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I was reading over the ball park ratings and I discovered something doesn't make since on the singles end of things. If you get the symbol> then a dice of 1-20 is rolled and if it equals the ball park rating or higher then it is a single. This goes for both pitcher and hitters card.

What doesn't make since is that lets say you play in a stadium that has a singles rating on 14-12. This is suppose to be a type of park that it is easier to hit singles in correct. The higher the number the easier it is to hit singles, BUT if a > comes up your chance of a single is far less than for an out. You could roll a dice and only get a hit if it comes up 14-20. Otherwise it is an out. What am I missing here.

BTW the # homerun symbol makes total since just the singles symbol. Thanks for the input. Tim

In this instance the symbol > doesn't mean greater than, it's just denotes need for a 2nd roll of the dice. 1-14 = single, 15-20 = out.

Nev the rule doesn't say that but I will take your word for it. It says that if the next dice roll is equal to or higher it is a hit. So that means 1-14 out 15-20 hit. This is what the rule on the FAQ says. It doesn't make since to me either. Below is the rule. It states the exact same thing on the pitchers card. What do you think. Tim

-- Ballpark singles rating. An additional roll determines whether there is a single or a lineout. The probability varies by ballpark and whether the hitter is lefthanded or righthanded. The original result listed is ignored -- in effect, the result will be determined by "rolling against" the ballpark's singles rating (a random number from 1-20). If the number rolled is equal to or higher than the ballpark's rating for a left- or righthanded hitter, it is a single.

Nev is correct. Their explanation is convoluted. If a park lists it's Singles as 1-10 (for example) that simply means that on a "cyber" roll of a 20 sided die (used in the SOM board game), a roll of 1-10 will result in a SINGLE*, a roll of an 11-20 results in a lineout.

Thanks, I always thought that but it isn't clear the way the stated it. TSN should rewrite the rule if you ask me. Tim