REC.SPORTS.PRO-WRESTLING.FANTASY FAQ 1/3
Maintained by Jeff Berry, nexus@panix.com
Corrections, comments, and additions welcomed
Last Update: 8/21/95

PART 1 Overview

Table of Contents
1:      Overview
2:      Charter
 2.A    Comments on the charter
3:      What is Fantasy Wrestling?
4:      How do I play?
5:      Web resources
6:      Description of Some of the Rules Used
        1: PWGeA
        2: OWCH
        3: WrestleScript/WRENCH
        4: WLS
        5: FastMatch
        6: AWE

1: Overview of the FAQ

        PART 1  (This part)  A general overview of R.S.PW.F and
                Fantasy Wrestling in general.
        PART 2  The Summit Federations FAQ
        PART 3  The Independent Federations FAQ

        This FAQ is archived off of the e-Wrestling Home Page:
        http://www.panix.com/~nexus/ewr.html

2:  Charter

Below is the official charter for R.S.P-W.F taken from the vote 
announcement.

CHARTER

REC.SPORT.PRO-WRESTLING.FANTASY will be an unmoderated group dedicated
    to participants of fantasy wrestling. Its purpose is to provide a public
    forum for play-by-E-mail (PBeM) leagues and public fantasy leagues to
    post their FAQs, events, updates, interviews and statistics.

The following is a rough list of what should be included in the new group:

Should:
        - Wrestling reports (weekly taping results, "supercards", etc.)
        - Administrative stuff, notes to members, etc.
        - New league creation
        - Advertisement for existing leagues

2.A: Comments on the charter

        While the charter contains no "Should Nots", common sense
        dictates a few:
        
        Should Not:
        - Which league is the best (they're all different and it's a
                very subjective topic.)
        - Anything about real pro-wrestling, use rec.sport.pro-wrestling

        In general, communication from wrestling federation heads to
        members might be considered fair game for the list.  Notes
        from individual members to federation heads should go via
        e-mail.  This is simple netiquette.

        The newsgroup should serve to supplement the traditional
        methods of running a fantasy wrestling federation, not replace
        them.  For many of the functions of fantasy wrestling, an e-mail
        mailing list is still superior.

3: What is fantasy wrestling anyway?

        Fantasy wrestling is any type of wrestling which does not
        reflect actions in the real world of pro-wrestling.  Within
        that, there are many different variations.  Some federations
        create wrestlers out of whole cloth, some use real wrestlers
        in unreal situations; some are booked, some use dice to resolve
        matches, some go by vote; and so on and so forth.

        All are there for the enjoyment of the players and readers, and
        there really are not too many other generalizations possible.
        That's why, in parts 2 and 3 of this FAQ, I've tried to list
        the different groups with a short description of what they are
        and do.

4: How do I play?

        That depends a lot on the specific fed or organization.  Usually,
        though, you can begin with a query to the person in charge and
        ask for more information.

4: Web Resources
        As befits an electronic community, there are a number of
sites with Fantasy Wrestling related information, many with pointers to 
each other.

General e-Wrestling and FAQ
        http://www.panix.com/~nexus/ewr.html
General/Biographies/ESW
        http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/usr/ap3b/BioWeb/index.html

EWC/SUMMIT
        http://www.uwm.edu:80/People/mfalkner/./
EWF/EWC/JCWF/VCW
        http://www.sju.edu/~crawford/roker.html
EWWA
        http://www.chattanooga.net/~ewwa/EWWAhome.html
GECW
        http://rohan.sdsu.edu/home/legrande/GECW/GECW.html
IEWL
        http://www.inforamp.net/~lorenb/iewl.html
NCW
        http://www.lehigh.edu/~sct2/ncw.html   or go through YAHOO
SLAM! 
        http://www.wetware.com/mlegare/SLAM.html
TeWN
        http://www.lib.stevens-tech.edu/~tlong/tewn/tewn.html
VCW
        http://www.panix.com/~nexus/vcw/index.html
WCWF
        http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~skeith
WIWF
        http://www2.coastalnet.com/~cn1717/wiwf.html



6:      Description of Some of the Rules Used

        A few general comments:
        Face to Face games:  these games are intended to be played
                head to head, and when run via email tend to
                require some or a lot of judgment calls by the
                Federation Head.  They also tend to have a lot
                of detail and depth, but also tend to take a lot
                of time to run.

        e-Mail games:  these games are designed especially for
                the idiosyncracies of play by (e-)Mail.  They
                tend to trade complexity of strategy for a bit
                more ease of resolution and less need for
                judgment calls by the fedheads.

