Blackbox Division

Summary

A new division of random fair matches where you play what you get. It is a highly competitive division that is not for the faint of heart.

The Blackbox division has no open play. Teams are submitted to the Blackbox system through the "Activate" link next to their team on the coach's overview page. When a team is activated, the Blackbox system will periodically cycle and automatically schedule matches against opponents. The system will attempt to schedule with the most appropriate matchup, to help prevent unfair matchups.

Special Notes About the Division

• You can choose as many, or as few of your teams to activate as you wish.
• When you activate your teams, you do not have the choice of what team is selected by the system.
• You do not have the choice of what team you get to play against.
• You are not guaranteed a matchup. In the event of an odd number of coaches applied, or no fair matchups, you may not receive a match.
• You cannot modify your roster after a matchup has been scheduled. This includes hiring of stars/wizards/freebooters, etc.
• You cannot transfer teams into or out of the Blackbox division.
• There will be a separate ranking system for the division, similar to CR.

Please join #FumbblBlackbox to learn more.

Please see the forum for discussion about the Blackbox league. There is also an excellent unofficial Blackbox FAQ there.

Please visit Blackbox Central for Top 10 rankings and other stats.

Currently Black Box rounds begin every 15 minutes: on the hour, at quarter past, at half past, and at quarter past. 5 minutes before the round begins the activation list is cleared. You then have 5 minutes to activate your team before the round begins. You activate your team by clicking activate on your overview page next to any of your B division teams. When the round is paired Bowlbot will announce the players in #fumbblblackbox and the match will show up as scheduled on your overview page.

You can de-activate teams BEFORE the draw is made by click on the pending link next to the teams and selecting which of them to de-activate.