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Sandbox football is gearing up - room for new owners.
(https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=272980)
Sandbox football is gearing up - room for new owners.
Hi all,
For those of you who haven't participated, our Sandbox Simulations football game had a good initial test, and we're gearing up for Season Two now. We have some openings for new team owners, and the current leagues will be free forever since we're still beta testing. The league works like this: 1. You get a team. Since we're in Season Two, you will be hired to run an existing team as coach/owner. 2. The teams currently have their end of year rosters from 2011, so you'll be able to do a fair bit of rebuilding. We'll hold the 2012 rookie draft and a veteran free agent acquisition, and then we'll conduct a season. You'll build a full 53-man roster. 3. The seasons are just like NFL football. You'll develop a general offensive and defensive philosophy and game plan for your team, and you'll deal with lineup shuffles as players get injured. Each week you'll get a play by play to see how your team fared. 4. The season is played on an accelerated basis so we should be done with it before the real NFL training camp starts. At that point we'll hold a 2013 rookie draft, and you'll be able to pick up veteran free agents over the course of the real NFL season. 5. Repeat as desired. It's quite fun, actually, and the game engine works superbly. It's quite enjoyable to pull up the play by play and watch the game unfold, and to grumble as you have to shuffle lineups when injuries occur. We'll be going commercial with the game at some point soon, but the two beta leagues will always be free. You'll be like George Halas with the Bears - at some point these franchises will be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.* So if you're interested, let me know here and I'll assign you to a team. As with the real NFL, you don't have control over the team you inherit, so your challenge may be maintaining a powerhouse or more likely rebuilding a team that was managed poorly - you know, like the Chiefs. * - Financial performance not guaranteed. Here's the thread that started it all: http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=248221 If you want to play, Those who want to play need to: 1. Post in this thread and we'll confirm whether a team is currently available. 2. Register on http://sandboxsimulations.com using the access code: 6Lanier3 3. Follow the registration procedure until you get to the screen where you select your team name. STOP HERE WITHOUT PICKING A TEAM NAME. 4. Once Rain Man assigns you a team, and you have completed through step 3, PM cdcox or post in this thread and cdcox will connect the existing team with your user account. |
I can take a 2nd team if no new takers.
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how much of a time commitment is it generally speaking?
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Review roster and rookie draft - Maybe 5 to 10 hours, but in little bursts. Veteran free agents - Maybe a few hours this year. It'll be very spread out and diffuse in future years, but this year will be a little more concentrated. Set up your team's game plans - Two hours Play week to week - Maybe 10 minutes per week. Celebrate Super Bowl win - 15 minutes, but you'll already be thinking about the repeat. |
do you compete against other people for free agents, etc?
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hmmmmm.... yeah, put me down for a team. I'm assuming there will be a bit of a learning curve, but let's do this thing
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I really enjoyed doing it when I was involved, but my internet usage became close to 100% mobile, and honestly the sandbox website was really difficult to use on a phone. Has it changed at all, or is it the same?
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Account Management => My Teams |
Hmmm....I think I'll have a go at this thing! I mean it really doesn't seem like Rocket Science.
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Put me down!
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I'll do one as well.
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I'll do it
Are the players in their primes?(LT al Harris ect) |
Once you start charging wont you have have to change the player names to avoid royalties?
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Those who want to play need to:
1. Post in this thread 2. Register on http://sandboxsimulations.com using the access code: 6Lanier3 3. Follow the registration procedure until you get to the screen where you select your team name. STOP HERE WITHOUT PICKING A TEAM NAME. 4. Once Rain Man assigns you a team, and you have completed through step 3, PM me or post in this thread and I will connect the existing team with your user account. |
Who is ozona? Funny seeing Pompano Beach. Thats like 5 min from me.
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Current status:
Beavis Chiefs -- Springfield Attack -- process completed Ebolapox -- Aurora Borealis -- needs to register on Sandbox (post 29) Blazin311 -- Independence Jokers -- process completed EagleRob -- Lexington Akitas -- needs to register on Sandbox (post 29) allen_kcCard -- needs a team -- needs to register on Sandbox (post 29) dh56dt58 -- needs a team -- needs to register on Sandbox (post 29) Old Dog's Friend -- Columbia KC Hood Stars -- needs to register on Sandbox (post 29) Tambaberry -- St. Louis Spiders -- needs to register on Sandbox (post 29) Someone by the handle of Jak2786 registered on Sandbox, but I don't know who they are or what team they are to be assigned. |
I'll re-up.
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I'd like to try this if you got an open spot.
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Ok, I'm registered as 'Ebolapox'
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i has failed 2x...
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are there quantifications for speed/blocking/etc? in other words, chris johnson is pretty fast--he'd likely be a 97/100 but he's not a great pass or run blocker (so, what, 12/100?)
for QBs, peyton manning NOW would be like a 95/100 accuracy but maybe only an 85/100 (if I'm being generous). I'd assume something like this is used in an algorithm to actually simulate the games--having the numbers would be of assistance, especially the 'injury' stats (in other words, the 'madden' ratings) |
Nevermind, wrong-failed-ff-thread.
I like'y this one... |
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HE DOESN'T NEED YOUR $#ITTY WIRELESS TAPPING TO TALK CONNECTIONS!:cuss: |
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One thing that doesn't work on my iPhone is drag and drop draft board sorting. But if you made your pick manually, or only kept a few players on your draftboard, it should be workable. I could post the links, but there are like 20 of them that you'll need over the course of a season. |
Just finished the registration process and stopped before naming my team. I guess I just need to be assigned my team.
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So how many teams do you need?
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Rain Man will have a better handle on that within a day or so. |
Damn........running out of names....
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I am interested in a team.
Is it possible to move a team? I didn't see Los Angeles on the franchise list and everyone knows LA is a great sports town. |
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hell... anybody want to trade for peyton manning?!?!? |
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And I still think Le'Veon Bell is the steal of this draft... |
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League 2 has an LA team that is available. Once we verify that we have enough teams available, you can have that team. |
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What Cities are at large?... http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p...bbing-chin.jpg |
Registered...username kizvaar
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Ok i am registered now user name on there same as here tambaberry
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Honestly, I'm not that picky on location as long as the City floats me some low interest, tax-free bonds, picks up the tab for all improvements around the new stadium, and a 20 year property tax abatement. |
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Ok.
It's been working on my phone, so I'm in. Now, since my team apparently won the division without me last season, we'll see if I make them better or worse. |
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ok cool, no worries
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Okay, my train is landing or whatever trains do. I might be taking my wife out for a Mother's Day dinner and then I'll get on this.
My train actually broke down. It was kind of exciting, especially sing it only lasted for about ten minutes. And I might have seen a herd of elk, but they were pretty far away on a big ridge and could have been deer, bighorn sheep, or mountain goats. |
My train is now stopping to pick up a "private railroad car". A private railroad car? What does that mean? I'm envisioning Wild, Wild West.
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Keep trying to get on but I'm at the screen where it says to name my team and its location. Now either I haven't been assigned a team or I'm doing it wrong. Help please.
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