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The family tree game

Every relative you add earns points

Building your family tree shouldn’t feel like homework. Add a cousin, upload an old photo, record a grandparent’s story — each one scores points, climbs your rank, and nudges the family leaderboard. The tree fills itself when everyone’s playing.

No prizes to chase, no money involved — just the friendly pull of a scoreboard that makes families finish what they start.

How you score

Points for every contribution

The tree grows richer with every action — and every action counts.

Add a relative

+10

Every new person on the tree — a cousin, an in-law, a great-grandparent you never met.

Add a photo

+15

Put a face to a name. Old black-and-white ones score just the same.

Fill in a detail

+5

A birthday, a village, a wedding date — the small facts that make a tree real.

Record a story

+25

A voice memory in an elder’s own words is worth the most — because it is.

Confirm or fix a detail

+5

Spot a wrong date or a misspelt name? Keeping the tree honest earns points too.

Invite a relative who joins

+50

The biggest score of all — because a second pair of hands doubles the tree.

Climb the ranks

From Seedling to Great Banyan

Your points add up to a rank the whole family can see. The keepers of the roots earn their title.

1

Seedling

0 pts

Everyone starts here — a name and a spark.

2

Sapling

100 pts

A branch or two, and the habit has taken root.

3

Young Tree

500 pts

Growing fast — faces, dates and the first stories fill in.

4

Deep Roots

1,500 pts

Whole branches filled in — the family leans on you.

5

Great Banyan

5,000 pts

The tree the whole family shelters under. Every family has one.

The family leaderboard

A little friendly competition

See who’s added the most this week and all-time — just your family, no strangers. Nothing lights a fire under an uncle like his niece passing him on the board. The tree is the real winner.

Keep it going

Build a streak, week after week

Add just one thing a week and your streak grows. Miss a week and it resets — a gentle nudge to keep the memories coming while the elders are still here to share them.

Why points

Because a family tree is a team sport

Most family trees stall at a dozen names — one person loses steam and it goes quiet. Points turn it into something everyone chips into: a cousin adds her branch, an uncle names the old photos, the kids chase the leaderboard. What felt like a chore becomes the thing the family does together.

Questions

About Family Points

Do points cost anything or turn into money?
No. Points are for fun and recognition — a way to make building the tree feel like a game. RootsNRites is free, and points never cost anything or convert to cash.
Who can see my points and rank?
Only your own family — the people you share the tree with. The leaderboard never includes strangers or other families.
What actually earns points?
Adding relatives, photos, dates and stories, confirming details, and inviting relatives who join. The richer your contribution, the more it scores — a recorded story is worth more than a single date.
Can the whole family compete together?
Yes — that’s the point. Everyone you invite to the tree gets their own score and rank, and the family leaderboard keeps things friendly and moving.
What if someone adds wrong information just for points?
Fixing and confirming details earns points too, so the family keeps each other honest. The tree’s owner can always review and correct what’s been added.

Your move

Add one relative. Watch the family follow.

Start your tree, earn your first points, and hand the family a scoreboard worth climbing.

Start earning points

Start earning points

Free forever · just your family