|
So here's how it goes. There are, as stated, 16 teams divided into two separate leagues, the America/Asia League and the European League. Play begins in 1919. Since we're talking about countries who in many cases hate each other, there will not be much in the way of trading. On the other hand, events of the day will have a direct effect on the status of the players themselves. If a nation gets into a war, expect to see some of its players become POWs and some more die on the front lines.
Additionally, Tesla and Einstein's machine works a little screwy. A confabulation in the equinox radiation means that when a player is teleported to a game on January 1, he arrives on April 1. Fortunately, when he is then 'ported back to his land of origin, he gets back there on January 1st, two hours later. This is not a great start but, as the year carries on, the lag time is slowly decreased until by mid-year the players are reaching their destinations almost instantaneously. Then - amazingly - there is a retrograde action in the second half of the year, with a player 'ported on October 1st arriving at approximately August 15th. At the end of the year, there is a strange period of "no-time", and as a result the works must be recalibrated and therefore the Jan 1-Apr 1 lag begins again.
If you wanted to skip the pseudo-science, an easier way of looking at it is this:
Games played in January and February are actually scheduled for the month of April.
March and April = May.
May and June = June
July and August = July
September and October = August
November and December = September
? = October
Got it? Good.
|