League Setup Overview
All copies of Diamond Mind Baseball come with our All-time
Greatest Teams #2 disk, so you will always have at least one league
installed with your game. Many people are happy playing games with
real-life teams on this disk or others from the many season disks
available from DMB.
But at some point many customers take matters into their own
hands by creating their own league. If you have reached this point,
this tutorial will explain the choices you face and the steps you
should follow. The possibilities are endless. Among them are
keeping big-league teams and parks but drafting new rosters;
creating fictional teams, assigning them to parks and drafting
big-league players; and building a super-league of favorite teams
from a variety of seasons.
If you are new to the game, you may want to begin by learning
about the Organizer, Your Primary Tool for
building a league.
If you are already familiar with the game's components, you can
go straight to Common
Scenarios for building leagues to see if one fits your
plans.
If none of the scenarios fit, if you are new to the game or if
you want to take a more methodical approach to building your
league, we will also walk you through the steps it takes to bring
your vision to life:
General Rules
explains the basic rules that apply to all Diamond Mind Baseball
leagues.
Preparing the
Database outlines how to create a home for your league that
will contain everything you need to play games, manage rosters and
track statistics.
Gathering the
Components describes how to populate your database with real or
fictional teams, ballparks, players and eras, and what role they'll
play in your league.
Putting It All
Together helps you name and structure your league, create your
teams, fill out their rosters, and build a schedule -- the final
steps that will leave you ready to play.
One more word before getting started:
The process of setting up a league involves many Diamond Mind
features. Rather than repeat large chunks of the Help file in this
tutorial, we will sometimes direct you to relevant material
elsewhere in the file. As these cases come up, we will remind you
that you need to click the Back button to return to the
tutorial.
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