Hattrick.org is an
online football (
soccer, if you prefer)
manager game. When entering the game, you get a team of some shitty players playing in a low league, a small
stadium and some virtual
cash. Now you can
train your players,
buy and
sell them on the
transfer market and of course play
matches against your
league colleagues. Depending on your success, you
promote or get relegated. You can also play in your nation's
cup or be elected to be the manager of your
National team.
The game was founded in 1997 by the
Swede Björn Holmér. At the beginning of 2005 it has already attracted a crowd of more than 500.000 active managers.
Matches and The Season
Each
league consists of eight
teams. You play each
opponent twice, this makes 14 matches. There is one league match per week, taking place at the
weekend. The exact hour depends on the
country of your team. Including a two week
pause, the
season is 16 weeks long. Between two seasons your players age one year.
Between the league matches the
cup matches are played. When you've been kicked out, you can play friendly matches.
Player abilities
Each player has eight attributes, like
Shooting,
Passing or
Wing that describe his ability to play at the various positions. Before each match you put your players at the positions you think they play best. After the match you get a
match report, stating what happened and how your players performed.
The players also have an
attitude and a
character. They affect the possibility to get
bookings. Also the experience is important.
The
performance of your team will also be influenced by the
team spirit and the
form of the individual players.
Training and transfers
By training your players gain on their abilities. This depends on the positions your players were brought on, their age, the ability of your trainer and the number of co-trainers you have. After some time you can sell the players and get better ones for the positions you have not trained so when done well, your team as a whole will get better.
What to do as a beginner
- Read the instructions carefully. There are lots of details that are beyond the scope of this node.
- Choose a training. Most people choose defending, playmaking or shooting.
- Get young (17-19 year old) talents for your training positions as younger people train faster.
- When in doubt, ask at the newbie forum.
What not to do as a beginner
The site: http://www.hattrick.org
Lots of more in-depth information: http://databased.at/hattrick