Tip-Off - Tabletop Basketball, Pro and College

Tip-Off is tabletop basketball for one or two players, at the pro level and in college.

Every team has four ratings: attack, defence, a close-game rating, and a tempo that runs from a half-court grind to a track meet. When a grinder meets a runner, the two fight for the pace before a shot goes up. Win it and the game is played your way. Lose it and you are chasing their game all night.

Two ways to play:

Quick Play. One throw, one game. Play a series in a session and a whole season in a few weeks.

Period Play. A throw a quarter, or a half in college. The lead changes hands, a cold night shows on the scoreboard, and there is always a second half or a fourth quarter to chase.

Finish within three and the team behind may get the last shot. Level after that, five more minutes.

In the download

Book One: The Game. Every rule and table, pro and college. Rating any season yourself. Building your own league, from the owner to the arena. Season news, rivalries and what changes between seasons.

Book Two: Tournaments and Trophies. Cups, pools, double elimination and brackets from 4 teams to 68. A box score for every game, season awards, and tournament stories.

The 2025-26 Replay Set. Thirty pro teams with their real records to beat.

The 2026-27 Projection Set. The same thirty, rated for the season ahead.

The Transatlantic League. Twelve clubs from American and European cities, a 22-round season and the Transatlantic Cup.

The Crossroads Conference. Twelve schools, a conference season and the Crossroads Tournament.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament. All 68 schools, the bracket and the Final Four.

Sheets. Quick Play slate, Period Play game sheet, standings, playoffs, a season log, a printed team card for every team in black and white and in team colours, and a step-by-step guide to setting up every league and tournament in the apps.

Apps. The Game App, the League Helper, the Tournament app and the Team Card Creator. They open in any browser. Play a game roll by roll, run a league with its fixtures and standings, play along with the real 2026-27 NBA schedule night by night, print a round of games ready to play, run a cup or a bracket to a champion. Every team set comes as a CSV and a JSON file.

A4 and US Letter.

What you need: eight dice in two colours (a d10 and three d6 for each team), a d20 and a pen.