Footie From: "Nicholas S Haynes" <cakey_pig@lineone.net> Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000 Hello. Catenaccio (Italian for the Padlock, a defensive tactic....) is now open for players. It is the most fanatical, in-depth football PBM ever! A group of friends, the leader of whom knows every name of every footballer in Europe and South America. Obscene. He can remember matches, exactly what happened, and even, sometimes, the referee and who got sent off. He's written this game, and it's great! I've never seen anything like it. There are special actions, tactics, youth training, actually, I'll enclose his write up.... �Catenaccio�: A mixed moderated football management game involving 20-team leagues, in which all players and clubs are imaginary. The system allows for all aspects of the game, from team selection to tactics; training methods to scouting, youth policy and, naturally, transfers. Basic turn results include club/ player/ financial statistics; weekly updated league tables, top scorer�s tables, transfer market lists and match reports of all games played in the league that week, which take the form of tabloid newspaper articles. Turn costs are �4.50 for a comprehensive basic turn. Special Actions, which are non statistical written commands from players, detailing what they awnt to do in the turn, giving them more depth and scope for freedom and expression, can be submitted in addition to the basic turn, but are not essential. Costing for these is seperate from basic turn costs. The game is looking to start within the next fortnight, provided that there are enough players to make it work. Start-up is �10, including 2 free turns. Turnaround is one week, with the player deadline for turn submission being Tuesday for Game #1, Saturday for Game #2. Game #1 players will ALL get their turns back on Fridays, where it is Thursdays for Game #2 players. Catenaccio, in case you were wondering, is a term used to describe an old tactical system which used to be commonplace in Italian football. It involved playing defensively, with a sweeper behind the regular defensive line and extensive man marking. Translated literally into English, it means �the padlock�. No other football has action like this! Catenaccio will be available from Lat August (now) to September. We will only ever be running two games at present, with a maximum of 15 (out of 20 teams) players per game. It will be unlike any other football game, and is being run by Damian Burton (The Rake), whose hobby has taken over his life! Thanks for listening! Nic Cakeuy Pig Referenced By Up