Your Chance To Participate In A New Football Phenomenon (Sandbox Simulations) - Page 4

**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!

Dave Lane · 08-08-2011, 03:40 PM

Kansas City Ball Busters

**Rain Man** · 08-08-2011, 03:40 PM

23 teams right now. One more and we'll open up a second league.

KurtCobain · 08-08-2011, 03:43 PM

Somebody ****ing took Independence?!?!? That's ****ed up, guys.

KurtCobain · 08-08-2011, 03:44 PM

If I wait for the second league can will independence become available?

**Rain Man** · 08-08-2011, 03:45 PM

I think it will, Kurt. But recognize that you'll still be battling the other team for ticket sales.

Well, maybe.

**Rain Man** · 08-08-2011, 04:03 PM

League 1 is up and running! Up and running!

The Clearwater Donkeys are on the clock.

cdcox · 08-08-2011, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KurtCobain

If I wait for the second league can will independence become available?

League 1 now filled. I took Independence by the way. League 2 has 3 teams and growing. Independence should be available in Leauge 2.

rageeumr · 08-08-2011, 04:06 PM

So the drafts will continue throughout the night, correct? So setting up a draft board is pretty much a necessity...

And both drafts are simultaneous, correct?

Branden Albert's Huge Balls · 08-08-2011, 04:08 PM

KurtCobain · 08-08-2011, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdcox

League 1 now filled. I took Independence by the way. League 2 has 3 teams and growing. Independence should be available in Leauge 2.

I just appreciate you guys included it. I'm in league two. Hope it fills up quick.

Branden Albert's Huge Balls · 08-08-2011, 04:16 PM

This is gonna be really cool. It would be cooler if we could simulate multiple seasons during the NFL offseason, though.

**Pestilence** · 08-08-2011, 04:17 PM

Am I missing something?

It says I have 2 unread messages but I don't see where to go to read them.

Branden Albert's Huge Balls · 08-08-2011, 04:19 PM

Man, I wanted to be in the league with all the cool kids.

cdcox · 08-08-2011, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rageeumr

So the drafts will continue throughout the night, correct? So setting up a draft board is pretty much a necessity...

And both drafts are simultaneous, correct?

Correct. In future years, we'll probably string the draft out over two or three months and give people a little more time to draft. We will average 2 picks per day for the next 28 days. That is pretty intense.

The strike and the game development cycle kind of compressed everything this year.

cdcox · 08-08-2011, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Am I missing something?

It says I have 2 unread messages but I don't see where to go to read them.

Messages tab on the menu.

08-08-2011, 02:01 PM
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676253	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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08-08-2011, 03:40 PM	#46
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08-08-2011, 03:40 PM	#47
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676253	23 teams right now. One more and we'll open up a second league. __________________ 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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08-08-2011, 03:43 PM	#48
KurtCobain Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ban City, USA Casino cash: $14798240	Somebody **ing took Independence?!?!? That's **ed up, guys.
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08-08-2011, 03:44 PM	#49
KurtCobain Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ban City, USA Casino cash: $14798240	If I wait for the second league can will independence become available?
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08-08-2011, 03:45 PM	#50
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676253	I think it will, Kurt. But recognize that you'll still be battling the other team for ticket sales. Well, maybe. __________________ 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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08-08-2011, 04:03 PM	#51
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676253	League 1 is up and running! Up and running! The Clearwater Donkeys are on the clock. __________________ 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.
Posts: 66,560

08-08-2011, 04:06 PM	#53
rageeumr Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oooooooooolathe Casino cash: $304821	So the drafts will continue throughout the night, correct? So setting up a draft board is pretty much a necessity... And both drafts are simultaneous, correct?
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08-08-2011, 04:08 PM	#54
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08-08-2011, 04:16 PM	#56
Branden Albert's Huge Balls ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the Soup Nazis Kitchen Casino cash: $152543	This is gonna be really cool. It would be cooler if we could simulate multiple seasons during the NFL offseason, though. __________________ Alex Smith's career record when the opponent scores at least 24 points: 2-27-1
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08-08-2011, 04:17 PM	#57
Pestilence Wanna go for a ride? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nor-Cal Casino cash: $77569037	Am I missing something? It says I have 2 unread messages but I don't see where to go to read them.
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08-08-2011, 04:19 PM	#58
Branden Albert's Huge Balls ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In the Soup Nazis Kitchen Casino cash: $152543	Man, I wanted to be in the league with all the cool kids. __________________ Alex Smith's career record when the opponent scores at least 24 points: 2-27-1
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