Solitaire College league 2011 : preseason

[the french guy]

Hi,

In this topic, I'll speak about the recruiting, tryouts and training camps before the start of the 2011 world solitaire College league.

Each team will have 13 players. 11 first players will be dispatched on a standard offense formation :

1 QB
2 RBs
2WRs
1 TE
2 OT
2 OG
1 C

I'll add 2 option extra players :

1WR
1RB


Those players will also play on defense (for example, Qb for MLB, WRs, for CBs, etc...), and Rbs and Wrs will be allowed to play as a 2dn tight end if needed.

How will I simulate the preseason recruiting ?

I will tweak bases for the whole conference, using a "blank" team, simply.

• 30 TTC for pure strenght : Linemen
• 6 TTC for mixed speed/strenght (QB will use the dial and speed for play in action, on middle line backer the strenght part will be used) : QB
• 30 rookie bases for speed and straight route : WRs, 1st RB
• 6 rookie bases for mixed strenght, speed and straight route : 2nd RB/FB
• 12 rookie bases for speed and curve (left and right loopers) : "option players" 3rd Rb/3rd WR.

I'll try to tweak equally all the bases. Then, all the bases will be putted in diferent bags, and I'll pickup randomly each base for each player on each team.


The goal is to simulate the fact recruiting agents "bet" on one guy supposed the best, but like in real life, some are better than other ones, some reveals themselves as future pro football stars, and other ones just cannot take their place in high level football.

Once the bases will be picked up, THEY WILL HAVE TO PLAY THE ENTIRE SEASON WITH THE BASES THEY HAVE. Like in real world, once the season starts, best players are all engaged. If you star high school running back has a injury, or does not play as the recruit agents expected, too bad as a coach you'll have to deal with that.

I plan to make the "recruiting" before the end of the year 2010.


For now, concerning figures themselves, only one team is ready :





Be prepared for future preseason game reports and training camps (=tweaking sessions, strenght and speed comparisons), on broadcast (some of the videos will be direct live also).

Then, we will be ready for some pre season stats Wich team will have the strenghtest guys ? What running back will be the best ? What receiver will be the fasted ?

You will have all the answers soon, with full multimedia support : pictures, videos, live internet TV, and forum reports.


So stay tuned !

[mantaraydre]

That excellent work !

I like your enthusiasm and how your getting things organized. once i unveil the logo and all the newspaper items. I will need you to help me with online advertising, game layouts and matchups, etc etc. I HAVE MAJOR STUFF COMING UP so your enthusiasm makes it worth while. outside of the college league, i will be doing a pro league when the college season ends. This will operate in the same 2 TEAMS PER PERSON MANNER. The catch is we all will enter our 2 TEAMS AS EXPANTION teams into the NFL. I will need you to create 2 teams that is your total creation like lindyhoopers " loons " and my "mantarays". We will play various teams in the NFL.


Another idea is to take 1 EXPANSION TEAM AS YOUR PRIMARY and a NFL TEAM AS YOUR SECONDARY. I had this planned before the college but i wanted to do the college first.

DONT WORRY, I HAVE YOU LOCKED IN WITH THE 49ER'S ALREADY. All you have to do is make an expansion team.
FOR INSTANCE, IT WILL READ LIKE THIS

MANTARAYDRE

1)HUDSON RIVER MANTARAYS (PRIMARY EXPANSION PRO TEAM)
1A)MIAMI DOLPHINS (SECONDARY PRO TEAM)

THE FRENCH GUY

1)THE " YOUR MADE UP TEAM" (PRIMARY EXPANSION PRO TEAM)
2(SAN FRANCISCO 49ER'S (SECONDARY PRO TEAM)

This is how the layout will form for the pro league. I wold only ask the each coach ho wnt to participate make himself the QB for his EXPANSION team,
For stat purposes, we all go up against the great NFL QB'S.

TOP QUARTERBACKS

THE FRENCH GUY
DAN MARINO
JOE MONTANA
MANTARAYDRE

***WE MAY DO RUNNING BACKS AND WR'S ALSO

IT WILL BE FUN. Our dream to go up against the greats in the NFL.

My concentration now is doing these kind of things. I feel im getting just as much out if doing this as i do traveling anywhere.

I have much to cook up but lets do the college thing first.LOGO COMING !!!
BOY IS IT COMING!!!!!


MANTARAYDRE

[mantaraydre]

French

I love the base draft concept that should be very interesting. In creating your other divisional teams. Don't forget, they can be in all white uniforms except for the helmet in some cases. Either use buzzballs BUZZTONES or any white stock figure and paint the skin tones. All you would have to do is create the helmet decals and numbers. Theirs your road team. YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME !!!!!!

MANTARAYDRE

[the french guy]

I'll paint all the teams of the conference with same standards. As I said on another topic, for me solitaire playing is like roleplaying game. Background, atmosphere, are really important.

