Author's Notes #4
The premise of the story:
In an alternate universe, there are no governments, there is only the league. (I NEED to come up with a name for the game)
City-nations sprung up around the games and leagues and around 50% of the world's population is involved with the league. Fans have been known to identify so strongly with their team that they bleed team colors, one thing a bush league team intends to find out.
Small teams belong to the Bush League (should come up with a different name), larger teams to the minor leagues and if your city-nation is fairly large and prosperous, it may get into the major leagues.
Of all the teams, the White Raydars has the biggest fan base, the largest stadium, the best equipment and is often the envy of all of the other teams especially since they win the championship about 7 out of 10 times. Other teams in the major league includes the Sunrisers, the Royals, etc.
Many teams in all the leagues suspect (and know) that the Raydars bully and kind of cheat their way to being the best but because of their economic status, the smaller teams have no way to get out of their own predicaments except maybe through sabotage or outright violence.
This is the environment the story is set in.
The Raydars, along with a couple of other teams in the minor and major leagues have something unusual about their constitution. These "V-Teams" as they're called, allow the fans to vote in who the owners are and usually have term limits for ownership. The "H-Teams" are more hereditary. These teams usually have been around for centuries, with each owner handing the team down to his/her offspring. As a result, those teams usually have smaller fan bases, since the base can't vote for changes to the team.
In an alternate universe, there are no governments, there is only the league. (I NEED to come up with a name for the game)
City-nations sprung up around the games and leagues and around 50% of the world's population is involved with the league. Fans have been known to identify so strongly with their team that they bleed team colors, one thing a bush league team intends to find out.
Small teams belong to the Bush League (should come up with a different name), larger teams to the minor leagues and if your city-nation is fairly large and prosperous, it may get into the major leagues.
Of all the teams, the White Raydars has the biggest fan base, the largest stadium, the best equipment and is often the envy of all of the other teams especially since they win the championship about 7 out of 10 times. Other teams in the major league includes the Sunrisers, the Royals, etc.
Many teams in all the leagues suspect (and know) that the Raydars bully and kind of cheat their way to being the best but because of their economic status, the smaller teams have no way to get out of their own predicaments except maybe through sabotage or outright violence.
This is the environment the story is set in.
The Raydars, along with a couple of other teams in the minor and major leagues have something unusual about their constitution. These "V-Teams" as they're called, allow the fans to vote in who the owners are and usually have term limits for ownership. The "H-Teams" are more hereditary. These teams usually have been around for centuries, with each owner handing the team down to his/her offspring. As a result, those teams usually have smaller fan bases, since the base can't vote for changes to the team.
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