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Objective of the Game

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	=== Objective of the Game ===		=== Objective of the Game ===

-	In Sim Dynasty Football, your objective is to draft a football team drawn from a pool of fictional players, build a playing strategy that will guide your team through four preseason games, 16 regular season games, and the postseason, culminating in the Sim Bowl championship. Although you do not have direct control of your team during a game, your decisions in how to utilize and train your players and your strategies will determine their on-field success. For additional challenge, multi-league seasons are available in which you have the additional objective of building your team over time.	+	In Sim Dynasty Football, your objective is to draft a football team drawn from a pool of fictional players, build a playing strategy that will guide your team through four preseason games, 16 regular season games, and the postseason, culminating in the Sim Bowl championship. Although you do not have direct control of your team during a game, your decisions in how to utilize and train your players and your strategies will determine their on-field success. For additional challenge, multi-league seasons are available in which you have the additional objective of building your team over time through drafts from the college system.

	=== How Sim Dynasty Football Differs From The NFL ===		=== How Sim Dynasty Football Differs From The NFL ===

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FOUL

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	==== FOUL ====		==== FOUL ====
-	A Foul is any infraction of a playing rule for which a penalty is prescribed. These may be referred to as "Penalties", although technically "Penalty" refers to the resulting action against the team committing the foul and not the foul itself. See [[#List of ~~Penalties~~]] for more details.	+	A Foul is any infraction of a playing rule for which a penalty is prescribed. These may be referred to as "Penalties", although technically "Penalty" refers to the resulting action against the team committing the foul and not the foul itself. See [[#List of penalties]] for more details.

	Multiple Fouls and Double Fouls will not occur in Sim Dynasty.		Multiple Fouls and Double Fouls will not occur in Sim Dynasty.

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PENALTY

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	==== PENALTY ====		==== PENALTY ====
-	A Penalty is imposed upon a team that has committed a foul and may result in loss of down, loss of yardage, an automatic first down, or a combination of these. See [[#~~Penalties~~]] for more information.	+	A Penalty is imposed upon a team that has committed a foul and may result in loss of down, loss of yardage, an automatic first down, or a combination of these. See [[#List of penalties]] for more information.

	==== PLAYER ====		==== PLAYER ====

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FOUL

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	==== FOUL ====		==== FOUL ====
-	A Foul is any infraction of a playing rule for which a penalty is prescribed. These may be referred to as "Penalties", although technically "Penalty" refers to the resulting action against the team committing the foul and not the foul itself. See [[#Penalties]] for more details.	+	A Foul is any infraction of a playing rule for which a penalty is prescribed. These may be referred to as "Penalties", although technically "Penalty" refers to the resulting action against the team committing the foul and not the foul itself. See [[#List of Penalties]] for more details.

	Multiple Fouls and Double Fouls will not occur in Sim Dynasty.		Multiple Fouls and Double Fouls will not occur in Sim Dynasty.

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Game Information

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	==== Penalty Enforcement ====		==== Penalty Enforcement ====
		+	Fouls are a fact of life in football; even the best players will make mistakes in such a physical environment. The main two factors influencing penalties are Aggressiveness and Execution, with the exception of Illegal touch, Delay of game and Illegal formation which are solely a factor of Execution, and Personal Foul which is a function of Attitude and Aggressiveness.
		+
	The penalty for any foul may be declined by the offended team. The simulation looks at the Down and Distance situation with and without foul enforcement and uses historical data for the chance of making a first down from both situations as its basis to make the decision. In addition, there are controls on the Strategy page for certain penalty situations.		The penalty for any foul may be declined by the offended team. The simulation looks at the Down and Distance situation with and without foul enforcement and uses historical data for the chance of making a first down from both situations as its basis to make the decision. In addition, there are controls on the Strategy page for certain penalty situations.

