• Play style: 1 vs. 1
Map settings: Escalating, Chained, Foggy, Standard (20-round limit).
Each game will be broken into 8 maps (five representing the starters and three for the bench players). Each player will earn points based on a well-tested scoring formula I’ve conceived.
ABAMaps by David Ball, on FlickrBasically, win quickly to connect on a higher percentage of your shots and to shut down your opponent (see shooting chart below). Percentages drop as the rounds advance and the count is capped at 12 rounds to prevent running up the score. This also rewards a losing player for fighting hard rather than simply giving up.
Also, starters are weighted to put up more shots than bench players, so like in a real game, the starting five will have a greater influence on the scoring.
Example for a starting SG
You gain 42 armies for regions held during the game, so 42/5 = 8.4 (8 FG attempts)
You gain 12 in bonuses, so 12/5 = 2.2 (2 FT attempts)
You turn in 14 in cards + have four owned terts, so 18/5 = 3.6 (4 3P attempts)
I then take you shot attempts and run it through the shot chart for how many rounds the game went.
Round limits
Terts are capped at 10 per round
Bonuses are capped a 7 per round
Cards sets are pre-set at 7 per turn-in for shooting chart purposes.
You can also earn bonus shots by winning more battles per round than your opponent – Bonus for beating neutrals.
If you win while attacking first, then your biggest round #s are cut in half.
Spoils won at the end of the game can also boost your FG attempts.
ABAShootingCharts by David Ball, on FlickrPlayoffs
The bracket will be the same as the NBA bracket to begin AFTER the play-in games have been decided, so 8 teams in the West and 8 teams in the East.
All playoff series are a Best of 7 games format.
I hope it doesn’t sound too confusing…in the end winning the most maps and winning quickly should end in success.
I’ll be trying to update scoreboards at least every 48 hours.
An extra showdown on Classic will be the overtime map.
Good luck to all and let’s have some fun with it, flex
Any questions, please post in the forum so they can be answered for everyone.
SIGN-UPS ... Still seven teams available in each conference.
Note: the Play-In teams may be switched depending who actually makes the NBA bracket.
ABASignUps by David Ball, on Flickr
