From the Cascade to kickoff

The story

1. Year zero

   The Cascade Agreed

   A hundred asteroid strikes fall across the globe, on every continent and in every ocean. Nowhere is untouched, and the old states and alliances can't survive it.

   The number is agreed; where the strikes fell, the date and their effects are still open (D01, D02).

2. The aftermath

   Twenty-four factions Agreed

   From the wreckage, twenty-four factions rise. Each carves out a territory, and between them they redraw the geopolitical map of the world.

   Every territory starts with the same land; where the borders run is a proposal (D03).

3. 15 to 20 years

   Reconstruction Open

   The factions rebuild. Some cities keep their old names; others are founded new in the rebuilt world. Travel, trade and broadcasting slowly reconnect the territories.

   15 to 20 years was an early suggestion, not an approved timeline (D02).

4. One game

   The world's game Agreed

   Through the recovery, football becomes the one thing the whole world shares. It's agreed as the globe's main unifying game, and its highest competition carries more prestige than any other prize.

5. Ever since

   The frontier game Agreed

   The borders never settle. Every season ends with the map redrawn by the standings: the champion pushes its borders furthest, the playoff teams and winning records gain ground, and the losing records cede it, overseas if need be.

6. Founding

   The Global Frontier League Agreed

   One team for every faction: twenty-four franchises. Each GM claims a territory, chooses a real or fictional city within it, and raises the faction's banner.

7. Season one

   Kickoff Open

   A founding draft or auction assembles the first rosters, then the first season is played.

   Founding draft or auction (D11), software and rating pool (D06) and the calendar (D16) are open.