Franchise Ball
The World's Baseball Franchise Game
Franchise Ball is a free multiplayer baseball simulation game where users compete against eachother as owners / managers in a user-friendly, web-based environment. Trade, acquire, bid on new talent, watch and manage your games in real time! Negotiate contracts, manage investments, build capital, and build a dynasty. You're the franchise owner and team manager, you control everything. Division champions advance to the league playoffs and beyond ...
A real-time baseball simulation and comprehensive social network, providing users with tools for game interactivity and team optimization. But ultimately, it's a numbers game, a game of statistics and strategy, just like owning and controlling an actual team. An advanced, artificially-intelligent, fine-tuned baseball simulation which simulates games based on roster structures, realistic performance trends, and dynamically changing players. Users can watch games in real-time, or simply check-in on their progress as each season progresses. Every month is a new season, with a regular season spanning the first 20 days, and the remaining days reserved for playoffs. Divisional and league champions compete for the seasonal world title. Its free to play, with paid subscription options for enhanced features.
Users build capital for their franchise to spend on new players, amenities, campaigns, investments, etc. There are a vast number of strategies that can be utilized. Players earn capital through attendance, successful investments, championships and other accomplishments throughout the game.
Users have access to a player marketplace where they can bid in real-time for players for each following season. Each player's contract lasts a single season, so every player in the game is up for grabs for the user who bids the highest. Players can acquire and release free agents, and send up/down minor leaguers. There is a player draft where users can place draft picks for college players within their draft pools. There are many unique ways to acquire players. Gaining capital through success, finding players that fulfill your team's chemistry, skillful management, and mindful budgeting are just some of the keys to building a championship team. And ultimately, one's success in Franchise Ball.
