This is the home of the North American Xor Football League or NAXFL for short. It is a simulation of a pro football league with teams ranging from Dawson and Thunder Bay in Canada through the U.S.A to Durango in Mexico.
Participants take the part of the general manager/executive coach of a football team, acquiring talent through drafts and building a team that will hopefully perform well on game day. As GM you make the draft picks and set up a plan to build a roster that can get your team into the playoffs, all the while staying under the "cap". As "coach" you select the starting lineup and choose the options for the computer coach (aggressive, balanced or conservative on both offense and/or defense). Once the season starts your required participation is only minutes a month, answering e-mails about injury replacements, lineup or coaching changes. However, you can get more deeply into the game if you wish, studying your team's (and others') results and learning how to tweak your lineup to achieve ultimate results. Something as simple as switching a couple linebackers around may be what it takes to put your team over the top or you may have to make wholesale changes in your team's philosophy to reverse a losing streak. The trick, of course, is to figure it all out just in time to qualify for the playoffs. If you want to participate more fully there is discussion about the game and how it works, rules to formulate and discuss, etc. You are free of course to experiment as much as you like on your own and incorporate your findings into your team.
The league consists of teams initially created equal from a template. Some teams went for the wins at the start, others opted for a longer range building plan. Franchise fortunes will rise and fall as they do in the NFL. A good draft can elevate a team to a playoff run while a bad draft or a wrong personnel decisions can cause a team to struggle for several seasons.
The games themselves are played using the old PC football simulator created by the Xor Corporation called NFL Challenge. It is freely available and despite the fact it is nearly 30 years old it is still one of the best football simulators ever created. The idea is to understand how to make your team match what works well with the game. Once the teams are set up each week the computer runs the games. There are 20 "pro" teams and 8 "college" teams. Each GM/Coach manages a pro team. The college teams are there to provide talent for the pro teams.
The league is into its fourth season. We always welcome inquiries from potential new participants. There are no more openings for new teams but there are at least ten teams that can be taken over by anyone willing. You can even take over a team in the middle of the season. There is no cost and no personal information (other than your e-mail address) is required. I do it mostly because I enjoy sports stats. I like watching the stats races in each category, I like watching and seeing how the games play out and what the end results are. I have a vision of a long running league with its own history, its own Hall of Fame, its own dynasties and record books and so on.
The teams currently include the Las Vegas Villains, Katahdin Heroes, New York Nads, Grand Rapids Strikers, Thunder Bay Giants, Wichita Falls Average, Topeka Evil, Washington Leaders, New Jersey Jints, San Antonio Psychos, Chicago Blues, Durango Diablos, Madison Minds, Texas Rednecks, Berkeley Thought, Dawson Huskies, Death Valley 49ers, Philadelphia Brawlers, Daytona Beach Bums and the Milwaukee Beers.
This is a free, strictly for fun activity so the game times are somewhat erratic depending on my schedule. Download the general rules and check it out. The rules are constantly evolving as the league is still relatively in its infancy. I strive to keep things fair while adding new features to increase the realism of the results. You can contact me using the e-mail at the bottom of the page.
A note to any of the game's creators, on the unlikely chance that one of them should stumble upon this page. I would dearly love to see the source code made available so the game can once again undergo development. I would pay for this but not being wealthy could not pay a lot. Not, I'm sure, what it is worth. Also, I don't have the coding skills to do much more than some tuning to the code. Obviously, all of the NFL licensed stuff would have to be removed. I am thinking more in the lines of a Sourceforge project. I believe it would attract a lot of attention. There are a lot of people out there that remember this game and a lot of them are from the days when computer users also learned to code. In any case, I would appreciate any information anyone has on what became of the original source code or who has the rights to it.
We occasionally do IRC "broadcasts" of league action. I try to announce this as far ahead of time as possible by e-mail and Twitter. The playoffs are done this way and occasionally highlights are given during regular season games. All are invited and encouraged to participate. - See bottom of page for information on how to find us.
Season One Pro Results
Season One College Results
Season Two Pro Results
Season Two College Results
Season Three Pro Results
Season Three College Results
CURRENT SEASON
PRO
Pro Stats (through Game 7) - Change Log
Preseason Games
Pro Game 1 Pro Game 8
Pro Game 2 Pro Game 9
Pro Game 3 Pro Game 10
Pro Game 4 Pro Game 11
Pro Game 5 Pro Game 12
Pro Game 6 Pro Game 13
Pro Game 7 Pro Game 14
Last Season Playoffs
Round 1 - Pro Game 15
Bailey Rule Playoff Game - (9) Madison Minds @ (8) New York Nads Madison 24, New York 20 IRC Log
Round 2 - Pro Game 16
(5) Berkeley Thought @ (4) Washington Leaders Berkeley 47, Washington 41 IRC Log
(6) Las Vegas Villains @ (3) Death Valley 49ers Death Valley 27, Las Vegas 26 IRC Log
(7) Chicago Bears @ (2) San Antonio Psychos San Antonio 43, Chicago 26 IRC Log
(9) Madison Minds @ (1) Katahdin Heroes Madison 13, Katahdin 10 IRC Log
Round 3 - Semi-Finals - Pro Game 17
(5) Berkeley Thought @ (3) Death Valley 49ers Berkeley 50, Death Valley 16 IRC Log
(9) Madison Minds @ (2) San Antonio Psychos Madison 30, San Antonio 17 IRC Log
Round 4 - NAXFL Championship - Pro Game 18
(9) Madison Minds @ (5) Berkeley Thought Madison 23, Berkeley 17 IRC Log
COLLEGE
College Stats (through Game 8)
College Game 1
College Game 2
College Game 3
College Game 4
College Game 5
College Game 6
College Game 7
College Game 8
College Game 9
College Game 10
College Playoffs Round 1
College Championship
You can also join us in the NAXFL IRC chat room for the Playoffs even if you don't have a team in the league. I give the play by play and everyone else adds the color commentary. Again, the schedule may be erratic but the times will be posted as far in advance in possible.
If you use Firefox or Seamonkey you can get the Chatzilla add-on for free but any IRC client will work. IM Clients such as Pidgin also allow you to access IRC channels. You should be able to connect through Meebo as well.
To connect start your IRC client.
Type:
/server irc.freenode.net
This should connect you to the server. Then type:
/join #NAXFL
You'll be in the chat room with us!
NEXT BROADCAST AT: ???
To e-mail me with any comments, questions
or suggestions send an e-mail to
