Keep that in mind when choosing initial league members. If they aren't willing to put out a starting line-up and check results each week, you don't want to invite them into the league. After people have played in a fantasy league for a month or two, no matter what sport, they can then more readily understand complex rules. At Net-Racing we use a fairly complex Rules system, however, most of our pay league members have previously participated in fantasy racing, while many of our free league members are first time fantasy racers who have previously participated in other sports fantasy leagues. Another reason for keeping the rules simple is because you, as commissioner of your very own fantasy sports league, have the responsibility for scoring each team, at least once per week, and then distributing results to the league members.
Complex rules make for complex scoring.
Complex scoring makes for headaches on your part, especially as the league gets larger. Whether you use off the shelf software, your own computer, or a napkin and crayon, scoring the league will take time on your part. And you can count on having at least one scoring error per season, something about the law of averages I think, but eventually you'll get one wrong. Creating The Specifics Now that we've established that simple is better, your first job as a fantasy sports commissioner is to create the specific rules for your new fantasy sports league. The first thing you need to decide is how much you are going to charge members to join, and how you will split the winnings, unless you are creating a free league.