BPA March
Madness Rules Clarifications
Rules Clarifications for the BPA March Madness PBeM Tournament
12.4) What happens to cards removed by a
"Withdrawn Strategy Card"?
A.) They are returned to the player's hand.
12.4) What happens when time runs out and
some positions remain to be resolved?
A.) The remaining positions are resolved from 1 to 6 skipping previously
resolved positions.
12.7) Can a "Coaching Move" negate
an opponent's "Timeout" reroll of a scoring resolution?
A.) No. The scoring resolution, including all rerolls must be
completed before the Player whose turn it is may take a "Coaching
Move".
12.8) If both players have a Timeout available and the potential need
to use it, which player has to declare if he/she is using their Timeout first.
A.) The resolving player must declare if he/she is using their Timeout
first.
12.9) What is the penalty for an
"F" shooter who gets into foul trouble since he cannot lose a letter
grade?
A.) The player he is guarding is eligible for a +1 die roll modifier.
12.9.1) What is the penalty for an
"F" shooter who fouls out since he cannot lose a letter grade?
A.) The player he is guarding is eligible for a +1 die roll modifier
(plus his bench loses a letter grade). In other words, theere is no additional penalty since the "F"
shooter cannot lose a letter grade.
13) How many coaching moves do you get in overtime? Where is the
timer set?
A.) Take the original coaching rating minus all technical fouls on the
coach and divide the result by two, rounding up. Clock is set at 5
minutes.
14.1) "Box and One" card states it can be used once per
half. If I have two of these cards, may I use each card once per half?
A.) No. The Box and One effects can only
be employed once per half, no matter how many such cards you have.
14.1) "Box and One" card states it can be used once per
half. Is the card considered “used” if it is played but then withdrawn
before the Position it affects is resolved?
A.) Yes. The Box and One card is considered
“used” as soon as it is played on the board.
14.1.4 & 14.2.5) The Box and One coaching
card says that it voids all Offense cards, while the Clutch Free Throws Offense
card says that it is never voided. Which holds true when both affect the
same position?
A.) The Clutch Free Throws card in never voided, not even by the Box and
One card.
14.1.5) The Halfcourt Trap gives the
opposing Position a -1 drm if your own scoring die
roll is higher never voided. Are the scoring die
rolls compared before or after other drms are
applied?
A.) It is the actual (unmodified) scoring die rolls which are compared to
see if the -1 drm occurs.
14.2.5) How is the "Key Sixth Man"
card used?
A.) If the Key Sixth Man is already played on a position which suffers a foul,
it eliminates the effect of the foul during that resolution.
B.) If Key Sixth Man is played immediately after suffering a second foul, it
can be used to prevent fouling out (though it would not affect the scoring
resolution for that position). This tactic can be prevented if the player
resolving the position immediately takes a Coaching Move to prevent the
"immediate" response... The card cannot be played on a position that
has already been resolved in that half.
C.) Key Sixth Man may be played on a position 'face-up' to remove a foul at
that position, in which case, the Key Sixth Man card is discarded and the foul
removed. However, this requires that there be a slot available - if there are
already two cards on that position, the card cannot be played there unless one
of the other cards is removed. Playing the Key Sixth Man card requires that the
player use a normal move or coaching move, just as when normally playing any
other card. However, playing the Key Sixth Man on a position and subsequently
discarding it does not prevent the play of other cards on that position in that
half; i.e. the limit is two cards on a position at a time, not a half.
14.2.6) Does the 4-point bonus for
"Clutch Free Throws" apply to an already existing foul? To a
foul that is immediately removed by a "Key Sixth Man" or "Zone
Defense"? To a foul that is negates by a Timeout roll?
A.) No. Yes. No, unless the reroll also results in a foul on
the opposing player.
14.3.6
& 14.3.7) Can a "Controlling The
Boards" and "Boxing Out" affect other positions before the
position they are played on is resolved? After?
A.) Yes. No.
Last Updated April 21, 2010
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