Basketball Highlights: Crunch Time

About this board game

Basketball Highlights: Crunch Time is a tactical basketball game for 1–2 players that plays in about 30 minutes. It focuses on the final critical moments of a game, when every play can determine which team scores the most points.

Each coach leads a team of five players and uses shot cards to set up plays in several zones on the basketball court. Positioning is central to your scoring potential: the more of your players who are undefended in the proper zones, the more points you can score.

• Play as two opposing basketball coaches or take on the solo game.
• Use shot cards to arrange plays across the court’s zones.
• Look for chances to leave more players undefended in the right places.
• Match a player’s zone to your star card for an astounding shot and extra points.

Your decisions turn court positioning into a tactical contest. You must balance the search for high-value scoring opportunities with the need to prevent your opponent from finding open players in the zones they need.

Star cards add another way to create a decisive moment. If one of your players occupies a zone matching your star card, that player can make an astounding shot and score extra points, giving you a chance to swing the final score.

Basketball Highlights: Crunch Time distills basketball strategy into a focused battle over opportunities, positioning, and points. Score more than the opposing coach to claim victory in this compact solo or head-to-head game of hardwood tactics.