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Selecting Replay from the command bar enables you to control Edition of TLSF have come about as a result of valuable input from our o Sweep Right fact, TLSF is more than just a game, it's a football simulation which offers you everything real coaches have at their disposal - and more! penalties, and real headaches - just like coaches in real life. home, while others prefer to wear their colored jerseys. You can set the team's home preference. colors with the Prev and Next buttons. Some teams prefer to wear white at Team Colors. The team's colors can be set by cycling through the available Schedules In addition to modifying the league and teams, you can create complete 16-game pro schedules, including a bye week for each team. Using actual professional league rules, the schedules generated for each team depend on a number of factors: the team's standing at the end of the previous season, and the year of the schedule being generated. cause fumbles but can also give up big yardage. As you select different o Next, decide how you want to rank the team standings for the previous year: Do you want to rank them yourself, or do you want the computer to rank them randomly? button on the main screen of the TLSF Editor. coaches to Computer. (For fast play of individual games, turn off animation at the Preferences screen.) distance (second and long, for instance). Use this screen to define how the computer coach guides this team. Offenses can attack man-to-man coverages with long passes, especially fly patterns and passes to backs (who are usually faster than the If, for example, you (Dallas) want to play against the computer (Buffalo), manual for detailed instructions on playing TLSF Deluxe using a modem. Human vs. Computer. This option still requires the same amount of skill as before, but now you are pitting your play-calling skills against those of the computer. When playing against the computer, TLSF Deluxe randomly selects plays based on statistical data pertinent to the way each pro team plays. For example, Houston likes to run the Run and Shoot offense, so the don't aspire to become a pro football coach, I hope TLSF will enhance your understanding and increase your enjoyment of football - either as a player or a fan. Tom Landry Designer's Notes: can round the corner without being caught. If he is quick enough, the game. So that you can manage the clock effectively, the clock menu then the name of the converted league being created. The current and new leagues must have different names. Offensive Formations others. Selecting a League The punt or kick returner who breaks free for a long return can fire opposing team inside their own 20 helps his defense out considerably. up his team and put pressure on the opposing defense (even better, he can score, which really fires his team up). And a proficient field Football Strategy men to blitz, watch the miniature display. Blitzing the safety puts a lot In the early days of football, teams relied almost solely on guts. your scoring drives by clicking on the Print All Drives button. the assigns necessary to run TLSF Deluxe. If you wish to bypass this step, or don't use the User-startup file, you will need to make the Figure 2. The Select Teams Screen and time management skills? Dedication? Determination? 6. Locate the GO! button in the lower right corner. This button is used to exit most screens. Other buttons on the lower panel allow o Pro Set (good for outside runs and passing) o Fatigue When simulating an entire season, the computer simulates all games computer randomly calls plays based upon Houston's team statistics. Football has been a very important part of my life, and I am happy to share some of my coaching experience with you in TLSF. Even if you Our goal is designing TLSF Deluxe Edition was to create the most entertaining football game on the market. One reason we're confident o Power I Right (Pro I which cheats to the right) Passing Formations: to adjust your defense to meet the offense at their strengths and from PC-Compatibles, TLSF Deluxe leagues must be converted if they are Playing AMiga to PC-Compatibles. Because the Amiga architecture differs to be shared between the two platforms. To avoid confusion, the conversion program exists only on the Amiga. Hence, if sending a league from your three small lights which indicate the number of timeouts remaining for each team. Farther right, the six larger boxes display each team's score by quarter, including overtime, and the scoring totals. up a lot of yardage at once. If the running backs are covered by linebackers, it's often a mismatch. Against blitzes, you should keep a back near, as a "hot" receiver. different sets can keep your opponent off balance. Use the strengths Clicking on GO! takes you to the End of the Game screen where you may view the scoring drives and update the season stats. View Scoring Drives Clicking on the VIEW SCORING DRIVES button takes you through each scoring drive of the game. The type of score (touchdown, field goal, or safety) often reveal whether your opponent is focusing on a particular back or you are ready to save your newly created league for the first time, Calling Plays need it. The following information is meant to supplement the online Now you can customize your blitzing, giving specific orders Getting Started your linemen and linebackers how to key. are used to determine division leaders: o you want to view the weather conditions for today's game. will be given the option of accepting or declining the penalty. If the establishing control of the game and consuming the clock. All runs work Actually, there is no Free Safety position. Rather, there are two Installing TLSF Deluxe to Your Hard Drive ignores his opponent's strengths and weaknesses is asking for trouble. you to save and load games and quit the game. Consider the Weather o Injuries However, you'll also find playcalling simple and intuitive! to make the assigns yourself. The Three assigns are DTLSF1:, DTLSF2:, While most games have a separate playbook, we know that coaches in real The right side of the scoreboard displays the game time and quarter, Game Preferences Note: Please see the section entitled, The TLSF Editor for information on the bottom. A light to the left of the teams indicates which team you have just chosen. Blitzing linebackers and defensive backs can cause offenses major headaches, though they also create dangerous holes in the defense which good offenses may exploit. Blitzing can increase offensive mistakes and of pressure on the quarterback, and the corners have to try to keep their receivers inside. Outside patterns are a little easier, while inside routes are more difficult (though, if caught, can yield big gains). Keys depending on what "style" you set for it. For example, a gambling coach is more likely to go for it on 4th and one. With the TLSF Editor, you can create custom leagues with custom goal, and where you are on the field should play a major role in your playcalling. Most coaches break the field up into five areas. we have achieved this goal is that we've spent a great deal of time League Leaders Middle Runs. Middle runs are designed to test the defensive line strength by running the Back directly over the Center. The middle runs that are available are: 7. On the defense screen, clicking on the miniature playing area pops up a dialog box describing your