Fantasy Sports
Real Players in Virtual Teams
This kind of game is usually organized by media,
sports websites or associations, with aim to attract readers and offer
them more fun and entertainment. You are offered to make your own
all-star-team out of real players but you have to take care because
your budget is limited and every player has its value, also you have
to watch the positions and think about substitutes...
By MARKO ANDREJIĆ
from Belgrade, SERBIA
Have you ever dreamen of being a coach or a manager of big and famous
football club, making your own team with superstars, buying and selling
players, earning money from sponsors and winning titles? Ok, maybe
you are basketball fan or prefer tennis or formula one. Anyway, if
you are one of many people who like to show its knowledge and experience
in sport, I suggest you to take part in some of Fantasy Sports games,
very popular on the web recently.
Actually, there are two different types of game: one is simply called
manager and it's not really a fantasy game. It's more like classic
computer games but you can play it online and compete with thousands
of other players around the world. There you can make your own teams
and clubs, create your leagues or chat with friends. Players can be
real or you can name it by your favorite local attacker.
The second way of playing is fantasy sport, usually organized by
media, sports websites or associations, with aim to attract readers/visitors
and offer them more fun and entertainment. Prizes for the best managers
at the end, are sometimes very interesting and worth!
In this kind of game, you are offered to make your own all-star-team
out of real players but you have to take care because your budget
is limited and every player has its value, also you have to watch
the positions and think about substitutes. During the game, you can
make come changes, go to transfer market, analyze your players...
And how to be the best? Different sports have different systems of
getting points. If you are playing UEFA Champions League or some other
football game, you will get points for every goal or assist that your
players make, for every win of your player's real team, or every time
your goalkeeper saves his net. But you also get negative points if
someone got yellow or red card or he scored his own-goal. If you are
playing basketball Euroleague you will need time to count all points,
rebounds, steals, assists... You can also play fantasy tennis, although
this is not a team sport or you can be F1 racing manager and work
on improving your car capabilities.
I am sure some of you will say this is only for people who getting
bored, don't have anything clever to do or have too much free time
but number of people involved in games like this all around the world
says it is really popular among different population: young and old,
men and women, employed and the other ones... if you like sports and
want to show your manager skills, find some time for this kind of
entertainment!
(Published: 09.03.2008.)
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