-	~~See [[#Penalties]] for more information.~~	+	===== List of penalties =====
-		+
-	=== ~~Weather~~ ===	+
-		+
-	~~Weather is an important part~~ of ~~football. Weather components directly used in the simulation are:~~	+
-		+
-	* Precipitation (rain/snow)	+
-	* Wind direction	+
-	* Wind speed	+
-	* Temperature	+
-	* Wind chill	+
-		+
-	Weather conditions are tied to the home city; weather data including monthly average temperatures, precipitation and prevailing winds by city have been compiled from real-world sources and used to build the weather model used in the game. Short, medium, and long term trends are generated by the weather model and applied against the real world data to generate varying yet realistic weather patterns. Weather conditions do not change over the course of a game.	+
-		+
-	~~==== Precipitation ====~~	+
-		+
-	~~There are five levels of precipitation modeled in Sim Dynasty Football:~~	+
-		+
-	* Clear	+
-	* Rain	+
-	* Heavy rain	+
-	* Snow	+
-	* Heavy snow	+
-		+
-	~~Precipitation occurs when there are sudden temperature changes due to crossing trend lines; if the temperature is at or below 32 degrees the precipitation will be snow instead of rain.~~	+
-		+
-	~~==== Wind Direction and Speed ====~~	+
-		+
-	Wind direction is locked to the eight main compass points. Note that the direction indicated is the direction in which the wind is blowing toward, rather than the traditional weather reporting standard of the direction the wind is coming from. All football fields in Sim Dynasty are oriented north-south; note that on the Dynasty Vision display, North is to the right side of the screen, not the top.	+
-		+
-	~~==== Temperature and Wind Chill ====~~	+
-		+
-	Temperature effects that primarily affect the ball use the actual game temperature; temperature effects that primarily affect the players include wind chill. Wind chill has no effect if the temperature is 50 degrees or higher or the wind is 3 mph or less, and on clear days the wind chill effects are halved.	+
-		+
-	~~==== Weather effects ====~~	+
-		+
-	~~Weather effects modeled in the game include:~~	+
-		+
-	* Passes in cold temperatures and wet conditions are harder to catch.	+
-	* Wet balls are dropped more often. If a drop is due to a wet ball, the play by play will specifically say so.	+
-	* The ball does not travel as well in colder temperatures, reducing field goal range.	+
-	* Wet or snowy conditions reduce field goal accuracy.	+
-	* Winds will either extend or reduce the length of all types of kicks. Crosswinds especially can reduce the range of a kick.	+
-		+
-	~~==== Domes ====~~	+
-		+
-	Team owners have the option of having their team play in a domed stadium. This decision must be made during the preseason. When playing in a dome, the temperature is always 65 degrees Fahrenheit with no wind and no precipitation. The Weather Map will still show the actual weather conditions in the area, but the dome conditions will be used for the game. Premium leagues have the option of not allowing domes, or allowing retractable roof stadiums where the "roof open" or "roof closed" setting can be changed before each game.	+
-		+
-	~~Your team's dome or roof setting is available under Owner - Edit Profile. The Weather Map's Table mode will show which upcoming games will be played in domes.~~	+
-		+
-	~~=== Penalties ===~~	+
-		+
-	~~Penalties are a fact of life in football; even the best players will make mistakes in such a physical environment. The main two factors influencing~~ penalties is Aggressiveness and Execution, with the exception of Illegal touch, Delay of game and Illegal formation which are solely a factor of Execution, and Personal Foul which is a function of Attitude and Aggressiveness.	+
-		+
-	=~~===List of penalties~~====	+

	The penalties currently included in the simulation are:		The penalties currently included in the simulation are:
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		+	=== Weather ===
		+
		+	Weather is an important part of football. Weather components directly used in the simulation are:
		+
		+	* Precipitation (rain/snow)
		+	* Wind direction
		+	* Wind speed
		+	* Temperature
		+	* Wind chill
		+
		+	Weather conditions are tied to the home city; weather data including monthly average temperatures, precipitation and prevailing winds by city have been compiled from real-world sources and used to build the weather model used in the game. Short, medium, and long term trends are generated by the weather model and applied against the real world data to generate varying yet realistic weather patterns. Weather conditions do not change over the course of a game.
		+
		+	==== Precipitation ====
		+
		+	There are five levels of precipitation modeled in Sim Dynasty Football:
		+
		+	* Clear
		+	* Rain
		+	* Heavy rain
		+	* Snow
		+	* Heavy snow
		+
		+	Precipitation occurs when there are sudden temperature changes due to crossing trend lines; if the temperature is at or below 32 degrees the precipitation will be snow instead of rain.
		+
		+	==== Wind Direction and Speed ====
		+
		+	Wind direction is locked to the eight main compass points. Note that the direction indicated is the direction in which the wind is blowing toward, rather than the traditional weather reporting standard of the direction the wind is coming from. All football fields in Sim Dynasty are oriented north-south; note that on the Dynasty Vision display, North is to the right side of the screen, not the top.
		+
		+	==== Temperature and Wind Chill ====
		+
		+	Temperature effects that primarily affect the ball use the actual game temperature; temperature effects that primarily affect the players include wind chill. Wind chill has no effect if the temperature is 50 degrees or higher or the wind is 3 mph or less, and on clear days the wind chill effects are halved.
		+
		+	==== Weather effects ====
		+
		+	Weather effects modeled in the game include:
		+
		+	* Passes in cold temperatures and wet conditions are harder to catch.
		+	* Wet balls are dropped more often. If a drop is due to a wet ball, the play by play will specifically say so.
		+	* The ball does not travel as well in colder temperatures, reducing field goal range.
		+	* Wet or snowy conditions reduce field goal accuracy.
		+	* Winds will either extend or reduce the length of all types of kicks. Crosswinds especially can reduce the range of a kick.
		+
		+	==== Domes ====
		+
		+	Team owners have the option of having their team play in a domed stadium. This decision must be made during the preseason. When playing in a dome, the temperature is always 65 degrees Fahrenheit with no wind and no precipitation. The Weather Map will still show the actual weather conditions in the area, but the dome conditions will be used for the game. Premium leagues have the option of not allowing domes, or allowing retractable roof stadiums where the "roof open" or "roof closed" setting can be changed before each game.
		+
		+	Your team's dome or roof setting is available under Owner - Edit Profile. The Weather Map's Table mode will show which upcoming games will be played in domes.

