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Dice And Double Plays Baseball Game--(C) 2010 Sketch Xaviar Reed Artistic Productions
CREDITS
Game Design and Graphics--SKETCH REED 2010
Original Game Concept--SKETCH REED, circa 2005
© 2010 Sketch Xaviar Reed Artistic Productions.
This game is freeware. Do not reproduce for commercial use.
http://sketchreed.webs.com
Table Of Contents
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7 and 8
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What's There
Credits
Introduction
What You Need To Play
Setup
Stats
Starting Play
Who's On First?
Stealing, Double Plays And Such
Endings And Innings
Card Layout Pages
Field
Batting And Hitting Charts
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Introduction
This game was originally created one summer when I was in grade school. It was a
great time for trading card games; Pokemon was in full force, and Yu-Gi-Oh was just
starting to make a splash. However, my parents, being overly protective and looking
down on Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon as things they considered “from the devil”, only
allowed me to collect baseball cards.
Being a rather inventive and creative kid (as I am now), I decided that baseball
cards needed to have a game too. After all, I figured, who says I can't make the best out
of these pointless pieces of card stock and have fun with them? (This was way before
the baseball card industry began to get desperate and release their own games with
their baseball cards.)So I got on my Windows 98 computer and created a fun game with
the baseball cards, using their stats and dice to determine runs and hits and such. My
friends and I often played the game during that summer; however, when the summer
ended, the game rules were forgotten, the charts were discarded, and the game itself
nearly became lost---until this year, at least.
Jump forward to the present day, January 2010. I was browsing through my old
computer files when I came across a folder containing none other than the rules for the
old baseball card game I had created. I looked through the files in that folder, and
everything was still there--the charts, the rules, everything. Quickly, I came to a decision;
I would rewrite the rules, remake the charts, redo the graphics, and release it to the
public.
And here it is.
I hope you enjoy this game; I know I did in that summer. Countless hours were
spent playing it, and I am happy to re-release it to you, so that you too may enjoy it.
Kudos.
-SKETCH
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What You Need To Play
These rules, along with the two Card Layout pages, the Hitting and Pitching
charts, and the Baseball Field page included at the end of this manual.
Two dice; one 6-sided and one 8-sided. (These can be found at any good
traditional game shop.) You'll also need a coin.
Baseball cards. For each player, you will need at least 3 pitchers, one of each
baseman (1st, 2nd, and 3rd), a shortstop, 3 outfielders and a catcher. These will
serve as your teams.
Pawns, quarters, miniatures or some other form of counter to use to keep track of
who is on base.
Setup
Each player gets one Card Layout page (see the end of the manual to get one).
Place the pitchers on the Bullpen section, then shuffle the other cards and place them,
face down, on the Deck section.
Determine who will bat first. The best way to do that is flipping a coin, but it
doesn't matter how you do it.
Once you've determined who's batting first, the person who's pitching first then
selects one pitcher from the Bullpen and places it on the Up To Bat/Current Pitcher
section of their layout page. The batting player then takes the top card from the Deck
and places it on their Up To Bat/Current Pitcher section.
Stats
This game makes use of two important stats; for the pitchers, it's the ERA stat, for
the other players, it's the batting average. (Most baseball cards have the stats printed on
them; if it doesn't, you can't use it in this game.) However, there may be multiple stats
printed on the card for each year the player has been in the big leagues. The one you
want to look for is the most recent one printed on that particular card. For instance, if
the card is from 1992, and it has stats printed from 1989 to 1991, you want to look at
the 1991 stat for that particular card.
Starting Play
Now that we've got that all out of the way, it's time to play ball! The player who's
pitching starts it off by rolling the 8-sided die. Then consult the ERA stat and the chart to
find out what happens.
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EXAMPLE: Joeman Billybob's pitcher has an ERA of 2.5. He rolls the 8-sided die
and it turns out a 5. Looking at the chart, pitchers with an ERA of 2 to 4.99 throw a
strike when they roll a 5. The umpire calls a strike, and the batter beats his bat in
frustration.