opponent's offensive formation and strong side. 8. The TLSF Editor is an executable utility program that is separate from the main TLSF Deluxe application. Please consult your TLSF Deluxe Just select a matchup from the list of games, and you can view the their opponents with shifting lines, blitzes, and different pass coverages. Figure 5. Viewing the Schedule by Team Clearing the Season Clearing the Season clears all injuries, records, and statistics, allowing you replay the season from the beginning. championship Landry Bowl. Tom Landry Strategy Football Deluxe Edition offers more features than any Building a Custom League and a Custom Schedule. To bind a custom WR: Cross, Square Out, Sideline, Hook, Come Back, Square In, Fade TE: Cross, Square Out, Sideline, Hook, Come Back (3) Double-click on the Install DTLSF icon. You will be prompted to select a partition or drawer where you want TLSF Deluxe. If you wish to bypass this step, or don't use the User-startup file, you will need DTLSF3:, and all three should refer to the directory created by the installation program. which can cause loss of yards and fumbles. the ball was snapped. Modern rules, however, try to speed up the game. Under modern rules, officials restart the clock after kick returns, players going out of bounds, and declined penalties, There are 12 offensive formations available: playcalling that is used in the offense screen. You have hundreds of defensive combinations at your fingertips, giving you full flexibility tendencies. Figure 7. Three Ways to Play assigns yourself. The three assigns are DTLSF1:, DTLSF2:, DTLSF3:, and you would click on the button next to Buffalo until Computer is displayed. TLSF employs a modular approach to calling offensive plays. This approach is simpler and far more powerful than the playcalling in other games. life create plays on the fly during games, changing individual components of plays. They might try the same run from a different formation, for instance, or send a different man in motion, or add playaction. Human vs. Human. This option provides the greatest variety in play while If you want a strong running game, especially inside, use mainly Formations Defense. As in the offense, the defense must be viewed both as individuals and as a unit. On the main defensive screen, the overall defensive unit is defined. The individual players can be modified on a separate screen. With this approach, you have literally thousands of plays available at your is indicated at the top of the screen along with the following information: There are seven basic formations: o If you want to rank them manually, click on the Manually Adjust Rankings button and rearrange the rankings within each division. If you want safety on a safety blitz! Following the completion of a game, the FINAL GAME STATS will automatically league and a custom schedule together, follow these steps: Blitzing When the RUN button is displayed, you will have the option of retaining you can print the game stats and all scoring drives. the game conditions you want to set up. Clicking on GO! saves your selections and takes you back to the main screen. Clicking on GO! from the main screen starts your two-minute offense drill. Clicking on NEW GAME resets the Scenario Editor data fields to the default values. When you are finished viewing the game film of a particular scoring Note: Outside runs are also good for attacking Nickel defenses, which have one less linebacker. Offense TLSF Deluxe has a wealth of football strategy available at your Formations with 4-man lines can shift the linemen in anticipation of the point of attack. There are five shifts available: In TLSF Deluxe professional leagues, the same rules used in the pros While the offense uses formations to maximize strength, the defense uses different sets to try to anticipate the offense's point of attack. Different formations are stronger against plays and weaker against One of the most interesting defensive positions is that of the Free Safety. defensive safeties on the field - the Strong Safety and the Weak Safety (the names have nothing to do with their strength). The Strong Safety is responsible for covering the Tight End in man-to-man pass coverage or a deep zone in zones. The Weak Safety may also have an assignment. In zone coverage, he covers a deep zone. However, in man-to-man coverage, if all the receivers are already covered, he becomes a "free" safety. From there, he can react to the ball and often assists on both runs back up and look at previous drive, click on the Prev button. During and attributes. To quickly change all a player's attributes to a To scout your opponent during the game, select Scout - select Subs fingertips. Yet, changing a play is as simple as clicking on a button. (See Figure 18). It is recommended that you use a unique o Show animation of pro teams. Rename the league, conferences, and divisions to season, you are given the option of continuing the simulation or to throw against zone coverage, or how to best defend against the run, o Line Plunge however. Coach Landry's extensive involvement in the project in the down and distance to go, and the line of scrimmage. fingertips. Selecting the online Help brings up over 20 different the scheduled. In exhibition games, you may select any two teams Figure 15. The Team Edit Screen company. A common command is *70 (for example, the command receiver, or leaning heavily on the run or pass. They may also show restart until the ball is snapped. you will select the default league that appears on the Select League enjoyment when playing TLSF Deluxe. league that came with TLSF Deluxe, otherwise you will overwrite data command to disable call-waiting in your dial command. Consult your local phone company to determine the command; *70 is an example. connect, a message will notify you of the problem, such as The line's successful, you will be returned to the main screen. If you cannot buttons. The TLSF software will dial and establish the connection. If Editor. Technical Reference Guide for instructions on how to load the TLSF For a more balanced attack, at the cost of some inside strength, use Field Position requiring, perhaps, the greatest amount of skill. You can play with From the Current Season screen you can access a wealth of information regarding league play, including the team standings. In scheduled games, game conditions depend on the time of year and the so what you call is important. Medium Routes: Evaluate Game Films (Instant Replay) fatigue, and modern timing are also kept on. the Coach recommend a play for you. 2-Deep Zone ("Halves"), and 3-Deep Zone ("Thirds"). Generally, Man to Man coverage is best against short passes, and it allows linebackers to blitz, whereas the 2-Deep Zone is best against medium passes. The 3-Deep Zone is best against long passes. To select the coverage you want to use, just point and click on the COVERAGE button. Starting the Game It is recommended that you select the option to have the clock menu displayed whenever the clock is running if you are trying to normal keys, or keying on the flow or on a particular man. When the PASS TLSF so that it can be enjoyed by beginners and experts, alike. Extensive Access Online Help However, as the game progressed, innovative coaches like Lombardi, It's also a good idea to scout your own team, if you're not well o Wide (line up outside the blockers) o Stunt (generate a much stronger pass rush) o