Basketball General Manager is a game that allows you to manage all aspects of your favorite team to show just how much you know about the most exciting basketball league.
Once your account has been created, the Board of Directors of your team will provide you with your first necessary resources: cash, coins and your team roster.
From that point on, the fate of your team is in your hands.
Your players are the most important part of your team. Take good care of them and make sure to have your best 5-man unit at all times.
What makes Basketball General Manager a unique game is that your players' value updates according to their performance in real life games.
Your players' value refers to the average of all statistics obtained in each game played in real life.
The statistics that are taken into account are the following:
- Points
- Assists
- Rebounds
- Blocks
- Steals
The average of the players' statistics in the last game supplies him with a skill value. They will maintain thier value in the game until his team has played the next game in real life.
Reminder: Your players' values are updated after each game played in real life.
Besides being able to sign current players, we also give you the chance to play with LEGENDS! Legend player values do not change like the current player values do.
Instead these players have a fixed performance value with the average of their statistics obtained throughout their entire career.
You can find Legend players in the Buy Now section of the "Free Agents" tab.
This value will show you which of your players is your strongest, and which of your players is your weakest. Please keep in mind that, the higher the player value, the stronger your player is, and the higher the chances you have of winning.
Here is how your Player's value is calculated:
- The base value is his current Performance value.
- A bonus is later applied according to the player's level (Player Improvement)
- Another bonus is applied according to the power ups you've acquired for your team.
Your Team Value is the total value of all of the players you have lined up (Not your entire roster). Your goal is to continue increasing that value as much as possible to become the best team in the league.
Here is how your Team Value is calculated:
- 100% of the Player Value of your 5-man unit players
- 100% of the Player Value of your 6th man
- 50% of the Player Value of the other 4 players on the bench
As you can see, the most important players are those in your 5-man unit, as well as your 6th man. Make sure to put your next best players on the bench to increase your Team Value as much as possible.
Cash is one of the two virtual currencies that you can obtain in the game. You need cash in order to hire new players, buy items in the shop, improve your players, etc. You can earn cash in any of the following ways:
- Winning streak
- Level-Up bonus
- Daily Bonus reward
- Reward for completing tournaments
- Rewards for completing tasks
- You can also buy additional cash in the store.
Please note that, if other managers challenge and defeat your team in the "Play Game" section, you can lose a portion of your cash, even larger than the amount you have available. In these cases, you would be left with a negative cash value.
If you have a negative cash value, you won't gain experience, and no other manager will be able to challenge you.
Coins make up the second virtual currency of the game. You can use them to sign up players, buy items in the shop, improve your players, etc. You can earn coins in any of the following ways:
- Level-Up bonus
- Daily Bonus reward
- Reward for completing tournaments
- Rewards for completing tasks
- Special promotions
- You can also buy coins in the shop.
2. Home / Competition
The fastest way to gain experience is by challenging other managers in the game. Each game played against another team costs 10 energy points.
The Team Value of both teams affect the result of the game. The higher your Team Value, the higher your chances of winning, however, please keep in mind that, having a higher team value does not always ensure that you will win the game.
You gain experience points after winning a game, but not cash. You can, however, win cash by reaching certain winning streaks.
If you lose a game, you will lose a portion of the cash you have in your account.
AUCTIONS
If you're looking to sign new players to your team, you'll want to check out the auction! Here you can find up to 20 different players at a time that you can sign. More players will appear throughout the day, but not all at once. The starting price of all the auctions is 25% of the market value of the player.
Each bid costs 1 coin. In the event that your bid is exceeded by another manager, you'll receive a notification message that will give you the chance to make another bid if you don't want to lose the auction.
At the end of each auction, the General Manager with the highest bid in that moment will win the player.
If you don't want to bid on a player for cash, you can check out the "Buy Now" option and find players that you can sign immediately for coins.
LIMITED EDITION
From time to time, you'll find some players available as limited edition. This means that they will be available for a limited time.
Usually, the limited edition players usually are the ones who have the highest value in that moment in the game. They will be very helpful in making your team stronger.
Limited edition players usually cost less then their market value! Keep checking back and take advantage of these deals!
RELEASE PLAYERS
When you first start playing, your roster can have a maximum of 20 players. If you reach this limit and you want to sign new players, you will need to a player in order to make room for a new on.
In the event that you have more players than what you're allowed, for example, if you won the players in special competitions, or if you received them in a special pack for real money, in order to sign new players, you would need to release enough players so that you have 1 player less than the maximum value.
