| This is the third installment in a world of | | | | their initial first inning roll. Each |
| incredibly fun sports games played with dice. | | | | consecutive inning thereafter that the player |
| In the first installment I taught you how to | | | | continues to perform a first odd roll |
| play the college version of Dice Football. | | | | continues the no-hitter up until the player |
| Then in the second you learned the Pro | | | | finally rolls an even number. If they fail to |
| Football dice game. Now it is Dice Baseball, | | | | roll at least one even number in nine innings |
| which is the first dice game that I ever | | | | that means you pitched a no-hitter. Time to |
| invented. Just as in my football games you | | | | call Cooperstown! |
| will need two dice, notebook paper and a pen | | | | |
| or pencil to play dice baseball. | | | | So where are the homeruns? I bet you are glad |
| | | | that I asked. Any time a player rolls a |
| You will recall that in the college football | | | | double-dice roll, he has hit a Homerun! That |
| game you got your box score set up so that | | | | is all that it takes; doubles aka, two of a |
| you can begin the game and just take turns | | | | kind. Better yet, if there are any men on |
| for four quarters. In the baseball game you | | | | base then they score with the homerun. Yes, |
| will have to make a box score sheet that has | | | | with the bases loaded a homerun is a grand |
| nine boxes split in half. These two halves | | | | slam. |
| represent the home team and the visitors. | | | | |
| Remember that in baseball the home team | | | | This is an example of how the baseball game |
| always bats last and should be on the bottom | | | | can be played. Let us say the visitors roll a |
| of the two box halves. | | | | 2+3 on his initial first inning roll. The |
| | | | visitors inning is considered over and with |
| As in real baseball each team rolls for nine | | | | no hits. The home team rolls a 4+6 (10) on |
| innings. The exception of course is the home | | | | the first roll. That represents a base hit or |
| team. If the home team is winning after the | | | | one man on base. The home player then rolls a |
| visitor has finished his half of the ninth, | | | | 3+5 (8) thus getting a second man on base. |
| then there is no need for the home boys to | | | | Then he rolls a 1+4 (5). The inning is over. |
| roll the ninth. Just like in real baseball | | | | End result of the first inning is 0 to 0. |
| the game is over and the dice can hit the | | | | |
| showers. | | | | The visitor starts his second inning with a |
| | | | pair of threes (3+3). Boom, he hit a homerun. |
| Batting is pretty simple. Each team gets to | | | | He then rolls a 2+5 (7), which means the |
| start their half of an inning by rolling the | | | | inning is over. The visitor has scored a run |
| dice once. If the two die total an even | | | | in their half of the second and leads the |
| number then they can roll again. That is | | | | game, 1 to 0. The home team starts with a 2+4 |
| because even dice totals equal one single. An | | | | (6) single. Then on the next roll the home |
| even dice total will be one of the following | | | | player rolls a pair of fours (4+4). The home |
| combinations; 1+3=4, 1+5=6, 2+4=6, 2+6=8, | | | | player has hit a two run homerun since there |
| 3+5=8, 4+6=10. If the next roll yields an | | | | was a man already on base. The next roll is a |
| even number then there has been another hit. | | | | 3+4 (7) out and that ends the second inning |
| Now in baseball terms this means that there | | | | with the home team ahead, 2-1. |
| are, two men on base. The rolling player now | | | | |
| gets a third roll. As you can see where this | | | | Now for the rest of the game neither team |
| is going, another even number means that the | | | | scores again until the ninth inning when the |
| bases are loaded. A fourth consecutive even | | | | visitor strings together six consecutive even |
| dice result will bring home the first run and | | | | numbers before rolling the inevitable odd |
| each consecutive roll will continue to bring | | | | number. That means the visitor scored three |
| home runners until the roller finally rolls | | | | runs and now leads the game, 4-2. Then the |
| an odd dice total. | | | | home team follows with three consecutive |
| | | | rolls of doubles (homeruns); which means they |
| Any odd dice total represents the end of an | | | | won the game, 5-4. What a comeback! |
| inning. Thus, if a player rolls an odd number | | | | |
| on his first roll, then that inning is over. | | | | If the score ends in a tie after nine innings |
| The odd dice totals are as follows; 1+2=3, | | | | then just keep playing one inning at a time |
| 1+4=5, 1+6=7, 2+3=5, 2+5=7, 3+4=7, 3+6=9, | | | | until someone finally wins. That is what |
| 4+5=9, 5+6=11. A really cool thing to do | | | | baseball calls, extra-innings. In the next |
| during this game is to see if you can get a | | | | article I will attempt to teach you about the |
| no-hit game. You can do this by simply | | | | college basketball dice games. Till then, |
| putting a dot in the innings that a player | | | | keep on rolling. |
| rolls an odd number. You can start this on | | | | |