        

        1: PWGeA Rules by Francois-Dominic Laramee
                These rules are essentially face to face rules.
                They are primarily move based, ie. a wrestler is defined
                almost completely by what moves he performs.

        2: OWCH Rules by Scott Baxter, and further modified in each 
                   federation by the federation heads.  
                OWCH is an attribute based system, where scores
                for Toughness, Power and so on are very important
                and moves are less so.  It is a face to face game.

        3: WrestleScript/WRENCH by Bruce Onder and Jeff Berry
                These rules were designed for e-Mail play. Originally
                very simple, they have (in WS2.0/WRENCH) become a bit
                more complex but maintain quick resolution.  They
                are almost entirely attribute based.

        4: WLS - Wrestling League Simulator
                A computer program designed for either face to face
                or computerized play.  Mostly attribute based.

        5: FastMatch! by Jeff Berry
                Designed specifically as an e-Mail game.  Resolves
                quickly and tries to provide support for a wide
                variety of character types.  The rules are almost
                entirely attribute based.

        6: AWE adapted by The Homeless Phantom
                Cobbled together from WWF and Coliseum rules, this
                is still primarily a Face to Face rules set.  It
                uses both attributes and moves, with moves modifying
                attributes.

REC.SPORTS.PRO-WRESTLING.FANTASY FAQ 2/3
Maintained by Jeff Berry, nexus@panix.com
Corrections, comments, and additions welcomed
Last Update: 8/7/95

PART 2 The Summit Federations FAQ

Table of Contents
1:      Introduction
2:      The Summit Federations
3:      Contact People
4:      Details about the federations

1: Introduction
        Wrestling by email, or e-Wrestling as Scott Baxter christened it,
has been around for quite a while.   On the Internet, a number of names
crop up over and over again as players, federation heads and organizers.
        Naturally enough, ties between the federations in which these
people were involved became closer and closer, and resulted in the
Summit of e-Wrestling, a regularly occuring interfederational event.
        The Federations involved in the Summits are somewhat more closely
linked than many of the more independent feds, including those which are
migrating or expanding to the Internet from other networks, such as
AoL and Genie.

2: The Summit Federations
        The Summit Federations, or Summit Wrestling Alliance (SWA),
or sometimes even Wrestling Alliance of Internet Leagues (WAIL),
vary as federations come and go, but at the moment consist of:

Allied Wrestling International (AWI)
The Electronic Wrestling Council (EWC)
The Electronic Wrestling Federation (EWF)
The Electronic Women's Wrestling Association (EWWA)
SLAM! Madhouse Wrestling (SLAM!)
Universal Superstars of e-Wrestling (USeW)
Virtual Championship Wrestling (VCW)

Also associated with the SWA is the magazine of e-Wrestling,
Ramblin' Round the Ring.

3: Contact People
        The SWA Federations are sometimes looking for new wrestlers,
but more often are not, simply because they are filled to capacity.
A simple request to the appropriate federation head asking if they
have space is not amiss, though.

AWI:  jmitche1@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (Jerone Mitchell)
      ber3013@rs6000.ivcc.edu (The Homeless Phantom)
      ludator@io.com (Vox Ludator)
EWC:  shawn7@freenet.scri.fsu.edu (Shawn Pearce)
      mfalkner@csd.uwm.edu (Mike Falkner)
EWF:  jas30@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu (Josh Stein)
EWWA: ewwa@chattanooga.net (Andy Lipscomb)
SLAM: mlegare@wetware.com (Matt Legare)
USeW: crawford@sju.edu (Jeff Crawford)
      afn24324@freenet.ufl.edu (Matt Teeters)
VCW:  nexus@panix.com (Jeff Berry)


4: Details about the feds by the federation heads themselves.
        STATUS is either:
                OPEN:           accepting new wrestlers
                CLOSED:         not accepting new wrestlers
                WAITLIST:       maintaining a waiting list
        DIVISIONS reflects type of wrestling:
                M:              Men
                W:              Women
                *:              Any gender
                1:              Single
                2:              Tag Team
                3:              Three man teams
                L:              Light Heavyweight
                