If the result is a Hit, it's the batter's turn to roll the die. Roll the 6-sider and flip
the coin, then consult the batter's batting average and the Batting Chart to find out what
happens.
EXAMPLE: Joeman Billybob's pitcher throws a change-up, and rolls a hit. His
opponent, Frankie Bigbutt, grins and rolls the 6-sider and flips the coin for his .253
batting average batter. The coin comes up heads and the die comes up as a 4. Looking
at the chart, that means that Bigbutt's hitter smacks the ball and gets a double. Now it's
the pitcher's turn to beat something in frustration as the hitter rounds the bases.
Who's On First? (Keeping Track Of Who's On Base)
To keep track of who's on base, you need to whip out the Baseball Diamond page
(in the back of the manual) and some figures or coins to use as men. Standard baseball
rules apply; walks are 4 balls and get you to first, singles get you to 1st base, doubles to
2nd, etc. There is one key thing to remember though: You can't move a man ahead
unless he has to move; i.e., you can't move your man on 3rd base home just because
you get a single unless there's a man on 2nd and 1st.
Stealing, Double Plays And Such
Of course, it wouldn't be baseball without the fun stuff; i.e., double plays, stealing
bases, and other fun stuff like that. Here's how you pull off these moves.
If there's an empty base in front of you (home doesn't count--you can't steal
home) you can attempt to steal it. To do that, before the pitcher pitches, you
must announce that you're going to try to steal (and say which base you're going
to steal, if applicable) and then roll the 8-sided die. If the result is a 3, 2 or 1,
you're successful! If not, you're caught, and you're out. (You can only steal one
base each time a new batter comes up to bat.)
Wanna get 2 people out at once? Here's how. Any time when a batting player gets
an out on a roll of a 1 or a 2, and there's at least one man on base already. the
pitching player can attempt a double play. To do that, roll your 6-sided die. If the
result is a 1, 2, or 3, it's a double play! If it's a 4 or 5, nothing happens. However,
if you roll a 6, then the batting player's men on base all advance one base
because of the botched play.
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EXAMPLE: Frankie Bigbutt has a man on 1st base, and he manages to get a hit
for his batter with an average of .233. However, when he rolls the 6-sider and
flips the coin to see what happens, he gets a 1 and Tails, which means it's an
out. However, since he rolled a 1, the pitching player, Joeman Billybob,
decides to attempt a double play. He rolls the 6-sider, and it comes up 2.
Billybob's first baseman catches the ball and tags out the other guy. Double
play!
If it would have come up on a 6, however, Billybob's first basemen fails to
make the play, dropping the ball. Bigbutt's man on 1st base moves up to 2nd,
and the crowd throws tomatoes at the first baseman.
Innings And Endings
After that, keep going until the batting player has accumulated 3 outs. Once that
happens, it's the pitching player's turn to bat, and vice versa. You can play as many
innings as you want, or you can play to a certain score; it's up to you. Just remember to
have fun!
--1-I hope you enjoyed the game! Send feedback to [email protected], and be
sure to check out my site, http://sketchreed.webs.com, for more fun stuff!
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Pitching Chart
1
Hit
2
Hit
3
Strike
1
Hit
2
Hit
3
Hit
1
Hit
2
Hit
3
Hit
ERA from 0 to 1.99
4
5
Strike
Strike
ERA from 2 to 4.99
4
5
Strike
Strike
ERA of 5 and up
4
5
Hit
Strike
6
Strike
7
Ball
8
Ball
6
Strike
7
Ball
8
Ball
6
Ball
7
Ball
8
Ball
Hitting Chart
Average of .000 to .150
2
3
Foul
Base Hit
Base Hit
Out
Out
Out
Average of .151 to .275
1
2
3
Base Hit
Base Hit
Double
Out
Out
Out
Average of .275 and up
1
2
3
Base Hit
Base Hit
Double
Out
Out
Foul
1
Heads
Tails
Foul
Out
Heads
Tails
Foul
Out
Heads
Tails
Base Hit
Out
4
5
Base Hit
Out
4
6
Double
Foul
5
Double
Out
4
6
Home Run
Foul
5
Triple
Foul
6
Home Run
Foul