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Old 07-25-2020, 09:32 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by TomVeal View Post
Ghost players are usually ghastly. There's not much chance that you'll want to sign any of them.
Ghast players are ghostly?

I tried splitting the US into 4 regions, and had Cuba not sneaked past one in the quarterfinals all 4 would have filled the semifinals. I'm trying 8 regional teams in 8 divisions this time.

Anyway, the only good thing about the WBC setup is that they play single-game round robin so the laggards can get lucky. But teams like Bahamas, England, Greece etc. with only 15-20 real players... brutal.

As to the OP, if there are particular countries you want to boost, give them a fictional league and they'll grow into real competitors over time. Or, consider a Premier 12-type setup. Supposedly smaller countries have better acceptance rates, but I haven't found that balancing out the crazy numbers advantage the US and even the DR/Venezuela have.
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