As a preface to this task I will say that I have not purchased any Dotts cards yet, so I have no idea how feasible my idea would be. A natural progression from forming a roster of Dotts cards would be to do something with your collection rather than just being able to show it off to other users or trade cards. So my proposal would be to set up an offseason tournament similar to how Madden Ultimate Team works (or used to work, I haven't played Madden in several years). Users could enter the tournament for free and create a team from their Dotts collection. The tournament organizers could then construct the same roster inside of the sim and have the teams compete. The top prize for this tournament would be ... some more packs of Dotts cards, of course (or a rare promotional card that could only be won from tournaments)! To prevent a large gap in skill or wealth between the user base, perhaps the tournament could be stratified in such a way that 'all-bronze' teams could play each other for a lesser prize while 'anything goes' teams could play for a larger one. Because this type of event would be free to enter, I believe it would incentivize users to buy Dotts cards in hopes of constructing a better roster while simultaneously teaching them about the inner workings of roster construction and the sim.
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