To release a player, you will need to go to the section "More -> Team File".
Important: This action simply removes the player from your team. You do not receive cash or coins for releasing any players.
Complete all of the tournaments you have available to you and lead your team to the top. Here you can find 2 different sections: Regular Tournaments and Special Tournaments.
Regular tournaments are always available to you. The Special tournaments are only active throughout specific moments throughout the season.
There are 9 Tournament packs, each containing 5 tournaments (1 for each team) in each Pack.
After completing each tournament pack, you will see 3 different tasks that you can complete in order to unlock the next pack. If you do not want to complete the tasks shown, you can ask your Facebook friends for help. You will need the help of 3 friends in order to unlock the next pack. (In order for this to work, you will need to link your game account to Facebook in the section "More > My Account". If you don't want to complete the tasks or request help from Facebook friends, you can also unlock the next pack with coins.
*PLANETS*
- Please note that each Planet (beginner, bronze, etc.) has its own set of tournaments for you to participate in. Whenever you rise to the next planet, you will begin the new set of tournaments at level 1. Each planet's tournaments have more difficult opponents and better rewards.
When your team reaches level 7, it will be included in the Weekly League.
Your main goal is to finish in 1st place in each division until reaching the All-Star division, where the best managers in the league will be playing.
The Weekly League is played automatically, and your team will play 1 game every 8 hours. You will not lose any energy in the league games.
The Regular Season, which starts every Monday, consists of a total of 15 games (3 against each opponent) and, at the end, the top 4 teams will move on to the Playoffs. The 2 teams on the bottom will drop one division.
In the Playoffs, which begin every Saturday, it will be the best of 3 games. This means that the first team to win 2 games wins the round. The champion of the Playoffs will move up to the next division.
Your league reward can vary depending on the division you are in. The higher the division, the better the prizes.
If you have not played the game in 15 days, you will move down to a lower division.
Notice: If, due to technical issues, some league matches did not process. The technical team will process those matches as soon as possible with the lineup that the user has in that moment.
*PLANETS*
- Please note that each Planet (beginner, bronze, etc.) has its own league for you to participate in. Whenever you rise to the next planet, you will begin the league in the lowest division. Each planet's league will have more difficult opponents.
- Finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the All-Star division is one of the requirements needed to be promoted to the next Planet.
- You may also win a reward in the special competitions that will allow you to be promoted to the next Planet.
This is where you can choose which of your players will play in your next games (tournaments, league, special competitions, etc.)
Remember that this is how your Team Value is calculated:
- 100% of the Player Value of your 5-man unit players
- 100% of the Player Value of your 6th man
- 50% of the Player Value of the other 4 players on the bench
As you change your lineup, you'll see that your Team Value will change accordingly. That way you'll be able to choose the best lineup possible for your team.
RECOMMENDED LINEUP
On the top right, you'll see a button that reads "REC." (Recommended). You can choose this option if you want the system to automatically line up your best 5-man unit in a matter of seconds.
Remember that this option does not choose any of the players on the bench, so you will need to choose the best players that you want on the bench.
Your job doesn't only consist of signing new players to your team! Improve your players from one level to the next, and watch how their Player Value increases.
Your players' value will multiply every time they reach a new level. They will increase as follows:
- Level 1 → No change
- From level 2 to 20 → +5% per level
- From level 21 to 65 → +10% per level
As a General Manager, it's best if you're surrounded by efficient employees in order to lead your team properly. The first employee that you have is the Head Coach.
The Head Coach will allow you to improve more players at the same time. In addition, the higher the level of your Head Coach, the higher the level your players can reach.
The benefits of the Head Coach are as follows:
- Level 1: 1 improvement slot and players until level 5.
- Level 2: 1 improvement slot and players until level 9.
- Level 3: 2 improvement slot and players until level 19.
- Level 4: 2 improvement slots and players until level 29.
- Level 5: 3 improvement slots and players until level 39.
- Level 6: 3 improvement slots and players until level 50.
- Level 7 (maximum): 3 improvement slots and players until level 65.
Get as many fans as possible! You can do this in the shop or by sending invitations to your Facebook, iPhone and/or Android friends, depending on the platform you're using.
