Football Sandbox football is gearing up - room for new owners.

**Rain Man** · 08:26 PM

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.

**bevischief** · 05-12-2013, 12:05 AM

I can take a 2nd team if no new takers.

Ebolapox · 05-12-2013, 12:13 AM

how much of a time commitment is it generally speaking?

**Rain Man** · 05-12-2013, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bevischief

I can take a 2nd team if no new takers.

Cool. It looks like you're in League 2 now, so would you want to take over the Springfield Attack in League 1? They went 6-10 last year and might need a quarterback going forward.

Adam Koets C
Matt Birk C
Antoine Winfield CB
Brandon Flowers CB
Darius Butler CB
Dimitri Patterson CB
Don Carey CB
Jason Allen CB
Allen Bailey DE3
Tommie Harris DE3
Carlos Dunlap DE4
Robert Mathis DE4
Tim Crowder DE4
Brodrick Bunkley DT
Colin Cole DT
Rocky Bernard DT
Roy Miller DT
Tyson Alualu DT
John Kuhn FB
Kerry Rhodes FS
Adam Snyder G
Anthony Herrera G
Ben Hamilton G
Bobbie Williams G
DeAngelo Williams HB
DeMarco Murray HB
Joseph Addai HB
Jay Feely K
Demarcus Love LT
Marcus McNeill LT
Mario Henderson LT
Sean Locklear LT
Akin Ayodele MLB
David Hawthorne MLB
James Laurinaitis MLB
Nate Irving MLB
Antwan Barnes OLB
Nick Harris P
Greg McElroy QB
Kyle Orton QB
Tyler Palko QB
Marcus Gilbert RT
Todd Herremans RT
Akeem Jordan SLB
Daryl Smith SLB
Mike Peterson SLB
Chris Hope SS
Gerald Sensabaugh SS
Bo Scaife TE
D.J. Williams Jr. TE
Marcedes Lewis TE
Blair White WR
Deon Butler WR
Jabar Gaffney WR
Jason Avant WR
Mario Manningham WR
Santana Moss WR

**Rain Man** · 05-12-2013, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebolapox

how much of a time commitment is it generally speaking?

I would estimate the following over the course of a Sandbox Season.

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.

Ebolapox · 05-12-2013, 12:25 AM

do you compete against other people for free agents, etc?

**Rain Man** · 05-12-2013, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebolapox

do you compete against other people for free agents, etc?

Yeah, we're got a cool system in the works for free agency. It's going to be something you do over time in the offseason, which is the actual NFL season. You'll be bidding for free agents as you see their performance in real games. We're trying to get it in place for this immediate draft, but if not we'll have it in place for the next one.

Ebolapox · 05-12-2013, 12:33 AM

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

MagicHef · 05-12-2013, 12:36 AM

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?

**Rain Man** · 05-12-2013, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebolapox

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

Cool. You have a nice turnaround team in League 2, the Aurora Borealis. It was strong, but the previous owner's strategy of never punting didn't quite pay off. They were 3-13 last year, but are actually a pretty talented team.

Samson Satele C
Al Harris CB
Chris Rucker CB
Davon House CB
Drayton Florence CB
Javier Arenas CB
Terence Newman CB
Jerrell Powe DE3
Justin Smith DE3
Tommie Harris DE3
Cory Redding DE4
Da'Quan Bowers DE4
Terrell Suggs DE4
Turk McBride DE4
Tyler Brayton DE4
Corey Williams DT
Justin Bannan DT
Andre Gurode G
Eben Britton G
Eric Steinbach G
Reggie Wells G
Chris D. Johnson HB
LaDainian Tomlinson HB
Ricky Williams HB
Keith Brooking ILB
Rob Bironas K
Andra Davis MLB
E.J. Henderson MLB
Casey Hampton NT
Calvin Pace OLB
Tully Banta-Cain OLB
Matt Hasselbeck QB
Peyton Manning QB
Tyler Palko QB
Jammal Brown RT
Marcus Cannon RT
Phil Loadholt RT
Sebastian Vollmer RT
Mario Haggan SLB
Brian Dawkins SS
Chris Harris SS
Erik Coleman SS
Antonio Gates TE
Heath Miller TE
Deion Branch WR
Jeremy Maclin WR
Jonathan Baldwin WR
Roddy White WR
Tandon Doss WR

**Rain Man** · 05-12-2013, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagicHef

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?

