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ArmchairGM Stick Cricket:How to Play it Well and Entry Details
The ArmchairGM Stick Cricket Competition closes in 9 and a half hours time. Be it a newcomer to cricket, or someone that has played it thinking they have had little success, a bit of practice and know how is provided below to help you play it.
Here's how to tackle each bowler.
- Lillee - He bowls outswing. That will swing to the right, as you look at the screen. So press right to hit it most often, as the most balls will go to enable you to hit it that way. Hit fairly early.
- Hadlee - He bowls outswing. That will swing to the left, as you look at the screen. So press left to hit it most often, as the most balls will go to enable you to hit it that way. Hit fairly early.
- Sobers - He bowls medium pace. That will be fairly slow. Most balls are bowled at the stumps, so hit to the legside. That is the direction of a straight line between the bat and the legs of the batsman. Press the button that sends it in that direction a little later than you did for Lillee and Hadlee.
- Warne - He bowls legspin. That is very slow. Whilst most of his balls spin off the pitch to the right, some may spin the other way. You have time to see where the ball is going. If it is aimed at the stumps, hit it to the leg side. If it isn't hit it in the other direction. You must wait until fairly late to hit it.
- Emburey - He bowls offspin. That is very slow, and spins to the left. Again, wait to see where the ball is going. If it is on the stumps, hit to the legside, and if not hit it in the other direction.
- General Tip - don't hit straight. You'll end up playing a defensive shot occasionally, which won't help. Hitting to the sides is more attacking.
You'll take a few games to get used to it, but thereafter it's manageable.
To join, go to this site, and click "Join League" at the bottom of the screen. Then type in 112439 to join the ArmchairGM League. The password is "armchair".
The top 6 score points for the ArmchairGM Games Series, and getting in the top 6 is quite manageable. 51 currently holds 6th place, which is a very beatable score.
You will need to play the game once every 5 days or so for each round. You can play as much in each round as you like, but your highest score every 5 days is counted in a rotisserie system. It's good fun, and you will improve as you go through!
- Stick Baseball is being made, so this could be good practice for that!
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