From "the Commish":

I've been asked repeatedly why I built this site. Why not use TourPlay? Why not use pen and paper? Why... why... why...

And if I'm honest those questions are completely valid.

I built "The Ref" mostly because I wanted to. I was tired of paying for TourPlay and I wanted something I could call my own. Not unlike wanting to build and paint my own team(s) it felt good to have a league manager that I could call my own, warts and all.

As the site came together I got to thinking about what I actually wanted. What was "the point" so to speak?

My initial goal to just "build TourPlay but better" seemed foolish. I couldn't come up with a reason for a league to switch off TourPlay and onto The Ref. Even if I reached feature parity.

So I've set myself an ambitious, and likely foolish goal. I'm going to build Blood Bowl in the browser!

The goal is simple. One platform, play in person, play online, play both! Use the same teams, the same rules, the same opponents. I'm hoping to solve the fundamental scheduling problems that have plagued every league I've ever run.

I'm starting with Sevens. And hope to have an initial closed Beta ready by early 2027! Wish me luck!