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TMG Pro Basketball
Overview
TMG Pro Basketball is a game requiring both the TMG Player Cards and the TMG
Game
Management
Software. It is designed primarily for the solitaire gamer. You coach both
teams. Players perform realistically so that your coaching decisions have the
same impact as they do in actual professional basketball games. The TMG Game
Management software takes input from your referrals to the player cards. The
software scores
and
times your games. Since TMG Pro Basketball is
very
complex
in design,
the computer handles duties such as calculating and resolving play results.
TMG
Pro
Basketball
saves
statistics
generated
from your games. Reports are generated in both HTML and text formats.
The Card management utility allows you to easily create leagues and teams or
transfer players. The TMG League utility generates reports based on leagues
that you have defined.
Playing TMG Pro Basketball
TMG Pro Basketball is fun and easy to play despite its inner complexity
and attention to detail. After starting the Game Management software, pick
your teams,
lay out the cards to match the lineups that you have selected on the computer,
and you're ready to go. Hit the "Start Period" button and the opening
tip ensues. You will be directed to either the Floor Action or Floor Defense
portion of the
card. Draw a random number between 1 and 100 on the computer screen and enter
the play result found in the appropriate Floor section. From there the software
will
display
the
appropriate menu to complete the play. The Game Management software always guides
you
through the action and directs you the reading on the player card to consult.
A
game
of smooth flowing and fun basketball can be played in under 45 minutes.
Download
/ View Game Instructions in PDF Format. This is the
best way to learn
how TMG Pro Basketball does what it does so well.
TMG Player Cards
The TMG player cards are individually cut and have rounded corners.
They are in full color. Cards have printed backs and are on heavy card stock.
The information
is logically laid out and easy to read. The cards are 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" You
refer to the cards to initiate each play segment and on shots. Other aspects
of the
game are handled by the computer. The physical aspect of the cards add a dimension
that tabletop gamers find missing in computer games.
TMG Game Management Software
The logical and easy-to-find menus correspond perfectly to the layout
of the cards. Human error is virtually eliminated. Even if a play result entered
incorrectly, the TMG Game Management software includes a undo feature. There
is no need to make mental calulations to determine play results. The software
handles adjustments to plays such as accounting for home court advantage and
other
factors that
would be cumbersome to calculate on your own or would clutter the player cards.
Rebounding is handled completely by your computer. You will be kept abreast
of the action
with text
and sound
prompts.
Technical
fouls,
in-game-injuries,
and other unusual plays are handled by game management. TMG Pro Basketball
even lets you know how momentum is affecting your team.
The game is timed to the second. The TMG software handles
this for you too. Player status is clearly displayed through color-coded displays
of on court and
bench players.
This allows
you to concentrate on the many strategies available in TMG Pro Basketball.
The closing seconds of a game will have you employing timeouts, intentional
fouls,
quick shots and every strategy available to pull out a win. Added
features such as being able to import player pictures add
to the fun.
TMG Management Software
Anything you can do with a set of tabletop game cards can be done
in TMG Pro Basketball. You can make new teams with any of the cards that
you own. You can trade, waive, deactivate or add players. You can change
the default
starting lineups.
Take any team from any season and
form a league. You can even change the league structure in the middle of
a season and not lose your statistics. it is a
completely flexible system. League-wide stats such as standings and league
leaders are generated here. The reports are available for viewing and sorting
in HTML format or in neatly formatted printer-friendly test reports.
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Sample Reports
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