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Azimov's Foundation
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The Foundation Series is an epic science fiction series written over a span of forty-nine years by Isaac Asimov. It consists of ten volumes that are closely linked to each other, although they can be read separately. The term 'Foundation Series' is often used more generally to include the Robot Series and Empire Series, which are set in the same fictional universe. In total there are fourteen novels and dozens of short stories written by Asimov, and six novels written by other authors after his death. The series is highly acclaimed, winning the one-time Hugo Award for "best all-time science fiction series" in 1965.

Foundation was originally a series of eight short stories published in Astounding Magazine between May 1942 and January 1950. According to Asimov the premise was based on ideas set forth in Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and was invented spontaneously on his way to meet with editor John W. Campbell, with whom he developed the concept.[1]

The first four stories were collected, along with a new story taking place before the others, in a single volume published by Gnome Press in 1951 as Foundation. The remainder of the stories were published in pairs as Foundation and Empire (1952) and Second Foundation (1953), resulting in the "Foundation Trilogy", as the series was known for decades. In 1981, after the series had long been considered the most important work of modern SF, Asimov was convinced by his publishers to write a fourth book, which was Foundation's Edge (1982).[citation needed] He followed this with a sequel, Foundation and Earth (1983) and five years later prequels Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation. During the lapse between sequels and prequels Asimov tied in his Foundation series with his various other series, creating a single unified universe of his most known works.



The premise of the series is that scientist Hari Seldon spent his life developing a branch of mathematics known as psychohistory, a concept devised by Asimov and Campbell. Using the law of mass action, it can predict the future, but only on a large scale; it is error-prone for anything smaller than a planet or an empire. Using these techniques, Seldon foresees the fall of the Galactic Empire, which encompasses the entire Milky Way, and a dark age lasting thirty thousand years before a second great empire arises. To shorten the period of barbarism, he creates two Foundations, small secluded havens of art and science, on opposite ends of the galaxy. The focus of the trilogy is on the Foundation of the planet Terminus. The people living there are working on an all-encompassing Encyclopedia, and are unaware of Seldon's real intentions (for if they were, the variables would become too uncontrolled). The Encyclopedia serves to preserve knowledge of the physical sciences after the collapse. The Foundation's location is chosen so that it acts as the focal point for the next empire in another thousand years (rather than the projected thirty thousand).
New Team Page Beta
Player Ma St Ag Av Skills Inj G Cp Td It Cs Mvp SPP Cost  
1
Hari Seldon
Minotaur
5 5 2 8
Always Hungry, Big Guy, Frenzy, Horns, Mighty Blow, Thick Skull, Throw Team Mate, Wild Animal
Break Tackle, Guard, Block
   33 0 1 0 14 3 46/ 180k
(183)k
  
5
The Mule
Blitzer
6 3 3 7
Block, Frenzy, Jump Up
Guard
   7 0 1 0 3 1 14/ 110k
(130)k
  
6
Salvor Hardin
Catcher
5 3 3 7
Block, Catch
Sure Hands, Dodge, Sprint
 -ma, m 38 1 7 0 3 2 38/ 130k
(0)k
  
8
Janov Pelorat
Lineman
6 3 3 7
Block
Pro
 n 26 1 1 0 2 1 13/ 70k
(63)k
  
9
Arkady Darell
Catcher
6 3 3 7
Block, Catch
Sprint, Sure Feet, Pro
 n 37 1 5 1 1 5 45/ 130k
(125)k
  
10
Bayta Darrell
Lineman
6 3 3 7
Block
Tackle, Pro
   37 0 0 0 5 3 25/ 90k
(105)k
  
12
Preem Palver,
Lineman
6 3 2 7
Block
Dodge, Pro
 -ag, m 37 1 4 0 2 1 22/ 100k
(0)k
  
13
Wanda Seldon
Blitzer
6 3 3 7
Block, Frenzy, Jump Up
Guard, Pro
   23 1 0 0 3 2 17/ 130k
(150)k
  
6 players (+2 players missing next game)  
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Team Value: 1130k Apothecary: Yes  

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