own collection. This method works well for collectors
and sports fans.

The second method is the collective draw method.
All of the managers interested in running a team
would agree on a number of packs/decks to be collec-
tively bought, opened, and placed in the drafting
pool. Managers then draft their players from those
available. This method can be exciting, since you never
know which players will be available. This method is
also good for beginners and those players who don't
have the resources necessary to insure that they can
field every player.

2. The Draft. Each manager begins the season with
$30 million to buy his team. To begin, randomly decide
which manager will pick first. This manager then
nominates a player.
Common/very common
players have a $100,000
minimum bid, uncom-
mon players have a
$500,000 minimum
bid, and rare players
have a $1 million min-
imum bid. Beginning
with the nominating
manager, each manager
bids on each player. Bids
can go around until only
one manager is left in
the bidding. The only
other limitations are
that each manager
must draft a team of
24 players (including designated hitters if
your conference is using them and at least five starting
pitchers) and that all of the field positions must be cov-
ered. Therefore, it is possible that the manager who
offers a given player up for bid may not end up with that
player on his team because he has been outbid by an
opposing manager.

The serpentine draft is an optional method that works
well for beginners or those players who are using the col-
lective draw method of selection. Managers randomly estab-
lish an order and pick their players
in that order. Once the last man-
ager has chosen his player, the
order reverses and the last man-
ager picks first, and so on. The
order keeps reversing until all of
the managers have drafted their
24 players. An advantage of this
method is that a manager doesn't
have to keep track of his
expenses since no bidding or
purchasing is involved.