NFBC Site Is Live!!
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:38 am
Well, I tried to get the conversation going about the draft sites before we had the NFBC site live but the folks in St. Louis worked faster than I anticipated. We are very close with final contracts on all of the venues and thus we are ready to rock 'n roll for 2011. Not only is the site live but Registration is now open too.
Check out the NFBC site at:
http://nfbc.fanball.com
We are still making a few text changes and adding in the official rules for 2011, but most of that should be done tonight. I need to create a new Hall of Fame file with all of the career listings I posted on the message boards, but otherwise we should be good to go soon. All of those links under NFBC Players will be updated first thing next week.
Take a look at everything and I'll gladly answer questions if you have them. We don't have all of our early-bird promotions done yet, so look for those shortly. We definitely want to reward those who play in multiple live events and even multiple Online Double Plays.
As I had mentioned earlier, we are raising the entry fee for the NFBC Classic to $1,400 while increasing league prizes and maintaining similar overall prizes. The overall prizes are based on 390 teams despite hitting 435 last year, but anything over 390 will add to the overall prize pool. So if our numbers grow this year like they did last year, we could see a nice bump in the overall prize pool.
As for Events Fees, we lowered them to $50 on the second weekend as we worked closely with the Bellagio and Citi Field on those expenses. We will still have food and beverage at all of our events, but that is a cost that is tangible and is part of the required space expense. I've been doing this now for eight years and trust me the cost of reserving 15,000 square feet in Las Vegas and New York is MUCH greater today than it was in 2004. If we are to continue paying out 75-80% for most events and 85-93% for our private high-stakes leagues while hosting them at top notch venues, there has to be expenses involved. And we need help there.
Also, these are 4 1/2 hour drafts and there isn't food outside at Citi Field or Trackside or the Bellagio you can just buy. And if you go anywhere at the Bellagio, it's going to cost you close to what we are providing for food and beverage with a long, long wait involved. I think everyone at the Bellagio last year felt it was a good spread and it got even better at our football drafts. By now lowering that cost to $50 per person we aren't covering all of our expenses obviously but it helps. And you are still getting good food and beverage for what is a good, long draft.
We need Events Fees for both weekends if we're going to provide food and drink and host these at the best venues. But again, we tried to keep them low enough this year. For the Live Double Play, we are just adding $25 to the cost and making that already part of the entry with no additional Events Fee. With that setup, we are still paying over 76% in league and overall prizes. That event is tough for us financially with three facilitators, space, food and a draft board, but I really believe it helps us grow the 12-team format and hopefully brings in a few new members for our 15-team events. And as we saw last year, someone can win a big chunk of money for $525.
Like I said, we'll have early-bird specials soon and we'll save you some of these add-on expenses if you sign up early for multiple events. Let's get the ball rolling on the 2011 season.
And the Slow Draft software will follow this web site launch shortly. This has been a lot of work, but that is next on the agenda. We're excited to announce the first Slow Draft Championship with $25 from every team competing in Slow Drafts going towards an overall guaranteed prize pool. I think this will be fun and will keep our message boards hopping early in the off-season. We are shooting for 20 leagues between the $150 and $375 price points and we'll expand the overall prizes if we go above that total. Look for those Slow Drafts at $150 per team and $375 per team to start shortly. Thanks all and enjoy.
[ November 12, 2010, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]
Check out the NFBC site at:
http://nfbc.fanball.com
We are still making a few text changes and adding in the official rules for 2011, but most of that should be done tonight. I need to create a new Hall of Fame file with all of the career listings I posted on the message boards, but otherwise we should be good to go soon. All of those links under NFBC Players will be updated first thing next week.
Take a look at everything and I'll gladly answer questions if you have them. We don't have all of our early-bird promotions done yet, so look for those shortly. We definitely want to reward those who play in multiple live events and even multiple Online Double Plays.
As I had mentioned earlier, we are raising the entry fee for the NFBC Classic to $1,400 while increasing league prizes and maintaining similar overall prizes. The overall prizes are based on 390 teams despite hitting 435 last year, but anything over 390 will add to the overall prize pool. So if our numbers grow this year like they did last year, we could see a nice bump in the overall prize pool.
As for Events Fees, we lowered them to $50 on the second weekend as we worked closely with the Bellagio and Citi Field on those expenses. We will still have food and beverage at all of our events, but that is a cost that is tangible and is part of the required space expense. I've been doing this now for eight years and trust me the cost of reserving 15,000 square feet in Las Vegas and New York is MUCH greater today than it was in 2004. If we are to continue paying out 75-80% for most events and 85-93% for our private high-stakes leagues while hosting them at top notch venues, there has to be expenses involved. And we need help there.
Also, these are 4 1/2 hour drafts and there isn't food outside at Citi Field or Trackside or the Bellagio you can just buy. And if you go anywhere at the Bellagio, it's going to cost you close to what we are providing for food and beverage with a long, long wait involved. I think everyone at the Bellagio last year felt it was a good spread and it got even better at our football drafts. By now lowering that cost to $50 per person we aren't covering all of our expenses obviously but it helps. And you are still getting good food and beverage for what is a good, long draft.
We need Events Fees for both weekends if we're going to provide food and drink and host these at the best venues. But again, we tried to keep them low enough this year. For the Live Double Play, we are just adding $25 to the cost and making that already part of the entry with no additional Events Fee. With that setup, we are still paying over 76% in league and overall prizes. That event is tough for us financially with three facilitators, space, food and a draft board, but I really believe it helps us grow the 12-team format and hopefully brings in a few new members for our 15-team events. And as we saw last year, someone can win a big chunk of money for $525.
Like I said, we'll have early-bird specials soon and we'll save you some of these add-on expenses if you sign up early for multiple events. Let's get the ball rolling on the 2011 season.
And the Slow Draft software will follow this web site launch shortly. This has been a lot of work, but that is next on the agenda. We're excited to announce the first Slow Draft Championship with $25 from every team competing in Slow Drafts going towards an overall guaranteed prize pool. I think this will be fun and will keep our message boards hopping early in the off-season. We are shooting for 20 leagues between the $150 and $375 price points and we'll expand the overall prizes if we go above that total. Look for those Slow Drafts at $150 per team and $375 per team to start shortly. Thanks all and enjoy.
[ November 12, 2010, 05:51 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]
We can go above that total and we'll all benefit!!