It's why I will also probably build a new gameboard (100cm x50cm, "medium sized" board, a little bigger than a #620), metal surface this time (since buying and shipping a board from north america will cost the same price than building a more big one). I believe I'll use a MFCA center field logo for it.

I love the base draft concept that should be very interesting.

It's the best way to not be biased in the tweaking process. It's also a fast way to create the teams, you don't need to build one team and then, try to match the exact performances on the other ones; or even trying to match the real teams stats. With that simple system, I'll add some spice in the league, and create personality for each team.

I will need you to help me with online advertising, game layouts and matchups, etc etc.

Ask, and if I can help, I'll help. internet, graphics (even if I'm not as good as Lynn, honestly), technology, modelling, painting, anything.

DONT WORRY, I HAVE YOU LOCKED IN WITH THE 49ER'S ALREADY. All you have to do is make an expansion team.

Lock the steelers also. I don't think I'll add a new NFL team before a while. My next pro football project will be UFL based.

If I need to make spare NFL teams, I'll use Miggle bigmen, pre painted or blank that I will paint (depanding of $$$ and time, since my next UFL project is the #1 project I have for the next months, side by the college league conference creation).

This is how the layout will form for the pro league. I wold only ask the each coach ho wnt to participate make himself the QB for his EXPANSION team,
For stat purposes, we all go up against the great NFL QB'S.

I don't understand, please explain ? Do you mean we will have to use TTQB or something like that ?

[mantaraydre]

French,

regarding passing stats, NO TTQB if you do not play that way. STATS WILL BE KEPT FOR QB'S NO MATTER HOW THEY PASS. COLLEGE AND PRO.

FOR INSTANCE,
If you place down a 12 yard pass simulation stick and the receiver runs to and catches ball. Then runs 50 additional yards. The qb has 1 completion for 62 yards.

No matter what the method, qb stats will be important.

Pro teams locked for now, I WILL LOCK AS I SEE POSTED.

1)STEELERS AND 49ERS (FRENCH)
2)DOLPHINS AND TEXANS (MANTARAYDRE)

mantaraydre

[the french guy]

Ok, great, we'll talk about that on a specific topic

But first I have to focus on 3 things :

• my college teams painting
• my college draft bases tweaking
• finishing my two nfl pro teams (painting the steelers D, adding a couple of options on both niners and steelers, tweak bases for d squads and "bad" athletes currently based).
• making a new board
• creating ufl pro teams
• creating a stadium

********ed...More than 3 things actually. My "pro" bases are on the way from USA. I'm still working on the other college teams and bases order.

So for now let's continue on that solitaire college preseason topic for now

[the french guy]

Hi,

The first 2 teams are almost ready (waiting for my bases order to complete them), and I'm focusing on the rules and game system I'll play.

Keypoints of the ruleset :

• Front of base tackling
  
  
• Passing simulation,buzzball system, turn and burn features. the receiver can be pivoted to receive the pass, and if it's completed, he can pivot again. Defense can react and angle open athletes for interception (first stoppage) and tackle (if the pass is completed).
  
  
• Comeback/hook pass (passing in direction of the home endzone): the stick is replaced by the following shorter one (example : if it's a blue stick pass, you use the white stick, if it's a white stick, you use the red stick, if it's a red stick, you use the red stick). Receiver then can be pivoted to follow his route to the opponent endzone.
  
  
• No stoppage on running plays
  
  
• No stationnary QB
  
  
• Maximum 1 stationnary player in defense (not including 1st line of defense)
  
  
• Game timing : 4 quarters of (not definitive number) play system with "boxes". One box = one attempt. First down = 2 boxes. Pass completed = 2 boxes. Any other case = one box. 3 timeouts for each team on each half time (1 timeout = 1 box, no matter of 1st down or pass completion).
  
  
• No stacking allowed. At least 1/2 base width and 1/2 lenght between each athlete.
  
  
• Dice resolved punts, fg and extra points. A 1 on dice will always be a critical failure (possible turn overs).
  
  
• Fumble : if the ball carrier fall alone, a dice will give a possible fumble and possible turnover. If the ball carrier fall with more than 1 defense player touching his base, it's an automatic fumble.

I'll add features before the first preseason game. Tonight after work, I'll add the solitaire core system key points.

[the french guy]

I received my miggle order today. Now I'm ready to start tweaking, and I will be able to continue my conference building and painting

Stay tuned for the next step !


ps : I also ordered a lot of "pro" bases, from miggle and Buzzball, but these ones are reserved for my "pro" teams (NFL and UFL).

[mantaraydre]

THATS IT FRENCH.


get ready for the show stopping ROW SHOW ! the world awaits your next painting creation.

great to see your order arrived safely

mantaraydre

[KyzBP]

I'm following with great interest. Nice work on the Spartans (boo) and the Gators by the way.