in what quarter the score occurred o who scored o the game clock time playing the playoffs yourself. rules; however; in the final 5 minutes of the 4th quarter or final 2 minutes of the 2nd (and overtime quarters), the clock does not Figure 10. The Offense Screen and passes. He can also be used to double-cover a receiver. Medium routes are good for 10 to 12 yards, while deep, medium, routes can usually yield about 13 to 16 yards. Long passes are good for at Selecting the Teams and Coaches o Human vs. Human In the same way, you would click on the button next to Dallas until 1. Overall won-loss record 2. Head-to-head records linebackers trying to cover them). Also, man-to-man coverages are A note about the computer simulations. The computer does play complete games, rather than just "estimating" the result. Season Your offensive playcalling is only limited by your imagination! to view your own team. character password printed in the TLSF Deluxe User's Guide. Turn to the page in the User's Guide which shows the exact same offensive play diagram. Locate the correct password printed below the diagram and enter this password from your keyboard. If you have entered the correct password, the TLSF Deluxe main screen will appear. all the scoring plays for the week's games. For your records, Figure 3. The Current Season Menu Appendix B: League Rules and Penalties TLSF Deluxe main screen. goal kicker is worth his weight in gold, especially in close games. On kickoffs, the kicking team has the option of onside, squib, or deep kicks, and the receiving team decides how to line up his team. On punts and fieldgoal attempts, the defense can put on a heavier rush, which increases the chance of a block but also increases the chance of which to score. Pass routes must become shorter and the quarterback Tom Landry Strategy Football (TLSF) is the first strategy football game which tests your coaching ability in all of these areas. In o Reverse difficulties because their modem is forcing flow control. If you Appendix D: Computer Play confidence of backing up your disks, as well as copying the program to your hard drive. Many other publishers don't give you this option. Please prove them wrong by not abusing our trust. Pass the word, not the disk! If you are playing the game from your backup copies of the original disks, you should make sure that the disks are named DTLSF1, DTLSF2, and DTLSF3, since the program will have to look for certain files. A Word from Coach Landry o Counter Right offenses use motion and misdirection, while successful defenses confuse Defenses normally use three pass coverages to stop an offense: Man To Man, The following conditions may be set for your game: Reviewing the Week's Games User Validation Following the opening credits sequence is the user validation screen. This screen shows an offensive play diagram and prompts you to enter a 3- Creating a Custom Schedule. To create a custom schedule, follow these you to play scheduled games with your favorite teams each week and As the game progresses, you should check the game stats. These can that you are over-playing your own hand and need to mix up your (Fuck that, SKID ROW cracked this bitch!) button is displayed and you are in man to man coverage, you may In addition to setting the team's penalty rate, you can also set the Figure 17. The TLSF Schedule Editor steps: o Enter the year of the schedule. Simply click in the text box and enter the desired year. information on the game conditions. The same holds true for the other components of the game. Winning TLSF Deluxe offers you all of the tools of the trade that "real" coaches use. Your assistant coaches have scouted your opponent and you can check The online Help provides crucial information about many different facets possession, and yardline marker to whatever you wish depending upon the computer to rank the teams, click on the Use Random Rankings button. select the league for today's game. (See the section entitled, Short zone coverage gives the defense five zones approximately ten The Short Yardage and Shotgun formations are specialized formations; weather. During the game, simply click on Weather to get an update. I've been asked many times what it takes to become a successful be displayed on the screen. To view the statistics of the Visiting Team, Coaching Essentials Click on Scout Teams to select a team to view. You can view the o When playing scheduled league games, be sure both of you are using o Homefield advantage playcalling tendencies. At the offense unit screen, you can set the o you do not have time to play a complete game All completed games of the current week are available for recap. One player at a time has control, and the other player will see a message like Your opponent is deciding. The person in control can set all the game options that are normally available (instant replay, consult Landry, make player substitutions, etc.), including Chat with the opponent. The current offensive and defensive screens reflect each player's previous non-kicking call, so you can keep tabs on each other's of Game screen, you may click on GO! in the command bar to return to the choose to Double Team a primary receiver. roughing the kicker. Or they may want to hold up and watch for a fake kick. o In addition to shifting over and under, the defensive line can now yards beyond the line of scrimmage, and two deep zones extending to the of Disk 1 of TLSF Deluxe. (Always play with copies of the original disks!) Note: You also have the option of printing out the Final Game Stats o Play sound effects Sound effects are built into the program which will enhance your Instant replay is a very powerful tool used by coaches, players, officials, both the speed and direction of the replay. click on the miniature playing area. A dialog box will display the offensive formation and strength. may choose to review the rushing, receiving, passing, and the total quarterback also must be able to read defensive formations and to call frustrating than completing a ten yard pass on 3rd and 14. The Special Teams. At this screen are the kicker, punter, and return men. However, you can still compile the stats and records if you wish by clicking on the Update Season Stats button. the linemen rush harder, straight toward the quarterback, and the linebackers immediately begin dropping away from the line. When focusing on the run, the linemen hold their ground and the linebackers Not Enough Memory The kicker performs on kickoffs, fieldgoals, and point after touchdown o Load the league of your choice by clicking on the Load a League area. For instance, some reserve running backs are better receivers After you load the TLSF Editor, the first screen you will see is the Select League screen, where you click on the league you wish to load and edit. If you are using the TLSF Editor for the first time, hesitate. Obviously, being right helps the defense considerably, Loading the TLSF Deluxe Editor o Note: After the computer has randomly ranked the teams, you may click on the Manually Adjust Rankings button to view the rankings. big ones) o Prevent (3-2-6, poor pass rush, accepts small gains to prevent final game stats for the teams and individuals. Game films capture Viewing the Schedule 5. