Your Chance To Participate In A New Football Phenomenon (Sandbox Simulations) - Page 17

**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, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David.

Hope my auto board works. Stupid job makes me not be at home.
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Are you Fort Wayne? If so, there's a trade offer being made to you.

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

Dude, we are 10 minutes in and not a single pick has been made yet! COME ON you slackers!

David. · 08-09-2011, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Are you Fort Wayne? If so, there's a trade offer being made to you.

Nah I'm happy with 4 players with the top pick. Id be giving up too much for 2 picks up.
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4th and Long · 08-09-2011, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AustinChief

Dude, we are 10 minutes in and not a single pick has been made yet! COME ON you slackers!

It's payback for the whole B-17 Bomber fiasco.

**Guru** · 08-09-2011, 03:08 PM

Something tells me the draft is going to take at least a month. With league three still needing several members how is that going to work?

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru

Something tells me the draft is going to take at least a month. With league three still needing several members how is that going to work?

We'll try to fill it up as quickly as possible.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David.

Nah I'm happy with 4 players with the top pick. Id be giving up too much for 2 picks up.
Posted via Mobile Device

Damn you.

rageeumr · 08-09-2011, 03:17 PM

So has it actually started? My page still says it starts at 4:49 (30 minutes from now)

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rageeumr

So is it actually started? My page still says it starts at 4:49 (30 minutes from now)

Oh. I forgot that it was daylight savings time. You're right. It starts 30 minutes from now, so that we can use less electricity during the draft.

cdcox · 08-09-2011, 03:22 PM

Sorry folks, been working at the real job.

Draft starts in 30 minutes.

I'm going to try to get owners switched by then...

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 03:32 PM

Draft starts in 20 minutes. Time for the pre-game performance.

cdcox · 08-09-2011, 03:45 PM

We have an opening in league 2 if anyone in league 3 wants to move up.

League 1 about to start drafting.

**Rain Man** · 08-09-2011, 03:45 PM

Draft starts in five minutes. Time for the star-spangled banner.

cdcox · 08-09-2011, 03:48 PM

BTW, I had nothing to do with the site being down. Must have been a host problem.

And I have recruited the owner of the Pittsburgh Tacos to help me with the speed issue on the draft board. We'll get working on it tonight, if he is available.

rageeumr · 08-09-2011, 03:51 PM

A.J. Green is the first to shake the commissioner's hand.

08-08-2011, 02:01 PM
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676692	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, 03:03 PM	#242
AustinChief Administrator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Austin Casino cash: $1673741	Dude, we are 10 minutes in and not a single pick has been made yet! COME ON you slackers!
Posts: 11,091

08-09-2011, 03:08 PM	#245
Guru BANNED Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middle of the USA Casino cash: $55082464	Something tells me the draft is going to take at least a month. With league three still needing several members how is that going to work? __________________ But there is no RGIII or Luck in this draft. /truefan
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08-09-2011, 03:17 PM	#248
rageeumr Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oooooooooolathe Casino cash: $304983	So has it actually started? My page still says it starts at 4:49 (30 minutes from now)
Posts: 2,080

08-09-2011, 03:22 PM	#250
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $1362526	Sorry folks, been working at the real job. Draft starts in 30 minutes. I'm going to try to get owners switched by then...
Posts: 28,137

08-09-2011, 03:32 PM	#251
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676692	Draft starts in 20 minutes. Time for the pre-game performance. __________________ 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: 66,635

08-09-2011, 03:45 PM	#252
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $1362526	We have an opening in league 2 if anyone in league 3 wants to move up. League 1 about to start drafting.
Posts: 28,137

08-09-2011, 03:45 PM	#253
Rain Man Welcome, Eric Fisher & Friends Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1.61 KM high city Casino cash: $62676692	Draft starts in five minutes. Time for the star-spangled banner. __________________ 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: 66,635

08-09-2011, 03:48 PM	#254
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $1362526	BTW, I had nothing to do with the site being down. Must have been a host problem. And I have recruited the owner of the Pittsburgh Tacos to help me with the speed issue on the draft board. We'll get working on it tonight, if he is available.
Posts: 28,137

08-09-2011, 03:51 PM	#255
rageeumr Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oooooooooolathe Casino cash: $304983	A.J. Green is the first to shake the commissioner's hand.
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