Your Chance To Participate In A New Football Phenomenon (Sandbox Simulations) - Page 16

**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!

rageeumr · 08-09-2011, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Only if I can keep my team name.

I really want to be The Provo Lone Wolf Pack

No way dude. Provo is on lock in League 1. I will turn it over (jersey number style) but I require 2 1sts and a 3rd.

Dartgod · 08-09-2011, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rageeumr

No way dude. Provo is on lock in League 1. I will turn it over (jersey number style) but I require 2 1sts and a 3rd.

I'll wait patiently. No one can compete with a team that has cheese AND wolves in it's name.

**AustinChief** · 08-09-2011, 02:03 PM

Seriously, St Jo Stetsons? ouch... that's just mean!

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 02:13 PM

Okay, 30 minutes to draft start. cdcox isn't available right now, so let's hope it all goes well.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Seriously, St Jo Stetsons? ouch... that's just mean!

You should become the Abilene Mean Fighting Machines.

shorman22 · 08-09-2011, 02:16 PM

Am I in league 1 now?

rageeumr · 08-09-2011, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Okay, 30 minutes to draft start. cdcox isn't available right now, so let's hope it all goes well.

Isn't it an hour and a half?

And is anybody else having issues with the site? I haven't been able to load it for about 10 minutes or so.

DMAC · 08-09-2011, 02:18 PM

ITS DOWN grob

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 02:19 PM

Crapola. The site's down. I hope this means that cdcox is just in there fixing something, because there's no other reason we would expect. We might have to stand down until he gets home from work. I sent him an e-mail.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shorman22

Am I in league 1 now?

Not sure yet. If you haven't heard from cdcox, probably not at this point.

KurtCobain · 08-09-2011, 02:21 PM

I can't find an appropriate face palm.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KurtCobain

I can't find an appropriate face palm.

I'll send you a picture of me doing it.

I'm guessing that cdcox is working on something and that it'll be up soon. Stay tuned.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 02:49 PM

Crappity crappity crap. Stay tuned.

While you're waiting, enjoy the heartwrenching music of Mr. Conway Twitty.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 02:50 PM

It's up! It's up! The draft is on!

David. · 08-09-2011, 02:59 PM

Hope my auto board works. Stupid job makes me not be at home.
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08-08-2011, 02:01 PM
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676258	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, 02:03 PM	#228
AustinChief Administrator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Austin Casino cash: $1673641	Seriously, St Jo Stetsons? ouch... that's just mean!
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08-09-2011, 02:13 PM	#229
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676258	Okay, 30 minutes to draft start. cdcox isn't available right now, so let's hope it all goes well. __________________ 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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08-09-2011, 02:16 PM	#231
shorman22 Starter Join Date: Aug 2010 Casino cash: $9783	Am I in league 1 now?
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08-09-2011, 02:18 PM	#233
DMAC Sloppy with your drink? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $8260	ITS DOWN grob
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08-09-2011, 02:19 PM	#234
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676258	Crapola. The site's down. I hope this means that cdcox is just in there fixing something, because there's no other reason we would expect. We might have to stand down until he gets home from work. I sent him an e-mail. __________________ 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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08-09-2011, 02:21 PM	#236
KurtCobain Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ban City, USA Casino cash: $14798240	I can't find an appropriate face palm.
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08-09-2011, 02:49 PM	#238
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676258	Crappity crappity crap. Stay tuned. While you're waiting, enjoy the heartwrenching music of Mr. Conway Twitty. __________________ 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: 66,561

08-09-2011, 02:50 PM	#239
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676258	It's up! It's up! The draft is on! __________________ 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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08-09-2011, 02:59 PM	#240
David. . Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: University of Missouri Casino cash: $24180	Hope my auto board works. Stupid job makes me not be at home. Posted via Mobile Device
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