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This is a reboot of a British and Irish league system that I made a start on several years ago in OOTP16 but which ground to a halt because I wasn’t happy with how it was developing. I decided to expand the number of leagues and teams and try to build them into league pyramids over time – many of the teams are the same as in the original save but with a few name changes, and plenty of new teams added.

I first tried the new setup last year in OOTP20, but stopped that save after I discovered that many of my college players were being deleted despite having the option not to delete players who didn’t reach the majors selected. In this version, the college leagues have been designated as ‘major’ in the game to prevent this, but given much lower sabermetric PCMs. I have also had one attempt at in OOTP21, which ended because I reconsidered the way I wanted the leagues to develop. This time I’m planning to make a quickstart each year so I can easily go back to the start of any given season. I back up much more regularly than that in case of crashes. I should be able to play through the first twelve seasons reasonably quickly because that is how far I got in the previous save, so all the team information and uniforms/logos etc. are ready to go.

The universe is based on the premise that the game had been brought to London shortly after the formation of the NABBP in 1857. Numerous clubs then formed in London and by 1865, six of them formed the first organised competition - the Metropolitan Baseball League. The league is named after London's local government authority of the time, the Metropolitan Board of Works. That league is the only one in the game at the start, others will be added - initially 2-3 small leagues per year - once a few years have passed.