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My friends, the time has finally come. The time for us all to UNITE and play on the same team in a text-based football simulation to WIN over our chums on the Sweet FA board. The main goal here is to have just so much fun - apart, of course, from winning, which is naturally the number one aim.
What's qooty?
Qooty is a football simulation program written by BigFooty user Mobbs. It allows a game of footy to be simulated and generated in text form. Your username is entered into the program, along with 19 teammates and an opposition of 20, and the program generates a random game. Commentary and stats are generated, like this:
Code:
2.32 {lW} - The ball is now with Taylor.
4 : 2.35 {lW} - Draws a man and then with hands to Allikat.
4 : 2.38 {lW} - That's a massive kick from Allikat.
4 : 2.42 {lW} - It could be a goal. It is a goal.
East Side Hawks : 10.7.67
Baghdad Bombers : 18.11.119
4 : 2.46 {C} - Allikat times his jump well and wins the tap.
4 : 2.54 {rW} - The bounce favours Taylor and she is off and running.
4 : 2.57 {rW} - Barrybran rides Taylor into the ground.
4 : 3.01 {rW} - Taking the ball is pantskyle.
4 : 3.05 {rW} - pantskyle runs into dockshark and is getting up very slowly.
4 : 3.09 {C} - Not enough pressure on dockshark.
4 : 3.11 {C} - docksharkblazes away at goal.
4 : 3.15 {C} - dockshark gives some to the crowd after that goal.
East Side Hawks : 10.7.67
Baghdad Bombers : 19.11.125
The 4 signifies the 4th quarter; the 2.32 is the time elapsed, and the {lW} is ground position (left wing). At the end of the game, a stats sheet is posted so everyone can brag about their performance:
AFTER-MATCH SUMMARY :
Rich (BB code):
ESH SENIORS Vs BOM SENIORS
ESH 3 4 7 5 10 7 15 7 97
BOM 6 3 10 8 17 11 23 12 150
ESH HO K M H T FF FA G B Dt BOM HO K M H T FF FA G B Dt
go you pup 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 billingsnu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marklar_33 0 5 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 42 adammania9 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 18
Mr Eagle 0 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 LicoriceAl 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16
tgrs 0 11 7 9 0 0 0 0 1 73 Dawn to Da 0 10 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 54
Milera2Bet 0 7 8 6 1 1 1 0 0 59 George 0 3 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 24
Egga 0 10 5 9 2 1 2 0 0 66 Daniel McL 0 11 10 14 1 1 1 0 0 93
Biggie 0 5 5 7 0 0 3 0 2 37 HumanMeatb 0 10 6 10 2 0 1 0 0 73
Loonerty 0 9 10 16 3 1 1 0 0 99 Tony Lynn 0 25 8 12 3 0 3 4 1 151
Keg on leg 0 5 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 47 TheCoach16 0 9 6 11 2 1 3 0 0 67
Agent93 0 18 4 15 1 0 0 2 0 112 iDon 0 8 6 12 2 2 1 1 1 80
BigJoeD_ 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 46 beez 0 9 4 3 1 0 0 2 1 62
Brown Bott 0 5 1 5 0 1 0 3 0 47 Citroin 0 9 10 9 0 0 1 1 0 78
Karnezis_1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 UnitedWarr 0 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 45
BRAB 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 49 BEEG 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 4 2 56
DapperJong 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Shermy 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 33
spookism 12 12 0 9 3 2 2 1 1 81 HoweDanGoo 6 12 3 12 4 0 2 0 3 88
brahj 0 9 0 11 10 2 0 1 0 97 ant555 0 14 0 16 13 2 0 2 1 141
The Filth 0 13 0 8 10 5 2 1 0 100 miggs 0 10 0 9 10 7 0 1 1 102
larrikin 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 28 KohPhi 12 11 0 14 3 1 0 1 0 92
Eagling 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 24 okeydoke7 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 27
What's the Sweet FA?
The Sweet Football Association is https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/forums/the-sweet-f-a-sfa-fantasy-footy-league.30/, centred on the fictional location of Sweet. There are 12 teams, which originally began mostly as club board representative teams but have long since hybridised and merged into terms of mixed loyalties. We play two 16/17 game seasons each year, followed by finals, team and league award presentations, and MUCH fun and banter. Much fun. And much banter.
AFL allegiances are left at the door, and many people put in amazing efforts to keep the board entertained. It's all about fun and banter based on the Sweet FA team you play for - not the AFL team you support (which, in some ways, is unfortunate given Melbourne has decided to be good for the first time in about 900 years ).
The Sweet FA began in 2001, and has now been running for 31 seasons. There is much history, and career stats are a treasured source of banter.
Here's a quick image that I definitely did NOT create, but DO have available to me to introduce the 12 current clubs:
What do you need to do?
So, to summarise, we (the Melbourne board) are in this thread playing a tour match against a Sweet FA representative side, made up of posters from the 12 Sweet FA teams. If you're keen to get involved in the thread and represent the Melbourne board, just post something to that effect in this thread. It will just be so wonderful seeing the already most harmonious board come together as one to WIN, and to have so much FUN. Together!
You don't need to do anything else, but the main attraction of the game for most people is bantering with the opposition team in the lead-up to the game.
The matches are decided by a random text simulator called Qooty.
The matches play out entirely randomly. The simulator produces a text transcript of commentary, provides statistics, and maintains a season. Results are determined entirely by the random number generating functions of a computer.
SO what do I need you to do?
All I need from you is just to say that you're interested in playing by posting in this thread. We need 20 players. If we don't get this, any name can be entered into the program.
DO I have to do anything?
You will not need to do anything (except call your opponent names )
WHO wants to play a stupid fantasy game?
Over 260 people, each season play in just our league. We couldn't care less if you think it's childish .
If you wish to live vicariously through your username, or relive the glory days of your youth, come try it - it may be for you!
WHO are we playing?
You'll be playing a representative team from the Sweet F.A. Despite their myriad of achievements, their performance is as much at the mercy of the randomness of the sim as yours is.
What if I want more Qooty?
After the game on Sunday, if you enjoyed the week and want more, then please post your interest in this thread, and a captain or representative from a club that is searching for players will contact you. You will likely get several offers: it is entirely your choice as to which team you join. A new season will be starting in the next 2 weeks; it is an ideal time to join up.
The matches play out entirely randomly. The simulator produces a text transcript of commentary, provides statistics, and maintains a season. Results are determined entirely by the random number generating functions of a computer.
SO what do I need you to do?
All I need from you is just to say that you're interested in playing by posting in this thread. We need 20 players. If we don't get this, any name can be entered into the program.
DO I have to do anything?
You will not need to do anything (except call your opponent names )
WHO wants to play a stupid fantasy game?
Over 260 people, each season play in just our league. We couldn't care less if you think it's childish .
If you wish to live vicariously through your username, or relive the glory days of your youth, come try it - it may be for you!
WHO are we playing?
You'll be playing a representative team from the Sweet F.A. Despite their myriad of achievements, their performance is as much at the mercy of the randomness of the sim as yours is.
What if I want more Qooty?
After the game on Sunday, if you enjoyed the week and want more, then please post your interest in this thread, and a captain or representative from a club that is searching for players will contact you. You will likely get several offers: it is entirely your choice as to which team you join. A new season will be starting in the next 2 weeks; it is an ideal time to join up.
So if you want to get involved and see how the game is played, put your name down below, and we'll answer any questions you have for us.
Melbourne board expressions of interest:
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