Championship Manager ?s

[FrustratedPoet]

Yeah, I'd agree with that. If you're not a fan of football then you're unlikely to enjoy CM.

The earlier versions of the CM games (the original CM3 game, without expansions) are available very cheap now, for like £10 or something, and I would advise anyone to give them a try.
If you're not a football fan then the lack of up-to-date team rosters will pass unnoticed by you and the older games are still very solid.

What's the worst that could happen?

[ixnay]

I enjoy sports management sims (Out of the Park Baseball, Front Office Football, etc.) and I tried CM, but since I have almost no interest in or knowledge of soccer I found it almost impossible to get into.

[Pavlov]

Hmm, if you guys like CM I better make a little ad for my favourite online game: www.hattrick.org

Have a look and see if you like it!

[FrustratedPoet]

Looks very VERY interesting! Thanks a lot for the link

I've signed up for an account, I've no idea how long it'll take for me to get a team, though.

At least 4 days, but the waiting list could be months.

[Pavlov]

First of all congratulations! You won't regret it, trust me. What nation are you playing in? England?

[alva]

Originally posted by MattyBoy


...or are they for English Football junkies only?

Pretty much every important country is availlable to play with. They are very accurate too.

But the PL is the most fun though.

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by Pavlov
First of all congratulations! You won't regret it, trust me. What nation are you playing in? England?

Yeah, I'm in England. The Oxfordshire Region. My team is the PoetStars. The name sounded good at the time, but now I realise it looks a bit like PornStars ... ... oh well.

There are 70 people on the waiting list, but 20 people got access today (according to their site) so I should get going in 4 or 5 days .... I hope.

Any must-know hints or tips about playing this game?

[Pavlov]

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet


Yeah, I'm in England. The Oxfordshire Region. My team is the PoetStars. The name sounded good at the time, but now I realise it looks a bit like PornStars ... ... oh well.

There are 70 people on the waiting list, but 20 people got access today (according to their site) so I should get going in 4 or 5 days .... I hope.

Any must-know hints or tips about playing this game?

Oh, ok. Since I am from Sweden I had to wait three months to get my team. 20 ppl/day is prolly right, you should be playing in no-time.

Once you get a team you can change the name but that costs some money. (Game money, not real)

Hints and tips? Hmm. The miefield is the most important part of the game. That's where you win ball possession to make goals. Because of that most teams play with 3-4-3 or 3-5-2. Make sure to read and re-read the rules! Try to learn the designations for player. (The scale that says how good they are.) You won't be able to know them right away but after a couple of months of playing...

Ask! Use the conference to ask, but read some older threads first to learn the FAQ's.

I'm not really the guy for complicated questions, I've only been playing for six months. If you have any other questions feel free to PM me. I have some friends who are genuine HT-veterans.

Good luck and have fun!

[Maquiladora]

Sounds interesting, i just signed up anyhow.

[Pavlov]

Originally posted by Maquiladora
Sounds interesting, i just signed up anyhow.

Welcome! This totally beats the time I tried to recruit members in the OT-forum, then only one person joined.

Might I suggest that you convince a friend to join? it's always funnier to play this if you're two or more. I spend all my days at school talking to my friends about Hattrick.

[Maquiladora]

Welcome! This totally beats the time I tried to recruit members in the OT-forum, then only one person joined.

Shouldnt you be getting some sort of commission from hattrick?

Might I suggest that you convince a friend to join? it's always funnier to play this if you're two or more. I spend all my days at school talking to my friends about Hattrick.

Ill certainly try, a few guys play CM alot more than me. With my civ addiction an all.

[Pavlov]

Originally posted by Maquiladora
Shouldnt you be getting some sort of commission from hattrick?

Haha, I should apply for that.

Ill certainly try, a few guys play CM alot more than me. With my civ addiction an all.

Great! Though I have to warn you that this is VERY addictive. Hasn't exactly helped my grades.

Anyway, those tips I posted apply to you to obviously.

[MattyBoy]

Thanks for the feedback.
I'll stay away from CM's for now.

Very cool avatar, Alva.

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Allright, where the hell do you actually purchase CM? Edit: [breath deeply] OK, I'm calm now... [/breath deeply]

[FrustratedPoet]

4 minutes of searching later...

Chips&Bits have it: http://www.cdmag.com/cgi-bin/order.cbi_home

the exact link follows:

http://www.cdmag.com/cgi-bin/order.cbi_home?client=93948&source=10678&page=catalogs/home.html&add=CHAMM6.IR

You just need to know where to look.
(I just searched google for "buy championship manager" ... that was the top link.)