Online Fantasy Sports Games

Where do most fans head to when they need information about their favorite player, their favorite team, the games being held that day, even the latest scores – yes, the Internet. With most sports information being available online, it was only a matter of time before someone thought of bringing sports online too. And this is sports with a difference. You can play at being the owner of a team, build your own dream team and then pit it against other teams. Say hello to Fantasy Sports Games.
In fantasy sports, you are the owner of a team. You can now build a team by selecting the players who you think will do well. Once your team is picked, you match it against another team. The performance of an entire team is the result of the performance of the individual players. Since this is based on a point system, one can calculate the total wins and losses the team has accumulated. A league commissioner is the final authority that checks the various statistics and awards the final points to each team. No wonder, fantasy sports games are also being called ‘Owner Simulation’. And today, almost every notable sport like baseball, football, auto racing and cricket have their own version of a fantasy game.

Let us look at how one particular fantasy sport works, say hockey. A hockey league could consist of up to 12 teams or more. The more the number of owners, the more the number of teams and the more the members will be split, making for a more exciting season. Now the owner of each team will choose actual players from different hockey teams to be part of their fantasy sports team. Each team will have the same number of players and will have the required number of players – left and right wing, centers, goalies and defenders.

The beauty of the game is that points are collected by a owner not just for the goals scored by a player but also by other statistics like saves, assists and so on. The more points a player scores, the more the total tally of the team. The league commissioner is expected to keep track of all the statistics and ensure that points are being maintained fairly. The team with the most points wins at the end of the season.

Just like regular team owners, fantasy team owners too can trade players after due negotiations. This gives everyone a chance to adjust their team so as to win maximum points.

You may wonder why online fantasy sports games are so popular. However, they are believed to have brought a fresh angle to the way sports are being viewed and a touch of competitiveness. Young fans in particular root not only for their favorite players but also for those players who are on their fantasy sports team. In fact, it is for this precise reason that even national leagues of different sports encourage the formation of fantasy sports teams as that encourages fans to watch more of their team games but also those of other teams, which they would have normally not seen.