Schedule request: 40 teams, 168 games

[lightgrenade07]

My apologies in advance. This one's going to be a pain in the neck.

40 teams total:
5 teams per division x 4 divisions per subleague x 2 subleagues

(AL W/C/S/E, NL W/C/S/E)

168 games:
-12 games (6H/6A, 3-game series) vs division enemies
-6 games (3H/3A, 3-game series) vs subleague enemies
-6 games (3H/3A, 3-game series) vs interleague enemies of matching division. E.g. AL West teams play 6 games each against 5 NL West enemies.

No need to schedule all star game or days off. I will handle these myself. I'm just having a rough time setting up these games with the 5-team divisions.

[gmo]

Could one of these schedules for that league configuration work for you as a starting point?

The one change to matchups would be to turn the set of interleague series against the non-corresponding division to the "other" games against the corresponding division to balance the home/away.

[lightgrenade07]

Originally Posted by gmo

Could one of these schedules for that league configuration work for you as a starting point?

The one change to matchups would be to turn the set of interleague series against the non-corresponding division to the "other" games against the corresponding division to balance the home/away.

Yeah, if there were a way to switch those non-corresponding IL games back to the corresponding IL division, that schedule setup would be perfect.

The only reason I didn't wind up going with that schedule is, I'll be honest, I'm not that well versed in crafting these schedules - so I had a hard time finding a straightforward way to switch those IL matchups. If you have any pointers/instructions on how to do that, I'm happy to play the role of "trained monkey" and do the actual legwork!

[gmo]

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# 40 team schedule, 168 games
# Designed for the following configuration:
# 2 subleagues each with 4 divisions of 5 teams
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# 12 games against 4 other teams in division (6H/6A)
# 6 games against the 15 other teams in subleague (3H/3A)
# 6 games against the 5 teams in corresponding division in other subleague (3H/3A)
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# All games in 3-game series, two per week
# All teams off one day each week, either Monday or Thursday
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# Team play as many as 9 consecutive days
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# No homestands or roadtrips longer than 12 games
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# Teams play 14-15 weekend series at home
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# All weekday game times set at 7:05pm
# Saturday game times 30%-1:05pm, 20%-4:05pm, 50%-7:05pm
# Sunday game times 60%-1:05pm, 25%-4:05pm, 15%-7:05pm
# Exceptions 1:05pm getaway days (where both teams play elsewhere next day)
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# Season begins first Friday on or after March 22
# Season ends first Sunday on or after October 6
# Season spans 199 days
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# All-Star Game on first Tuesday on or after July 16 (day 117)
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# Built 2024-11-17
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