AWI:    A ROLE-PLAYING GAME based upon the WWF Rules and Colisieum
        rules, the AWI strives to be the epitome of realism and originality in
        the world of e-wrestling.  Strategy, wrestler design, and personality
        development are stressed -- the only thing more important is NOT 
        COPYING EXISTING WRESTLERS!!!!! (sorry -- pet peeve...) Cards come out 
        roughly twice a week.
        STATUS: CLOSED
        DIVISIONS:M1,M2,ML,W1

EWC:    The oldest of the active Summit feds, this fed was formed
        in the wake of the MBWF, one of the old Summit Feds, by
        two of it's former members.  Storyline is emphasized more
        than sheer bloodshed, but we try to keep it interesting        
        Uses OWCH rules with some severe modifications (different          
        from the EWF mods).
        STATUS: CLOSED, due to size constraints
        DIVISIONS: M1, M2, ML            

EWF:  This nasty little fed got going during Summit VI with an ingenious
        media blitz and a little begging from its fed-heads.  Using their 
        modified  OWCH rules they have quickly amassed over 100 wrestlers 
        and a reputation for letting chaos run rampant.  According to some 
        it's just too much, to others it makes the EWF the GREATEST e-LEAGUE 
        OF ALL TIME, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Ahem.  :-)
        STATUS: BRIEFLY OPEN FOR PLAYER'S WITH SOME E-WRESTLING EXPERIENCE
        DIVISIONS: M1,ML1,M2,M3

EWWA:  This league (after EWC, the second-oldest Summit league) was started
        in June 1994 to give the women a place to compete.  It is no longer 
        the only league taking women, but is the true "league of their own." 
        FastMatch 3.0 rules (with some modifications)
        STATUS:  OPEN
        DIVISIONS: W1, W2


SLAM! - MADHOUSE WRESTLING:
        What started as a renegade fed being run out of an RV as it travels 
        the highways and byways of America has become - a renegade fed being 
        run out of an RV as it travels the highways and byways of America.  
        SLAM! - MADHOUSE WRESTLING is a part-time e-wrestling fed being run by
        the Amazing Mr. Jones (of Wild Hazard), a federation with few hard-
        and-fast rules, a federation TO CONQUER THE VERY PITS OF
        HELL... 'scuse me... gotta stop listening to those Debbie Gibson 
        records...  
           Cards come out once a month, flashes come out when I have enough 
        stuff to put out.  Angles and humor are greatly encouraged.
           SLAM! uses the WRENCH 1.0 / WrestleScript 2.0 rules, as developed 
        by Jeff Berry and Bruce Onder.  This is a semi-free-form system loosely
        based on the OWCH rules, which allows for flexibility in scripting 
        matches and speed in resolving these matches, as the GM has a life, too!
        SLAM! is currently semi-open (you have to impress me with a character 
        design and angle that I like).
        DIVISIONS: M1, M2, ML1


USeW:   One of the more developed leagues as far as having e-wrestling legends 
        is concerned, but always looking for new talant.  This league takes
        a backseat to no one.
        STATUS:  CLOSED
        DIVISIONS: M1, ML1, M2



VCW:    This federation was started in order to test out a new set of
        rules which I hoped would allow different styles of characters,
        reward well-thought out strategies, and resolve quickly.  So
        far it seems to be working out fairly well. FastMatch rules.
        STATUS: CLOSED (TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE)
        DIVISIONS: M1,M2,M3

REC.SPORTS.PRO-WRESTLING.FANTASY FAQ 3/3
Maintained by Jeff Berry, nexus@panix.com
Corrections, comments, and additions welcomed
Fed heads are welcome to write up a little paragraph for inclusion.
Last Update: 8/28/95

PART 3 The Independent Federations FAQ

Table of Contents
1:      Introduction
2:      The Federations and Contacts
3:      Details about the federations


1: Introduction
        Many federations are not organized into any larger structure,
        and some are only loosely organized.  Thus, they are Independants
        as opposed to the SWA Federations, for example, which are 
        fairly tightly connected by the Summit.

