URL HOOK

New Scout

#new-scout
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One bookmark = a fresh random scouting mission, at the difficulty and player pool you choose. Standard draws well-known footballers; Expert digs into the obscure. Requires sign-in.

Pattern

/games/the-scout?difficulty=<standard|expert>&status=<all|active|retired>#new-scout

Params go before the hash so the hash stays a clean hook id. Both are optional — omit them for the defaults (Standard difficulty, all players). A bad or missing value falls back to the default, so a malformed link still starts a mission.

Parameters

  • difficulty — standard (default, well-known footballers) or expert (obscure footballers — for serious fans).
  • status — all (default), active (currently-playing only), or retired.

Examples

Default — a random mission, Standard, all players:

/games/the-scout#new-scout
Open

Expert difficulty, retired footballers only:

/games/the-scout?difficulty=expert&status=retired#new-scout
Open

Behavior

  • On page load the hash is read once and cleared via history.replaceState — refreshing doesn't re-trigger the start.
  • Requires sign-in. A signed-out visitor is sent to login first, then bounced back to start the mission once authenticated.
  • The chosen difficulty + player pool come straight from the URL — no need to set them on the hub first.

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