THE PLAYBOOK · XQIN8
Learn your way around Basketball Shooting
Bring your attention to one round of Basketball Shooting. Score as many baskets as possible from ten shots. Look at what changes after your first action. Choose a comfortable screen position before beginning. Check the relevant rule before repeating a move.
One hoop, ten shots, gravity and rim/backboard collisions.
Bring this focus to a round
Before your first action, say what you are trying to achieve. Then compare the result with the goal. Keep the objective visible.
The challenge in front of you
Score as many baskets as possible from ten shots. Keep that objective in view throughout the round. Follow this game’s rules rather than another version’s.
How a round unfolds
- Set angle and power.
- Shoot.
- A downward crossing inside the rim scores.
- Adjust for another shot.
How to interact with the game
Touch aim, sliders and Shoot; Space fires. Read a button’s label before selecting it. Read the example below alongside these instructions.
Work through an example
A rising crossing does not score until a downward entry occurs. Apply the same reasoning to the position in your own round. Look for the relevant detail.
A useful caution
Backboard contact alone is not a basket. A different version of the game may use a different rule. Choose one rule to keep in mind for this round. Apply it consistently rather than guessing what another version might allow.
More answers before you play
When I return, what is the goal of Basketball Shooting?
The key detail is this: Score as many baskets as possible from ten shots.
Before I begin, how do I control Basketball Shooting?
Keep this in mind: Touch aim, sliders and Shoot; Space fires.
What example helps explain Basketball Shooting?
The key detail is this: A rising crossing does not score until a downward entry occurs.
For this browser game, what should I watch out for in Basketball Shooting?
Keep this in mind: Backboard contact alone is not a basket.
For this browser game, what format does Basketball Shooting offer?
One hoop, ten shots, gravity and rim/backboard collisions.
On this playing page, which play mode does Basketball Shooting use?
The mode on this page is Solo. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.
