New: MSWL (free, open-ended, email, www, human, modern, german, spanish, gui, sports) From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 19:13:00 +0000 Name: MSWL Email: admin@mswl.org Frequency: Every 2 weeks Type: pbem soccer/football URL: http://www.mswl.org Costs: Free Last-Update: 2001Apr03 Keywords: free, open-ended, email, www, human, modern, german, spanish, gui, sports Description: Spin-off of the EEFL for playing with rule changes. Slightly less detailed than EEFL in terms of player characteristics, but includes most of the basic and advanced (e.g., Player and Tactical conditionals) components. Matches are run with software (including match commentary, lineups, etc.). About 14 days per turn. Software to run a league is freely available at the Web Page. The league has been in existence since 1989. Season 10 started in April/2001 with 3 Divisions. A new version of the MSWL Software is now available called MSWL Olmec. MSWL Olmec is written in Visual Basic for the Windows 95/98/NT environment and uses a Microsoft Access Database. The program includes the following features: -Online Lineup Architect to create lineups -NMR Lineup Creator (used by commissioner's to create lineups if a manager fails to send them in) -Automated Processing of Matches (using Schedule Information) -View/Update Schedules, Teams, and Players on-line -Detailed Player/Team Statistics. -Importing Players, Teams, and Schedules -Trading Between Teams (Players, CP/TP, Cash) -Player Auctions -Creating *.ros files to be used by most manager as input into MSWL Lineup Builder (mentioned below) -Automated Player Mid-Season and Post-Season Aging [ This is a new entry for the PBM List. You can find the list itself, and instructions for adding games or comments, at http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/ -- greg ] Referenced By Up