New Horizon Experience. This article describes the New Horizon Experience, which is available now. As of September 28, 2026, New Horizon is the default starting point on a computer or laptop. In the Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS, New Horizon is already what you see. If you still have the older layout, choose Switch to New Horizon from the banner or your account menu. You can switch back to Legacy Horizon from that menu any time during the transition.

Assignors and organization administrators use the Game Linking System on the Master Game Schedule. Linking keeps two to seven games together for assigning: when you put someone on the set, Horizon checks that they are available and eligible for every game in the group. Officials who only work their own schedule do not turn linking on or build link groups.

Turn Game Linking on

Only organization administrators can change this setting. Open System Settings. On Overview, tap or click the Features & Settings tile. On a larger screen you can also use the left sidebar. Search by number or label (for example linking or 2). Open the Assigning group if that section is collapsed.

Features and Settings on a phone after searching 2. An orange outline marks Game Linking System, Feature 2, which is on.

On a computer, the same screen uses the wider layout.

Features and Settings on a computer after searching 2. An orange outline marks Game Linking System, Feature 2, which is on.

Turn on Game Linking System (Feature #2). When it is off, assignors do not see Link, Unlink, or Auto-Link on Master. The page saves on its own a moment after you change a setting. Wait for the short Saved or All changes saved message before you leave.

Close-up of the Game Linking System feature card on a phone. The card shows Feature 2, the On badge, and an orange outline on the On switch.

Close-up of the Game Linking System feature card on a computer. The card shows Feature 2, the On badge, and an orange outline on the On switch.

Link games on the Master Game Schedule

Open the Master Game Schedule. Check 2 to 7 games that should stay together. A red bar pins under the top navigation with the selection count. Choose Link on that bar. Linked games stay together for assigning. You can also open Actions, then Linking, then Link.

Master Game Schedule on a phone. Two games are selected and an orange outline marks the Link control on the red bar.

On a computer, the same screen uses the wider layout.

Master Game Schedule on a computer. Games are selected and an orange outline marks Link on the red bar.

Close-up of the red selection bar on a phone. An orange outline marks the Link control among Publish, Cancel, and Actions.

Close-up of the red selection bar on a computer. An orange outline marks Link among Clear, Publish, Cancel, and Send TBA.

Meetings, games that are too far in the past, and games already in a full group cannot be linked. After a successful link, a short confirmation appears and each game in the set shows a matching link badge.

How eligibility works for a link set

When you assign someone to a linked set, they must be available and eligible for every game in the group. If they miss availability or eligibility on any one game, they are ineligible for the whole set until you fix that issue or unlink the games you want to schedule separately.

Linked games also need common position names across the set so the same role can be filled on every contest. If a position only exists on some of the games, you will not be able to use it for the whole group.

Available means the availability calendar. Eligible means the full qualification result (rank, age, groups, block lists, site rules, and availability as one of those rules). Being available does not mean eligible.

Review a link group

Linked games share a soft color on the board so you can scan the set. Tap or click the link badge next to the game to open the group. The panel lists every game in schedule order, shows how many are in the group, and lets you remove one game or Unlink all.

Master Game Schedule on a phone. An orange outline marks the link badge on a linked game card.

On a computer, the same screen uses the wider layout.

Master Game Schedule on a computer. An orange outline marks the link badge beside a game ID.

Close-up of a Master Game Schedule card on a phone. An orange outline marks the link badge next to the game ID.

Close-up of Master Game Schedule rows on a computer. An orange outline marks the link badge beside a game ID and date.

Linked group panel on a phone showing three games and Unlink all, with an orange outline on Unlink all.

On a computer, the same screen uses the wider layout.

Linked group panel on a computer showing three games and Unlink all, with an orange outline on Unlink all.

Unlink games

To schedule one or more of the games on their own again, select the games you want to leave the group, open Actions, then Linking, then Unlink. Confirm when asked. That removes those games from their link groups. A group that drops to a single game dissolves on its own.

Master Game Schedule on a phone. Actions is open to Linking, and an orange outline marks Unlink.

On a computer, the same screen uses the wider layout.

Master Game Schedule on a computer. Actions is open to Linking, and an orange outline marks Unlink.

From the link group panel you can also remove one game with the delete control on that row, or choose Unlink all to dissolve the entire set.

Game acceptance after linking

Linking speeds up assigning. It does not force officials to accept or decline the whole set together. When officials open their schedule, they still accept or decline each game on its own, even when those assignments came from a linked set. If your organization wants people to respond the same way to every game in a set, set that expectation with your own policy. Horizon does not require a collective response.

If you still see the older layout

On a computer or laptop, New Horizon is the default starting point as of September 28, 2026. The older legacy layout appears only if you switched back to Legacy Horizon. Choose Switch to New Horizon from the banner or your account menu to return. On that older layout, organization administrators still turn on Feature #2 in System Settings. Assignors then use the Master Game Schedule toolbar to link up to several games, and they unlink from the link icon beside the game. Eligibility still requires the official to qualify for every game in the set, and officials still accept or decline each game individually.