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Originally Posted by the french guy
Another variation I'm testing is the 2 bases fumble : if the ball carrier is touched by a FOB defender and a second defender (any base side) it's a fumble. I put the ball marker (used for pass simulation) to a short stick distance in front of the primary (FOB) defender, allow any free player to pivot, then switch on the board to see who covers the ball.
It's a quite good rule (in my opinion) but perhaps more useable in tournaments (with a referee) or solitaire. In 1vs1 game, it can be difficult to manage.
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In the rules that I posted for my tournament, I'm using a variation of the shootout rules in combination with this. So, a chance for a fumble can occur if a ball carrier falls over, is tackled by 2 or more players (doesn't have to fall), or a sack occurs. If any of these happen, roll 3 dice (two the same color). If the single die is a "1" and the two other dice is 2-6,12, a fumble occurs. Then I roll an 8 sided die. 1-4 is a recovery by the offense (no advance) 5-8 is recovered by the defense (with a chance to advance).
What I've done is make it so that the dice are not the determining for a fumble to occur, but are used only if the above instances occur.
If you're testing things, maybe you can test this for me to see how it works out.
I also do a similar thing with "injuries". A player (non ball carrier) has to fall over in order to roll dice for possible injury. Injuries would be rare as they can occur only on rolls of 2 or 12 (2/36 chance). A single die would determine who is injured. (1,3,5 is to the player who has fallen; 2,4,6 to the nearest opposing player). 8 sided die is for how much and ranges from a couple of plays to the rest of the half.