How to play the Value Add Basketball Game (VABG)

For Complete Game and Teams click:

http://www.pudnersports.com/2019/03/32-team-all-conference-march-madness.html

The Value Add Basketball Game simulates a basketball game via 4 dice and playing cards to represent individual players ability.

Every tie a team has the ball four dice are rolled to determine what happens on that possession.

1) An 8-sided die refers to the left/red column on the players' cards to determine which of the 5 players on a team attempts to create a shot or draw a foul on each possession.

2) Two 6-sided die totallying a roll of 11-66 refer to the middle/black column of the player and defender guarding him to determine if the defender can stop that player with a steal, turnover or blocked shot, fouls the player

or lets him slip past for an easy lay-up or dunk.

3) If nothing happens on the 11-66 roll, then a 20-sided die refers to the right/green column on the player's card to determine if the player with the ball makes a 2-pointer, 3-pointer, is fouled or misses.

If nothing happens on the 11-66 roll, then a 20-sided die determines if the player with the ball makes a 2-pointer, 3-pointer, is fouled or misses.

The scoresheet is then used to record if the team added 0, 1, 2 or 3 points on that possession and the dice are rolled for the other team, unless a foul or missed shot and offensive rebound extends the possession.

The four dice are rolled 44 times for each team - unless the game ends in a tie - in which case each team gets an extra 8 rolls (possessions) for the 5 minutes overtime.

Teams actually average 70 possessions with the 30-second shot clock, but VABG starts with a 20-20 score to account for extra possessions not played and keep the game to 30-40 minutes play time.

A. Setting Up the Game - Filling Out the Score Sheet After Printing 2 Teams of Your Choice

1. DICE and SCORESHEET. The only thing you need to purchase to play the game is one 8-sided die, one 20-sided die, and two traditional 6-sided dice of different colors so one can be the "10s" roll and one cane be the "1s" roll for an 11-66.

Print this scoresheet to record the results during the game:

2. PRINT PLAYERS AND SCORESHEET.

a. We have produced playing cards for all-time great teams of the century, as well as the 2019 cards for every team as well as all-conference teams compile. Below is a sample team - Purdue 2018.

We mainly use the 48 great teams of the Century in the URL below, but other options are to the right:

https://tinyurl.com/y5tdzzr7

On the google doc above you can open and print the pages you want for the conferences.

The links to the right are google sheets, so you need to define the cards you want and print- more cumbersome.

2a. Once you print out the scoresheet go to the 7:54 mark of the sheet (possession 44) for the first half and start the game at 20-20. The math of the figures for all players is calibrated to be accurate IF you start with a 20-20 tie and then play out the rest of the game.

Do not try to play out all 20 minutes for both halves, because it makes the (1) makes the favored team much TOO likely to win and (2) makes the game take over an hour to play unstead of a more manageable 40 minutes (once you are used to playing).

3. Each player has three columns on their card. When filling out the scoresheet you only need to look at the left column. We will use Duke's starting line-up as an example.

a. The S-1 at the bottom of that column for Tre Jones card indicates he is recommended as a starter (the S- instead of a B- that would indicate a suggested player off the bench. The -1 means he is a suggested point guard or the first of 5 positions.

b. An 8-sided die roll of 1 will give the ball to Jones, while a roll of 2 will give it to the shooting guard RJ Barrett etc. through a 5 for the center Reddish. If the player also has a 6,7 or 8 then he also gets it on that roll, so write it by his name Barrett gets ball on 2 or 7.

c. The game starts with a 20-20 tie before you start rolling dice. On the scoresheet award 4 points to the three starters with the highest Value Add ratings *Jones, Barrett, Williamson," and award 2 points to the other 2 starters. Also award 2 points to the top 2 bench players.

d. Give every starter two fouls, and every bench player one foul to start. Normally starters play starting at the 18:11 box on the scoresheet, but the more advanced way to play is use the number under playing time to determine when they enter.