Where Should I Base My Fictional Game?

Klew1986 · 10-15-2013, 07:59 PM

I am tossing around the idea of a new OOTP14 fictional game. The only catch is, I'm not sure where to base the league. I figure I will start with 16 teams and as I sim to get history for the league, I will slowly expand to 24 teams.

The plan is for me to have no wildcard spots, so it would probably be 2 divisions per league.

So where should I base my league? Please vote and explain why.

BoSoxFan · 10-15-2013, 08:09 PM

It's your game, but I'd do it in Canada, just to change history a bit!

Questdog · 10-15-2013, 08:42 PM

I think you should keep your derned league in your own derned house....

Have the Upstairs and Downstairs Leagues.....you could have a whole division that resides in the Basement!

Kitchen Cookers
Living Room Loungers
etc.

David Watts · 10-15-2013, 08:51 PM

Gulf States. Do a I-20 league and a I-10 league.

RchW · 10-15-2013, 09:09 PM

You'd have to be a fan of Science fiction and particularly Iain Banks to consider this. Set up a league using Culture ships and Orbitals either as teams or possibly as divisions. Because Culture technology is advanced you could have any type of OOTP league with any type of player mix and statistical output. See below for details.

I intend to do this at some point but only when my workload drops.

Banks created The Culture a post scarcity interstellar society that uses sentient AI's to run just about everything. The most powerful "minds" exist as interstellar ships or as the "hub" of an orbital (like a ringworld but not with the sun at the centre).

The extreme power of these minds makes "The Culture" a utopia where biological humanoids and many other species can do as they please whenever they please. Many choose risky pursuits knowing that they can be restored from a backup should they die. Games like OOTP exist in The Culture except they are on a scale we can only dream about. Re-enactments of WWI or the conquests of Rome or some interstellar massacre can be created in a snap. Culture ships can be huge, home to billions of people and they sometimes meet each other or dock at an orbital for cultural exchange

The ship based minds choose their own names and many are humorous. This could make team names fun. See the link.

List of spacecraft in the Culture series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This may be over the top but you did ask.

The Game · 10-15-2013, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Klew1986

I am tossing around the idea of a new OOTP14 fictional game. The only catch is, I'm not sure where to base the league. I figure I will start with 16 teams and as I sim to get history for the league, I will slowly expand to 24 teams.

The plan is for me to have no wildcard spots, so it would probably be 2 divisions per league.

So where should I base my league? Please vote and explain why.

Was it CJ who had a Great Lakes league? Play that. Play the Northern league with the Saint Paul Saints and introduce Ila Borders to the game.

chucksabr · 10-15-2013, 09:22 PM

All Detroit suburbs. Warren Warriors, Royal Oak Royals, Flat Rock Rockets, Southfield North Stars, Novi Sixers, Dearborn Muhajedeen ... the possibilities are not quite endless, but there's a there there.

Ike348 · 10-15-2013, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Questdog

I think you should keep your derned league in your own derned house....

Have the Upstairs and Downstairs Leagues.....you could have a whole division that resides in the Basement!

Kitchen Cookers
Living Room Loungers
etc.

This.

D-BacksJosh · 10-15-2013, 09:51 PM

Arizona. Copper State Baseball League.

Padreman · 10-15-2013, 11:47 PM

I have a 30 team major league in Mexico and 30 AAA with uniforms as everything love it

I also have a 12 team canadian league that's Associated with a 12 team Australian league which is cool because they are both commonwealth nations with the Queen of England as head of state

OmahaReynolds · 10-15-2013, 11:55 PM

Do an alternate history where baseball is invented in California and slowly expands eastward.

Padreman · 10-15-2013, 11:58 PM

I also have a leage where the 30 major metro cities without a MLB team have teams and the ones that really do have a MLb team are just minor league teams

JWay · 10-16-2013, 12:27 AM

I'd do I-35 and I-90 leagues. Midwest sucka!

Fyrestorm3 · 10-16-2013, 12:44 AM

How about a Cape Cod Baseball League that has evolved beyond being just a summer league?

Padreman · 10-16-2013, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmahaReynolds

Do an alternate history where baseball is invented in California and slowly expands eastward.

Good one have 3 teams based out of LA and have one move to NYC

Have 3 LA teams
San Diego
Anaheim
sacrenento
San Jose
San Francisco
Oakland
Portlant
Seattle
Las Vegas
phoniex
Denver
Salt Lake City
Fresno

Have two 8 team leagues like the golden age AL and NL

Cinnamon J. Scudworth · 10-16-2013, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RchW

You'd have to be a fan of Science fiction and particularly Iain Banks to consider this. Set up a league using Culture ships and Orbitals either as teams or possibly as divisions.

Nice. I just started reading Consider Phlebas a couple of weeks ago. Hope to get through all the books as long as I keep liking them (love it so far).

The Wolf · 10-16-2013, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinnamon J. Scudworth

Nice. I just started reading Consider Phlebas a couple of weeks ago. Hope to get through all the books as long as I keep liking them (love it so far).

That's a rough book. His only rougher one IMO is Look To Windward, which really pulls at your emotions. IMO his best is Excession.