	===Viewing Game Results===		===Viewing Game Results===

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Gameplay Rules

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	A minimum of 40 and a maximum of 45 players must be on the Active roster when a game starts. If less than 40 players are Active, players will be moved from the Inactive roster to the Active roster, and if the minimum has still not been reached, players will be picked up from the Waiver Wire. These players will have low Conditioning, as they have not been practicing with the team during the week.		A minimum of 40 and a maximum of 45 players must be on the Active roster when a game starts. If less than 40 players are Active, players will be moved from the Inactive roster to the Active roster, and if the minimum has still not been reached, players will be picked up from the Waiver Wire. These players will have low Conditioning, as they have not been practicing with the team during the week.

-	~~==== Free Kicks ====~~
-	~~==== Ball in Play, Dead Ball, Scrimmage ====~~
-	~~==== Forward Pass, Backward Pass, Fumble ====~~
-	~~==== Scrimmage Kick ====~~
-	~~==== Opportunity to Catch a Kick, Fair Catch ====~~
	==== Scoring ====		==== Scoring ====
	The team that scores the greater number of points during the entire game is the winner.		The team that scores the greater number of points during the entire game is the winner.
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	See [[#Penalties]] for more information.		See [[#Penalties]] for more information.
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	=== Weather ===		=== Weather ===

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Overtime play

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	Each game consists of four regulation 15-minute quarters. If the game is tied at the end the fourth quarter, an overtime period will be played. There will be a two minute timeout after the first and third quarter, and a twelve minute halftime after the second quarter		Each game consists of four regulation 15-minute quarters. If the game is tied at the end the fourth quarter, an overtime period will be played. There will be a two minute timeout after the first and third quarter, and a twelve minute halftime after the second quarter

-	==== Overtime play ====	+	===== Overtime play =====
	In preseason and regular season games, an overtime period of up to 15 minutes will be played in the event of a tie. Premium leagues may opt to not play overtime for preseason games. If the game is still tied at the end of that 15 minute period, the game will end in a tie. Teams will get 3 timeouts in overtime.		In preseason and regular season games, an overtime period of up to 15 minutes will be played in the event of a tie. Premium leagues may opt to not play overtime for preseason games. If the game is still tied at the end of that 15 minute period, the game will end in a tie. Teams will get 3 timeouts in overtime.

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Regulation play

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	* Snap and Play Time: If the clock was not previously running, it starts with the snap. The length of the actual play will vary based on the action on the field.		* Snap and Play Time: If the clock was not previously running, it starts with the snap. The length of the actual play will vary based on the action on the field.

-	==== Regulation play ====	+	===== Regulation play =====
	Each game consists of four regulation 15-minute quarters. If the game is tied at the end the fourth quarter, an overtime period will be played. There will be a two minute timeout after the first and third quarter, and a twelve minute halftime after the second quarter		Each game consists of four regulation 15-minute quarters. If the game is tied at the end the fourth quarter, an overtime period will be played. There will be a two minute timeout after the first and third quarter, and a twelve minute halftime after the second quarter

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Timing

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	See [[#Penalties]] for more information.		See [[#Penalties]] for more information.

-	~~=== Timing ===~~