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games o Show computer's calls When playing computer vs. computer, or human vs. computer, you will other teams headaches. With proper understanding and use of formations - stats, records, and injuries are automatically updated. Computer- side - the side having more receivers. your way downfield. head football coach. Is it preparation? Knowledge? Personnel The answer is no secret - it takes all of these factors and a lot more, even a little bit of luck! Even though pro coaching is a complicated business, we have designed preferences are automatically on. Homefield advantage is on in every point and click on VISITOR. Once the visitor's stats are displayed, you the deep passes. SKID ROW SKID ROW SKID ROW SKID ROW SKID ROW SKID ROW SKID ROW SKID ROW A Word of Caution: Changes to the league are not saved until you save the league! Click on Save at the bottom of the screen. When be sure to give this new league a name that is different from the default contained in the default league. Click on Select Teams to set today's opponents. If playing a scheduled game, choose from any remaining scheduled game for this week. In the Conference Championship games. Finally, for the grand prize, the remaining eight teams. The four winners of that round then play in the two conference champions meet in the Landry Bowl at a neutral site. The rules for determining divisional leaders are described in the League Play section of the manual, and the rules for determining the wildcard teams are similar. When playing a computer opponent, the computer uses the tendencies for There are three basic groups of offensive formations: strong running sets, strong passing formations, and balanced formations. Using of each formation, but also mix in some running from passing sets. the Pro I and Brown formations. The Brown is particularly strong for the fullback running off the left tackle, while the I is very good for inside runs. motion. o New pass patterns have been added, such as the Shuffle and the Hook Note: Although only one schedule is linked to a league at a time, you can save different league/schedule permutations for loading and replaying later. Appendix A: What's New in TLSF Deluxe game highlights, return to the main screen and click on Disconnect at the Telecommunications box. each week, until you interrupt the simulation. At the end of the coached teams use the playcalling tendencies for the teams (these can be modified with the TLSF Editor). Track the rushing and passing leaders, who has the longest reception, scoring leaders, etc. the Pro Set and One-back offenses. Both of these sets open up the one-back set is excellent for running counters. Note: Do not confuse the Save button in the Schedules box with the Example: If you favorite team is Dallas, you can create a custom evaluating requests and suggestions from owners of the original version usually not as good against runs, unless blitzing with Run focus. their reports at anytime to recognize player strengths and weaknesses. Save button in the command bar at the bottom of the screen. The former Figure 6. The Scoreboard after the chains have been moved. There are exceptions to these that team. In special situations, like a two-minute offense, it The leagues (and associated custom schedules) that you create and save distance, field position, score, and time remaining. And play-calling If you want a wide-open game, use the Run-and-Shoot formation. This This option makes players susceptible to injury. offensive line's abilities (as a unit) in both pass and run blocking. For an objective snapshot of how you and your opponent are doing, Save button located in the command bar. Then click on the first Running Formations: If the defense keeps focusing on the pass, especially with zone coverage, coverage you may blitz the Weak Safety and any linebackers, and drive, you may click on GO! to take you back to the End of Game screen. Attack zone defenses with short passes, draws, screens and playaction passes. against human coaches. Of course, those tendencies are not much use in lop-sided games, or tells you his offensive tendencies for different parts of the field. creating a customized league of your own. Offenses can call just about anything (playaction, misdirection, trick o Blue (strong inside runs to the strong side) o Middle Trap you to review and replay scoring drives. When you return to the End or receiver. You can also send any flanker in motion and add playaction fakes to any pass. Of course, "trick" plays are included! The play is displayed on the miniature playing field. o Pro I (strong for inside runs - traps, slants, counters) o Power I Left (Pro I which cheats to the left) busy. Once you have established a connection, the player who initiated the call o A full-blown editor is now included to allow editing of leagues, teams, and the defense keeps staying in zones, use these to "nickel and dime" use screens against him. The "Hail Mary" pass is a last-ditch desperate 8. Coin toss Technical Reference Guide for instructions on how to load the TLSF Editor. remainder of the field. Short zones are very tough on medium and long passes, except posts. The deep zone set has 4 short and 3 deep zones, in the TLSF Editor will appear in the Load a League menu in the main offense spreads the defense across the field and gives the quarterback o Tight (squeeze the inside runs) Coverage Note: "Forcing" a Chat while it is your opponent's turn could seriously schedules, including college leagues. Click on Load a League to The TLSF Editor for more details.) Note: For help in recognizing your opponent's offensive formation, Computer Simulation of Games watching your two favorite teams play, then choose this mode of play. 6. Best net points in division games 7. Best net points in all games While passing is more exciting, the running game is important in better against "pass" defenses, but traps and draws work particularly well. points scored or the infraction. You may turn off this feature to speed up game play. When this option is selected, you will the see the players on the opponents have done versus each team. View total stats or average "per-game" stats. Both team and individual stats are given. turn this feature off to speed up game play. Special Teams and Go. yards. To view the Home Team's statistics, point and click on HOME. you've used in any game. Computer vs. Computer. If you just want to sit back, relax, and enjoy at any time by pressing any key on the keyboard. or if there was a penalty on the play, and it did not restart until Until recent years, the clock stopped if a player went out of bounds o you want to practice particular game situations (two-minute offense, etc. o you want to relive some of football's greatest plays. switches to other, more appropriate logic. Also, the computer tracks division standings, league leaders, and teams' season stats. There's even a "Sunday Night Recap" in which you can recap all the games of the current week (films automatically catch all the scoring plays for you to watch in instant replay). The disks are not copy-protected because we believe you should have the The TLSF Deluxe editor is a separate application. after turnovers, can be offsetting, can be enforced on the following Our modular approach to playcalling is the most flexible and powerful interface in any football game. You have literally thousands of plays available to you - a "playbook on the fly," just like in real life. Workbench, disk drives, hard drive partitions, and background applications Although your men must be able to respond to each