Your Chance To Participate In A New Football Phenomenon (Sandbox Simulations) - Page 15

**Rain Man** · 08-08-2011, 02:01 PM

I apologize if the mods think this is soliciting, and I guess it is, but at the same time it's beta testing a new product developed by long-time planeteers, and it's free.

cdcox and I have been developing a new football game for the thoughtful fan, where players build franchises and compete against each other. A description is below.

If you're interested, we're offering the game for free in Year 1 to Chiefsplanet members, with the goal of both giving the system a dry run and also hooking you like Phillip Morris. You can go to www.sandboxsimulations.com to sign up, and use the access code 6Lanier3.

Here's the overview:

Build and manage a full 53-player roster over multiple seasons, as an offseason activity to give you year-round football

Select your personnel to match your offensive and defensive scheme. Every position matters – even your blocking tight end.

Realistic and accurate simulations of league games based on head-to-head matchups against other teams in your league.

This is essentially a new concept in fantasy football that attempts to simulate as closely as possible the management of a real NFL franchise over a multi-year period. Unlike regular fantasy football, every position on the offense and defense contributes to your success or failure. On special teams, the punter, kicker, and kick returners matter.

In Sandbox Football you will build a team – an entire 53-man football team – via an initial draft, and will maintain it year after year in annual rookie drafts, trading periods, and free agency. You compete against teams in your league. In the first year of the game, before the start of the NFL season, you will build your roster by drafting veterans and rookies through separate drafts, and through trades with other teams in the league. Your roster is frozen at the beginning of the NFL season. During the real regular NFL season, you can focus on your traditional fantasy games and perhaps keep on eye on your Sandbox roster as our statistical models build the data on player performances. At the end of the regular NFL season, the Sandbox season begins. There will be 16 games in the season. In real time, the season will run about 8 weeks (2 alternate reality games per week).

Game outcomes will be simulated based on the performance of individual players during the just-completed NFL regular season. The simulations, developed by a PhD statistical expert, estimate how individual players will perform in the context of your alternate reality team competing head-to-head against other teams in the league and with the specific team that you have built. The simulations will consider the offensive and defensive schemes that you select. So you can build your roster to support a power running game or a high-flying passing attack. You can run a 3-4 or 4-3 base defense. You can run nickel formations or four-wide receiver sets. You can rotate your DL to keep them fresh.

The game is more about building a team than playing video games. So this isn't Madden, but you will have the ability to tweak your game plan to take the best advantage of your roster and the weaknesses of your opponent. Injuries are a factor in the game. If a player is unavailable during weeks 3 through 6 in the NFL, he is also unavailable during the same weeks in the alternate reality season. So roster depth matters. The game simulations are based on the most advanced statistics and the latest research regarding what matters in winning an NFL game. But, the outcomes of the games have a random component, just like real NFL games.

The calendar for the alternate reality league year will look something like this:
• Jan to Mid March: Alternate Reality regular season and playoffs.
• Mid-March to the beginning of NFL season: Roster building through trades, veteran draft (first year), free agent drafts (2nd year and beyond), and rookie draft.
• Beginning of NFL season to end of regular NFL season: Alternate reality league is dormant, but the NFL players are generating their performance stats for the up-coming AR league.
• Rinse and repeat.

Copyright Sandbox Simulations, all rights reserved.

We're still finalizing the cost structure, but this won't be an expensive game to play at all. It might range from a few bucks a year to $50 per year, depending on a few factors.

Year 1 will require a couple of days of drafting with rather high intensity, but we've got it set up where you can put your draft list together and do customized and automated drafting if you like.

So...go! Now! Time to get ready for the draft!

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Only 8 when I signed up. I'd appreciate it if I could get moved over to League 1

What do I need to do?

PM cdcox and he'll get to it when he can.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru

Move me over

PM cdcox. We'll need to fill the League 1 openings.

**RockChalk** · 08-09-2011, 12:19 PM

Nevermind. Tooge gave me his info. How can I get his Log-in information changed over to mine?

Also, I will need my team in League 3 deleted. I was the Ventura Highway's

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis

How do you know what league you are in?

That's a really good question. We'll need something to spell that out.

For the time being, if you can set up a draft board you're in either League 1 or League 2. If the Duluth Pillagers are the 2nd pick in the veteran draft you're in League 1, otherwise League 2.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Nevermind. Tooge gave me his info. How can I get his Log-in information changed over to mine?

Also, I will need my team in League 3 deleted. I was the Ventura Highway's

Cool. cdcox will take care of these things, but you might want to pm him.

**RockChalk** · 08-09-2011, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Cool. cdcox will take care of these things, but you might want to pm him.

I PM'd him. Thanks!

**Guru** · 08-09-2011, 12:26 PM

Great. First to respond in this thread but probably last to PM. Wish you would have said to PM cdcox in the first place.

DMAC · 08-09-2011, 12:27 PM

I will be unable to draft unless I am at work due to being on iOS at home.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru

Great. First to respond in this thread but probably last to PM. Wish you would have said to PM cdcox in the first place.

We're a startup. Not all systems are working perfectly yet, but we're making progress. Please pardon our dust.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMAC

I will be unable to draft unless I am at work due to being on iOS at home.

Oh! Oh! Set up your draft board! You can be the guy who tests its mettle!

