The Book of Blaseball/Season 1 (NEW)

The Book of Blaseball

The Game of REDACTED and REDACTED

Official Rulebook

1. An Introduction

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c. Blaseball is REDACTED​ sport REDACTED​​ horror REDACTED​​

d. This Book defines the Rules of Blaseball.

2. The League

a. REDACTED​​​​​​​​​ a Blaseball League is founded. The League shall be named the Internet League.

b. A League of Blaseball should be composed of two REDACTED Conferences. In the Internet League, the two Conferences shall be named Good and Evil.

c. A Conference should be composed of two REDACTED Divisions. In the Internet League, the Divisions shall be split between Chaotic and Awful.

d. A Division of Blaseball should be composed of six REDACTED Teams.

e. A Team should be composed of a Name, an Origin, a Slogan, an Image, REDACTED​​​, and a Roster of Players. A Team's Roster is organized into three Locations: a Rotation REDACTED​​ a Lineup REDACTED​​​ and a Shadows REDACTED​​​​

f. A Player should be composed of REDACTED​​ a Name, REDACTED​​. REDACTED​​​​​​ Skills, Modifications, Blood Types, Coffee Types, Allergies, Rituals, REDACTED, Positions, Zones, REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​, Vibes, REDACTED, Fates, REDACTED​​​​​​​​​

g. Plasma REDACTED​​ Spirit REDACTED​​​​ Soul REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

h. REDACTED may Play Blaseball.

3. The Seasons

a. Play within the Internet League should be organized into Seasons.

b. A Season of Blaseball consists of a Regular Season, a Postseason, and an Offseason.

c. Each Regular Season of Blaseball shall last 90 Games.

d. Games are played on Game Days. Each Game Day of Blaseball shall last one REDACTED hour. If any Games last longer than one REDACTED hour, a Spillover shall occur, and all Games shall be delayed until the next REDACTED hour. If any Games last longer than two REDACTED hours, REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​

e. In the Regular Season, Teams compete for position in the Standings. Standings in Blaseball are decided by Wins. The Team with the higher number of Wins shall be considered higher in the Standings.

f. If two Teams have the same number of Wins, REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​

g. A Team must Party REDACTED​​​​​. Each Team shall enter Party Time if receiving 1 Win per remaining game would fail to earn them a spot in the Postseason.

h. The only time Players may rest is during a Siesta. REDACTED​​​​​​​ one or more Regular Season Siestas shall be called each REDACTED day.

i. REDACTED​​​​​​​ Tribunal REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

j. In the Postseason, Teams compete for a Championship.

k. Each Postseason of Blaseball shall consist of 8 Teams.

l. The 2 Division Winners from each Conference shall secure a spot in the Postseason Tournament.

m. The next 2 Runnerups from each Conference shall secure a spot in the Postseason Tournament, based on Standings, regardless of Division.

n. All Postseason Rounds shall be decided by best 3 of 5 Series.

o. Seeds are distributed to Teams based on their position in the Standings. REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The Home Team in each Postseason Game shall be REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

p. The Quarterfinal Round should begin shortly after the end of the Regular Season.

q. The Semifinal Round, the Conference Championships, should begin early on the following REDACTED day.

r. The Final Round, known as the Internet Series, should begin shortly after the end of the Semifinal Round.

s. The winner of the Internet Series shall have their Wins and Losses Notarized and Pressed into a Golden Record, conferring the title of Season Champion.

t. In the Offseason, REDACTED​​​​ reflect REDACTED​​​​​​​ also REDACTED​​​​​​​​ occasional REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

4. The Game

a. The Game of Blaseball takes place with a Field on the Immaterial Plane. Fields are REDACTED​​ Diamonds are REDACTED​​​ b. The Game is played in Innings. Each Inning has two sides; a Top and a Bottom. REDACTED​​​​​​​​. In the Top, the Home Team Defends and the Away Team Bats. In the Bottom, the Home Team Bats and the Away Team Defends. c. When an Inning is beginning, REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ d. When Defending, all Players in the Defending Team's Lineup take the Field at their Position. REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ e. REDACTED​​​​​ inclement Weather may strike. REDACTED Players on the Field REDACTED​​​​ f. REDACTED​​​ the Pitcher must throw the Ball. g. The Batter may REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ REDACTED to make contact REDACTED​​​​​​​​ h. Once contact is made, REDACTED​​​​​​​ Hit, REDACTED​​​​​ Out, REDACTED​​​​​​​ Home Run, REDACTED​​​​​ Foul Ball, REDACTED​​​​​​​ i. REDACTED​​​​​ the Defender may attempt REDACTED​​ If REDACTED​​​​​​ a Force REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ using their Mind. REDACTED​​​​​​​. j. REDACTED​​​​​ all Runners may advance. REDACTED​​​​​​​​​ Defenders may tag them Out REDACTED​​ k. Stealing is Forbidden, unless REDACTED​​ l. Touching REDACTED​​​​​​​ Home REDACTED scores a Run REDACTED​​. m. The Game concludes when REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ n. The Team with more Runs than their opponent at the conclusion of a Game collects a Win. Wins are REDACTED​​​​​​​​​​​​ o. If the Home Team scores the winning Run in the bottom of the final Inning, the Away Team must complete the game in Shame, despite being mathematically eliminated. p. REDACTED​​ q. Crying in Blaseball is REDACTED. r. Sportsmanship, sportsmanship, sportsmanship.