Someone send me a turn 0 with my allies listed on it… Feedback schmeedback, let’s GOOOO!!!1
Well what do you think of doing it this way? So far I’ve got something like 8 ideas thrown in my direction and I’ve whittled it down to this. I think the Draft will make the teams very even, be fun to do etc.
Clint
Well, I want to draft John Gates first… LOL I came to respect his leadership of the FP team in PoWeR 2. It was the first I’d played with him. Kudos to you John. It will indeed be a challenge with you leading the opposing team!
There are a ton of great players who are signing up for this game, so I’d be happy/pleased to be a part of it. Clint, I’ll email you and John to discuss.
cheers,
Dave
Draft? Uhoh…possibly based on popularity? I’m everyone’s four-eyed younger brother here!!
Seriously, whatever gets the game going!
John Gates a FP in 2 also? I think I’m going to have to stick around in this club for a while, good group it seems…!
Yeh that’s why I’m looking for what I think would be two good TCs to look after each side. 
Clint
Would we choose positions before or after the Draft?
Could be worse - I’m the creepy little kid who tortures small animals and burned down the neighborhood church… <grin>
If there`s to be a draft, can I just point out that my real name is Reggie Bush 
Non US citizens or non-nfl fans may not understand this 
Pro-US, non-NFL…
As far as the rest of it is concerned, sold. I will admit to wanting to play on the same side as both John and Dave, but, in truth, I’d rather just play. I really like this PWR format. It fits my MTV/Nintendo Generation’s lack of patience perfectly.
So, when are we looking at this draft happening?
Wade
Note I prefer to reply to players who sign their posts.
Clint (GM)
Gotcha
-Steve (Fortson)
Hya Steve - thanks
I assume the TCs will interact with their team and by some mutually agreed upon team decision. As to allegiance that’s going to be randomly deterimined. It’s not perfect but it should work.
Clint
You should have said Vince Young 
Hi everyone, I’ve got 25 players who’ve expressed an interest in this format. (I expect at least one drop, if not then it will be last player who has contacted me that gets leff off but I don’t expect that to happen).
We’re going to do a 12v12 game (pre-aligned Neutrals) at the request of the majority of the players. (for those not aware of the format check out the end of the email).
Format: Turns will process Monday and Thursday each week - if you cannot always get turns in I’d strongly suggest you either get a team-mate to assist or not play in this format. Turns and set-up will cost 60% of the normal cost so you get a lot of bang for your buck. (Set-up is twice the normal cost as we have a bunch of extra work to set-up the game database etc).
Dave Holt and John Gates seem to be a good choice of Team captains (they’re my liaisons but have no other status than that - when setting up, choosing nations you will be given an allegiance, just send me your list of 3 nations you’re happy to play and I’ll allocate you a nation from that list). You are welcome to chat to your team-mates to decide which ones you want though and your TC might facilitate that.
The format will be some sort of draft EITHER (it’s not that pertinent but for the curious amongst you):
Each TC list players in order of preference for the players they want on their team. Alternatively from each list the highest player on the list get drafted to the appropriate team (and they are crossed off as being available for the other side) and then the other TC gets his next pick.
Dave picks: 1. Clint 2. Sam, 3. Ed 4 Stu
John picks: 1. Sam. 2. Ed. 3. Stu. 4. Clint
If Dave goes first then: Dave would get Clint (bad luck), John would get Sam, then Dave would get Ed and John get Stu. (IF John went first and it’s a coin toss to decide then it would be J: Sam, D: Clint, J: Ed, D: Stu. in both cases they mostly get who they want but not quite the same). It’s a bit more complex than this but that’s the basic format.
OR (less likely - under discussion at present).
I list the players that are available to Dave and John, in turn they pick a player for their team (we’ve discussed how this is going to be done). This information will be private. For the players not known to them I’ll give a quick (impartial as I can) note on that player to them.
So what do I need? Send an email to me games please - don’t reply here.
- Confirmation that you want to play? Yes or No please
- Players that you are only prepared to to play the game if you play: List:
- TC that you don’t want to be with. (Ideally only if there’s a personality clash not so that you can get into the right team!)
- If you don’t want to play the 12v12 but would prefer a 10v10 with 5 Neutrals get in touch.
- Allegiance you want to play if you’ve got a very specific allegiance - please be flexible here. (I can accomodate some requests but too many will kill the format ditto 2) + 3) above).
Ideally everyone gets back to me by Friday afternoon (UK time) so that I can send out the list of actual players available to John and David (or find some more players). I reserve the right to adjucate here and request changes if I feel that, say for example, all the Game 2 FPs end up on one side or the game is too unbalanced.
Note unlike earlier discussed this will be a one player per nation at start-up.
12v12 format:
Rhudaur will have a fort on 1910, NMen will have one on 4217. Rhudaur and Harad are DS, Corsairs and Dunlendings are FP.
Thanks
Clint
How come a someone missed me of the invite list?
Vandal
Vandal,
Apparently 24 players slots were filled by 25 requests within 24 hours (6 days ago) that this thread started.
Subsequently I believe 2 or 3 of the original offerors may have changed their minds. Ask HQ if you can get in. All of us are anxious to begin.
Pearly
I assume this would a snake draft
Team A 1,4,5,8,9,12…
Team B 2,3,6,7,10,11…
through 24?
no, it’s different altogether.
Clint will supply each of us with the list of 24 players.
we then each indepdently draw up our own prioritized draft list.
Clint then uses the lists to do the draft. and it will be straight-line
alternating. And John G won the toss! 
i suspect the game will start sometime next week.
I would never do a fantasy BB or FB draft like that.
Good luck
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