DMAC · 08-09-2011, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Oh! Oh! Set up your draft board! You can be the guy who tests its mettle!

Im workin on it. It is jumbling up the order. It goes from 1 to 10 to 11 to 2.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMAC

Im workin on it. It is jumbling up the order. It goes from 1 to 10 to 11 to 2.

Yeah, that's a bug we're fixing. It's sorting them alphabetically rather than numerically. The numbers are correct, so don't worry about the order.

DMAC · 08-09-2011, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, that's a bug we're fixing. It's sorting them alphabetically rather than numerically. The numbers are correct, so don't worry about the order.

Autopick...ACTIVATED.

shorman22 · 08-09-2011, 12:58 PM

I'll move over

Dartgod · 08-09-2011, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

How many are in League 3 right now? We've got a couple of other League 1 spots that opened up, so I'm sure cdcox can get you moved over.

Only if I can keep my team name.

I really want to be The Provo Lone Wolf Pack

08-08-2011, 02:01 PM
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62677187	Your Chance To Participate In A New Football Phenomenon (Sandbox Simulations) I apologize if the mods think this is soliciting, and I guess it is, but at the same time it's beta testing a new product developed by long-time planeteers, and it's free. cdcox and I have been developing a new football game for the thoughtful fan, where players build franchises and compete against each other. A description is below. If you're interested, we're offering the game for free in Year 1 to Chiefsplanet members, with the goal of both giving the system a dry run and also hooking you like Phillip Morris. You can go to www.sandboxsimulations.com to sign up, and use the access code 6Lanier3. Here's the overview: Build and manage a full 53-player roster over multiple seasons, as an offseason activity to give you year-round football Select your personnel to match your offensive and defensive scheme. Every position matters – even your blocking tight end. Realistic and accurate simulations of league games based on head-to-head matchups against other teams in your league. This is essentially a new concept in fantasy football that attempts to simulate as closely as possible the management of a real NFL franchise over a multi-year period. Unlike regular fantasy football, every position on the offense and defense contributes to your success or failure. On special teams, the punter, kicker, and kick returners matter. In Sandbox Football you will build a team – an entire 53-man football team – via an initial draft, and will maintain it year after year in annual rookie drafts, trading periods, and free agency. You compete against teams in your league. In the first year of the game, before the start of the NFL season, you will build your roster by drafting veterans and rookies through separate drafts, and through trades with other teams in the league. Your roster is frozen at the beginning of the NFL season. During the real regular NFL season, you can focus on your traditional fantasy games and perhaps keep on eye on your Sandbox roster as our statistical models build the data on player performances. At the end of the regular NFL season, the Sandbox season begins. There will be 16 games in the season. In real time, the season will run about 8 weeks (2 alternate reality games per week). Game outcomes will be simulated based on the performance of individual players during the just-completed NFL regular season. The simulations, developed by a PhD statistical expert, estimate how individual players will perform in the context of your alternate reality team competing head-to-head against other teams in the league and with the specific team that you have built. The simulations will consider the offensive and defensive schemes that you select. So you can build your roster to support a power running game or a high-flying passing attack. You can run a 3-4 or 4-3 base defense. You can run nickel formations or four-wide receiver sets. You can rotate your DL to keep them fresh. The game is more about building a team than playing video games. So this isn't Madden, but you will have the ability to tweak your game plan to take the best advantage of your roster and the weaknesses of your opponent. Injuries are a factor in the game. If a player is unavailable during weeks 3 through 6 in the NFL, he is also unavailable during the same weeks in the alternate reality season. So roster depth matters. The game simulations are based on the most advanced statistics and the latest research regarding what matters in winning an NFL game. But, the outcomes of the games have a random component, just like real NFL games. The calendar for the alternate reality league year will look something like this: • Jan to Mid March: Alternate Reality regular season and playoffs. • Mid-March to the beginning of NFL season: Roster building through trades, veteran draft (first year), free agent drafts (2nd year and beyond), and rookie draft. • Beginning of NFL season to end of regular NFL season: Alternate reality league is dormant, but the NFL players are generating their performance stats for the up-coming AR league. • Rinse and repeat. Copyright Sandbox Simulations, all rights reserved. We're still finalizing the cost structure, but this won't be an expensive game to play at all. It might range from a few bucks a year to $50 per year, depending on a few factors. Year 1 will require a couple of days of drafting with rather high intensity, but we've got it set up where you can put your draft list together and do customized and automated drafting if you like. So...go! Now! Time to get ready for the draft!
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08-09-2011, 12:19 PM	#213
RockChalk Dirty Bit Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larryville Casino cash: $68792	Nevermind. Tooge gave me his info. How can I get his Log-in information changed over to mine? Also, I will need my team in League 3 deleted. I was the Ventura Highway's
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08-09-2011, 12:26 PM	#217
Guru BANNED Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middle of the USA Casino cash: $55082646	Great. First to respond in this thread but probably last to PM. Wish you would have said to PM cdcox in the first place. __________________ But there is no RGIII or Luck in this draft. /truefan
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08-09-2011, 12:27 PM	#218
DMAC Sloppy with your drink? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $8457	I will be unable to draft unless I am at work due to being on iOS at home.
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08-09-2011, 12:58 PM	#224
shorman22 Starter Join Date: Aug 2010 Casino cash: $9958	I'll move over
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