Your Chance To Participate In A New Football Phenomenon (Sandbox Simulations) - Page 181

**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** · 08-11-2012, 09:35 PM

Malcolm Floyd had 15 catches for 316 yards. Richmond had 656 yards of total offense and 504 passing yards in that furious comeback.

cdcox · 08-11-2012, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Malcolm Floyd had 15 catches for 316 yards. Richmond had 656 yards of total offense and 504 passing yards in that furious comeback.

Malcolm Floyd is no Flipper Anderson.

Branden Albert's Huge Balls · 08-11-2012, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Malcolm Floyd had 15 catches for 316 yards.

Mother of shit.

This is why I love sandbox league. Crazy shit like that.

**Rain Man** · 08-11-2012, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning

Mother of shit.

This is why I love sandbox league. Crazy shit like that.

We fell behind, so our coach told Hasselbeck to just cut loose and start slinging it like Sammy Baugh.

**Rain Man** · 08-11-2012, 09:54 PM

Tough loss for

Spoiler!

Branden Albert's Huge Balls · 08-11-2012, 10:39 PM

Anchorage may think they can

Spoiler!

They are mistaken.

brorth · 08-12-2012, 12:42 AM

Wow. That is awesome work, CD.
Look at how this half ended:

2nd Q 1:59 4th and 7 Corona 17 Matt Ryan (pressured) passes incomplete to Ryan Grant.
Pembroke Pines 0, Corona ?
Corona
2nd Q 1:49 1st and 10 Corona 17 Matthew Stafford passes incomplete, dropped by Rob Gronkowski.
2nd Q 1:42 2nd and 10 Corona 17 Matthew Stafford passes 8 yards intercepted by DeAngelo Hall and returned 19 yards.
Pembroke Pines 0, Corona ?
Pembroke Pines
2nd Q 1:30 1st and goal Corona 6 Matt Ryan (pressured) passes incomplete to Early Doucet.
2nd Q 1:22 2nd and goal Corona 6 Ryan Grant rushes for 3 yards.
2nd Q 1:01 3rd and goal Corona 3 Matt Ryan sacked by Ndamukong Suh for a loss of -5 yards. time out Pembroke Pines
2nd Q 0:53 4th and goal Corona 8 Billy Cundiff field goal attempt from 25 yards. Good.
Pembroke Pines 3, Corona ?
Corona
2nd Q 0:48 Billy Cundiff kicks 64 yards, returned for 39 yards by Jerious Norwood time out Corona
2nd Q 0:40 1st and 10 Corona 39 Roy Helu rushes for 10 yards. time out Corona
2nd Q 0:32 2nd and inches Corona 49 Matthew Stafford passes complete to Brandon Gibson for a gain of 7 yards. time out Corona
2nd Q 0:24 1st and 10 Pembroke Pines 43 Matthew Stafford passes incomplete, dropped by Plaxico Burress.
2nd Q 0:17 2nd and 10 Pembroke Pines 43 Mason Crosby field goal attempt from 60 yards. No good.
Pembroke Pines 3, Corona ?
Pembroke Pines
2nd Q 0:12 1st and 10 50 Matt Ryan scrambles for 5 yards. time out Pembroke Pines
2nd Q 0:04 2nd and 5 Corona 45 Billy Cundiff field goal attempt from 62 yards. No good.
Pembroke Pines 3, Corona ?

brorth · 08-12-2012, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Tough loss for

Spoiler!

Missed 35 yarder with no time left, no less.

Branden Albert's Huge Balls · 08-12-2012, 12:53 AM

I'm getting Charles Johnson, Reggie Bush, Chris Johnson, Dwight Lowery and Delanie Walker back for my playoff game.

None played in Week 16 against Anchorage.

Branden Albert's Huge Balls · 08-12-2012, 07:29 AM

You probably already know this, but box scores are counting things that happen on a play with penalty as part of the stats. At least if I know how to count, that is.

cdcox · 08-12-2012, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning

You probably already know this, but box scores are counting things that happen on a play with penalty as part of the stats. At least if I know how to count, that is.

On what kind of plays/stats? I have code to prevent this for rushing and most passing plays, but not for sacks and pressures. Could be the code isn't working right but I thought I accounted for this.

**Old Dog** · 08-12-2012, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdcox

Pembroke - Pomona in League 2 was also a great game!

'twas Pembroke vs Corona
Read this and damn near flipped.....thought, "wait a minute, I didn't even set a lineup....was certain I finished at 8-8 and a game out of the playoffs"

cdcox · 08-12-2012, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Dog

'twas Pembroke vs Corona
Read this and damn near flipped.....thought, "wait a minute, I didn't even set a lineup....was certain I finished at 8-8 and a game out of the playoffs"

Whoops.

Pamona... Corona...

sound the same to me.

cdcox · 08-12-2012, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Uh-oh. We have a penalty yardage controversy in the Richmond game. A call against Ventura was marked off against Richmond. (And don't tell me the score. I'm still watching it.)

