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This is the third installment in a world of incredibly fun sports games played with dice. In the first installment I taught you how to play the college version of Dice Football. Then in the second you learned the Pro Football dice game. Now it is Dice Baseball, which is the first dice game that I ever invented. Just as in my football games you will need two dice, notebook paper and a pen or pencil to play dice baseball.

You will recall that in the college football game you got your box score set up so that you can begin the game and just take turns for four quarters. In the baseball game you will have to make a box score sheet that has nine boxes split in half. These two halves represent the home team and the visitors. Remember that in baseball the home team always bats last and should be on the bottom of the two box halves.

As in real baseball each team rolls for nine innings. The exception of course is the home team. If the home team is winning after the visitor has finished his half of the ninth, then there is no need for the home boys to roll the ninth. Just like in real baseball the game is over and the dice can hit the showers.

Batting is pretty simple. Each team gets to start their half of an inning by rolling the dice once. If the two die total an even number then they can roll again. That is because even dice totals equal one single. An even dice total will be one of the following combinations; 1+3=4, 1+5=6, 2+4=6, 2+6=8, 3+5=8, 4+6=10. If the next roll yields an even number then there has been another hit. Now in baseball terms this means that there are, two men on base. The rolling player now gets a third roll. As you can see where this is going, another even number means that the bases are loaded. A fourth consecutive even dice result will bring home the first run and each consecutive roll will continue to bring home runners until the roller finally rolls an odd dice total.

Any odd dice total represents the end of an inning. Thus, if a player rolls an odd number on his first roll, then that inning is over. The odd dice totals are as follows; 1+2=3, 1+4=5, 1+6=7, 2+3=5, 2+5=7, 3+4=7, 3+6=9, 4+5=9, 5+6=11. A really cool thing to do during this game is to see if you can get a no-hit game. You can do this by simply putting a dot in the innings that a player rolls an odd number. You can start this on their initial first inning roll. Each consecutive inning thereafter that the player continues to perform a first odd roll continues the no-hitter up until the player finally rolls an even number. If they fail to roll at least one even number in nine innings that means you pitched a no-hitter. Time to call Cooperstown!

So where are the homeruns? I bet you are glad that I asked. Any time a player rolls a double-dice roll, he has hit a Homerun! That is all that it takes; doubles aka, two of a kind. Better yet, if there are any men on base then they score with the homerun. Yes, with the bases loaded a homerun is a grand slam.

This is an example of how the baseball game can be played. Let us say the visitors roll a 2+3 on his initial first inning roll. The visitors inning is considered over and with no hits. The home team rolls a 4+6 (10) on the first roll. That represents a base hit or one man on base. The home player then rolls a 3+5 (8) thus getting a second man on base. Then he rolls a 1+4 (5). The inning is over. End result of the first inning is 0 to 0.

The visitor starts his second inning with a pair of threes (3+3). Boom, he hit a homerun. He then rolls a 2+5 (7), which means the inning is over. The visitor has scored a run in their half of the second and leads the game, 1 to 0. The home team starts with a 2+4 (6) single. Then on the next roll the home player rolls a pair of fours (4+4). The home player has hit a two run homerun since there was a man already on base. The next roll is a 3+4 (7) out and that ends the second inning with the home team ahead, 2-1.

Now for the rest of the game neither team scores again until the ninth inning when the visitor strings together six consecutive even numbers before rolling the inevitable odd number. That means the visitor scored three runs and now leads the game, 4-2. Then the home team follows with three consecutive rolls of doubles (homeruns); which means they won the game, 5-4. What a comeback!

If the score ends in a tie after nine innings then just keep playing one inning at a time until someone finally wins. That is what baseball calls, extra-innings. In the next article I will attempt to teach you about the college basketball dice games. Till then, keep on rolling.

A Sports party theme for a birthday party or special event or holiday can include sports like football, baseball, tennis, soccer, the possibilities are endless! Here are some general fun party games to play at a sports themed party.

Your little athlete or cheerleader will love to play this game at a sports-themed party. The leader of the cheer will think of the name of a sport, sports equipment, famous athlete, etc. They will shout the first letter to the other players in this style: “Gimme an A!” The other players will shout “A!” The leader will continue to spell the word in this way. The first player to correctly guess what is being spelled will become the leader.

Naturally another sports party game will involve one or more actual sports. Instead of playing full games of football, baseball, basketball, and soccer, try this obstacle course that incorporates all of his or her favorite sports. You will need balls of different types, plastic orange cones or other boundary markers, a basket or hoop, and a stopwatch. Divide the partygoers into two teams. The first person on the team will take a basketball and dribble to the first cone. They will stand at the cone and try to “shoot” the ball into the basket or hoop (placed a few feet away.) Next, they will pick up the soccer ball and use their feet to guide it around the next cone. At that cone, they will need to grab the football and throw it to the next person in line. Stop the stopwatch. Reset the course and continue the stopwatch. When both teams have finished, the course, the team with the lowest time wins!

Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect – Kinect Sports

With the launch of Microsoft’s new “Kinect” add-on for Xbox 360 comes a range of interactive games and fitness programs which by far surpass anything previously available.

There has been a good deal written about Kinect and most of it has been extremely positive. Here I would like to give you a review of Kinect Sports.

Kinect Sports.

With Kinect Sports you can make your own living room into a fabulous sports stadium with track and field events, soccer pitch and even a bowling alley. The cool thing is whatever sport you play, you are the star! There is also boxing, volleyball and table tennis.

Now this is nothing like previous systems. With Kinect you can even apply topspin.

It is very good fun and intuitive, great for parties and family gatherings. Whether you’re going for the winning goal of getting a thumping in the ring, it’s down to you and even as a spectator it really is enormously entertaining.

Details

There is a total of six individual and team based sports – beach volleyball, table tennis, soccer, boxing, track and field and bowling. Each game throwing up new challenges. It is really quick and easy to get right into the game as it is so intuitive.

Solo Sport.

There are several games for the single player with various levels of play for all ages which encourage and challenge all skill sets. Switch to party mode and compete against a friend or get a relay team together and jump in and out to get the best from your team.

Team Sport

“Kinect Sports” places your own avatar in the spotlight so that you can live the dream of world class athletes and sports stars. With that of course comes the press attention and the accolades of your team mates. You can even decorate your avatar with awards and medals for your victories.

Conclusion

It would not be an exaggeration to say this is the most fun I have ever had with an Xbox. The whole family were in hysterics. I can highly recommend the Xbox 360 kinetics games and certainly kinect sports.