A couple of schedule requests...

eriqjaffe · 06-18-2013, 05:04 PM

Any chance anybody out there can whip up either of the following:

15 teams, 1 league, 2 divisions (8/7), 162 games.

7 teams, 1 league, 1 division, 162 games.

I realize this will lead to idle teams during the season, and that's fine.

Thanks!

cheo25 · 06-18-2013, 10:05 PM

Here is the one for the 15-team league. I used the default OOTP schedule as my foundation, which is why it's certainly not perfect. But all away and home game totals are 81. Here is the breakdown:

12 games vs. 12 teams=144
9 games vs. 2 teams=18

There is one matchup where one team plays 9 games at another team, while only hosting that team 3 times. Has to do with one of the teams getting the extra home games in both of their 9-game series. It really only affects those two teams.

If that's a huge problem, let me know and I'll try to see if I can play around with it more. Just seems as I was trying to balance that out that there wasn't a quick fix. I was trying to finish it quickly for you in case you need it fast. But if you can wait on me to troubleshoot it more, I can try to find a solution to even out that imbalance.

I've used your fonts many times in my games, and I wanted to show my appreciation so I wanted to try to help you. Hope I did.

I may be able to make a 7-team schedule for you in the next week or so if someone doesn't beat me to it.

RchW · 06-18-2013, 10:37 PM

How do you work the off days with the 15th team?

eriqjaffe · 06-19-2013, 10:56 AM

Thanks, cheo! That schedule works great - I wasn't really concerned with the schedule being really balanced, my main concern was that I wanted every team to play 162 games.

cheo25 · 06-19-2013, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

How do you work the off days with the 15th team?

The series are all three-game series, so the extra team is just off for those three days. The off team rotates so that they're only off every 15th series, I think. In calendar time, that should be about every 7 1/2 weeks.

cheo25 · 06-19-2013, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Thanks, cheo! That schedule works great - I wasn't really concerned with the schedule being really balanced, my main concern was that I wanted every team to play 162 games.

No problem! I'll see if I can get your seven-team schedule set up some time this week.

cheo25 · 06-19-2013, 04:15 PM

Here is the 7-team schedule. Pretty easy to build, so I built it from scratch. Each team plays the others 27 times each for 162 games for all.

RchW · 06-19-2013, 04:34 PM

Nice work. We need someone who can do schedules around here.

eriqjaffe · 06-19-2013, 05:58 PM

Thanks again, cheo!

I hate to impose (but I'm going to anyways

), but can you whip up 144-game schedules for the following league sizes?

5, 7, 9, 11, 19 and 25

If not, it's not a huge deal, and thanks for the other schedules!

RchW · 06-19-2013, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Thanks again, cheo!

I hate to impose (but I'm going to anyways

), but can you whip up 144-game schedules for the following league sizes?

5, 7, 9, 11, 19 and 25

If not, it's not a huge deal, and thanks for the other schedules!

Eriq, you are oddly biased numerically.

eriqjaffe · 06-19-2013, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RchW

Eriq, you are oddly biased numerically.

Well, uh, yeah. At least I don't have a league with an unlucky 13 teams in it.

cheo25 · 06-20-2013, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Thanks again, cheo!

I hate to impose (but I'm going to anyways

), but can you whip up 144-game schedules for the following league sizes?

5, 7, 9, 11, 19 and 25

If not, it's not a huge deal, and thanks for the other schedules!

I can work on them. Might take me a few days before I can have them ready. I won't be home tonight and tomorrow night.

cheo25 · 06-20-2013, 11:59 AM

Here is the 7-team, 144-game schedule. It was easy to do because I just removed the last round of the 7-team, 162-game schedule.

cheo25 · 06-20-2013, 02:55 PM

Had some down time at work, so I worked up the 25-team, 144-game schedule.

eriqjaffe · 06-20-2013, 03:43 PM

You, sir, are a machine! And I mean that in a good way!

cheo25 · 06-20-2013, 05:45 PM

Here is the 9-team, 144-game schedule. That's it for today because I'll be away from a computer the rest of the day. I'll work on the rest of them in the next few days.

cheo25 · 06-22-2013, 10:52 AM

Here are the 5-team, 11-team and 19-team, 144-game schedules.

The 19-team schedule features only four-game series because the math had teams playing each other eight times. I tried to put an off-day in after every eight days, so you'll have some weird off-days (days other than Mondays and Thursdays). We can always fix that, if that's a problem.

The 11-team schedule also had some weird off-days because I used the default schedule as a foundation and then I added what was needed from there. Again, I can work on changing that if it's a problem for you.

Hope these work for you. Please let me know if you need changes or if you need anything else. I enjoy working on schedules.

eriqjaffe · 06-22-2013, 05:09 PM

Thanks again, I really appreciate this. Odd off-days aren't really an issue, again, my primary concern was getting all the teams to play the same number of games. Quirky schedules come with the territory of an odd-numbered league, as far as I'm concerned.

