North America - Death Bowl overtime CyberHare - Jun 28, 2005 - 08:06 AM Post subject: Death Bowl overtime
I'm looking to revamp the ovetime rules for the Death Bowl. The idea is to allow the oertime period for those who want to do it but still ensure that the games finish relatively quickly. Here's what I have so far.
Winning & Overtime
The team that scores the most touchdowns in the championship game is the winner and tournament champion. The Death Bowl Championship game cannot end in a tie. Game play will continue into sudden-death overtime until a clear winner is determined or three coaches concede. That overtime will be conducted by the rules that follow.
All other Death Bowl games will have the option of going into overtime. If two or more coaches wish to continue a tied game until a winner is determined then the game goes into overtime. If only one coach wishes to continue the game is called a tie. Coaches not wishing to continue into overtime have the option to concede the match at no penalty to their tournament score or ranking.
Game play for overtime will not be limited to 8 turns per half. Overtime game play will not reset until a winner has been determined. This means that there are no "halves" in overtime, it is simply one continuous drive until a winner is determined. It also means that there is no chance to refresh the players that are on the field. Each teams starts the overtime drive with a ball given to a player of thier choice. No balls are placed at center field at the start of the drive. After every 4the round of play a new ball will be added to play. Roll a d4 to randomly determine during which of the next 4 turns the ball will appear. The ball will appear at one of the center 4 squares of the field at the beginning of the turn. Determine which square randomly. If a touchdown is scored but a winner has not yet been determined game play does not reset. The ball that the player who scored was carrying is returned to one of the four center squares. Determine which square randomly. As always a teams turn is ended when they score a touchdown. Players do not reset their positions. Game play simply continues with the next coaches turn with the players in the same positions they were in when the TD was scored. Coaches must use a 3 minute clock to time their turns during Death Bowl overtime.
Thoughts? Comments?Melifaxis - Jun 28, 2005 - 08:46 AM Post subject:
I'm gonna keep my comments on this over on House-Rulez. Seems that's where most of the debate is happening, so please remember to check there if you want to chime in folks
