While testing 1979-80 pro season in the “Solo Hockey”game, I noticed that quite often at that time there were so-called Bench Clearing Brawls. These were situations where most of the hockey players of both teams (goalies too!) would start a regular battle on the ice.
Now the question: how did the referees then deal with awarding penalties to individual players?
During my Philadelphia vs. Hartford game (4-4 final score) there was just one such Bench Clearing Brawl event in 3rd period. Flyers penalties: MacLeish 10+5 minutes, Gorence 2, Dupont 2, Bridgeman 10 Whalers penalties: Lacroix 5+10+2, Sims 2, Hangleben 10, Ley 2+2+2, Keon 2+2, Boutette 10
PHI 2 1 1 4 2/7 HAR 0 1 3 4 1/6
Pro Season 1979-80 The season that changed the game. Gordie Howe’s last season, Wayne Gretzky’s first season 505 skaters, 21 teams and… Bench Clearing Brawls 🙂 COMING VERY SOON
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Hello ice hockey fans! Good news for you. The season of the best league in the world is over so it’s time to update your lineups. Pull out and roll the colored dice and the match excitement is about to begin.
Here is an example of a new team card for the “Solo Hockey” game. I’ve added Home and Away ratings to further diversify the performance of the teams and get closer to realism.
The squads will be available for purchase in the 1st half of July.
‘DICE DUNKERS’ (working title) is a basketball simulation game for 1-2 players.
Project guidelines:
Game time – max 30 min
16 time segments (3 minutes each)
Influence of players’ effectiveness in 3 types of shots (for 2, for 3 and free throws), frequency of shots, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers and fouls.
Morale and Key Player system, known from previous TimeToDice games
Basic mechanics: Key Player action + 2d6 roll generating points scored by other players
Relive the intense moments of the 1992 European Football Championship in Sweden with our latest expansion for ‘Football: Play It Again.’ Step into the shoes of football legends during a period of significant political changes – the Yugoslav Wars and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Experience the emotional rollercoaster, the effective gameplay, and the unexpected triumph of the Danes, the solid performances of the Germans and the Dutch.
Imagine what if Yugoslavia were still in the competition – now you can find out. Players are rated based on their real-game performance, including goals, assists, and cards, giving you the most authentic experience of the tournament.
Rewrite history on the virtual pitch!
9 teams (extra team – Yugoslavia), 180 players, team Events, EURO events.
Experience the thrill of your favorite league matches with our realistic and precise German 2022/23 league season for “Football: Play It Again” simulation game. Get your hands on the ultimate football gaming experience and feel like you’re right in the middle of the match between Munich and Dortmund. 18 teams, 468 players, Team Events and League Events as always.
Spanish league 2022/23 season for “Football: Play It Again” is here at last!
Want to experience the excitement of the most technical football leagues in the world? With our Spanish league kit, you can enjoy the thrill of top-level football right from your living room. Our kit includes accurate player cards of 520 players (now 3 bonus players, 26 players p/team) from 20 teams, so you can feel like you’re part of the match between teams from Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and many more. Specific Team Events and League Events as always.
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20 teams, 521 precise player cards (now 61 more cards), skills, team events, and league events. Get your Italian gear now, and use teams from Turin, Rome, and Milano to elevate your football game experience.
The TimetoDice team is working hard to make the 2022 World Cup squads for “Football: Play It Again” reflect the reality of football as much as possible
Hello, players! Looking for a way to relive the excitement of the European Football Championships in 1980, 1984 and 1988? With „Football: Play It Again” you can recreate the magic of the tournaments by using the actual team rosters from these competitions. Play as your favorite national team and see if you have what it takes to become the champion of Europe.
Play against the invincible German team of 1980, shoot great free kicks for France in 1984, watch the Netherlands score in 1988. Or why not surprise and win the EURO with one of the weaker teams? Each team is precisely rated according to its performance during the championship. EURO events allow you to feel the atmosphere of that period even more. The events reflect the specifics of the game (e.g. frequent passes to goalkeepers, many shots from distance) and other highlights (e.g. the influence of English hooligans in 1980). Euro 80: 8 teams, 176 players, team Events, EURO events Euro 84: 8 teams, 160 players, team Events and EURO events Euro 88: 8 teams, 160 players, team Events and EURO events
Dear Football Fans, new print&play simulation game, “Football: Play It Again” is OUT! It’s been years in the making, with extensive testing and attention to detail, resulting in unparalleled attention to details and emotional gameplay.
Featuring 32 fantasy national teams and 640 players, this game is perfect for any football fan looking for an immersive and thrilling experience. The game was designed to play SOLITAIRE but you can play it with your friend.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to bring the excitement of the beautiful game to your living room. Grab your copy of “Football: Play It Again” now!
