stroker
stroker Dork
2/4/14 4:51 p.m.

For purposes of the class I'm taking I had cause to Google "F1 Manager Games" and came up with at least half a dozen viable candidates. Is anyone here playing one and can anyone offer an opinion as to which one you'd consider "good"?

novaderrik
novaderrik PowerDork
2/4/14 7:02 p.m.

so it's like D&D for Formula 1 then?

stroker
stroker Dork
2/4/14 7:56 p.m.

Generally, you get a budget then pick your car, engine and driver and run simulated races. Depending on the game it's based on "reality" so it's more like Fantasy Football but some are made up.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/5/14 7:30 a.m.

It would be fun to pair this with a sim, the way ATC simulators can interact with MSFS. But then you'd need real F1 drivers or it would be like a whole field of Maldonados out there

novaderrik
novaderrik PowerDork
2/5/14 12:38 p.m.
stroker wrote: Generally, you get a budget then pick your car, engine and driver and run simulated races. Depending on the game it's based on "reality" so it's more like Fantasy Football but some are made up.

so it is like D&D, except for people that don't think they are nerds..

slefain
slefain UltraDork
2/5/14 12:52 p.m.

How realistic are they games? Can you set the Ferrari team to auto-complain?

trigun7469
trigun7469 HalfDork
2/5/14 1:30 p.m.
slefain wrote: How realistic are they games? Can you set the Ferrari team to auto-complain?

LOL

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand Dork
2/5/14 1:37 p.m.
novaderrik wrote:
stroker wrote: Generally, you get a budget then pick your car, engine and driver and run simulated races. Depending on the game it's based on "reality" so it's more like Fantasy Football but some are made up.
so it is like D&D, except for people that don't think they are nerds..

Yes, he already stated that it's like fantasy football.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/5/14 1:54 p.m.

F1 fans are nothing like nerds. No, not at all.

stroker
stroker Dork
2/5/14 6:53 p.m.

So I'm taking it that nobody here is playing them? My class assignment is to design a "serious game". What I have in mind is a game where the player is a "diagnostician" and is tasked to learn the fundamentals of Operations Research to learn how to determine which element (car, driver, tire, engine, etc.) is the most desirable in certain circumstances. Think of it as Dr. Greg House or Sherlock Holmes with a lap chart. Does that make anyone sit up and take notice?

stroker
stroker Dork
2/7/14 8:22 p.m.

Who around here knows something about Linear Programming?

jde
jde Reader
2/11/14 7:47 a.m.

http://www.batracer.com is a browser-based game that's been around for years.

http://igpmanager.com/ made a splash in the sim racer community a few years ago.

/Haven't touched either in several years.

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