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darkcloud4579 · 10-04-2009, 03:11 PM

So I created a FOOL variant for my personal use called FOOL-Daylight which essentially is my own fiefdom of baseball clubs in a solo league universe I control.

I run teams for a period of time, sim into the future and rinse, wash, repeat the process again.

I started it in the 1800s so I could simulate a ton of history, but effectively it's played out like it's modern times, with financials using current dollars. Salary cap is at $75 million.

I started my career with the Victoria Cougars from 1800-1812 and won three league titles in 1803, '09 and '10. After that, I took off 36 years and came back in 1848 to take over the Washington Maroons from 1848-1850 and then again in 1852. During that time, we made the playoffs each year, but didn't win the title.

After a four year break in 1866, I took over the Rio Grande Roadrunners, leading them to a 112-win season and a loss in the Daylight Series (a best of nine series) to the Manchester Elephants.

Well, in '67 the landscape has changed a bit. The Roadrunners folded just two months before the season was to begin. Replacing them was an expansion team - the Los Angeles Seraphs.

The Seraphs inherited the Roadrunners organization and players, but not their records.

Thus '67 is the first season for the league's first expansion franchise in 27 years.

My format for this dynasty is season recaps. Because FOOL is fast-sim in nature, I run my dynasty the same way. One straight shot, no second chances. I don't tinker or anything with the lineups or anything else during the season and the AI doesn't either. Or the postseason.

Then we do the off-season, then go back into it.

I'm the GM of the Seraphs this year and we're wanting to be the first expansion club to capture a title in its first year. The Eau Claire Paws won a title in their second season (after going 81-81 and using a playoff system that's since been changed to squeak in and then run the table) but no other team has done it that fast.

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darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,971 Blog Entries: 24 Thanked 18x in 12 posts	Daylight Fading: A solo fast-sim dynasty So I created a FOOL variant for my personal use called FOOL-Daylight which essentially is my own fiefdom of baseball clubs in a solo league universe I control. I run teams for a period of time, sim into the future and rinse, wash, repeat the process again. I started it in the 1800s so I could simulate a ton of history, but effectively it's played out like it's modern times, with financials using current dollars. Salary cap is at $75 million. I started my career with the Victoria Cougars from 1800-1812 and won three league titles in 1803, '09 and '10. After that, I took off 36 years and came back in 1848 to take over the Washington Maroons from 1848-1850 and then again in 1852. During that time, we made the playoffs each year, but didn't win the title. After a four year break in 1866, I took over the Rio Grande Roadrunners, leading them to a 112-win season and a loss in the Daylight Series (a best of nine series) to the Manchester Elephants. Well, in '67 the landscape has changed a bit. The Roadrunners folded just two months before the season was to begin. Replacing them was an expansion team - the Los Angeles Seraphs. The Seraphs inherited the Roadrunners organization and players, but not their records. Thus '67 is the first season for the league's first expansion franchise in 27 years. My format for this dynasty is season recaps. Because FOOL is fast-sim in nature, I run my dynasty the same way. One straight shot, no second chances. I don't tinker or anything with the lineups or anything else during the season and the AI doesn't either. Or the postseason. Then we do the off-season, then go back into it. I'm the GM of the Seraphs this year and we're wanting to be the first expansion club to capture a title in its first year. The Eau Claire Paws won a title in their second season (after going 81-81 and using a playoff system that's since been changed to squeak in and then run the table) but no other team has done it that fast.