What is Dice Mode?
Dice Mode is a brand new "Challenge League" that is designed to create a yearly SOMBB challenge to face top competition with a focus on league parity. Dice Mode is born from "The Winter Challenge League" www.twcl.xyz. Dice Mode hopes to be the first of many "Challenge Leagues" that are all based on a similar philosophy (and we are definitely here to help)!
"Challenge Leagues" are designed to create a yearly challenge where if you draft well and manage well you will always be a contender.
Every year the league will vote on what season to play. The choices will be any season from 1950 to 2019 and nominees will be one each from every owner.
Rather than a traditional serpentine draft each season will start with an auction. The auction will allow plenty of time for owners to bid and sniping will not be an option.
Challenge League highlights from Commissioner Jim @ TWCL
- 16 GMs that communicate, work together, compete, play their games and get along. That's ACCOMPLISHMENT #1 fer sure. Hope it stays that way. We have a nice mix of people from all over and from different walks of life. Our diversity adds color to the league.
- Our GMs contribute to making the league better. Nothing gets decided in this league without examination. People who do make inputs are appreciated and have led us to various improvements.
- We've got a very cool Card Set Tournament process. It's fun getting together to determine where the ship goes next. It's nice that our members accept the destination and go along because exploring the history of baseball is one of the great features of this league.
- Our Division Draft. As a perk, our World Series GMs get to pick their division mates for the upcoming year. Yeah, you get a division named after you. Cool!
- A smokin' hot playoff race EVERY YEAR!
- A focus on enjoying playing the games win or lose. (We try! Hard to get away from "Losing SUCKS!").
- Various Discord channels where these memories are stored. We have our own history and traditions including offbeat humor.
Who is right for Dice Mode?
Friendly and engaging people are welcome.
Those who want to be part of a community of people who love Strat-O-Matic baseball and take it seriously.
People who can win and lose graciously while giving every bit of effort when the dice are rolling but turn that off and just enjoy interacting with their fellow owners the rest of the time.
Any skill level is welcome. The fastest way to get better is to compete against people who are better than you.
People who appreciate leagues that have history and this is a chance to write the early pages of the history books.
Who is wrong for Dice Mode?
Sore losers and worse, sore winners.
There will always be some room for venting and frustration but excessive tirades are not welcome. The dice make the laws and while they may be cruel at times they are just and fair. If you win you certainly should celebrate but do so with some class. Pump up your team and your accomplishments all you want. You earned it but do not celebrate at the expense of the people who lost and choices they made.
What will the community look like?
That is up to the members of the league. Whatever people have in common is going to drive the conversation.
To ensure the stability of the community, conversations about religion, politics or any other polarizing topics are not allowed. Dice Mode needs to be a place that when you go to the Discord Server you can expect to have friendly conversations not heated debates.