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Let's have some fun.Who is interested in a card showdown?Each participant will receive an equal number of teams.You will pull one card for each of the 32 teams.The more participants the more cards won.The participant with the most team wins in the first preseason games they were issued wins.For instance if only two plays one takes the NFL and the other the AFL.This is an example of what it would look like for eack participant if you lay the cards out and take a picture.

This sounds interesting but I'm not sure how it completely would work. You were a little vague, but sounds like it is promising. 

There's been no AFL since 1970.

And you'll need to clarify how it works.  32 teams only divides equally if there are 2, 4, 8, or 16 participants.

Are teams handed out randomly or based on the scheduled match-ups?  For instance, what about this situation:

I have teams #1, 2, 3, and 4 but they're all scheduled to meet.
#1 vs #2
#3 vs #4

And you have teams #5, 6, 7, and 8 but none are scheduled to meet.
#5 vs #9
#6 vs #10
#7 vs #11
#8 vs #12

I have only a chance at two winners and you have a chance at four winners.

I may have to rethink this.Do all 32 teams play in the preseason?According to NFL.com there is only 4 games before regular season.If only me and you were playing we would take 1 for sale or trade card from our collection for all 32 teams.For instance 1 card from the 49ers, 1 card from the Bears and so on.It can consist of any player cards from each team.At the end of preseason we total our wins.With just us two playing we would have 16 teams a piece from the NFL and Afl.The player with the most wins get the 32 cards.If there is three players or more we divide the teams by 3 and so on.Anyway each participant will put up 32 cards consisting of rookies,commons and stars.

So if there is 3 of us we put up the anty of 32 cards.We divide the teams giving us each 10 teams.We can drop 2 of the worst teams from it.In other words if our 10 teams win we win 64 cards.It goes up with amount of players and your odds of winning go down.

C2Cigars wrote:

There's been no AFL since 1970.

And you'll need to clarify how it works.  32 teams only divides equally if there are 2, 4, 8, or 16 participants.

I get your point.What do you suggest to make it fair?We don't know who is playing who right now except the champions from last year start it out.I can see it needs work on.

The only preseason game announced so far is the HOF Game; Cowboys vs Steelers. I've read that the preseason schedule will be released this Wednesday,12 May.

May have to wait for regular season and allow each person to pick their teams when the schedule is released.Then run it up to the Super Bowl.Maybe add a card each game you lose.Something like the pick the winner in the newspaper each week.