Get ready for the ultimate gaming experience! The alpha version rulebook of our upcoming “Football: Time to Dice” game is now available and we’re excited to announce that the game rules are now live in our “FILES” section.
The turn of the year was mainly spent working at full speed on a new football game. I thought I would be able to finish working on the rules and gamebook by the end of January. A lot of the work was already done, but there were new things that needed further testing (e.g. Actions). I wanted the game to be as polished as possible. My intention is for the user to experience what it would be like to watch and take part in a real football game. I also focused on the statistical aspect of the game (average goals, yellow cards depending on the era). I don’t even mention the responsibilities of daily life among two growing daughters.
More weeks passed, but with each successive week, the end not only didn’t get closer, but actually seemed to be further and further away. More ideas popped into my head and I added more things to the course. At one point, I was faced with an important dilemma.
The first option meant finishing the game quickly, selling it and going abroad for a short break. However, I always wanted ‘Football: Play It Again’ to have no weak moments and to be filled with football excitement from start to finish. That the game should also offer replays of matches in other eras.
And this is where the second option came in. To postpone the release by a few more weeks and take as much time as needed. There was no other solution 🙂 The decision I took was the only right one. I used the extra weeks I gave myself to the max, polishing the game and adding everything I had planned for it. The result is something truly special, I hope.
I’ll be sending the game out to testers within the next week (if you want to sign up for the reserve list of testers, please let me know). I’m looking forward to your feedback. I really want the game to be released on my site by the end of March.
The first final of the Italian Cup heated up the Neapolitan fans. The first half was quite sleepy (Stoppage time as long as 24 minutes), Roma played from the counter-attack and were closer to scoring a goal: Giannini’s header went past the post. The Romans were not fazed by a rather fortuitous goal for Napoli in added time of the 1st half, Carnevale shot and the ball, after ricocheting off a defender’s leg, fell into the net. In the 2nd half, Napoli’s players tried to create goal situations, but Roma’s defence kicked out dangerous balls. It wasn’t until the 60th minute that Carnevale’s shot was defended by Cervone, and De Napoli had no problem with the rebound. 15 minutes later, Alemao sent a powerful bomb from distance, a shot that could not be saved. 3:0. Napoli took advantage of the Euphoria effect (Francini’s very good form) gaining an extra 11 minutes. A beautiful match, Roma will have a very difficult task in the rematch.
This is not how Roma imagined this match. Napoli were a class better although Roma’s coach and players blame the referee. In the 8th minute Voeller hit the net with his header but the referee did not award the goal, he whistled an offside. Just 2 minutes later the Napoli counter, Crippa’s pass and Fusi goes wild with joy. 0:1. The Romans again resented the referee, as Crippa had earlier caused Desideri to fall. Emotions were mounting, a brutal foul by Giannini on Maradona in the 43rd minute, but the referee did not eject the Roma star from the pitch. After the break, Napoli’s deadly counter attacks continued and Carnevale increased the score to 2:0. The hosts were no longer motivated to attack and there was a scuffle by the sideline after the match.
The 1989/90 Italian Cup for SSC Napoli! Player of the match: Crippa (Napoli)
Summary of the “Football:Play It Again” tests: 1. there were teams in the cup final that actually dropped out in the semi-finals. Maybe I should think about a small reinforcement of the actual finalists (e.g. +1 to the form of one player) 2. goal average – 1.66 (actually 2.23 in Serie A, 2.00 in the Coppa Italia semi-finals). Maybe a little too low, or maybe I haven’t played enough matches 3. average yellow cards – 4.17 (3.70) 4. average of red cards – 0.33 (0.32) 5. weather – Drizzle affected the first semi-final 6. tactics – Napoli used Counterattacks and did very well on this. I should test this tactic on weaker teams to see if they get such benefits too.
Unfortunately, it was a very boring match for the fans. Roma, knowing that it was Juventus to attack, retreated into their own half. They tried occasionally with a long balls to create a clear situations, but the Juventus defence was alert. The visitors presented little apart from quick rallies by Alessio, from which nothing resulted. After 90 minutes, the stadium went wild – Roma advanced to the Italian Cup final! Player of the match: Pellegrini (Roma)
This match was much more interesting despite the absence of Maradona (minor injury). Napoli feared for the result, but the players rose to a high level that Milan could not match. Milan’s players shot off target (Ancelotti, Donadoni) or were in poor form (van Basten). In the 31st minute, the perfectly played Corradini shot from the penalty area and the ball fell into the net. 2 minutes later a stunned Milan lost a second goal: this time Brazilian Alemao did an excellent job. The powerless visitors kept trying until the 72nd minute when Massaro left the pitch for a brutal foul on Francini. Napoli’s promotion to the Italian Cup final in fine style!
