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Growth · October 24, 2018

Playoff

Powerful rules engine powered by gamification

Playoff launched on October 24, 2018 with 6 votes, #1,222 of 2,827 launches that month. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

What it does

Playoff is a rules engine that can be integrated via SDK API into enterprise existing systems as a gamification layer: helps you to introduce competitions, rewards, incentives and leaderboards in the projects in which you need to engage and motivate users.

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