Also, any problem with me including these in an updated version of my European Quickstart?

cheo25 · 06-22-2013, 08:00 PM

No problem at all. Use them for whatever you need.

eriqjaffe · 06-24-2013, 06:58 PM

cheo, I just noticed a bit of a showstopper in the 15-team, 162-game schedule - a huge gap that extended 181 days in the middle of the schedule. For a season starting April 1, play would stop after August 6 and resume the following February 4. That, of course, throws everything out of whack.

I have done a bit of massaging of the schedule in Excel, and now at least the season ends at a reasonable point. I've attached a fixed schedule, just in case.

Once I noticed the issue, it was fairly simple to fix, and thanks again for all the schedules!

06-18-2013, 05:04 PM	#1
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,636	A couple of schedule requests... Any chance anybody out there can whip up either of the following: 15 teams, 1 league, 2 divisions (8/7), 162 games. 7 teams, 1 league, 1 division, 162 games. I realize this will lead to idle teams during the season, and that's fine. Thanks! __________________

06-18-2013, 10:05 PM	#2
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,272	Here is the one for the 15-team league. I used the default OOTP schedule as my foundation, which is why it's certainly not perfect. But all away and home game totals are 81. Here is the breakdown: 12 games vs. 12 teams=144 9 games vs. 2 teams=18 There is one matchup where one team plays 9 games at another team, while only hosting that team 3 times. Has to do with one of the teams getting the extra home games in both of their 9-game series. It really only affects those two teams. If that's a huge problem, let me know and I'll try to see if I can play around with it more. Just seems as I was trying to balance that out that there wasn't a quick fix. I was trying to finish it quickly for you in case you need it fast. But if you can wait on me to troubleshoot it more, I can try to find a solution to even out that imbalance. I've used your fonts many times in my games, and I wanted to show my appreciation so I wanted to try to help you. Hope I did. I may be able to make a 7-team schedule for you in the next week or so if someone doesn't beat me to it. Last edited by cheo25; 02-26-2014 at 03:37 PM.

06-18-2013, 10:37 PM	#3
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	How do you work the off days with the 15th team? __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

06-19-2013, 10:56 AM	#4
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,636	Thanks, cheo! That schedule works great - I wasn't really concerned with the schedule being really balanced, my main concern was that I wanted every team to play 162 games. __________________ Last edited by eriqjaffe; 06-19-2013 at 10:57 AM.

06-19-2013, 04:15 PM	#7
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,272	Here is the 7-team schedule. Pretty easy to build, so I built it from scratch. Each team plays the others 27 times each for 162 games for all. Last edited by cheo25; 02-26-2014 at 03:37 PM.

06-19-2013, 04:34 PM	#8
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Nice work. We need someone who can do schedules around here. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

06-19-2013, 05:58 PM	#9
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,636	Thanks again, cheo! I hate to impose (but I'm going to anyways ), but can you whip up 144-game schedules for the following league sizes? 5, 7, 9, 11, 19 and 25 If not, it's not a huge deal, and thanks for the other schedules! __________________

06-20-2013, 11:59 AM	#13
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,272	Here is the 7-team, 144-game schedule. It was easy to do because I just removed the last round of the 7-team, 162-game schedule. Last edited by cheo25; 02-26-2014 at 03:37 PM.

06-20-2013, 02:55 PM	#14
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,272	Had some down time at work, so I worked up the 25-team, 144-game schedule. Last edited by cheo25; 02-26-2014 at 03:37 PM.

06-20-2013, 03:43 PM	#15
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,636	You, sir, are a machine! And I mean that in a good way! __________________

06-20-2013, 05:45 PM	#16
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,272	Here is the 9-team, 144-game schedule. That's it for today because I'll be away from a computer the rest of the day. I'll work on the rest of them in the next few days. Last edited by cheo25; 02-26-2014 at 03:37 PM.

06-22-2013, 10:52 AM	#17
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,272	Here are the 5-team, 11-team and 19-team, 144-game schedules. The 19-team schedule features only four-game series because the math had teams playing each other eight times. I tried to put an off-day in after every eight days, so you'll have some weird off-days (days other than Mondays and Thursdays). We can always fix that, if that's a problem. The 11-team schedule also had some weird off-days because I used the default schedule as a foundation and then I added what was needed from there. Again, I can work on changing that if it's a problem for you. Hope these work for you. Please let me know if you need changes or if you need anything else. I enjoy working on schedules. Last edited by cheo25; 02-26-2014 at 03:37 PM.

06-22-2013, 05:09 PM	#18
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,636	Thanks again, I really appreciate this. Odd off-days aren't really an issue, again, my primary concern was getting all the teams to play the same number of games. Quirky schedules come with the territory of an odd-numbered league, as far as I'm concerned. Also, any problem with me including these in an updated version of my European Quickstart? __________________ Last edited by eriqjaffe; 06-22-2013 at 05:17 PM.

06-22-2013, 08:00 PM	#19
cheo25 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,272	No problem at all. Use them for whatever you need.