My favourite turn of the 1980s and 1990s in the Italian league/cups I decided to use to test my soon-to-be-released football game Football: Play It Again
My objectives: to test the impact of basic tactics, the weather (first semi-final matches in January, rematches and finals in February and April) and the specifics of the Italian league that season (low goal average)
First semi-final of the Italian Cup 1989/90
I immediately drew the impact of the weather in the first match: Drizzle at the Stadio Comunale (Dribbling and Speed minus 1, careful with long-range shots – possibility of the ball slipping).
Roma set their sights on protecting their backsides from the start and played from the counter-attack, missing a few chances, but maintaining a tight defence. Zavarov’s missed shots and Fortunato’s t head shot were all Juventus had to offer. In the 35th minute, Voeller struck from outside the penalty area (chart „Drizzle” and a d6 roll – 6) and the ball slipping on the wet turf fell into the Juventus net. 0:1!After the break, Juventus moved sluggishly to attack but all they gained were yellow cards for Galia, Fortunato and Rui Barros. In the 67th minute, after a mix-up in the penalty area, Roma goalkeeper Cervone kicked the ball out in front of him and Berthold, who had been playing brilliantly up to that point, knocked it into the goal. Unfortunately, an own goal. What a tragedy for Roma! 1:1.Another tragedy for the Romans came 20 minutes later when the referee sent off Gerolin for a second yellow card. Juventus didn’t manage to take any more advantage and the match ended well for Roma with a score of 1:1.
Player of the match: Cervone (Roma)
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Second semi-final of the 1989/90 Italian Cup The clash between champion and runner-up this season promises to be an exciting one.
Milan – Napoli 0:1 (0:0)
Absences: MIL: Ancelotti (Colombo), NAP: Giuliani (Di Fusco), Baroni (Renica). Van Basten starts with good form.
Maradona made his presence known early on… fouling in front of the penalty area. Van Basten’s dangerous shot was defended by Di Fusco. Then as much as 20 minutes of „Boring Part” event and a yellow card for Rijkaard (there was a risk of the Dutchman being ruled out). In the 36th minute a magnificent shot by Carnevale from a bicycle kick! The rebound and De Napoli’s shot is defended by the Milan goalkeeper.
0:0 after the 1st half.
The start of the 2nd half shocked the Milan fans: Fusi’s shot from distance found its way into the net! 0:1. Then again a big „Boring part” (18 minutes!) and Evani’s accurate shot defended by Di Fusco. Milan had no idea how to deceive the Napoli defence. It wasn’t van Basten’s or Maradona’s day, who played aggressively testing the patience of the referee. The end of the match and Napoli’s players went on the rampage, such a lead is difficult to lose in the rematch.
After the “victorious” defeat Poland after 36 years in the knockout stage of the World Cup!!!
source: sport.tvp.pl
This motivates even more to work on a realistic soccer game.
How to present in the game the situation when the goalkeeper is simply unbeatable from penalty kicks? Football: Play It Again – new football game is getting closer and closer, the instructions and teams are currently being worked on. Szczęsny’s card is already here!
Travel back in time to the 2009-10 season to play Chicago and win the Stanley Cup after 50 years. Play Washington and try not to lose in the first round of the playoffs against lower-seeded team. Feel the brotherly power of the Sedins and score more points than they actually did (they scored 197 points!). 30 teams full of hockey stars guarantee high replayability and tons of excitement!
New special rules: facoff winners, shootout heroes.
One of the things I love about sports simulation games is that the weak can win against the strong. During a David vs. Goliath match, I’m always hopeful: “How about they succeed today?”. However, I get equally excited when the stronger team shows its strength and dominates the weaker team. It shows me that the game works well, that only with a lot of luck can the weakest win against the strongest.
This time I played a game from the 2009/10 season Capitals (1st overall) vs Oilers (30th overall).
WSH 2 4 2 8 PP: 3/4 EDM 0 1 3 4 PP: 2/3
Thanks to high Morale, Washington dominated on the ice from the start. In the 1st period, despite Khabibulin’s excellent defenses, goals were scored by Erskine and Fehr. The 2nd period was a showdown for the Capitals, thanks to 3 power play goals they go out to a 6-1 lead. Edmonton responds with a goal by Penner. In the last period, moments of inattention of the Capitals take advantage of Penner and Gagner, however, they have no more chances to tie the game. An excellent game, a hurricane of goals, the Oilers had no chance but at least they scored 4 goals (most of them thanks to Washington’s defensive mistakes).
