As we approach the 3:00 pm EST, Monday, March 12, deadline for entries in the Rock Town Fantasy Rock Band League draft, let’s review just how this draft will work.
The draft will consist of 5 rounds. Draft order will be determined according to how close each GM came to guessing Mr. Moderator’s predetermined number, which presently resides in a sealed envelope. The time and date for the draft will be scheduled for later this week.
After the entries and proposed configurations for bands are tabulated, a list of rock talent – dead and alive – that has declared for the draft will be released. This list will form the Talent Pool available for drafting through the 5 rounds.
Along with musicians drafted from the Talent Pool, each GM will be allowed 2 Supplemental Free-Agent selections. These picks are optional and may be used at any time in the drafting process. Should a GM exercise his or her free-agent pick, that band’s next two selections in the standard draft rounds will be forfeited. For example, Team A elects to sign a Supplemental Free-Agent musician outside the declared Talent Pool following the first round. That band will then forfeit its selections in the second and third rounds, not choosing again until the fourth round.
Draft picks and draft order may be traded. How exactly GMs will work out these deals will be sorted out on the fly. All trades must be approved by the GMs involved.
Horn sections, string sections, backup singers, and other add-ons may be drafted as a unit, using only 1 draft pick.
Bands requiring less than 5 musicians are nevertheless required to draft in each round. Additional talent may be used for trades or to serve as Uncredited Supplemental Musicians Whose Names Are Only Known to Rock Nerds (see Peter Holsapple in R.E.M. and Hootie and the Blowfish; Scott McCaughey would also fill this role in R.E.M.).
Additional rules will follow, as required, at the Moderator’s discretion.
Less than 3 hours until the deadline for submitting a Fantasy League band!
OK. I know I need to choose a formation – I’ll go with the Powerhouse. Ray Cooper will be the cornerstone.
A little more than 1 hour until the registration period for the Rock Town Hall Fantasy Rock Band League closes. Lurkers: register and get your band configuration choices in!
The entry period has closed. Stay tuned for an announcement of the teams and the drafting order!
We have 11 Townspeople GMs lined up for the draft. Stay tuned for the draft order, the participants, the talent pool, and more!
Sources say the first pick in the draft belongs to Mockcarr. When asked to confirm, the Moderator’s office had “No comment.”
That friggin’ Talent pool better be big enough. I’ve done some scouting, and I know I’ve found some winners in the margin. Class A talent that might be in midl-level conferences but can bring it. I don’t wanna hear no “eligibility” bullshit!!!
I’d advise all GMs to study up on the rules, especially the use of free-agent picks. More rules will follow tonight and tomorrow. By the time all the rules are posted, your worries will be gone, or at least revised.