threshold for your former Jenga team — if enough people leave at once, the team collapses. Your personal season points are unaffected.
Dog Sharing
For families and households where one dog has multiple walkers.
Dog Sharing lets multiple people in the same household or family record walks for a single dog. The dog's principal owner receives all the points — co-walkers earn nothing for themselves, but every walk they record counts fully towards the owner's score and team total. It's designed for families where one dog has several walkers.
Find the dog owner's profile on the Leaderboards or via a shared link, then tap "Request to walk [Dog Name]" at the bottom of their profile card. The owner approves or rejects your request from their Account page. Once approved, you'll see a "Walking for: [Dog Name]" option before uploading any walk.
Go to your Account page and scroll to the Dog Sharing section. Pending requests appear there with Approve and Reject buttons. Approved co-walkers are listed below with a Remove button — you can revoke access at any time. Removal takes effect immediately.
No. When you walk for another dog, all points go to that dog's owner. Those walks do not appear on your own score. Co-walking is purely a contribution to another player's score — ideal for families where the dog belongs to one person but several people take it out.
Yes. A dog owner can approve as many co-walkers as they like. Each approved co-walker sees the owner's dog in their "Walking for:" dropdown at upload time and can attribute any walk to that dog. All such walks count towards the owner's score.
Yes, either party can end it. The dog owner can remove a co-walker from their Account page. The co-walker can cancel from their own Account page under "Dogs you're walking for." Once removed, future uploads by that person revert to their own score.
Account & Subscription
Managing your profile and payment details.
Go to your Account page and update the Profile section. Changes save immediately and appear on your public profile and the leaderboards.
Yes. The Account page has a Social Links section where you can add your Instagram, X (Twitter), TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp community link. Any links you add will appear as coloured buttons on your public profile page, so other players can follow you.
Yes. Any signed-in player can view your profile — including your dog's name, your human name, your score, number of walks, and social links. Your email address is never shown publicly. To see your own profile as others see it, tap your name on the leaderboard or share your profile link from Account.
Subscriptions are managed through Stripe. You can cancel at any time from your Account page under the Subscription section. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period — you'll retain access until then.
Go to Delete Account (linked from your Account page). You'll need to enter your password to confirm. Deletion is permanent — all your walks, points, and profile data are removed immediately and cannot be recovered.
Yes. The weekly challenge email goes out every Sunday at 4pm UK time with the coming week's shapes. You can unsubscribe from your Account page at any time. You'll still receive important account emails (password resets, etc.) regardless of this setting.
The Season
Dates, phases, and what happens at the end.
A full season runs approximately 48–54 weeks and is divided into four phases: Pre-Season (~4 weeks), Regular Season (~40–44 weeks), End of Season, and Off-Season (~4–6 weeks). Season dates are announced in advance and you'll receive an email when each phase begins.
Final standings are locked and published — individual scores, Managed Team League champion, largest surviving Jenga team, and season records. Then the slate is wiped clean. Points reset to zero for the new season. Your history is preserved in the archives, but competitive play starts fresh.
Yes. New players can register at any point during the Regular Season. You'll start with zero points and begin the Jenga free-pool game from Week 1. You won't be able to catch up to players who've been accumulating points all season — but you'll be ready for a strong start in the next one.
Season dates are posted on the Challenges page and announced by email. If you've just joined, you'll receive an email with the current week's challenge and a link to the season calendar.