How the All-Star game works

After the regular season the two conferences, Summit and Harbor, play an exhibition on the Wednesday of the first playoff week at 8:00 PM Eastern. Each side has 41 players: 26 starters voted in by the fans, and coaches pick the rest by overall.

Fans of every team vote, and human players can vote too, from the season's first kickoff until the All-Star day begins. Each of your picks counts like 2,500 fans, so players can swing a close race but not a landslide. You cannot vote for yourself, and saving a new ballot replaces the old one.

Players who are hurt, retired or without a team when the rosters are picked cannot be chosen; the next in line takes the spot. Everyone gets an inbox note when the rosters are out.

The game plays out live like any other. It never touches the standings, the playoffs, career stats, records or awards, and nobody can get hurt in it.

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All-Star game

Season 1. After the regular season, the best of the Summit conference meet the best of Harbor in an exhibition, Wed, Mar 3, 8:00 PM EST. The fans vote in the starters and the coaches pick the rest.

Voting is open to every player in the league. Create a player to cast a ballot.

How it works

Every team's fans vote, and bigger cities have more of them. Fans lean toward their own team, and toward big seasons, good players and winning teams.
Players in the league vote too. The most votes at each position start; the coaches fill out a 41-man roster on each side.
It is an exhibition: nobody gets hurt, it does not count toward anyone's stats or record, and the playoffs carry on as planned.

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