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## Hits & Outs: A Clever Bluffing Game
“Hits & Outs” is a unique two-player game that cleverly distills the essence of baseball into a tense duel of deception and deduction. It takes place through clever bluffing and guessing.To do this, the pitcher hides a ball marker under one of four plastic covers, which he then distributes at the corners of the field. Now the batter has to find the ball by uncovering it – and hit it. However: guess wrong three times and a “strikeout” occurs. Then the teams’ positions change.
If the ball is discovered, its position determines the next steps: if it is on one of the three bases, the batter and all runners in play are allowed to take the same number of steps. If they complete a lap around the field, it scores a point, just like in real baseball.
If the ball is even on the home base, a hit is considered a home run – and all runners reach the finish nonetheless of their starting position. These rules ensure that the placement of the ball is not random,but rather carefully considered. After all, you don’t want to give your opponent too many chances to score points – but whoever plays safe positions becomes predictable.
Bluffing is thus an integral part of “Hits & Outs”.Anyone who leads the opponent on the wrong track denies them valuable points. But you can only win a game if you land a few hits on the ball yourself.With a chance of 1:4, you can rely on luck if necessary.If you’ve got the hang of it realy well, you can also use the “Call Your Shot” variant to create more excitement. A batter can then bet once to find the ball on the first tip. If he is right, the hit becomes a guaranteed home run.
At around 15 minutes per game, “Hits & Outs” is just the right length – nothing drags on, and if things go particularly badly, the game is over quicker. The game materials do a good job of bringing the abstract baseball duel to life on the gaming table.
## Info
- Four Corner Detective – for 1-5 players
- author: Yoshihisa Itsubaki
- Playing time: 15 minutes
- Suitable from: 6 years
- Published by: Sumikai
- Price: 2530 Yen (approx. €17.50 – €18.50 as of Jan 26, 2024)
- Available at:
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