TribeFanInNC · 10-16-2013, 11:29 AM

I agree with the "do what interests you" crowd. You have to be really into the league, otherwise it is just pushing Sim This Week or 11111111111111 a lot. Although....

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmahaReynolds

Do an alternate history where baseball is invented in California and slowly expands eastward.

...this is a good idea.

Rizon · 10-16-2013, 12:22 PM

Stacy, MN

DreamTeams · 10-16-2013, 10:53 PM

Other - Create a fictional country and place the fictional league there. It's a blast and in some ways more immersive.

View Poll Results: Where To Base My League?
Northeast US	6	14.29%
Southeast US	0	0%
Entire East Coast US	1	2.38%
Midwest US	8	19.05%
Gulf Coast US	4	9.52%
Pacific Northwest US	2	4.76%
Southwest US	0	0%
Entire West Coast US	2	4.76%
Canada	6	14.29%
other (please explain where)	13	30.95%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

10-15-2013, 07:59 PM	#1
Klew1986 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,722	Where Should I Base My Fictional Game? I am tossing around the idea of a new OOTP14 fictional game. The only catch is, I'm not sure where to base the league. I figure I will start with 16 teams and as I sim to get history for the league, I will slowly expand to 24 teams. The plan is for me to have no wildcard spots, so it would probably be 2 divisions per league. So where should I base my league? Please vote and explain why.

10-15-2013, 09:09 PM	#5
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The big smoke Posts: 15,628	Set up a Culture OOTP League You'd have to be a fan of Science fiction and particularly Iain Banks to consider this. Set up a league using Culture ships and Orbitals either as teams or possibly as divisions. Because Culture technology is advanced you could have any type of OOTP league with any type of player mix and statistical output. See below for details. I intend to do this at some point but only when my workload drops. Banks created The Culture a post scarcity interstellar society that uses sentient AI's to run just about everything. The most powerful "minds" exist as interstellar ships or as the "hub" of an orbital (like a ringworld but not with the sun at the centre). The extreme power of these minds makes "The Culture" a utopia where biological humanoids and many other species can do as they please whenever they please. Many choose risky pursuits knowing that they can be restored from a backup should they die. Games like OOTP exist in The Culture except they are on a scale we can only dream about. Re-enactments of WWI or the conquests of Rome or some interstellar massacre can be created in a snap. Culture ships can be huge, home to billions of people and they sometimes meet each other or dock at an orbital for cultural exchange The ship based minds choose their own names and many are humorous. This could make team names fun. See the link. List of spacecraft in the Culture series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This may be over the top but you did ask. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

10-15-2013, 09:22 PM	#7
chucksabr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: In the canyons of your mind Posts: 3,172	All Detroit suburbs. Warren Warriors, Royal Oak Royals, Flat Rock Rockets, Southfield North Stars, Novi Sixers, Dearborn Muhajedeen ... the possibilities are not quite endless, but there's a there there. __________________ The (English) Baseball League (est. 1888): A History The 1932 Season is Underway Dynasty Mission \| Creation Story \| Subscribe 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 (Great War Hiatus) 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 The OOTP Interview about the Baseball League

10-15-2013, 11:47 PM	#10
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,140 Blog Entries: 1	I have a 30 team major league in Mexico and 30 AAA with uniforms as everything love it I also have a 12 team canadian league that's Associated with a 12 team Australian league which is cool because they are both commonwealth nations with the Queen of England as head of state Last edited by Padreman; 10-15-2013 at 11:49 PM.

10-15-2013, 08:09 PM	#2
BoSoxFan Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 480	It's your game, but I'd do it in Canada, just to change history a bit!

10-15-2013, 08:42 PM	#3
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	I think you should keep your derned league in your own derned house.... Have the Upstairs and Downstairs Leagues.....you could have a whole division that resides in the Basement! Kitchen Cookers Living Room Loungers etc.

10-15-2013, 08:51 PM	#4
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 8,880	Gulf States. Do a I-20 league and a I-10 league.

10-15-2013, 09:51 PM	#9
D-BacksJosh Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 875	Arizona. Copper State Baseball League.

10-15-2013, 11:55 PM	#11
OmahaReynolds All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Posts: 653	Do an alternate history where baseball is invented in California and slowly expands eastward.

10-15-2013, 11:58 PM	#12
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,140 Blog Entries: 1	I also have a leage where the 30 major metro cities without a MLB team have teams and the ones that really do have a MLb team are just minor league teams

10-16-2013, 12:27 AM	#13
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,021 Blog Entries: 3	I'd do I-35 and I-90 leagues. Midwest sucka!

10-16-2013, 12:44 AM	#14
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	How about a Cape Cod Baseball League that has evolved beyond being just a summer league?

10-16-2013, 12:22 PM	#19
Rizon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SF Area, California Total Posts: 531,691 Posts: 2,363	Stacy, MN __________________ JML MILKSHAKES

10-16-2013, 10:53 PM	#20
DreamTeams Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,521	Other - Create a fictional country and place the fictional league there. It's a blast and in some ways more immersive. __________________