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From Bernie:
[i:1a811050f9]Previously, the winners of each of the 4 6-team divisions in a 24-team league met in a 2-round postseason (Semi-Finals, Finals). Now, 4 Wild Card teams are being added to the mix, of course defined as the 4 best records out of the non-division winners. They'll match up with the 4 Division Winners in a 5-game Quarter-Finals, after which 4 teams will advance to the 7-game Semi-Finals, and then the 2 left standing will meet in the 7-game Finals.

Got it? Best-of-5, Best-of-7, Best-of-7. Just like the big leagues!

We'll still be awarding 7 total prize credits (1 more than twice that of 12-team leagues), but with a significant modification to reward you for winning your division:
- The 4 division winners: each receive 1 free credit
- The loser of the Finals: receives 1 more free credit
- The winner of the Finals: receives 2 more free credits

Additional notes:
- There will be no clause preventing a Division Winner from meeting a Wild Card team from their own division. With the additional round and qualifying teams, it'd be just too confusing.

- It was necessary to keep the current 4-division structure the same for a variety of logistical and technical reasons. [/i:1a811050f9]

O[b:1a811050f9]K, I can't resist. I would like to organize the 1st 24-team league with the new playoff rules.

I propose the following:

2010 Game - UNLEASHED
$60M
DH
24-Team
5/10/20 Drops
Advanced

*Guys generally grumble about the possibility of being shut out in a 24-team draft. Since this is a $60M league and I don't want to spend days on any kind of manual draft, this will be a standard auto-draft. Your draft card will have to be strategic to get some of the players you want.

If someone wants to start a ATG 24-team draft, I'll join if you start one.


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why $60M???

$80M tends to depend solely on the luck of the draft. Teams that miss out on everyone in the auto-draft has no chance to recover. There are generally 5 to 7 teams who just get buried before the season begins.

From Bernie:
Previously, the winners of each of the 4 6-team divisions in a 24-team league met in a 2-round postseason (Semi-Finals, Finals). Now, 4 Wild Card teams are being added to the mix, of course defined as the 4 best records out of the non-division winners. They'll match up with the 4 Division Winners in a 5-game Quarter-Finals, after which 4 teams will advance to the 7-game Semi-Finals, and then the 2 left standing will meet in the 7-game Finals.

Got it? Best-of-5, Best-of-7, Best-of-7. Just like the big leagues!

We'll still be awarding 7 total prize credits (1 more than twice that of 12-team leagues), but with a significant modification to reward you for winning your division:
- The 4 division winners: each receive 1 free credit
- The loser of the Finals: receives 1 more free credit
- The winner of the Finals: receives 2 more free credits

Additional notes:
- There will be no clause preventing a Division Winner from meeting a Wild Card team from their own division. With the additional round and qualifying teams, it'd be just too confusing.

- It was necessary to keep the current 4-division structure the same for a variety of logistical and technical reasons.

OK, I can't resist. I would like to organize the 1st 24-team league with the new playoff rules.

I propose the following:

2010 Game
$60M
DH
24-Team
5/10/20 Drops
Advanced

*Guys generally grumble about the possibility of being shut out in a 24-team draft. Since this is a $60M league and I don't want to spend days on any kind of manual draft, this will be a standard auto-draft. Your draft card will have to be strategic to get some of the players you want.

If someone wants to start a ATG 24-team draft, I'll join if you start one.


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