How the games will be played
All CLE games will be played using the Strat-O-Matic Baseball board game using the 1977 season MLB player cards.
I will be using a mix of Advanced/Super Advanced gameplay.
All games will be played using the actual 1978 MLB schedule.
All non-CLE games will be played using a dice rolling system I created.
How non-CLE games will be determined
All non-CLE game results will be based on one roll of three six-sided die for each game during the '77 season. Standings will be based on these results plus the SOM results of the CLE games.
The better a team's record was in 1977, the more chances they have to win.
The roll for each game will be based on whomever the home team is. If the roll falls within the window of their winning numbers then the home team wins the game. If it falls outside of those numbers the road team wins the game.
Here are each team's chances to win based on their '77 Strat-O-Matic-based records:
92-100+ Wins: 10 winning rolls
Winning #'s: 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18
Teams: LAD, NYY, BOS, BAL, KC, TEX, PHI, PIT
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86-91 Wins: 9 winning rolls
Winning #'s: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17
Team: CWS, CIN
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78-85 Wins: 8 winning rolls
Winning #'s: 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18
Teams: CHC, MN, STL, HOU
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69-77 Wins: 7 winning rolls
Winning #'s: 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18
Teams: DET, OAK, *MTL, CAL, SD, SF, OAK
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50-68 Wins: 6 winning rolls
Winning #'s: 4, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17
Teams: SEA, TOR, MIL, NYM, ATL
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(* MTL = Montreal Expos)
(The Inidans are not included in this list since I will be playing their games.)
Non-CLE games gameplay example: The Phillies are at the Cubs. The Cubs fall into the 80-85 actual win window for '77. The three die roll comes up 12. The Cubs win the game because it falls into the winning numbers for teams that won between 80-85 games that year. If the three die roll was 9 then the home team Cubs would lose because it falls outside their window of winning numbers.
Hope that explains it.
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