[My Solitaire Setup]

23 hours ago, TommyGun1522 said:

Not exactly new to the hobby, but only recently have I started getting serious about it and this is the first post I’ve made. Thought I’d share the setup of my solitaire league.

It’s an 8 team league divided into 2 divisions, the East (Bengals, Browns, Lions, Packers) and the West (Broncos, Cowboys, Rams, 49ers). Each team plays 5 games, 3 against their division opponents, and 2 against teams from the other division. I haven’t settled on a playoff format yet. I like systems that reward division winners with a bye or something, so I’m torn between 2 formats. There’s a 6 team playoff, where the division winners get a bye, but I’m not crazy about 75% of the league making the postseason. My other option is to use a Page playoff, something common in Australia. The two division winners would play each other in the first playoff game, with the winner going to the final. The 3 & 4 seed would play each other, with the winner advancing to play the loser of the first game. The winner of that third game would advance to the final.

As for the games, I use 8 play quarters. I also use the TTQB for passing. I’m intrigued by passing sticks, but I like the practice.

To call plays, I’ve developed a simple system that I think lets me maintain some control and creativity, while still giving each team its own personality and not getting too complex. I’ve developed 8 different offenses, one for each team, that consist of 6 different formations. At the start of a play, unless it’s an obvious goal line or Hail Mary play, I roll a dice to determine the formation. I set up the offense, including angling receivers in anticipation of what might come and the down and distance situation is. Then, without knowing the specific play, I setup the defense. Each team is either a 3-4 or 4-3, which determines how many down lineman I use. From then I setup to try and cover as much of the field as possible and account for the game situation. Finally, another dice roll determines run or pass. Some formations are balanced, meaning 1-3 is run and 4-6 is pass. Others might be run or pass heavy, meaning I adjust the odds one way or the other. I don’t have specific plays. Instead, I determine routes, run direction, etc. based on what the defense is showing and the game situation.

So yeah, just thought I’d share my system. I’d love to hear any thoughts or questions or ideas. I may also start a thread with game recaps and what not, but it’s slow going. I’ve only finished about a game and a half and it took me an hour to get through a quarter today. 

Cool setup!

With 8 play quarters, how long does a typical game last?

[Slanting Linemen]

Do any of you slant offensive and/or defensive linemen to get blocking angles you want or to simulate stunts?

If so, how do you use it, or is it not worth messing with?

[What Scale are Tudor Figures?]

Spitballing it, they seem not quite 1/48th, but I was curious if they were indeed a specific scale. 
 

Thank you. 

[Punt return]

Those are gorgeous.  

I assume you make great use of washes and dry brushing?

If so, do you mind sharing which products you use?

Thank you.  

[Classic NFL Uniforms]

11 hours ago, S.Turner commissions said:

Beautiful work!

I was curious how you got the textured grass look featured on the Steve Largent figure?

[Pant Stripe Template]

Thank you, Dave.  That’s what I’m trying at the moment.  I’m using some of the fuzzy photos online from Tudor’s decals and using them as guide at this point.  It’s awesome they have NFL teams, but I need help with NCAA, so doing it myself is the best option at this point.  

[Pant Stripe Template]

I’ve started back into the hobby after a many decades layoff, and am intrigued by the water slide decals.   I’m a model builder and have used and made my own decals for quite some time.  Everything is fairly straightforward except stripes for the pants.  Is there a template out there I could access to make them as well?

Thank you,

Mike

[Quarantine Solitaire League]

On 3/24/2020 at 6:55 PM, rollertaco said:

I use a homebrew rule set.  Mostly it's a holdover from an old Electric Football league here in Ohio, the MidOhio EFL with some modifications to prevent myself from skewing the results.  I use a play caller I made in excell.  I usually will opt for passing sticks, but with this large of a league I don't want to have to tweak every receiver for perfect straightness, so I might use a mixture.  

I attached an old copy of Mid Ohio rules and my excell play caller to this post...

LEAGUE RULES.doc 79 kB · 2 downloads Postalo Play Caller.xls 32.5 kB · 3 downloads

Roller,

I’m trying to get back into the game after having discovered how it’s grown up since I played as a kid in the 70’s & 80’s.  Do you know if there re any leagues or clubs in the Dayton area?   I’d like to get hooked up with some experienced players so I can ra-learn the game correctly.  
 

Thanks