New: Gameplan (commercial, open-ended, email, snail, computer, modern, sports)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 08:14:25 +0000

Name:		Gameplan
Costs:		averages 2.50 GB pounds/turn
URL:		http://www.pbmsports.com/gameplan.htm
Frequency:		one per two weeks
Email:		danny@pbmsports.com
Type:		Sports Simulation
Last-Update:		2001Nov13
Keywords: commercial, open-ended, email, snail, computer, modern, sports

Description:

In Gameplan you are an NFL coach. Every week you have to prepare to face
an opponent within your league. You decide what plays and formations to
use, when to call them and then watch the game unfold. The best teams
during the regular season qualify for the playoffs. As in real-life you�ve
also got the college draft at the end of the season, giving you the chance
to sign new players and replace your fading stars. You choose who to sign,
based upon your roster's strengths and weaknesses and the way you want to
build your team.

Gameplan is a coaching game. Whilst there is a roster-building element to
the game your success and failure will depend upon your ability to choose
the right plays to beat your opponent, exploiting his team�s weaknesses
and making use of your team�s strengths. You�ll be using an expansive
playbook of around twenty offensive formations, forty offensive playcalls
(runs and passes) and twenty defensive playcalls.

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