Well...it's the same. That's something we'll work on. But your team needs you to defend its division title!

**bevischief** · 05-12-2013, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Cool. It looks like you're in League 2 now, so would you want to take over the Springfield Attack in League 1? They went 6-10 last year and might need a quarterback going forward.

Adam Koets C
Matt Birk C
Antoine Winfield CB
Brandon Flowers CB
Darius Butler CB
Dimitri Patterson CB
Don Carey CB
Jason Allen CB
Allen Bailey DE3
Tommie Harris DE3
Carlos Dunlap DE4
Robert Mathis DE4
Tim Crowder DE4
Brodrick Bunkley DT
Colin Cole DT
Rocky Bernard DT
Roy Miller DT
Tyson Alualu DT
John Kuhn FB
Kerry Rhodes FS
Adam Snyder G
Anthony Herrera G
Ben Hamilton G
Bobbie Williams G
DeAngelo Williams HB
DeMarco Murray HB
Joseph Addai HB
Jay Feely K
Demarcus Love LT
Marcus McNeill LT
Mario Henderson LT
Sean Locklear LT
Akin Ayodele MLB
David Hawthorne MLB
James Laurinaitis MLB
Nate Irving MLB
Antwan Barnes OLB
Nick Harris P
Greg McElroy QB
Kyle Orton QB
Tyler Palko QB
Marcus Gilbert RT
Todd Herremans RT
Akeem Jordan SLB
Daryl Smith SLB
Mike Peterson SLB
Chris Hope SS
Gerald Sensabaugh SS
Bo Scaife TE
D.J. Williams Jr. TE
Marcedes Lewis TE
Blair White WR
Deon Butler WR
Jabar Gaffney WR
Jason Avant WR
Mario Manningham WR
Santana Moss WR

A little better than my team how do I take control?

Ebolapox · 05-12-2013, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Cool. You have a nice turnaround team in League 2, the Aurora Borealis. It was strong, but the previous owner's strategy of never punting didn't quite pay off. They were 3-13 last year, but are actually a pretty talented team.

Samson Satele C
Al Harris CB
Chris Rucker CB
Davon House CB
Drayton Florence CB
Javier Arenas CB
Terence Newman CB
Jerrell Powe DE3
Justin Smith DE3
Tommie Harris DE3
Cory Redding DE4
Da'Quan Bowers DE4
Terrell Suggs DE4
Turk McBride DE4
Tyler Brayton DE4
Corey Williams DT
Justin Bannan DT
Andre Gurode G
Eben Britton G
Eric Steinbach G
Reggie Wells G
Chris D. Johnson HB
LaDainian Tomlinson HB
Ricky Williams HB
Keith Brooking ILB
Rob Bironas K
Andra Davis MLB
E.J. Henderson MLB
Casey Hampton NT
Calvin Pace OLB
Tully Banta-Cain OLB
Matt Hasselbeck QB
Peyton Manning QB
Tyler Palko QB
Jammal Brown RT
Marcus Cannon RT
Phil Loadholt RT
Sebastian Vollmer RT
Mario Haggan SLB
Brian Dawkins SS
Chris Harris SS
Erik Coleman SS
Antonio Gates TE
Heath Miller TE
Deion Branch WR
Jeremy Maclin WR
Jonathan Baldwin WR
Roddy White WR
Tandon Doss WR

damn, some real talent there.

**Rain Man** · 05-12-2013, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bevischief

A little better than my team how do I take control?

PM cdcox and tell him your team name and give him an e-mail address. Once he gets you assigned you can go log in and you should see your second team as an option.

**Rain Man** · 05-12-2013, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebolapox

damn, some real talent there.

Yeah, it's actually a pretty good team. You can PM and he'll get you access to the site.

05-11-2013, 11:25 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-482449 VARSITY	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. Last edited by Rain Man; 05-13-2013 at 08:26 PM..
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