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2006 LOTO STRUCTURE AND RULES: Please Read...

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Basically a 3 round Elimination Tournament - 48 Players

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1st Round will be 4 - 12 team leagues (A, B, C, D) - beginning with the A League and using the Ratings system (Overall) Each invitee(Who accepts) will have their overall rating next to their name the day the 48th spot is filled.

The highest rated player will be in league A the 2nd highest in league B the 3rd in league C and the 4th in League D - The 5th in League A etc. until all 4 Leagues are assigned.

It doesn't matter what division, so each league can be filled at your leisure... The Ratings have absolutely nothing to do with any personal preference, but are just intended to distribute experience as evenly as possible without offending anybody, creating at least a semblance of balance across the 4 leagues. (For example, we wouldn't want the top 12 rated in 1 league and the bottom 12 in another in the 1st round.) 1st Round League Placement is not open to dispute.

The 2nd round will take the 6 best records(Using the usual tiebreakers if necessary)from League A and B to form the 1st 12 team League in the 2nd round. The 2nd 12 team league will be comprised of the 6 best records from Leagues C and D.

The 3rd Round(Finals Round) will be comprised of the 6 best records from each league in round 2.

The winner of Round 3 is the 06' LOTO CHAMPION.

The simple Rules:

All 3 Rounds are Simple Autodrafts...But with simple Ballpark and Cap Rule Differences. All 3 Rounds will use the DH, all 3 Rounds will have weighted waivers.

1st Round: 80M CAP, DH, Weighted Waivers, ANY Ballpark you want to play in. So Multiple BP's are acceptable. 10% Caphit on Add/Drop.

2nd Round: 100M CAP, DH, Weighted Waivers, Lottery for Ballparks, Unique Stadiums.(No 2 of the same ballpark allowed.) Standard 20% Caphit on Add/Drop.

3rd Round: 60M CAP, DH, Weighted Waivers, Unique Stadiums - In order of win pct. (Best to Last - So it pays to play hard and win. Stadium Choice in the Finals Round is a big deal - especially with the lower Cap.) Progressive Caphit (Like in BT 80's) 5%/10%/20%.

1 Last Rule: No Player may use the same Ballpark more than 1 Time. Anyone in the Finals League will have had to use 3 different Ballparks.

Those are the rules for 2006 LOTO...

I have designed this years Tour to be the most difficult as well as the most fair to everyone...It is simpler than last year, but requires a broad knowledge of the players and the flexibility and adaptability to win in 3 different Cap Structures...Once again, all in the simplicity of Autodrafts.

I hope everyone is up for this year's challenge...And I look forward to facing off with friends old and new... :wink: :D

Robert(Aka Swpsychic - aka the Commish)

The 48 Spots:

1. Riggodrill (5996) - A
2. B.O.B.B.Y (5267) - B
3. Errormagnate (4776) - C
4. Jamie399 (3557) - D

5. Coffeeholic (3389) - A
6. Etdefender (2782) - B
7. Cristano1 (2675) - C
8. Pacoboy (2647) -D

9. GlennGlenn (2599) -A
10. J-Pav (2452) -B
11. durantjerry (2382) -C
12. Jeepdriver (2345) -D

13. Cubs48 (2279) -A
14. ArrylT (2290) -B
15. Great Unwashed (2249) -C
16. Spicki17 (1845) -D

17. Kaviksdad (1688) -A
18. Giddyup81(1672) - B
19. CATom (1662) - C
20. Assmeriten (1633) - D

21. Sandlotshrink (1570) - A
22. Alphonso (1448) -B
23. Ineluki (1425) -C
24. Stevep107 (1245) -D

25. jaydingess (1241) -A
26. Edgecitytx (1085) -B
27. Pinhead1987 (1009) -C
28. Ehlekev (947) -D

29. aDO jAKE (864) -A
30. LMBOMBERS (833) -B
31. Cubit (832) -C
32. genevajack (826) -D

33. Cummings2 (727) - A
34. Doctor Tax1 (717) -B
35. Tyber (678) -C
36. Jerlins (676) -D

37. Stoney (662) -A
38. Robvoz - Swpsychic (606) -B
39. JdEarly (599) -C
40. Freakfrosh (580) -D

41. Bobm1007 (558) -A
42. charliewb (404) -B
43. BoDean (389) -C
44. DrCPA (342) -D

45. Terpfan61764 (208) -A
46. gjtjeff (108)- B
47. DRAKMANN (77) - C
48. Maligned (72) - D

Round 1 - League A:

