Division X

Summary

Division X is the experimental division. In here, you will be able to test various rules up for playtesting and possible inclusion in the LRB. The initial purpose of Division X was to test the BBRC's experimental rosters (Elf, Khemri, Necromantic, etc...). Since these rosters have been made official, however, the division needed something new to differentiate it and the admins were asked to test out an experimental method of managing teams. The details of which are outlined in the rules below.

Rules

Rule Changes from standard LRB

• As divX is generally unranked the 40 TS limit in place in the open division is not enforced here. Nonetheless you are still supposed to play balanced games.
• It is now possible for your team to receive negative winnings, and thus go into debt - every 10k of debt adds 1 to TR, so a team that accumulates a large debt will also be less able to make enough winnings to pay it off. A team cannot make any purchases, or freeboot staff or players until it pays off it's debt, and has adequate funds for payment.
• Aging of players has been removed,
• The apothecary is now freebooted for 10k instead of purchased. Remember to do this before every game!
• Niggling injuries are checked at half-time in addition to the start of the match, making niggling injuries more serious.
• The old version of Hypnotic Gaze as in the LRB version 2 has been reintroduced, a welcome change for Vampire coaches who felt hard done by in the BBRC 2003 Rules Review.

The Five-game Rule

Each coach may have five (5) teams in this division. When creating the 3rd-5th team, all currently active teams in the division must have played at least 5 games.

Changing Division

You can not move teams from Division-X to another divisions, not even to Unranked.

The +/- 40 STR Rule

While you are still expected to try to play relatively even matchups, the +/- 40 STR Rule is not strictly enforced in Division-X.

Finding a game

If you are in the #fumbblx IRC channel and you want to play a game with one of your DivX teams, make sure your chat name is the same as your FUMBBL coach name ( type /nick yourcoachname ) and then type bb lfg to display your teams in the channel. You can also open the Gamefinder page, and list your teams there - seek out likely-looking opponents on IRC.

Ranking

Division X is unranked and does not change your coach ranking. In other words, for Ranking purposes, K=0 in this division.