play, they initially look for a particular type of play: run or pass. When defending the pass, while being wrong puts them at a disadvantage! o Ball Color You have the option of choosing a Normal or a Highlighted football for the animation sequences. Players tire at a normal rate; substitutions can be made for tired and/or injured players. o Brown (strong inside runs to the weak side and Fullback) o Short Yardage (strong inside runs up the middle /off-tackle) online help - including football fundamentals, rules, and terminology - is available if you want it. Plus, in the Ask Landry option, I share my o Click on the New button to generate a new season based on the parameters and press the Enter key to save the file. your playcalling by field position, down, and distance. For instance, o Load the schedule of your choice by clicking on the Load button screen. You will use this default league as a starting point for Balanced Formations: consulting Landry. Once the chat windows are open, you can each type messages to each other. Your text appears in the upper window, and your opponent's messages appear in the lower one. Either player can exit the chatting mode by clicking on the Exit button. The performance of the special teams often plays a decisive role in the outcome of a football game. A punter who can consistently bury the Post-Game o Run and Shoot (four wide receivers stretch the defense) which is not quite as good against medium passes, but is better against League leaders in 18 different categories are available at any time. NOTE: The installation program modifies your User-startup file to make Amiga to a PC, you must first convert it. Likewise, when you receive a waiting may be interrupted during play. We suggest you include the o the number of yards covered in how many plays Clicking on the Chat button opens two windows for typing messages to each o The amount of time the drive consumed. Appendix E: Game-winning Strategy Long Routes: 3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in divisional games Once your stats are displayed, you may choose to review the rushing, receiving, passing, and the total yards. presents o Human vs. Computer (A) From Workbench: Open the DTLSF1 disk and double-click on the game from the main TLSF Deluxe application. Please consult your TLSF Deluxe Whenever you score a touchdown, field goal, safety, or incur a o Show digitized PICS Note: The Instant Replay VCR control panel can be relocated by clicking Unlike most football games, TLSF Deluxe includes all the penalties which can occur in a real game. Penalties can occur before and audibles at the line of scrimmage when necessary. doubleteam a particular receiver. Against the run, you may direct Focus With the League Editor you can create leagues of College or Pro plenty of choices for receivers. If your quarterback has a slow release, or cannot find open receivers, plan on a lot of quarterback sacks. Use traps to attack middle blitzes and the 3-4 or shifted 4-3 lines. Use draws to attack zones and Nickel defenses. o Draw o Drop to Knee Inside Runs. Inside runs are also designed to wear down the defensive line. If your offense can establish a good running game, then you 9. The leagues (and the custom schedules which are bound to those leagues) that you create and save in the TLSF Editor will appear in You can view (and print) the season schedule by team or by week. plays, bombs) between the 35 yardlines. Defenses usually go with zones, When simulating a week, the computer quickly plays each remaining game in which neither team has a Human default coach. This allows RB: Corner, Out and Up, Fly, Post WR: Post, Corner, Fly, Hook and Go TE: Post, Corner, Fly, Hook and Go league in the TLSF Editor which designates Dallas as having a Human However, each defensive formation has its strengths and weaknesses. For instance, the 2-Deep zone is great against fly and corner patterns, but weak against posts. In man-to-man coverage, the presence of a Free Safety can make the difference between a long completion and a least 20 yards. This screen allows you to set game conditions. A check mark in the box next to the condition means the condition is enabled. To deselect a game condition, click on the box you want to deselect and the red check mark will disappear. Update Season Stats Figure 18. Binding League and Schedule Files Together tendencies. Chatting with Your Opponent Amiga Requirements by clicking on the Print button. on the up/down arrow at the left end of the panel. topics to help you develop winning strategy during the game when you Establishing a Connection On the Telecomm screen you need to select: USER'S GUIDE The football field is 100 yards from your goal line to your opponent's will limit the time your opponent has the ball. The inside runs that are available are: icon, labelled EDITOR. (B) CLI users: Move to the DTLSF drawer and type Editor. available numbered line on the Save screen, enter an appropriate filename, and press the Enter key. Saving a complete game will enable Season Stats are not automatically compiled with college or mix leagues. Outside Runs. Outside running plays are designed for a quick back who back will not be tackled until he reaches the defensive secondary. The outside runs that are available are: conserve time; in which case you should also tell your ball carrier or receiver to get out of bounds to stop the clock. of football. If you haven't been to a football clinic, don't ignore this option. In addition to a glossary of football terms, there's in-depth discussion of the different aspects of football. There's also much Note: Preferences may be changed during a game by clicking Prefs in the Here you can rename your team (and its abbreviation) and set its default coach. Set the default coach to Human for any teams you Most information you need during the game is available with a glance o Click on By Week or By Team to view the newly created schedule. (You Help. With all of these features and more, we hope you'll find TLSF Deluxe to be the ultimate strategy football game, providing you with the full coaching experience, simulating all of the "tools of the trade" that coaches on the field have. Today's Game The Scoreboard in the Schedules box on the TLSF Schedule Editor screen. o Save the combined league and schedule file by clicking on the Save button in the command bar at the bottom of the screen is easy - just point and click and your team is off and running. of TLSF. In fact, almost all of the enhancements to this Deluxe o Music o Slant Left o Slant Right o Counter Left o Sweep Left The Passing Game Figure 8. The Scenario Editor To change the data in any field within the Scenario Editor, simply click on that field and type in the new data using the keyboard. Playing in front of the hometown fans offers a distinct advantage; also, many domed stadiums offer an advantage in that the crowd noise can be a factor in whether the visiting team can hear audibles at the line of scrimmage. Music is played at all menus and submenus, but not during animation let the computer play all of the other games of the week automatically. If connecting via a modem, you need to decide beforehand which player is To view each additional scoring drive, click on the Next button; to o Trips (four wide receivers, three on one side) o Shotgun (gives the QB more time to read the defense) We wanted to make TLSF Deluxe more than just an entertaining game, Leagues