and quot;Breezy fun and hellip;. [Deadball] captures the spirit and feel of the sport. and quot;
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Inspired by the gritty baseball of the early 1900s, Deadball: 1909 is a lightning-fast game for one or two players that uses real stats to bring the ballpark to your tabletop. It is a standalone expansion to the bestselling Deadball: Baseball With Dice. You do not need the original game to play.
This expansion takes and nbsp;Deadball back to an era when home runs were rare, scores were low, pitchers were demigods and the stolen base was king. Featuring new rules for the hit-and-run, the suicide squeeze, and enviornmental factors such as low light and bad balls, and nbsp;Deadball: 1909 is faster, dirtier and meaner than the original game.
As always, and nbsp;Deadball and nbsp;uses real statistics that every fan knows and understands, like batting average and ERA, allowing new players to pick it up in minutes. The game's rules are easy-to-learn and endlessly customizable, letting you remake the game as you see fit. and nbsp;And and nbsp;Deadball: 1909 is fully-compatible with the original and nbsp;Deadball, making it easy to pit modern players against the legends of 1909. and nbsp;
This book includes basic rules for ultra-fast play, advanced rules for a deeper game, and the complete rosters for the eight team Southern Circuit, an eight-team fictional league whose star players are truly larger-than-life. It's baseball at its rawest, right in the palm of your hand. and nbsp;
This book contains:
- Rules for hitting, pitching, baserunning, defense, and everything else that can happen on a baseball field
- An introduction to baseball scorekeeping
- A random player table that allows you to roll up a new team in minutes
- Guidelines for creating and running your own league, including rules for new prospects, high-stakes trades, catastrophic injuries and player aging
- Detailed rosters for the legendary Southern Circuit
- Period-appropriate photos and color illustrations
A NOTE ABOUT DICE: and nbsp;This book does not come with dice. You can play and nbsp;Deadball with any standard set of RPG dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d00, d12, d20), or a dice-rolling app.