Rule Sets-who's your relative on the family tree

[WEIRDWOLF]

There are a number of rulesets out there. Shootout, Buzzball, Miggle, Rules2000, NHFL, etc etc to name a few.

Are the rules you use an off shoot of another more established ruleset or are your rules completely different? In other words, does your ruleset have a parent that you spawned your rules from?

I'm interested in seeing what kind of family tree we have regarding rules. I think it is safe to say that all rules spawned from the original Tudor rules. They were the first. Sort of the Adam and Eve of rules but where does the tree branch from there?

In some ways, I think we are evolving into 3 distinct families. Shootout style, Miggle style and a Rules 2000 style. I state this not from any fact but only an overall feeling and to kind of trace the history of rules a little further and see what trends are taking place. These are only my opinions. What's yours?