the review of the scoring drives, you may opt to review the game film. To do this, click on the Replay button in the command bar to review whatever scoring drive you want. The message, Please Wait While We Load the Film, will be displayed until the game film is ready to be shown. At this point, the actions you need to review the film are exactly First decide what type of league this is to be - college, a mixture Short Routes: Selecting an offensive play consists of selecting a formation, the strong side (right or left), the specific play, and the assigned ball carrier o Dial command for your modem (often ATDT or ATDP)* To disable your call-waiting, consult your local telephone teams are determined). From the main screen, toggle the game type button from Exhibition to Scheduled. If the two teams currently selected aren't scheduled to play this week, you'll need to click on Select Teams to select a matchup. Either team's coach can be Human or Computer. If you are playing against a computer coach, the scouting report even the same as for the instant Replay. Note: You also have the option of printing out the statistics of all If you want to save the game you just finished playing, click on the teams and create 16-game professional seasons (using pro rules to all take up memory. If you have only 1 Megabyte of RAM, you may find it necessary to boot off your copy of the DTLSF1 disk. This method of Note: For each formation, you can also decide which side is the "strong" Short Passes. Short passes are easiest to complete and can even replace kicks. As in real life, punters differ in strength, hang time, and accuracy. Some punters are better at nailing their opponents inside the 20, for example. Finally, define the abilities for the kick and Inside the 20 yardline is the most difficult part of the field from must get rid of the ball quicker. It is important to try to score all three should refer to the directory created by the installation program. kickoff... well, you get the idea. With TLSF Deluxe you get real You will still be able to see what plays the computer calls as you cheer the same league and schedule. disrupt telecommunications. Therefore, it is recommended that you only (the caller) will begin gameplay by clicking on the GO! button at the main the Load a League menu in the main TLSF Deluxe application. And with a modem, you can play your coaching rivals in other cities! of pro teams from different years, or a normal single season league o Shotgun/4WR (powerful, but not as much pass blocking) o One Back (good to both sides, passing, counters) at the scoreboard. The teams are displayed, with the home team being currently has the ball. Directly to the right of the team names are the running game for some teams. They work best against zone coverages screen. (The player who answered the call must wait for the caller to acquainted with it. In college leagues, teams are ranked by won-loss records. sequences. penalty, a digitized referee appears on the screen to signal the playing field throughout the game. You may turn this feature off Running Simply click on the Save button in the command bar at the bottom of the screen. At the save screen, click on an empty line, enter a filename, Troubleshooting: Telecomm Play Clicking on Connect in the Telecommunications box on the main screen allows you to play TLSF Deluxe with a friend at a remote location, Finesses Passes. Finesse passes try to take advantage of some leaning in the defense. Screens are used, for instance, to slow a pass rush. to speed up game play. see what offensive or defensive play the computer calls. You may o League play now takes TLSF to a new level of game play. Multi-game Defensive sets consist of the focus (run or pass), basic formation, lineshift, and secondary coverage. In addition, with man to man Formations Run Defense: o Flex (safest, basically a staggered 4-3) provided both of you have a modem. Figure 12 shows the Telecomm screen Make Substitutions your team to victory. You may stop play and return to the main screen o The Instant Replay VCR control can now be located at either the top or NOTE: If you are running the conversion program from the Workbench, are tracked. Real playoffs include a wildcard round and the running the program bypasses Workbench and starts the football game directly. Scouting the Teams in which data can be entered via the mouse and keyboard. initiate a Chat when it is your turn to call the next play. Hanging Up Manage the Clock At the Select Teams screen, you can opt to have the computer simulate this week, or even the whole season. You can also have the computer simulate individual games by selecting a matchup, then setting both if it notices you are tending to run inside on second and 5, it We have used real league rules in both the college and pro leagues inside their own 20, between the 20's, and in the "Red Zone" (scoring range). For each area, percentages are given for each down and punt return men, including how much the individual is used. o Short Yardage (risky, but very good when needing just a few yards) o Goal Line (open to big gains, this 5-2 has lots of big, slow guys) o Over (shift to the offense's strong side) Inside the offense's 20 is the dangerous part of the field. If you make one mistake here, your opponent likely has at least 3 points. Good quarterbacks will throw the ball away rather than be sacked or force the ball into a crowd. Rarely do you see pitches, reverses, or advice and philosophy in numerous play situations, based on down and users. Figure 12. The Telecomm Screen may also print the new schedule.) would be "ATDT *70"). o Answer command for your modem * ATS0=1 signals it to answer on the Pass Defense: o Nickel (generates good pass rush, decent versus most runs, replaces a linebacker with a fifth defensive back) Balanced Formations: plays a little bit more. begin gameplay.) With the TLSF Editor, you can create your own leagues of teams from any year and create realistic schedules. Or you might opt to design a league of teams from different years (for instance, some great teams screens within the 20 yardline. Watch the Game Stats Before starting the game, go to the Scenario Editor to view today's first ring ATA signals "auto-answer." o Baud rate (of course, both machines have to be the same). and are much less effective against man to man. If you're patient, RB: Circle, Flat, Flare, Delay, Shuffle Starting the Game o COM PORT (for PC-compatibles), either: COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4. Playing Scheduled Games Shula, Landry, Walsh, and Gibbs have continually found ways to give the filename for this new file. o Select Dial or Answer for remote connection, Null Modem for a direct connection. o Click on the Save button in the Schedules box, enter a filename for form of advice, suggestions, and critiques has helped make TLSF create pairings). You have access to modify all of the team and individual attributes, including team colors and detailed coaching Don't Ever Play With Your Originals If connecting directly via a null-modem, both machines simply select the side by setting the "strong side" to the left or right. pass. The Halfback Pass and the Flea Flicker are trick plays designed exhibition games, you can select any two teams. There are 3 ways to play, in addition to telecomm play: At the end of the game, season stats are automatically updated. To Deluxe the most complete and realistic simulation of football The off-tackle runs (slants) and sweeps are your basic runs. Slants Once you've loaded a league, you can scout the individual teams. changed unless you quit the game. Null Modem button. 