the error during assembly is if you already have eight or nine in your team. i gave up too, and only sold diluca a couple of days ago. shame about the problems, as it could be a really good game. might play again now, as i'm not in that bad a position.
Thanks Maffy. Guess I will dump Dan Martin and buy someone for the Tour of Missouri or Britain or whatever else is going on.
FF I abandoned the Gambler game as i didn't get my due giro points. Too unreliable and I got fed up of chasing Tom. Maybe I'll give it a go next year.
I packed it in as well - when I was leading the table There were too many mistakes and omissions.
Tom never responded to emails and didn't correct mistakes. OK, I know I make mistakes with the FP's, but I do correct them as soon as someone tells me about them.
I gave up really before it started, went on to the site one night in here (work) and started having all sorts of funny messages coming up, don't need that here or at home. The guy wouldn't respond to mail either so I gave it up but yes agreed it would be a great site.
I also think it very high maintenance keeping a team up together for nearly every race on the calendar, I have enough probs keeping up with my FP's on here!! _________________ S Marauder Memorial Trophy Winner 2009
It's just my opinion, if you don't like it....TOUGH
Look, I keep telling you I'm in shape...Round is a shape
I suppose something like the playstation game Procycling manager on a website would be the ultimate fantasy game.
Take a fair budget and build your team to ride the best of the seasons races, pro tour and others. Once picked that's it no fiddling about with it, but from there you nominate your races for the team riders, with rules about how many they can ride that sort of thing.
Different than the gambler one, no trading through the year. I couldn't write it or have the time to manage it but it would be fun. _________________ S Marauder Memorial Trophy Winner 2009
It's just my opinion, if you don't like it....TOUGH
Look, I keep telling you I'm in shape...Round is a shape
Location: Formerly Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, now, Murcia, Spain
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:11 pm Post subject:
MUM, I have Cunego in one of my teams - I think he deserves support!
Slapshot, and couple of months ago, I started writing a fantasy game similar to the gambler game. I haven't got very far with it yet. I was thinking of something rather simpler. Picking a squad at the start of the year, then selecting 9 riders or whatever for certain races. A list of races like the FP list??
Used to do a lot of programming in my youth , but I'm a bit rusty now. _________________ "You can't win races with passion alone."
I am not sure I mentioned that I have two teams too. In the Vuelta game. One has seven sprinters, Cancellara and Valverde. The other is a more normal balanced team with three sprinters and seven GC guys. What puzzled me a little bit is that on both teams I seem to have point to spare.
Should be fun to see which team does best.
I must admit to having no idea how to pick which sprinters for which joker stages at the beginning. Ihave gone for the strategy of picking the same guy, in the hopes that he might get one of the places.
My vaague attempts...gotta be better than the tour
His Royal Hoyness
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (11) ESP
Andy Schleck (5) LUX
Fabian Cancellara (4) SUI
Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (4) ESP
Daniele Bennati (10) ITA
Juan Manuel Garate (4) ESP
Tyler Farrar (1) USA
Dan Martin (1) IRL
Damiano Cunego (5) ITA
Cunego out....Gesink In _________________ S Marauder Memorial Trophy Winner 2009
It's just my opinion, if you don't like it....TOUGH
Look, I keep telling you I'm in shape...Round is a shape
Location: Formerly Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, now, Murcia, Spain
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:11 pm Post subject:
Early days yet
7 KAZ Just a Team 202
18 ITA Stella Rosa Velo Club 182
111 ITA St Pellegrino 143
125 CAN BIANCHI 140
128 VAT Kazakh Junkies 139
153 WAL Celtic Raiders 131
200 SCO His Royal Hoyness 120
227 SWE Vacchi Locos 114
259 ESP alter ego 107
354 IRL Team Nolte 82
357 FRA Team Petafi 81
373 GBR Lantern_Rouge 76
398 ESP kathy's klowns 68
413 KAZ almaty 65
428 AUT Maria Theresa's Revenge 60
430 WAL somewhere over the bridge 58
454 SWE Ildo's ice scrapers 51
471 USA USCR 42
472 PRK Die Liestrong Die 41
477 SCO Mrs Murphys Fanclub 34
501 GBR Dave Harmon's Mancrushes 17
504 KAZ one stop quick steppe shop 12
Some team names I don't recognise in there - do we have some infiltrators? _________________ "You can't win races with passion alone."
