Game Guides

Short guides on how the living-world systems work under the hood — calendar, pyramid, positions and ratings.

Your First Day: 5 Critical Steps

Where to start, balancing your roster, and critical pitfalls to avoid during your first 10 minutes.

Where talent comes from: academies, colleges, European clubs and the closed US summit.

The 68-day structure, dual-track calendar, playoffs and draft day.

Dynamic tiers, promotion and relegation, TV rights and club economy.

Why out-of-position lineups change games and how to see it coming.

What every attribute means in basketball terms — from three-pointers to endurance.

How offensive/defensive schemes, on-court personality harmony, and daily progression operate.

Minute budgeting (200 min), playing through pain (PAIN), and rotation depth.

Head coach impact, tactical coach fit bonus, 4 core attributes, and archetypes.

The 200-minute budget, roster roles, preset vs manual distribution, and in-game variance.

Single-pool budget model, revenue streams, 20% wage ceiling, and voluntary club resets.

Domestic vs import limits, release clauses (buyouts), free agency, and agent patience.

Ages 16-20 prospect development, scouting Fog of War, and offseason draft picks.