4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in conference games Using the Scenario Editor is both simple and quick. For example, TOM LANDRY STRATEGY FOOTBALL DELUXE EDITION o Check to make sure you are both at the same baud rate. your new schedule, and press Enter to save. if you want to practice your fourth quarter two-minute offense, penalty is against you, your opponent (human or computer) will of course If the defense is over-pursuing ("keying on flow"), the offense has to (1) Boot from your hard drive, not the game disk. WR: Zoom, Hitch, Quick Out, Slant TE: Slant In, Slant Out, Delay Medium Passes. Medium passes actually consist of two sets of near- especially late in a game, but sometimes use blitzes to rattle the offense and perhaps force a mistake or at least a wasted down. o Under (shift to the offense's weak side) team's offense, defense, or playcalling, and print the team's roster of starters and subs. o Computer vs. Computer for use against a run defense. They should be set up by establishing a good running game and shouldn't be called too often. (It's harder whatever you like. to fool the secondary a second time). The three types of runs are the power runs, bread-and-butter runs, and finesse plays. Power runs are used to wear down a defense, or when you need just a yard or two. The Line Plunge is the main power run. Modem Play The TLSF Editor Figure 7 illustrates how you may select any of these options from the Figure 14. The League Edit Screen Teams Figure 16. Editing Offensive Players you'll find, with the emphasis on real football strategy. shift inside and outside, and even stunt (god on passing downs). injuries can wreck your season. Season stats and records are The Running Game From the 20 up to the 35 yardline, the offense can open up, but still has to avoid turnovers and sacks. Second and 9 isn't too bad, but second and 15 is real tough between the 20 and 35 yardlines. default coach. When you load this league in the main TLSF application Team Standings college rules. In addition to editing the league and schedules, you can Today's Game section of the main screen. Each button may be toggled in identical routes, one deeper than the other. For instance, the sideline going to call and who is going to answer, and select the appropriate o 4-3 (good against both run and passes, good pass rush) Technical Reference Guide you would do in a two-minute drill, down by 4, in a blizzard! other. Chatting is not available if either player is viewing animation or from the past). You can even create college leagues, complete with current edit the teams and individual players. Notes: The TLSF Editor is an executable utility program that is separate is for savings schedules; the latter is for savings leagues. men, and schedules. In keeping with the design of the original TLSF, you'll find our editor to be one of the friendliest and most flexible automatically maintained, and league leaders and division leaders o Offenses now have five new formations (Blue, Power I Left, Power I When you have finished playing a game and have finished viewing the post- Note: If you decide to stop the game and resume it at a later time, it is imperative that both players save the game before disconnecting. o When playing exhibition games, be sure both of you are using the same league. players, how the offensive unit performs as a whole, and the coach's Also, you can set the preferred formations for whenever the computer coaches the team. command bar at the bottom of the screen. In scheduled games, some game (other than the Landry Bowl), including playoffs. Injuries, should disable XON/XOFF and RTS/CTS flow control. We suggest the two positions - Human or Computer - via the point-and-click interface. postseason play is the Wildcard round - four teams from each conference divisional winners and three wildcard teams. The first week of Twelve teams make the playoffs. In each conference, there are three o 3-4 (less pass rush, better versus sweeps and short passes) Shifting TLSF Deluxe application. Figure 13. The TLSF Editor Menu route is deeper than the square out. Deeper routes take more time to develop but can get more yardage, of course. If your machine has only 1MB of memory, you may have to boot from a copy The TLSF Deluxe Editor runs easily in 1MB. Figure 4. League Leaders Inside the 35 yardline, the offense is usually in field goal range, league from a PC to your Amiga, convert it upon receiving it. and almost never punts. The key here is to avoid losing yards, so the From the Subs screen, you can select reserve players. Sometimes a o Use modern timing other football game on the Amiga and is very memory-intensive. For this strategies. In Exhibition games, we've included a Scenario Editor. A complete value (1-9) you want for that player. Note that halfbacks have passing attributes because they throw from both halfback passes and fake kicks. Of course, you'll have to contend with real penalties (some teams get flagged more than others), injuries, (losing your quarterback for the offensive and defensive - even weaker teams can often find an edge over Right, Shotgun 4 WR, Trips) and can switch the Tight End to the other o In the original version of TLSF, the only offensive player sent in motion RB: Hook, Come Back, Square Out, Sideline Long Passes. Long passes stretch the defense and are great for attacking you'll need to close the window when done. Troubleshooting. Users with high-speed modems may sometimes encounter it's all here! League Play TLSF Deluxe season schedules include 16 games and three rounds of playoffs, was the first flanker. You can now select either flanker to go in Figure 1. Toggling the Game Type Button man to man coverage. They're also important when you need to pick Defense Running the League Conversion Program. From the CLI, type convert_lg at the CLI prompt. From Workbench, double-click on the Convert_lg icon. You will then be asked for the name of the input league to convert, reason, we strongly recommend a hard drive and 1.5 Megabytes of RAM. Although TLSF Deluxe will run on systems with 1MB of RAM, you may encounter difficulties, especially if you load Workbench and have windows open. Click on a team to edit and you will see the main team edit screen. o While blitzing in the original TLSF was simple, it was incomplete. and the quarterback must be able to hit his receivers. Nothing is more wish to play manually when using the Scheduled Game option in the TLSF Deluxe application. Set the default coach to Computer for the teams that you want the computer to coach automatically in simulated Scheduled Games. When the computer is coaching a team, it will use certain tendencies, and it will have a particular approach to the game, to each individual linebacker. Also, you can now send the weak season makes your task pretty tough), and weather. are a little safer than sweeps, especially versus the 3-4 defense, while sweeps have more potential for longer gains. weather conditions at the team's home stadium. Cold sites, for example, are increasingly likely to have snow late in the season. modifies its defense - just like human coaches do. However, if your running game is faltering, it may just ignore your run. The four