2: The Federations / Contact People

Booked:
        IWO:  wayne@odinent.demon.co.uk (Wayne)
        NCW:  http://www.lehigh.edu/~sct2/ncw.html
        WCWF: skeith@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Scott Keith)

Wrestling League Simulator:
        INWF: laret@aol.com
        SWL:  NYunder@ix.netcom.com
        WIWF: jcheck@stl-17sima.army.mil (John Checkovich)
              cdeugau@bbs.sd68.nanaimo.bc.ca (Chris Deugau)

Misc.
        CWA:  joepet@server.berkeley.edu
        EMWC: Smash1@aol.com
        FBWA: jake@intac.com, Jake White
        GECW: legrande@rohan.sdsu.edu
                http://rohan.sdsu.edu/home/legrande/GECW/GECW.html
        IEWL: tccannon@aol.com
        MIWA: rossel@aludra.usc.edu, Robert C. Rossel
        TeWN: tlong@menger.eecs.stevens-tech.edu, Tom Long
              u1001300@warwick.net, Steve Pillmeier
        UCWA: ROY5@MARSHALL.EDU, Eric Roy
        WCWA: shaun.sindelman@rex.com
        ??? : msaucier@intellinet.com


3: Details about the feds by the federation heads themselves.
        STATUS is either:
                OPEN:           accepting new wrestlers
                CLOSED:         not accepting new wrestlers
                WAITLIST:       maintaining a waiting list
        DIVISIONS reflects type of wrestling:
                M:              Men
                W:              Women
                *:              Any gender
                1:              Single
                2:              Tag Team
                3:              Three man teams
                L:              Light Heavyweight

IWO:    Also has Dwarf singles, famous men singles, and famous women singles.
        STATUS: OPEN
        DIVISIONS: M1,M2,W1

NCW:    STATUS: CLOSED, with waiting list
        DIVISIONS: ML1,M1,W1,*2,*1,*1(under 19)

SdWF:   Folded as of 8/21/95

TeWN:   TeWN uses a set of rules that is the lovechild of OWCH, AWE, and PWGeA. 
        However, the rules are secondary to angles and interviews. The league 
        is open to anyone (the rules do assume that you understand the concept 
        of a wrestling match, ie that matches end on 3 count, etc.) and in 
        fact we need players badly.
        STATUS:  OPEN
        DIVISIONS:  M1, M2, ML1



WCWF:   Scott Keith writes:
        It's a booked federation, with no input from anyone but myself on match
        strategies or other things like that.  The all important considerations 
        are the angles and feuds.  The WCWF really has more in common with 
        comic books and soap operas than it does with wrestling.  I do a 
        weekly Spotlight (if I feel like it :)) plus a PPV about every two 
        months, where all the major feuds and storylines come to a head.  We 
        use real-life wrestlers, and NO E-WRESTLERS (that part is very 
        important).  Participants choose a "stable" of about 5 guys, plus a 
        manager if desired.  They decide who feuds with who, sign matches, 
        write up interviews or special pre-taped segments if they like.  Once 
        the matches are signed, I write up the actual wrestling
        matches and form the cards.  We are independent of any other fed,
        although I am looking for an e-fed to absorb someday.
        STATUS: usually open, depending on how many people are currently signed
                up.  The limit is usually 20, to keep from going totally insane.
        DIVISIONS: 


UCWA:   I try and be as active with the handlers in the fed as I can, and keep
        them updated on the going ons in the fed.  We run 2 cards a week, one of
        Tuesday and one on Saturday.
          I'd kinda like to think of the UCWA, and myself, as being very open to
        first time players, and help them develop their wrestlers and their 
        personalities.  I try and answer any and all questions to the best of 
        my ability about the fed and e-wrestling in itself.
          As of right now, I have over 100 wrestlers, so there's not much room, 
        but if someone came to me with a good idea and a good angle, they would
        get in.  I don't like to shut the doors of the UCWA to new wrestlers.
        STATUS: OPEN
        DIVISIONS: M1,M2


WIWF:   The WIWF unlike many leagues is not going to pop up and the fade out 
        faster than Barry Horowitz's win streak. We are unlike many Fed's as 
        we are not totally dependent on one system to decide matches. A lot 
        of that falls to the Handlers and their participation and the quality 
        of participation.Plus other things happening in the Fed at the time. 
        We are young yet we have many established Feuds going and almost 
        anything goes here. We are in the process of naming Champs through 
        the end of August and will have our first PPV around Labor Day. We 
        have two cards a week and all cards are fairly long
        so there are no "Name" beat "Name" .....on these cards. We are opening
        for a short period of time to let in New Wrestlers so please E-mail
        me for info on how to start.
        STATUS: OPEN (as of 8/7/95)
        DIVISIONS:M1,M2,M3