The tXtFL™ strategy-based football simulator integrates team management with play calling for all armchair football coaches. Teams can be updated from real stats on the web, built through unique plays, and then tested on the field.

Results and analysis from tXtFL Bowl 2.0. Results of the 7-game series simulation of Super Bowl XLII have been posted along with anaylsis and future directions for improving the accuracy of the simulator.

Roadmap to 1.0. An extended plan tracking us toward tXtFL 1.0 has been posted. Keep on the lookout for pre-releases.

Screenshots are available of the latest release, tXtFL 0.9.2. And we've also gotten started on an early preview of the enhanced GUI due in for our next version.

Take a peek into the upcoming v.0.9.2! We've commenced game testing for the next release, starting with simulations for NFL Week 16. You are invited to create your own Google spreadsheet with simluations (submit links here).

Pre-Release: Feeling on the cutting edge? Download an early 1.0 pre-release! (v.1.0.0alpha2 as of February 21, 2008)

Stable Release (v.0.9.2 as of January 1, 2008):

Runtime errors on WinXP and MacOS X have been fixed. (January 7, 2008). If you encountered these errors, please download the new packages (0.9.2-1).

Fixes known issue in stats downloads: v.0.9.2 implements a new stats downloading mechanism that fixes an error in the previous version. Also included are various AI improvements and bug fixes. See the release notes.

Windows, Linux, OS-independent versions available.
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What's in the Sim?

As of v.0.9.2:

The tXtFL, or teXt Football League, football simulator lets you be the coach. You create your team, pick your players, and make the play calls. During each football game, you can watch passing, rushing, receiving, and more statistics pile up depending on the calls you pick...plus a little luck. You can even play in auto mode by simply holding down Enter and letting the game play itself.

The tXtFL Draft team management utility helps you update player statistics and team rosters. It now includes a graphical interface webpage stats sensing mechanism for importing statistics from football websites to create your own teams and players (for your own private use). You can also import statistics manually by saving to a spreadsheet and loading it in tXtFL Draft.

Teams can be coached by choosing each play and reorganizing teams. You can tweak player assignments, add new plays, and track player statistics. A feature introduced in v.0.9.1 allows customization of players and teams through player skill values (eg "hands," "feet") and team coaching values (eg "pass coaching," "run coaching").

A manual is included with each package and is also found online.