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Nba Showdown box art
2001 Ranked #16,988

Nba Showdown

Roll dice and choose how to use the results for tactical outcomes.

Card Game Collectible Components Hand Management Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

2.4/5

Rating

7.10

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A basketball trading card game. This game is notable for its fast play, accomplished by avoiding a shot by shot mechanism, instead having a quarter by quarter roll for each player.

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A basketball trading card game. This game is notable for its fast play, accomplished by avoiding a shot by shot mechanism, instead having a quarter by quarter roll for each player. This gives the players points, assists, and rebounds. Additionally each player has a speed and power rating which factors into their matchups, and can get "hot" or "cold".

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Richard Garfield

Publishers

1
Wizards of the Coast

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