FrancoManie 2025 Official Rules and FAQ

The Roxxem FrancoManie contest is designed to engage students in a fun, interactive learning experience. These rules ensure fair play and a smooth experience for everyone involved. Please review the rules carefully before starting, and if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our team.

We're thrilled to have you join us and can't wait to see how your class participates.

New to FrancoManie?

Read our quick guide on how to get started.

What is the contest bracket?

FrancoManie has a bracket of 8 songs that face-off against each other in 3 rounds, March Madness-style, until there is one final song champion. The FrancoManie bracket is available here.

When does it mean for a song to become "active"?

Each song has a date in which it becomes "active". Scores for the contest will only be counted once the song is active. Once a song activates, you can keep playing it until the contest concludes. The active dates for each song are listed on the FrancoManie contest page.

How do song matches work? Can I vote?

Each matchup between two songs will generally last around two days. (Longer if the match falls on a Friday leading into the weekend.) During a match, you and your students can vote on your favorite song on the FrancoManie contest page. The most popular song in each match will move on to the next round.

Anyone who is logged into a free Roxxem account can vote, but you can only vote once per match.

How does the point system work?

Individuals earn points by playing different song games, with their highest scores from all the games being tallied and averaged to create a "Song Score." Both live games and solo play contribute to the score.

To determine an individual's “Overall Contest Score,” simply combine the Song Scores for all 8 FrancoManie songs. The individuals with the highest Overall Contest Score will be crowned the winners.

For classes, the Overall Contest Score of each individual student in the class is averaged together to create a "Class Score". (With some adjustments--see below for details.) The class with the highest Class Score wins.

Can I win multiple prizes?

No, a single person or class can only win one prize.

What happens if there's a tie?

The prize will be split between the tied players.

Does playing Roxxem Live count toward the contest?

Yes. Students must be logged into their accounts while playing.

Can I play each song and/or game multiple times?

During the duration of the contest, you can play as many times as you want. Only your highest score will be counted, and the song must be currently active.

What's the class and school competition? How do I enter?

If you have a Roxxem Pro Teacher subscription, you can create classes for your students. Classes can compete with other classes around the world. This is separate from the individual competition, with bigger prizes.

You and your students will also be able to see a school leaderboard that is specific to the students and classes in your school. No prizes are awarded by Roxxem for this school-based competition. However, you may decide to award your own prizes.

You can enter your classes by going to the contest page and pressing on the "Enter Class" button. To protect the integrity of the contest, once you enter, your contest entry cannot be changed. Please make sure all your students are in all your classes before you enter.

What if I enter the class and school competitions late?

Joining the contest after it starts is no problem. Student scores that were previously recorded will be automatically added to your class score. However, to protect the integrity of the contest, you can only enter once. Please make sure all your students are in all your classes before you enter.

How are class scores counted? What about larger vs. smaller classes?

Class Scores are based on the average score of all the valid students in the class at the time you entered the contest. (If a student didn't do an activity, that counts as 0 points.) We then add a small bonus adjustment to large classes. There is a required minimum of 5 valid students per class.

What if a student joins or leaves a class?

To protect the integrity of the contest, once you enter your classes into the contest, your tournament entry cannot be changed. Students who join or leave your class will not affect your Contest Class Entry. (However, you can still see updated rosters in your class and school leaderboards.) Please make sure all your students are in all your classes before you enter the contest.

What if a student is in multiple classes?

Students should not be in multiple classes. If a student is in multiple classes, their score will only count towards one class, and the student will be removed from all other Contest Class Entries.

If I make an assignment with a FrancoManie song, do students earn points for the contest?

Students will earn points if you assign one of the games (i.e. Whac-A-Word, Sentence Snake, etc.), but only if the song is currently active. Students will not earn points if you assign a Song Lesson.

Can I play or practice the songs before the contest starts?

Yes. However, only scores recorded when a song is currently active count.

Do you have any contest swag, like T-shirts?

You can purchase FrancoManie Contest T-shirts and other apparel through the Manie Musicale store.