HOW TO PLAY FOR FREE

If you play online, then you can play this game for free. We refer to players who play online for free as "freemailers". There are some restrictions.

To play online you must input your orders for each turn using the website that's provided at www.softsim.co.uk and you must be able to receive your game reports by email. These conditions mean we don't have to pay someone to input your orders (the whole process can be done computer to computer) and we don't have to print and post your game report (as we normally do in a play-by-mail game). That reduces the expenses. A lot.

The other restriction is that you can only play a standby position, and only in the second division. Once you win promotion to the top division you have to decide (at the start of the next season) whether to continue by signing up as a member or start over with a different team in a different league (or a different game). Until then it continues to be free.

If you've got into the game and progressed as far as the top flight and are reluctant to give it up, it's a pretty fair bet you'll feel it's value for money. It's not expensive.

WHAT TO DO

Use the Freemailer Startup Form to request a position in a game. We'll email you to check your email address is correct and working (if you don't hear from us within 48 hours email us to check what's happening). Once we've had confirmation we'll allocate your team, send you a game report, and provide you with a username for the www.softsim.co.uk website.

The game report will be the next one AFTER you join (the other players already in the game think it's important to be warned of new managers being appointed before you start making changes) so there may be a wait of up to a week.

In the meantime, you can use the online version of the Rulebook and collect a Sample Game Report so you're not starting from scratch when your own game report arrives.

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