1. Riggodrill
2. Coffeeholic
3. GlennGlenn
4. Cubs48
5. Kaviksdad
6. Sandlotshrink
7. Jaydingess
8. Ado Jake
9. Cummings 2
10. Stoney
11. Bobm1007
12. Terpfan61764

Round 1 - League B:

1. BOBBY
2. Etdefender
3. J-PAV
4. Arryl T
5. Giddyup81
6. Alphonso
7. Edgecitytx
8. LMBOMBERS
9. DR Tax1
10. Robvoz
11. charliewb
12. gjtjeff

Round 1 - League C

1. Errormagnate
2. Cristano
3. durantjerry
4. Great Unwashed
5. CATom
6. Ineluki
7. Pinhead1987
8. Cubit
9. Tyber
10. JDEarly
11. BoDean
12. DRAKMANN

Round 1 - League D:

1. Jamie399
2. Pacoboy
3. Jeepdriver
4. Spicki17
5. Assmeriten
6. SteveP107
7. Ehlekev
8. Genevajack
9. Jerlins
10. Freakfrosh
11. DrCPA
12. Maligned

There you have it...League Assignments for the 1st round.

80M CAP - ADVANCED RULES - DH - WEIGHTED WAIVERS - 10% CAPHIT

ANY STADIUM - MULTIPLES OK IN ROUND 1

NO PLAYER MAY USE THE SAME BALLPARK MORE THAN ONCE IN THE TOURNAMENT - SO IF YOU ADVANCE, YOU MUST USE A DIFFERENT PARK EACH ROUND.

I will be setting up the Round 1 \"B\" League and will issue a password to be passed down tomorrow.

Anyone may volunteer to open up Leagues A, C and D and create their own password. But please be mindful of the posted rules listed here.

Please make the League listing as such:

2006 LOTO TOUR - ROUND 1 - LEAGUE A - B - C - D(Pick the one you're in)

Thanks, Robert

Is there a way to send out the password to all 11 players at once and let them join at leisure? I don't want anyone to think I am attempting to choose who joins my division and eliminate others. I just don't know if I should publicize the password on the boards.

But ok, here it is - LOTO "League B" Players only. No non LOTO Players allowed.

PW is: "LOTORULESB" - All Upper Case.

Hopefully no non LOTO Players will enter the league. Thanks...

Robert

[quote:492a2e04a8="robvoz"]Is there a way to send out the password to all 11 players at once [/quote:492a2e04a8]

No. You can only PM one person at a time. I would suggest PMing the password to the league members so that no non-Loto people join the leagues or that no Loto members get confused and join the wrong league by accident.

LMB

Hey Rob,

Are we targeting a particular date by which all the leagues must start play?

Also, are we going to have individual chat threads for each league or just a main thread that everyone can post in?

Can anyone tell me what LOTO stands for?

I would like to get all the leagues up and running ASAP. I will be in Connecticut from the 22nd thru the 26th. I'd really like to have at least the B LEAGUE playing by the time I leave.

Any help in getting the word out so we can get this going would be appreciated. I am taking double shifts every day to afford all the extra expense of vehicle breakdowns the past week and for my trip.

R

Sounds good to me Rob, I've got the team half built right now so I'll be good with any starting date.

Giddyup,

LOTO stand for League Of Their Own.

Stands for League Of Their Own...When I initially started these leagues, League of Our Own was already taken, so I just switched the Our for their. LOTO sounds better than LOOO when you say it out loud too. Lucky Us, huh? :wink: :lol: Robert

BTW, everyone in the B League has been contacted by PM except Giggyup and J-PAV, who are already in...Tough Division in the East. Now if Edge is the 4th one in that Div. I can likely kiss my 2nd round hopes goodbye. I have been thoroughly stomped by all 3 of those players in my strat career. :wink: Robert

I never re read these things...Just type and go.

I better try to get some work today.

BTW...I am thinking of attempting to set up a meeting at Modern Pizza in New Haven with Alphonso and the 3 of you(New Haven Boys) along with a couple of other people on Sunday the 24th. Interested?

Robert