DCP announces fantasy drum corps site
Drum Corps Planet publisher John Donovan has announced a new website dedicated to the fantasy drum corps activity. The new site will be the home of Drum Corps Planet International (DCPI) - a 'Fantasy Drum and Bugle Corps circuit' which is comprised of member 'corps' that 'compete' against one another - using current-season or historic DCI corps statistics as the basis for their scoring system.
In announcing the new site, www.drumcorpsfantasy.com, Donovan said: "We're very excited about establishing a new, permanent home for the fantasy drum corps circuit that has existed on our Drum Corps Planet forums for over two years now. The activity on DCP has hosted nearly 250 virtual corps in competitions that represent 6 drum corps seasons, with a 7th season just about to get underway."
Donovan went on to say, "With this new site, current participants and those interested to learn more will have a focal point for schedules, DCPI corps listings and links, and news and information about the virtual activity. There are a lot of people having a great deal of fun with DCPI, mirroring the fantasy leagues that are available for all of the various professional sports." (Text: drumcorpsplanet.com)
Fantasy drum corps compete by using statistics that are recorded by 'live' participants in DCI contests throught the summer. Virtual corps 'directors' select DCI corps to use for each caption - creating a composite 'corps' that competes against others in their particular 'division'. Each DCI corps is assigned a 'cost', based on their ranking in the past season (in inverse proportion to their DCI Finals placement), and caption selections for the DCPI corps are limited by a 'cost-cap' - requiring that the DCPI director select DCI corps from a broad spectrum of the field.
Some DCPI Directors have gone to great lengths to create websites dedicated to their particular corps. Many of these sites include detailed program design and descriptions, repertoire selections, uniform and drill designs - along with corps logos, staff rosters and tour plans.
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