Hello, hockey friends! To celebrate the start of the new ice hockey season we have 8 brand new fantasy pro-teams for you JUST FOR FREE. Every team has special skill.
Now with 8 teams from basic “Solo Hockey” game you can create your fantasy pro-league of 16 teams! CONFERENCE EAST: Boston, NY, Montreal, Miami, Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington, Ottawa CONFERENCE WEST: Calgary, LA, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, Houston, Kansas City, Phoenix
The World Cup in Mexico is one of my favorites, even though Poland didn’t do very well (only 1 goal scored).
I remember Negrete’s fantastic goal, France’s great match against Brazil in the quarterfinals and, of course, Maradona’s wonderful goals. As a test of my football simulation game “Football: Play It Again” I decided to see if Argentina would win the final against Germany again.
ARGENTINA – WEST GERMANY 1:2 (0:0) Valdano 58 – Rummenigge 55, 72 Yellow cards : Allofs (G), Eder (G). Red card : Allofs (90 min)
10 min- G: Allofs’ missed header, Cuciuffo well positioned 13 – A: excellent chance for Cuciuffo, shot is too weak, 25 – G: Matthaeus moves in solo action, Olarticoechea stops him 32 – A: Maradona’s crossing, ball deflected off Briegel’s shoulder. The referee’s whistle is silent 38 – A: Giusti gets to the rebounded ball, shoots inside but Schumacher defends easily
0:0 at half time
53 – G: Matthaeus’ action ineffective 55 – G: Rummenigge takes advantage of defenders’ hesitation and shoots…. GOAL! 1:0 for the Germans 58 – A: Excellent action by Maradona. He passes, Valdano shoots, Schumacher lets the ball pass between his legs. GOAL! 1:1 72 – G: Rummenigge makes his way into the penalty area, passes the surprised defenders and shoots… GOAL! 2:1 for the Germans 80 – A: Brown header … Schumacher knocks the ball onto the post! 82 – A: Direct free kick, Brown heads again but misses the goal 90 – A: Burruchaga in a perfect situation, Allofs fouls him and gets a red card. West Germany wins the World Cup! The best on the pitch were Rummenigge and Schumacher.
History is changed: Germany wins in the final of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico!
New lineups now available! Ice hockey at Winter Olympics is here!
Grab your dice, choose your team from 12 diverse teams and play an exciting Olympic tournament. See if Finland really was that strong (they didn’t lose a match) and if Slovakia will manage to win a medal this time. Special rules (Extra Rotation) guarantee maximum use of players during the match.
There is media hysteria with the new number on Robert Lewandowski’s jersey. I couldn’t help myself and, as a test of my new/old soccer simulation game, I played the opening match of the new season Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano. (Lineups current as of July 24)
Three goals by new signings, Barcelona destroys Rayo!
Barcelona – Rayo Vallecano 4:0 (3:0) Barcelona: Ter Stegen-Jordi Alba, Araujo, Christensen, Dest -Gavi, Busquets (71 de Jong), Kessie – Aubameyang (92 Fati), Lewandowski, Ferran Torres (64 Depay) Rayo: Dimitrievski-Fran Garcia, Cateno, Saveljich, Balliu (46 Jose Pozo) – Alvaro Garcia (46 Bebe), Comesana, Unai Lopez, Oscar Valentin, Isi, Sergi Guardiola (71 Falcao)
Most interesting moments: 11 min – Free kick. Christensen’s header and a goal for 1:0 13 – Another offensive action by a Barca defender. Dest shoots and (12 on 2d6, “box cars”) – a wonderful goal, the shooter himself can’t believe… 21 – Busquets eliminates Rayo’s counterattack 25 – Kessie works out a situation for himself, tries it from distance and it’s already 3:0 37 – Busquets’ speed, passes to Lewandowski, “Lewy” shoots from distance. The ball flies past the post 48 – Good positioning of Gavi, who knocks the ball away 64 – Slide by Christensen, shot blocked 70 – Saveljich falls, Lewandowski takes the chance and…. goal! 4:0 87 – Good action by Falcao, but no finish 90+1 – Falcao’s shot over the crossbar
The first tests of the new season went unexpectedly well. I picked very average league teams: Vancouver and Vegas not expecting much from their play.
But… they put on quite a show! Vegas rolled the dice with very bad morale in the first two periods causing them to get into big trouble.
Elias Pettersson scored a hattrick, also 3 points were collected by great defenseman Quinn Hughes. At the end 5-3 to Vancouver. Time to test the stronger teams.
Wayne Gretzky accumulated 215 points (52 goals + 163 assists) in 80 games during the 1985/86 NHL season! This is what his player card would probably look like in the “Solo Hockey”:
