Stage Two
Jul 8, 2008 4:34:16 GMT -5
Post by Batman on Jul 8, 2008 4:34:16 GMT -5
My wife wants a no-computer day tomorrow, so I won't be on at all. (Lucky has my picks.) But I wanted to get the conversation started on exactly what the rules will be for the second stage of this thing.
I think a proposal would be a good place to start. I'll propose a system of rules, and we can discuss changes, additions, or complete revamps until we come to a consensus.
Here's my proposal:
1) The final pick is made and everyone's roster is complete. What next? Some people will be ready to go immediately, while others will need time to either figure out what they want to do, or finish writing their storylines leading up to the big show. Should there be a time-limit? I think we can play this by ear. But if people feel that a pre-established time limit is a good idea, that's something we should discuss.
2) Are there any standards for what we can and can't do? I think it's already been established that anything from simply describing a card to detailed fantasy booking is OK. But one thing you shouldn't do before the voting/paying stage is reveal anything that you wouldn't know before watching the show. So people have to make their decisions based on the same sort of info they have when deciding to buy a real show: What matches are booked, what led up to them. Not exactly what happens during the show or match results. (Anyone disagree with this part?)
3) Next is the voting/buying phase. Here's what I propose (basically what I proposed originally when this first came up.) Everybody gets $200 Monopoly money. Or you could think of it as 200 votes, but I prefer the money analogy. And then they can spend $25 (ppv), $50 (live), or $100 (front row) on any show besides their own--until they run out. Why have tiers? This avoids the temptation of just splitting the money evenly among everybody. Instead everyone will have to make some hard choices about which promotions they think earned their support most. What do we call it when everybody wins, kids? (COMMUNISM!) That's right!
4) In my opinion, not only should the twenty of us be involved in the buying tickets phase, but anyone else who's interested should be able to sign up to get their $200 and buy some tickets, too. But this is something we should find out if there's a consensus on.
5) Everybody spends their $200, we figure out who made the most money, and we have a winner! Also we deliver our shows--whether that be a list of match results, a detailed recap, or anything in-between.
6) Game over! Or is it? For some of us this is the end, because that was all they signed up for, and all they're interested in. But those who would like to continue the story can do so. The rules for that part are of interest to a smaller group of people so I'll make a separate thread for... Stage Three!
So, let's discuss!
I think a proposal would be a good place to start. I'll propose a system of rules, and we can discuss changes, additions, or complete revamps until we come to a consensus.
Here's my proposal:
1) The final pick is made and everyone's roster is complete. What next? Some people will be ready to go immediately, while others will need time to either figure out what they want to do, or finish writing their storylines leading up to the big show. Should there be a time-limit? I think we can play this by ear. But if people feel that a pre-established time limit is a good idea, that's something we should discuss.
2) Are there any standards for what we can and can't do? I think it's already been established that anything from simply describing a card to detailed fantasy booking is OK. But one thing you shouldn't do before the voting/paying stage is reveal anything that you wouldn't know before watching the show. So people have to make their decisions based on the same sort of info they have when deciding to buy a real show: What matches are booked, what led up to them. Not exactly what happens during the show or match results. (Anyone disagree with this part?)
3) Next is the voting/buying phase. Here's what I propose (basically what I proposed originally when this first came up.) Everybody gets $200 Monopoly money. Or you could think of it as 200 votes, but I prefer the money analogy. And then they can spend $25 (ppv), $50 (live), or $100 (front row) on any show besides their own--until they run out. Why have tiers? This avoids the temptation of just splitting the money evenly among everybody. Instead everyone will have to make some hard choices about which promotions they think earned their support most. What do we call it when everybody wins, kids? (COMMUNISM!) That's right!
4) In my opinion, not only should the twenty of us be involved in the buying tickets phase, but anyone else who's interested should be able to sign up to get their $200 and buy some tickets, too. But this is something we should find out if there's a consensus on.
5) Everybody spends their $200, we figure out who made the most money, and we have a winner! Also we deliver our shows--whether that be a list of match results, a detailed recap, or anything in-between.
6) Game over! Or is it? For some of us this is the end, because that was all they signed up for, and all they're interested in. But those who would like to continue the story can do so. The rules for that part are of interest to a smaller group of people so I'll make a separate thread for... Stage Three!
So, let's discuss!