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As an open wiki, this guide can be added to or edited by members of our game. If you need some help knowing how to edit or add, consult the Media Wiki User's Guide for information.

The live chat feature in the owners software package is an important communication tool for us. Keep watch for important notices there, request assistance when needed, and try to help others who need it.

Getting Started

Tips

• Avoid these Common Mistakes!
• Consult the League Event Calendar
• How to Build a Team from the Bottom Up

FAQ - General Questions

• Can I see a league before joining it?
• How do I resolve troubles joining a league?

FAQ - Sim-Related Questions

• Why do I have players I didn't put on my draft card?
• How do I make sure I have enough roster space to add players?
• How can I get missing box scores?

NSB History

The Early Years

Operating Your Team

All the operations needed to operate your team are located in the Manager Window accessible by clicking the Manage Button from the main tollbar.

Manager

• Managing the Rotation
• Managing your Pitching Staff
• Managing Hitting and Defense
• Managing Lineups

General Manager

• Accessing the Auxiliary Roster
• Planning Drafts
• Managing Player Contracts
• Accessing the Waiver Wire
• Planning Trades

Glossary / Abbreviations

• Cities
• Leagues

Reference Topics

• Awards - MVP and Cy Young
• Ball Parks
• Bankruptcy
• Career Mode (Beginning with Version 7)
• Injuries
• Player Rankings
• Draft Seeding
• Drag Effects on Defense
• Handling the 'Dead ball' Era
• Handling the 'Negro Leagues'
• Stat Splits
• Player Eras
• Player Pools
• Class Levels
• Online Player Pages

Live Leagues

League settings, current standings, scaled down team reports, links to player personnel, draft results, and season archives are available here in a limited format for easy reference. Comprehensive stat reports are available only through the software package.

• Arizona
• Ashburn
• Campbell
• Clemente
• Cleveland Heartbreak
• Cooperstown
• Dead Ball
• Deadball Classic
• Doubleday
• Ford Frick
• Iron Horse
• Jackie Robinson
• Johnson
• Kiner
• Millennium
• Modern Times
• Perfect Ninety
• Rite of Spring
• Willie Mays

Technical

Builds

• Plans for Version 7.0
• What's new in V6.5?

Stat Explanations

• FIP (Individual Pitching)
• SOO (Individual Pitching)

Game Software Downloads

• Software Download Page

Prerequisite Software Packages

Our game software requires that these packages be installed on your PC. They are part of the original clean installation package and do not normally require reinstallation. However, if they become corrupted or have been accidently deleted our game software will not function properly, so you'll need to reinstall them. Your drivers may also fall out of date over time.

If you are having connection issues to our MySQL database, we recommend checking to see what versions are currently installed on your machine by taking these steps:

1. Click the Windows Start Button in the lower left corner, then click the Settings icon.
2. Select Apps.
3. Scroll down to Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and see if it matches what you see in [A] below.
4. Now scroll down further to MySQL Connector/ODBC, click on it, and check the version to see if it matches what you see in [B] below.
5. Download installation packages [A] and [B] as needed.
6. Exit your NSB software package.
7. Install the downloaded packages in the order [A], then [B].
8. Reboot your machine.

• [A Microsoft Redistributable Run Time 2015-2019]
• [B Oracle ODBC MySQL Connector 8.0.23]

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