The excellent score that I currently have with Just a Team is a slight fluke, so those of you who are used to doing well, no worries. It is my experimental team of Cancellara, Valverde and seven sprinters. So I expect it will begin to fall away in the second week. Although who knows, could be a brilliant strategy. Meanwhile I am rather enjoying the high standing, a bit better than my usual mid table efforts.
one stop quick steppe shop is glorious nation of kazakhstan's flagship branches of poundland group. when you crossing the marvelous tourist country of kazakh motherland using silk road, you stock up with provisions, bargain branded sportsgoods and essential wowgold at your local handy one stop quick steppe shop. and best of all, everything's only a tenge. just one single tenge! or one dollar or one europound, whatever you lovely peoples is carrying with you. is bargainous in any currency.
one stop quick steppe shop's cycling sponsorship is experimental team, where all riders cost single tenge. just like at branch of one stop quick steppe shop. come visit and buy cheap things. current excellent score is slight fluke, expect team to fall away, not work from the outset, break or otherwise disintegrate in second week. no worries, though, it only costs a tenge!
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one stop quick steppe shop. everything's a tenge!
*may contain nutz. actually powered by floor berries.
Location: Formerly Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, now, Murcia, Spain
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:26 am Post subject:
I see Maffy, a bit cheap and nasty like
Just noticed another 'Swedish' team on there 'Vacchi Locos'. Who is the Swede, or the preudo-Swede? _________________ "You can't win races with passion alone."
cheap, yes - nasty, no. visit one stop quick steppe shop on your round the world bicycle tour, and you will be surprised at value of hacksawblades and clothespegs. recommend to freinds!
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will replace kazakh aeroplanes flyers as most important major kazakh-glory sponsors soon. for single tenge!
1 ENG stockport clarion 301
4 KAZ Just a Team 296
70 ITA Stella Rosa Velo Club 207
195 VAT Kazakh Junkies 167
204 CAN BIANCHI 165
214 WAL Celtic Raiders 162
226 ITA St Pellegrino 158
248 SCO His Royal Hoyness 153
280 SWE Vacchi Locos 145
281 FRA Team Petafi 144
300 ESP alter ego 137
378 IRL Team Nolte 110
380 KAZ almaty 110
383 AUT Maria Theresa's Revenge 106
394 WAL somewhere over the bridge 100
399 GBR Lantern_Rouge 97
416 ESP kathy's klowns 89
442 SWE Ildo's ice scrapers 77
447 SCO Mrs Murphys Fanclub 75
457 KAZ one stop quick steppe shop 69
473 PRK Die Liestrong Die 57
488 USA USCR 42
502 GBR Dave Harmon's Mancrushes 24
fontfroide upholding the glory of the motherland, stella rosa vc continuing to be fairly stellar.
How come no one posted the results when I was tied for bloody first place? I have never done that in my life with any fantasy team, even if it is an oddball team, that won't be there long. Shit, I got back home and felt triumphant and brilliant for a day. No idea what that Just a Team did before, no internet access. Can one access past standings?
Anyway I thought I would take the occasion to brag a bit, and feel like an ace picker with a keenly thought out strategy. Now if Valverde and Cancellara do their stuff in the next few days, Just a Team might still be up there for a bit, upholding the honour of our forum and the motherland, as Maffy appreciates.
Anyway, Just a Team (even Team Petafi is not doing badly) permits me to take lofty view of my wisdom, knowledge and skills for once, and I will try not to mention this or brag again. But once is OK surely?
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There were too many mistakes and omissions.
, but I'm a bit rusty now.
