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GRAND SLAM TENNIS

by Sportsreplays Games

THE Tennis Tournament Game !

I am very excited about being able to offer this game having now taken over the original version produced by Lambourne Games way back in 1999.

This game I believe is the BEST to allow realistic Tournament Play and indeed Season Play in a reasonable time scale, while still giving ALL the features that come in to effect during ATP / WTA Tennis seasons.

Ratings have been updated to 2012, components upgraded, and new rules added to take account of purple patch form improvements, form slumps and various other in game events.

Rankings for men's and women's singles are used to Rate all players with one of 25 Rating Cards being indicated for the individual players match performance.

Sample of part of a grading card

These Rating Cards convert a two-dice roll into a Performance Figure for each set and also incorporate tie-breaker Ratings and Ratings to use when the tie-break is level, or when the final set needs to be played out to a two-game advantage finish.

The two players' Performance Figures are compared and this usually results in a set win for one of them or failing that the start of the tie-break procedure which is also usually resolved with one additional roll for each player. Thus a set can take between 20 seconds - or less if you are able to convert two pairs of dice roll, made together, into the Peformance Figures in less time - and about a minute.

We have added an additional dice roll for each player at the start of a tournament to determine fitness and current form and this can affect the Rating Card used in either a positive or negative way. And there is also an 'in-match' event possibility but this is triggered from the normal Performance rolls so no added playing time is involved unless and until an injury occurs. If you wish to play straight replays from the regularly updated rating sets these rules can be easily ignored.

To play your own total season with form and ranking changes we provide current and ATG Player Ratings and if you adjust these Rankings as the result of your tournament results - and we suggest how this might be done - you need to re-calculate the Ratings after every change in the Rankings. But even if this occurs after every tournament the re-calculation is very easily and quickly achieved.

An additional feature we have been able to build in is the ability to play not one set at a time but single games, possibly for those who want more than just a set score for, say, semi-finals and finals. With the advantage of service having a different impact on men's and women's tennis we have had to construct two separate charts. But in both cases the original Performance Figures are used, taken from the Rating Cards which of course reflect the players' respective current Rankings. So whichever play method you use - sets or games - the results should be consistent. These charts produce a game score if you require that detail but obviously the playing time is longer, a normal set taking about 3 to 4 minutes.

Our new version of the game will ALSO have a new Instant Match Result option, to allow you to have match results for numerous First Round matches in Tournaments, for example, those you MAY not want to play in more detail. The results will remain loyal to the games main ratings, and utilise set stats I have located, to bring realistic results for each of these matches.

So you will be able to play a set by set match, a game by game match, OR an instant match with the same game.

Grand Slam Tennis AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2012 EDITION comes complete with the top 100 ranked men, The top 100 ranked women Over 70 All-Time-Great men and Over 45 All-Time-Great women

GRAND SLAM TENNIS RATINGS

Apart from the initial set ratings and the guideline grading system included within the game, I will be offering REGULAR RATING updates after major tournaments available direct by e-mail and indeed can even cover ratings for specific tournaments or competitions if you so require. I have access to a large database of Tennis info updated daily to be able give this service, including a lot of back history and my own Tennis Library.

You will not have to wait for ANNUAL updates to play matches with the current players with GRAND SLAM TENNIS!!

The first Sportsreplays Games release the Australian Open 2012 Edition is now available and includes updated ratings as at January 30th 2012 !

Please ensure you clearly give your full address in the paypal pages when you purchase. Any queries please e-mail me at Sportsreplays Games