For 2 or More Players, Ages 8 To 88

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1 For 2 or More Players, Ages 8 To 88 America s National Pastime with over 840 Trivia questions. CONTENTS: Game board Spinner Scoring pad 293 Baseball Frenzy Trivia cards (total of 569 questions) 138 Baseball Challenge Question cards (total of 276 questions) Two batter playing figures (one for each team) Six runner playing figures (3 for each team)

2 OBJECT OF THE GAME: Baseball Frenzy is an exciting trivia challenge game that tests your knowledge of the sport and teaches you the rules, situations, strategy, terminology and the history of baseball. The object of the game is to score the most runs within 9 complete innings. BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Team Play Baseball Frenzy may be played with 2 players or 2 teams. The teams can have as many members as you choose. When playing teams, only the person spinning the spinner will answer the question. The spinner should be moved in a clockwise direction after each question, simulating a batting order. Shuffle the Baseball Frenzy trivia cards and Baseball Challenge question cards separately and place one set in one side of the card box and one on the other end. This box should be placed in the outfield of the game board, where everyone can reach it. Choose a scorekeeper to keep score of the game for both teams. This can be any member of either team, as long as he/she is trusted by all! Decide who goes first. The home team takes the red players, and the visiting team takes the blue players.

3 PLAYING THE GAME: The visiting team bats first. The blue visiting team s batting figure is placed in the batter s box and a blue player spins the spinner. A member of the red team, the defense, now takes out the first Baseball Frenzy card from the card box. If a single or double was spun, he reads the first question to the blue player. If a triple or home run was spun, he reads the second question to the blue player. If the blue player answers the question correctly, the batter takes the appropriate base. For instance, if a double was spun, a blue running playing figure is placed on second base. If the blue player does not answer correctly, it is an out. If a walk is spun, you can place a runner on first base without having to answer a question. If an out is spun, you have made an out, even without attempting to answer a question. Players on the blue team continue to spin the spinner and answer questions until they have made 3 outs. The score keeper keeps track of all hits, runs and outs on the scorepad. When the blue team has made 3 outs, the red team is up and the blue team is the defense.

4 SCORING PAD Use the scoring pad to keep track of the runs scored with lines and then write the total runs scored each inning in the small square. Each time an out occurs, fill in a circle. Each team gets 3 outs an inning. RULES TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN ON BASE: 1. Runner on first and batter hits a single, runner on first stops at second. 2. Runner on second and batter hits a single, runner on second stops at third. 3. Runner on third and batter hits a single, runner on third scores. 4. Runner on first and batter hits a double, runner on first stops at third. 5. Runner on second or third and batter hits a double, runners on second and third will score.

5 USING THE BASEBALL CHALLENGE QUESTIONS: Challenge questions can be used by the offensive team only. The offensive team can only use 2 Challenge questions per inning. After answering a Baseball Frenzy question correctly, the offensive team can choose to challenge the defense. If a single or double was spun on the spinner for the Baseball Frenzy question, the first question is also chosen from the Baseball Challenge card. The offensive player who just correctly answered the Frenzy question takes the first Challenge question out of the other side of the card box and reads the question to the defensive team. The defensive team must agree on an answer. If the defensive team answers correctly, then the runner remains on the base it is on and the game continues without any change. If the defensive team cannot correctly answer the question, then the offense is allowed to move the runner. A single turns into a double, a double turns into a triple, a triple turns into a home run. Bonus Questions There are a number of bonus questions in the game. If you pull one of these cards during play and answer the question correctly, you get another turn! Simply spin again, and move according to the results of the spin without having to answer another question.

6 WINNING THE GAME: The team who scores the most runs after 9 innings is the winning team! In case of a tie, the game can go into extra innings! All the questions in this game were written to entertain and educate the players. They were checked closely for accuracy and are updated to keep current. We apologize for any unintended errors. Made in China 2004 McPear Games patent # 6,530,571 Made Under License to International Playthings International Playthings/MLBP P20047