Richmond 0, Ventura 7
Richmond
1st Q 5:43 1st and 10 Richmond 30 LaRod Stephens-Howling rushes for 3 yards.
1st Q 5:01 2nd and 7 Richmond 33 James Starks rushes for 5 yards.
1st Q 4:19 3rd and 3 Richmond 37 Matt Hasselbeck (pressured) passes complete to Malcom Floyd for a gain of 44 yards.
1st Q 3:34 1st and 10 Ventura 19 James Starks rushes for 8 yards.
1st Q 2:52 2nd and 2 Ventura 11 James Starks rushes for 3 yards.
1st Q 2:10 1st and goal Ventura 7 Matt Hasselbeck passes complete to Malcom Floyd for a gain of 8 yards. PENALTY. Personal Foul on Yeremiah Bell. -1 yards.
1st Q 2:02 2nd and goal Ventura 8 James Starks rushes for 3 yards.
1st Q 1:20 3rd and goal Ventura 4 Matt Hasselbeck passes complete to Scott Chandler for a gain of 1 yards.
1st Q 0:35 4th and goal Ventura 3 Josh Scobe field goal attempt from 20 yards. Good.
Richmond 3, Ventura 7

After pouring over the code for an hour, I finally found and fixed the error.

cdcox · 08-12-2012, 11:01 AM

The division round playoff games are scheduled and the week 18 rosters are available. We will have Sims Tuesday night.

08-08-2011, 02:01 PM
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676540	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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08-11-2012, 09:35 PM	#2701
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676540	Malcolm Floyd had 15 catches for 316 yards. Richmond had 656 yards of total offense and 504 passing yards in that furious comeback. __________________ Onward Fisher, Onward Fisher, block right through that line. Block the ball clear down the field, a touchdown sure this time. Onward Fisher, Onward Fisher, fight on for her fame. Fight, fellows, fight, fight, fight, we'll win this game.
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08-11-2012, 09:54 PM	#2705
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676540	Tough loss for Spoiler! Pembroke __________________ Onward Fisher, Onward Fisher, block right through that line. Block the ball clear down the field, a touchdown sure this time. Onward Fisher, Onward Fisher, fight on for her fame. Fight, fellows, fight, fight, fight, we'll win this game.
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08-11-2012, 10:39 PM	#2706
Branden Albert's Huge Balls ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the Soup Nazis Kitchen Casino cash: $152995	Anchorage may think they can Spoiler! run their way to victory two weeks in a row. They are mistaken. __________________ Alex Smith's career record when the opponent scores at least 24 points: 2-27-1
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08-12-2012, 12:42 AM	#2707
brorth Starter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: lobation Casino cash: $51739	Wow. That is awesome work, CD. Look at how this half ended: 2nd Q 1:59 4th and 7 Corona 17 Matt Ryan (pressured) passes incomplete to Ryan Grant. Pembroke Pines 0, Corona ? Corona 2nd Q 1:49 1st and 10 Corona 17 Matthew Stafford passes incomplete, dropped by Rob Gronkowski. 2nd Q 1:42 2nd and 10 Corona 17 Matthew Stafford passes 8 yards intercepted by DeAngelo Hall and returned 19 yards. Pembroke Pines 0, Corona ? Pembroke Pines 2nd Q 1:30 1st and goal Corona 6 Matt Ryan (pressured) passes incomplete to Early Doucet. 2nd Q 1:22 2nd and goal Corona 6 Ryan Grant rushes for 3 yards. 2nd Q 1:01 3rd and goal Corona 3 Matt Ryan sacked by Ndamukong Suh for a loss of -5 yards. time out Pembroke Pines 2nd Q 0:53 4th and goal Corona 8 Billy Cundiff field goal attempt from 25 yards. Good. Pembroke Pines 3, Corona ? Corona 2nd Q 0:48 Billy Cundiff kicks 64 yards, returned for 39 yards by Jerious Norwood time out Corona 2nd Q 0:40 1st and 10 Corona 39 Roy Helu rushes for 10 yards. time out Corona 2nd Q 0:32 2nd and inches Corona 49 Matthew Stafford passes complete to Brandon Gibson for a gain of 7 yards. time out Corona 2nd Q 0:24 1st and 10 Pembroke Pines 43 Matthew Stafford passes incomplete, dropped by Plaxico Burress. 2nd Q 0:17 2nd and 10 Pembroke Pines 43 Mason Crosby field goal attempt from 60 yards. No good. Pembroke Pines 3, Corona ? Pembroke Pines 2nd Q 0:12 1st and 10 50 Matt Ryan scrambles for 5 yards. time out Pembroke Pines 2nd Q 0:04 2nd and 5 Corona 45 Billy Cundiff field goal attempt from 62 yards. No good. Pembroke Pines 3, Corona ? Last edited by brorth; 08-12-2012 at 12:50 AM..
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08-12-2012, 12:53 AM	#2709
Branden Albert's Huge Balls ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the Soup Nazis Kitchen Casino cash: $152995	I'm getting Charles Johnson, Reggie Bush, Chris Johnson, Dwight Lowery and Delanie Walker back for my playoff game. None played in Week 16 against Anchorage. __________________ Alex Smith's career record when the opponent scores at least 24 points: 2-27-1
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08-12-2012, 07:29 AM	#2710
Branden Albert's Huge Balls ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the Soup Nazis Kitchen Casino cash: $152995	You probably already know this, but box scores are counting things that happen on a play with penalty as part of the stats. At least if I know how to count, that is. __________________ Alex Smith's career record when the opponent scores at least 24 points: 2-27-1
Posts: 150,447

08-12-2012, 11:01 AM	#2715
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $1362501	The division round playoff games are scheduled and the week 18 rosters are available. We will have Sims Tuesday night.
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