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OttawaSenatorsRule · Post by **OttawaSenatorsRule** » Fri May 02, 2008 12:44 am

Is that the same as 'Detail Level' ie (None, Quick Sim, Later Stages, All) ?

Post by **batdad** » Fri May 02, 2008 12:48 am

Basically...you cannot run those leagues in quick sim or later stages. the other leauges you can.

OttawaSenatorsRule · Post by **OttawaSenatorsRule** » Fri May 02, 2008 2:27 am

Are there any tricks to speeding the game up? Sometimes I can wait 2 mins for all the games to play out

Post by **timmy_t** » Fri May 02, 2008 2:52 am

Good question, I always wondered that too...

Post by **batdad** » Fri May 02, 2008 3:33 am

Nope. I wait the two minutes, sometimes longer with my computer fan going whir, whir, whir

The only tricks I can tell you of are:

1. While waiting go to the can
2. while waiting go make coffee
3. next wait, go pour coffee
4. go have a smoke
5. go make a scotch
6. watch a game on tv
7. talk to your wife

sjsharkz · Post by **sjsharkz** » Fri May 02, 2008 4:19 am

Yeah this is embarassing to ask

my first challenge...I was just beginning to turn things around....and I got sacked.....what do I do...am I out of the challenge now....stupid dam Coyotes owner:(

Post by **batdad** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:48 am

Add him in again. heh, I was wondering when someone would get canned! Don't sim a day..just add yourself back in.

sjsharkz · Post by **sjsharkz** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:55 am

batdad wrote:Add him in again. heh, I was wondering when someone would get canned! Don't sim a day..just add yourself back in.

Alrighty..thanks for that

Post by **batdad** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:08 pm

Please BE SURE to read the Challenge 10 new rules ANNOUNCEMENT thread at the top of the challenge forum page.

Emphasis on the drafting rules in there you all need to reread.

Thanks

Post by **Shadd666** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:35 pm

Just to make it crystal clear: we're not allowed to be in possession of more than 2 picks in a certain round at any time of the season, right? Not only on draft day. So dealing to get 4 first round picks and then use 2 of them in a trade (which leaves just 2 for the draft) is illegal, right?

And acquiring a second pick in a round, trading it (to go down to one) and re-acquiring another one (up to two) is legal, right?

That's how i understood things, but just want to be sure...

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Sat May 03, 2008 11:41 pm

Right. You can't be in possession of more than 2 picks in a round at any given time.

OttawaSenatorsRule · Post by **OttawaSenatorsRule** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:13 am

Since you are not allowed to give up your 1st/2nd round pick in any year I would take this to mean that you would not be able to sign another teams RFA for over 1million?

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Sun May 04, 2008 4:15 am

That appears to be the case. You must retain your own 1st and 2nd round picks and also adhere to the rule of never having more than 2 picks in a round a time. I don't think signing another team's RFA would be possible.

Post by **batdad** » Sun May 04, 2008 4:50 am

Nope. RFA signing and moving your 1st or 2nd to do so would be a BIG issue.

Taloncarde · Post by **Taloncarde** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:22 pm

In all my time browing TBL, i've never done a challenge. I must say this one looks good. Before, i always seem to get interested in the challenges before the deadlines, but if i'm reading the new rules correctly, I can join at anytime and be in, but the overall challenge ends in August? (Ie, if I finish 3 seasons, i'll be scored for .1, .2, and .3 even if everyone else has 6?)

If so, this will be great, since I can finally get in on this even with a late start

Taloncarde · Post by **Taloncarde** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:23 pm

err meant to say after the deadlines.

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:29 pm

Yes, you understood it correctly. You can join in on this challenge at any time. Whatever seasons you have in the book by the August deadline will be counted. Some people might only get a couple seasons done. I know there are a few people here who will probably get 7 season done. Even if you only get 1 season done, that 1 season will count. We figured this way was a little more relaxed so people wouldn't be left out due to a late start. It's also nice for people who start now and then maybe get busy for a month and don't really have time to play but then come back and want to play some more. You don't have to worry about missing season deadlines. We're using one deadline for the whole challenge now.

So read the rules (read them very carefully... we've had to give out several penalties that could've been avoided had the rules been followed) and join in the fun!

Taloncarde · Post by **Taloncarde** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:13 pm

Yep, i read through all the changes, and it looks fun. I may not "enter" for a couple of days as i've not used the BL db before and will want to make sure I get that set up and going correctly, but you may see me enter by end of week

(BTW, of all the rule changes the single deadline at the end has to be the one that makes me happiest!)

Post by **Shadd666** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:06 pm

The rule change says we must have a screenshot of players in/out for each 20 games segment... Untill now, it was just asked for the NTNB players. So is it needed for everyone now? (i'm about posting my stats, so would like to do it correctly...

)

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:16 pm

Everyone must post screenshots for players in and out at the 20 game mark. We need to make sure the non-NTNB players aren't trading before that mid-October date.

I'm going to go and clarify that other post I made about screenshots. I forgot to say that the other (40, 60, and 82 game) player in and out screens are just for NTNB.

Post by **Shadd666** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:20 pm

Okay

Hem... the 82/end of season mark is also only for NTNB?

I thought it was for both (to check the draft pick moves...)

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:22 pm

Good point. I'll adjust that.

Taloncarde · Post by **Taloncarde** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:42 am

Quick question on the roster selection (core players) that maybe I'm not understanding. I get for the first season, you select your core. Next season you bring in the HG, and the core requirements begin to shrink. My question is, does the core have to be players that you elected at the begining? or if I finish Season 1 with say Auld as a core player, but Season 2 I want to use another eligible player in his tier that wasn't labeled as core before?

Or will all the people I list as "core" in season 1 be the core, and as I work down through seasons I can just let some of them go?

Post by **CatchUp** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:55 am

Taloncarde wrote:Or will all the people I list as "core" in season 1 be the core, and as I work down through seasons I can just let some of them go?

Bingo!

Post by **batdad** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:06 am

Just thinking..when that WHA mod comes out....hmmmm