The more fans you have, the more rewards you can receive. Below you'll see just what rewards you can receive according to the number of fans you obtain:
- 5 fans → 10 coins
- 25 fans → 25 coins
- 50 fans → Exclusive booster x 250
- 100 fans → 50 coins
- 300 fans → Exclusive booster x 1,000
Do you need extra cash, coins or power ups? If you have inactive players, send them to work! It's free, and you don't need to use any energy!
Here you have the chance to complete any of 3 different jobs. Choose whichever best fits your schedule. If you always have a job in progress, you'll always have some kind of income coming in.
After you finish the 1st or 2nd job, your Marketing Director will give you the chance to promote the job in a specific continent of the world. Each Marketing Director will allow you to promote your job in 1 additional area, which will then give you even more resources for your team! The higher the level of your Marketing Director, the more continents you'll have available to promote the job.
TIP: If you're heading to bed, choose the "International Promotion". While you're sleeping, your team could earn up to 1,000,000 cash!
Another of the most efficient employees you can count on is the Marketing Director. Each of them will allow you promote your jobs in more areas.
The benefits of the "Marketing Director" are as follows:
- Level 1: 1 Promotion Zone
- Level 2: 2 Promotion Zones
- Level 3: 3 Promotion Zones
- Level 4: 4 Promotion Zones
- Level 5: 5 Promotion Zones
- Level 6 (maximum): 6 Promotion Zones
If you need more resources for your team, check out the Store where you'll be able to obtain the followng:
- Cash
- Coins
- Energy
- Power ups
- Extra Slots
Power ups provide a bonus to your players' value, which will also benefit your Team Value. Some power ups effect specific positions (guards, forwards or centers) while others affect the whole team.
Power ups are not permanent, and they only last for a specific number of matches. After each game played (Games, tournaments, league, special competitions), you will use up 1 unit.
You can increase the amount of each power up in the store at any time. As soon as you run out of a power up, it will disappear from your account and your Team Value will drop accordingly since that power up will no longer be providing that bonus to your players.
You can see your remaining power ups in the section "More → Team Info → Power Ups"
If you link your game account to Facebook, whenever you run out of some Power Ups, you'll be able to ask your friends for some more!
5.3. Extra Slots
Remember that if you do not have any Extra Slots, your maximum limit of players is 20. After you reach the limit of players on your roster, it is not possible to sign them onto your roster.
Purchasing an Extra Slot will give you 1 extra slot on your roster, giving you the chance to sign 1 additional player.
You can continue to win players through special competitions or if you purchase a special offer within the game.
*Please note: If you have more players than slots, in order to sign a new player, you will either need to purchase more slots, or release enough players until you have 1 player less than your slots.
For example:
If you go to your Team File and it shows 21/20, that means that you have 21 players and 20 slots. In order to sign a new player, you will either need to release 2 players or purchase 2 slots until your Team File reads 19/20 or 21/22.
*PLANETS*
- This does not apply if you are signing a version of your player that already belongs to your team. In this case, they will merge into the highest version without using any Extra Slots.
In this section you can see all of the information pertaining to your team, such as:
- Your user name
- Your team level
- Your league division
- Total wins, daily wins and winning streaks
- Upcoming rewards
- Available cash
- Your roster
- Your power ups
Also, by selecting the name of another manager in any part of the game you can see all his team info. There you can see:
- Their user name
- Their team level
- Their league division
- Their total wins, daily wins and winning streaks
- Their available cash
- Their roster
- Their power ups
There you can find all the general information of your account, such as:
- FTB Account, Facebook or Email linked
- Your user name
- Your franchise
- Your User ID (Identifier code)
- Your Fan code
- Your country
- The language activated in your account
- The Privacy Policy / Legal notice
Each day you'll have the chance to make a play and receive a daily bonus. The more days you enter in a row, the better the rewards you will receive. In your daily bonus, you could receive any of the following rewards:
- Cash
- Coins
- Power ups
This feature is available for both platforms (iOS/Android).
Compare your scores and achievements with other General Managers through Game Center (iOS) or Google Play Services (Android) and see where you stand with the other managers.
This ranking is sorted by experience points.
*Any user who makes fraudulent and/or irregular use of the application, or takes advantage of any vulnerability in the system, will be penalized by the From The Bench, S.L., The company also holds the right to eliminate any account to comply with the philosophy of fair play. Furthermore, any user who is aware of a bug, or any type of vulnerability in this current or any other applications of From The Bench, S.L., is obligated to bring it to our attention through the support service or forum as soon as possible.
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