buttons across the bottom of the screen allow editing of the four main subcomponents of each team - Offense, Defense, Special Teams and Team Colors. either a touchdown or at least a fieldgoal every time you are within Scout Your Opponent There are three aspects to the offense: the abilities of individual Team Stats Offense. Offensive Players. You can set the starters and reserve players at all the key offensive play. The next week is referred to as the "First Round" and involves positions. The editor allows you to quickly change players' names value, click in the box next to Initialize All Values and enter the bottom of the screen to reveal different portions of the field. Offensive Playcalling. Coaches usually take different approaches depending on where their team is on the field, breaking the field into roughly three areas: o Finally, we've added print routines to allow you to print stats, drives, rosters, etc., either to a file or directly to your printer. (of course, the rules in real life seem to change yearly). For Figure 11. The Defense Screen call misdirection plays - counters and traps. Traps are particularly strong against zones and Nickel formations. use them when you need them. They are particularly good for run and pass plays. Defensive Formations with the Landry Bowl Championship Game (see Appendix C for how playoff view the season stats, leaders, records, etc., go to the Current Season screen, from the main screen. Note: Please see the section entitled, The TLSF Editor for information on creating custom schedules using the Schedule Editor. encounter any problems connecting using your high-speed modem, you following steps: example, in determining schedules and playoff teams, we emulated the algorithms used by pros. Calling Plays select Stats. You can see how individuals are doing, as well as how both teams are doing overall. Pay attention to time of possession, since defenses can tire late in a game if left on the field too much. (1) From the main screen, select CONNECT to go to the telecomm screen. (2) At the telecomm screen, enter the following string in the Answer string box: AT&K (this disables all flow control). (3) If you are the answering machine, now enter your answering string (ATS0=1, ATA, etc). If you want, you can save your answer string as: AT&K S0=1 or AT&K ATA, etc. (4) The dialing machine proceeds as normal. Again, if you wish, Appendix C: Playoffs that both players are using the same league. If playing a scheduled game, both players must also be using the same schedule, and be at the same week. Conversely, if the computer picks up that you play a lot of man to man On the defense screen, TLSF Deluxe offers the same modular approach to coverage on first and 10, expect some longer passes. Just a note here - under no circumstances does the computer "cheat" or "know" your call, stronger opponents. teams' games automatically. offense will call short and medium plays. (2) Open the disk labeled DTLSF1. your opponent's 20 yardline. Passing The Computer vs. Computer option is also for when you want to play a quick game of football. To speed up the game, click on the Preferences (A) From Workbench: Open the DTLSF1 disk and double-click on the game icon, labelled FOOTBALL. (B) CLI users: Move to the DTLSF drawer and type Football and the and select Scheduled Games, you will be able to play all of the other on designating a default Human coach for a given team. You can view each team's compiled season stats, as well as how To have a successful passing offense, receivers must know their routes The very short passes (Flare, Flat and Zoom) are designed to outwit blitzing defenses. Short passes are used to pick up 5 to 7 yards. Generally, man-to-man coverage is best against short passes; 2-Deep button and turn off the animation option. To play an even quicker game, game will load and run for you. you can include the AT&K in your dial string. Users with call- choose to accept or decline the penalty. When playing against the In League play, you can try to coach your team to the playoffs and the Championship Game. Throughout the season, you can view the be used when: zones, against medium passes; and 3-Deep zones, against long passes. deep interception (the Weak Safety is "free" if he doesn't have to coaching clinic, the Scenario Editor enables you to create any can access the game conditions for the current game by clicking on the scenario you want and play it. Perhaps you would want to see how Scenario Editor button at the main screen. cover a receiver). Zone defenses are usually known for causing Human is displayed. Once play has begun, these options may not be interceptions. Man-to-man coverage allows linebackers to blitz, Kerry Batts another person at your location, or you can play with someone at a remote Before Playing Following are some important points you should know before playing TLSF Deluxe: location via a modem. Refer to the Telecommunications section in this 1. Games are either Scheduled or Exhibition. In scheduled games, click on the Preferences button and turn off both the animation and the the team selections are limited to the pairings for a given week in to play and may modify the game conditions. 2. When using the Telecomm option, you are responsible for ensuring simply click the game clock TIME 2:00 with the mouse pointer changing 3. On "cycle" buttons (which cycle through a list of options), clicking on the right side of the button advances through the list; clicking on the left side backs up in the list. 4. Don't overlook the wealth of information available to you in the online Help. We've included a glossary of football terms, descriptions of offensive and defensive formations, running and passing plays, and much more. Whether you want to know more about which pass patterns computer's calls. 5. Even in scheduled games, go to the Scenario Editor to get pre-game Game Conditions and the Scenario Editor home team's site and stadium. With exhibition games, however, you have complete control over the game conditions and initial scenario. You Figure 8 shows the Scenario Editor screen. The Scenario Editor may the clock (using the keyboard) to 2:00 remaining in the game. Next change the QTR (quarter) to FOURTH. and set the score, weather, ball Both before and during the game, scout your opponent! A coach who reserve may be weaker overall, but may be stronger in a particular than the starters. information specific to TLSF Deluxe. The online Help is context sensitive. Ask Landry Advice from Coach Landry is available to help you understand the particular situation, and what options are best in this situation. At the advice screen, select GO! to exit, or click on Suggest to let Managing the clock is a critical aspect of playing a good football game. Even some of the best coaches fail in this area, and it can cost the is provided which allows for several options (see Figure 9)> Deal with Penalties and Injuries Penalties and injuries are an unfortunate part of every game. Unlike most football games, TLSF Deluxe includes all the penalties which occur in real football. You can set each team's penalty rate in the TLSF Editor. Some penalties are optional, whereas others are not. During play when a penalty does occur; the referee will come on-screen to explain the infraction. If, for example, the penalty is against your opponent, you computer, the computer will make the best choice for itself in regard to penalties.