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This sounds like a noob question, but how do you actually build a playbook from playes downloaded from other sources -- especially since you really can't tell what the play is when you look at the the file? If a set of plays has been put together into an .rar for downlaod, how do you compile it into an importable playbook or make the plays themselves importable?

I can't find that anywhere in the docs, and it poses a problem when you're running 11-man teams or even 8-man indoor teams.

(BY the way, has anyone ever run 8-man leagues in OUTDOOR enviroonments? what sort of game would result? IN many parts of the rural US, 8-man football is played commonly by small schools who don't have enough athletes to field a full squad).

I run 8man outdoor a lot, on the CFL field. And even with 5min qtrs, its a blast.
Here are some sample stats:

Honolulu Admirals 14 14 03 14 45
Birmingham Generals 14 14 07 14 49
HON BIR

1st Downs 9 2
Rushing 38 115
Passing 188 89
Net Yards 226 204
Penalties 1/15 0/00
Total Plays 28 11

Rushing
Att/Yds 3/38 5/115
Avg Gain 12.7 23.0
Fumbles/Lost 00/00 00/00

Passing
Comp/Att/INT 17/22/0 6/6/0
Yards 188 89
Avg Gain 11.1 14.8
Sacks Against 2 0

Kicking
Punts 0/00 0/00
Field Goals 1 of 1 0 of 0

Time Of Pos 13:49 6:11


Individual

Passing:
HON -- YATTAW 16-21, 179 yds, 5 TDs, 0 INTs.
ANZAI 1-1, 9 yds, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.
BIR -- KUNSCH 6-6, 89 yds, 3 TDs, 0 INTs.

Receiving:
HON -- LUNDERVILLE 1-10 0 TDs, LEDGERWOOD 1-18 0 TDs,
ENNIST 1-10 0 TDs, MEGEATH 9-89 4 TDs,
BUBRIG 5-61 1 TDs,
BIR -- LINT 1-7 0 TDs, LITTREL 1-7 0 TDs,
STECKLEY 1-16 0 TDs, LOUGHRY 2-52 2 TDs,
COLONDRES 1-7 1 TDs,

Rushing:
HON -- LEDGERWOOD 3-38 1 TDs,
BIR -- LINT 5-115 4 TDs,

Kicking:
HON -- DEPENA 1 of 1,
BIR --

Individual

Tackles:
HON -- VANDERGRIFF 1, TJELMELAND 1, RAFFA 2,
CASTRILLO 1, COTHERMAN 2, KANEKUNI 3,
INKAVESVANI 1, BUBRIG 1,
BIR -- MILLOWAY 6, EARLYWINE 2, CAPPAS 1,
ZIENCINA 3, WESTMEYER 1, FAIRLEIGH 3,
HUSCHLE 2, RAHMING 1, STECKLEY 1,
BAWCUM 2, LOUGHRY 2,

Sacks:
HON --
BIR -- WESTMEYER 1, FAIRLEIGH 1,

Int:
HON --
BIR --

There is a punt play and punt return play on FBMAX for 8man if you want it for playing outdoors. Just drop them in your plays folder and import them to any 8 man playbook you want to have punting in.
The return play and return coverage are a bit hinky, but they work fine. Hinky because of my play design, not Max
There is no need to edit anything, just import the plays into a playbook and the game uses them properly.