FAME

TeamTræls · Post by **TeamTræls** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:01 pm

Could someone please explain F.A.M.E for me? I keep reading that section, but I always end up more confused than before.

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:22 pm

What don't you understand?

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:50 pm

FAME is the possible effect that having more screaming fans will impart on the random events generated by the kick-off table....

Each coach rolls 2d6 and adds their own Fan Factor....

IF both coaches tie, then FAME for both coaches is zero (0)....
IF one coach is higher than the other, HIS/HER FAME is +1....
IF that higher coach doubles the lower coach's roll, HIS/HER FAME is +2....

FAME is added as a modifier on the kick-off table for the following results:
(6) Cheering Fans
(8 ) Brilliant Coaching
(11) Throw a Rock
(12) Pitch Invasion

Otherwise, AFAIK, FAME has no other effect....

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:57 pm

Digger Goreman wrote:Otherwise, AFAIK, FAME has no other effect....

Winnings?

AK_Dave · Post by **AK_Dave** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:37 am

I call it "whos got the love" or "Nuffle love".

TeamTræls · Post by **TeamTræls** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:13 am

To use Digger's example... If I have fan factor 2 and my opponnent has fan factor 1. We both roll 7 on the dice and add our ff I end up with 9,00 fans, he with 8,000. So my FAME is 1, or 10,000?

Ullis · Post by **Ullis** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:52 am

TeamTræls wrote:To use Digger's example... If I have fan factor 2 and my opponnent has fan factor 1. We both roll 7 on the dice and add our ff I end up with 9,00 fans, he with 8,000. So my FAME is 1, or 10,000?

Your FAME is 1. Your FAME would still be one even if you'd rolled 10 instead of 9.

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:06 am

Digger Goreman wrote:IF both coaches tie, then FAME for both coaches is zero (0)....
IF one coach is higher than the other, HIS/HER FAME is +1
IF that higher coach doubles the lower coach's roll, HIS/HER FAME is +2

I don't see any 10,000s mentioned in his example.

TeamTræls · Post by **TeamTræls** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:36 am

Ullis wrote:
TeamTræls wrote:To use Digger's example... If I have fan factor 2 and my opponnent has fan factor 1. We both roll 7 on the dice and add our ff I end up with 9,00 fans, he with 8,000. So my FAME is 1, or 10,000?
Your FAME is 1. Your FAME would still be one even if you'd rolled 10 instead of 9.

Okay. Last time I played I had ff 2 and rolled four, thus having 8,000 fans. My opponnent ended up with 4,000. Thus, when we rolled a Pitch invasion, all of his players went to the ground, and all but one of mine did too. Couldn't help feeling that was so wrong.

So, I'd have FAME 1 in this example, and he'd have 0, or?

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:08 am

you have 8 he has 4

if you double the other coach you get +2

so you got +2

you managed to roll 11x 5+ to knock down his entire team? (assuming you only used +1 and not +2 as you actually only had to roll 4+)

and he rolled 10x 6 to knock down most your team?

sounds like you are doing pitch invasion wrong

Gesmachiene · Post by **Gesmachiene** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:27 am

Okay. Last time I played I had ff 2 and rolled four, thus having 8,000 fans. My opponnent ended up with 4,000.

Something doesn't add up here. Either you rolled a six, thus having (6 + 2) x 1,000 fans (case A) OR you rolled four and had (4+2)x 1,000 = 6,000 fans (case B).

Assuming your opponent ends up with 4,000 fans (roll + FF = 4)

In case A: You have double the amount off fans: FAME +2 for you. His FAME = 0. When rolling for pitch invasion, opponents players go down on a 4+, your players only go down on a 6

In case B: You have more fans than your opponent (but not twice as many): FAME +1 for you. His FAME = 0. When rolling pitch invasion, opponents players go down on a 5+, your players only go down on a 6.

It is possible to bring all of the players on the pitch down, but chances to that are... well very very low!

*Edited to correct spelling error.

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:39 am

Pitch invasions are particularly nasty....

It USED TO BE that the number of thousands of fans WAS important... now it's just a stat number for the insanely statistical (which I somewhat am)....

To make it a tiny bit easier...

Take your fan factor and add the roll of 2d6 (each coach does this)....
Do the steps in my above post....
Ignore the "thousands"....

On Pitch Invasion, to echo others, you need a 6 to effect a stun....
The FAME 0 coach will have to roll 6 on any chance....
The FAME 1 coach will have to roll 5 or 6 on any chance....
The FAME 2 coach will have to roll 4, 5, or 6 on any chance....

Think of any number needed as a "target number".... The coaches get to add their team's FAME to the dice roll on the mentioned kick-off effects....
Pitch Invasion
FAME 0 -> (1d6)+0=6 to stun
FAME 1 -> (1d6)+1=6+ to stun
FAME 2 -> (1d6)+2=6+ to stun

You get used to it after awhile....

Oh, and don't forget Darkson's correction that FAME adds to the winnings roll at the end...!

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:12 pm

TeamTræls wrote:Thus, when we rolled a Pitch invasion, all of his players went to the ground, and all but one of mine did too. Couldn't help feeling that was so wrong.

While unusual, it's not impossible. I played a game at a tourney where I had +2 to FAME, rolled a Pitch Invasion and managed to knock down 2 of his 10 players (10 rolls, only 2 4+s). He then rolled against my 11 players, and proceeded to knock down 7 of mine (11 rolls, 7 6s).

TeamTræls · Post by **TeamTræls** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:27 pm

Does the number of fans mean anything? Isn't it just a fluffy (and cool) way of determining who gets +0, +1 or +2? I'm not quite sure I get it.

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:35 pm

it used to before FAME was added to the game

now its just fluff