Games

Games
Below are some links to some soccer games that I have created.

Photo courtesy of Michael Conner

Game Review
"One brand-spanking new totally free game that I'm in love with right now is a quick-play Excel-based soccer game from Crankshaw Sports that is based on the old (also free) "Mean Mark's EPL Challenge 2012" card & dice soccer sim...The stats are complete and accurate, the play-by-play adds real color to the game, the interface is totally dummy-proof, and there is no setup, installation, or tech stuff to worry about with your computer. It's a brilliant game.

And it's free."

A review of my excel based quick play game from ONE FOR FIVE, a wonderful blog devoted to tabletop sports games and sports related sims...link to full review here.

NEW BETA QUICKPLAY GAMES (August 2015)
EUROPA LEAGUE and CHAMPIONS LEAGUE simulator. This excel based quickplay game allows for any matchup for all teams the competed in either the Europa League or Champions League for 2014-15. The simulator can play any format: full time, full time plus PK shootout, or full time, added-extra time plus PK shootout. Choose home field advantage or play match on a neutral field. Unlike my previous quick-play games, this game is model based rather than based on league statistics.
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INTERNATIONAL simulator. This excel based quickplay game allows for any matchup between any international teams the competed during the period 2010-2014. The simulator can play any format: full time, full time plus PK shootout, or full time, added-extra time plus PK shootout. Like the game above, this game is model based rather than based on league statistics. Choose home field advantage or play match on a neutral field. Replay the World Cup or any other international tournament/match up of your choice.
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2015 Football Simulator (Dice & Chart game)
Instructions (includes all charts)
NEW! NEW! NEW! The 2014-15 English Championship for the Football Simulator! The top of the Championship table was really tight with AFC Bournemouth and Watford finally earning automatic promotion to the Premier League. My beloved Canaries earned a trip to Wembley in the promotion playoffs where they put Boro' to the sword 2-0. A very competitive league packed with many up-and-coming stars.

NEW! NEW! NEW! I've created an excel spreadsheet that will convert easily available club and player data into the ratings found on the Football Simulator team cards. There are two versions: one for which the player ratings are based on the player ratings at WhoScored.com and the other based purely on player stats. The two different rating methods yield highly correlative results: feel free to use either one (or even the mean of both). This handy little tool will enable you to create your own cards, and in little time and with little effort. Just input the data and the ratings will appear.

England Championship 2014-15
England Championship 2014-15 reserve players
England Premier League 2014-15
England Premier League 2014-15 reserve players
EPL 2013-14 team cards
La Liga 2013-14 team cards
EPL 1994-95 team cards
EPL 1994-95 lineups
EPL 1994-95 team booking tables
Card data creator ratings based on WhoScored
Card data creator ratings based on solely on player stats

Excel Quickplay
English Premier League 2012-2013
English Premier League 1992-1993
Spain La Liga 2012-2013
Italy Serie A 2012-2013
Germany Bundesliga 2012-2013
France Ligue 1 2012-2013
Turkey SuperLig 2012-2013
USA Major League Soccer 2013

NEW "USER CREATED" VERSIONS OF MEAN MARK'S CHALLENGE FOOTBALL (August 2015)
I have attempted to make my MEAN MARK'S CHALLENGE football game into a "shareware" game that allows you to input readily available statistics into Excel and have the player cards automatically generated.

Two gamers, Michael Conner and Don Hampton, have generously donated their time and effort to create complete league sets for a variety of leagues from around the globe. Don has developed a crisp new card layout, while Michael has developed an invaluable Excel-helper that has improved the statistical accuracy of the game and will eliminate the time (and drudgery) of rolling dice and updating shot charts. Michael has also developed new professional look to the cards by adding shirt numbers and team crests. My thanks to both for their interest and devotion to the cause!

If you enjoy playing Mean Mark's Challenge and would like to have a go at creating your own league sets, please feel free to give it a try. If you would like to share your work with others, I would be delighted to post your efforts here.

Both Don and Michael have been inducted into the Crankshaw-Sports-Stats Hall of Fame and you can find their work here:

Don Hampton
Michael Conner

ORIGINAL MEAN MARK'S CHALLENGE CARD SETS
England Premier League 2011-2012
Italy Serie A 2011-2012

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E-mail: crankshaw_m@bls.gov