League System

[AaronBuxbaum]

Rethink how the league system works. Think about how the system works in regard to monetization.

• Players should be able to create as many leagues as they'd like and invite friends (joining random leagues probably isn't super interesting)
• You should have to pay to enter, which will have a minimum value per player
• Minimum amount required to enter depends on the length of the league
• At the end of the league, 95% of the entered bids go to the winner of the league, the rest goes to me

Some ideas

• How does the initial person get to this point?
• Creates a league by giving it some basic information: name, end date, length of run, max number of players, etc
  • Also should store internal data like creator's user ID and creation date
• Allow the creator to invite friends over email to join the league
• During this time, all you can do is essentially look at the "pending" screen and see who has joined
• Other players can join in during this time
• Once the desired number of players have joined in, the creator can click "Go"
  • Players have to pay in before it can begin
  • Server logs the start time and end time (start time + length of run)
  • Players can now see the tickers and portfolios and such
• Creating a league needs to be able to take in more information -- name, id, end date, etc
  • Also should store internal data like start date and creating user ID
• Need a server script that handles closing a league when the timer runs out
• There should be a pre-league system where you collect your players before beginning to play