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# Ballman Players Skills

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**A Ballman player has tennis skills that are described through five parameters that will influence their game:**

> 🎾 Technique
>
> 🎾 Mindset
>
> 🎾 Power
>
> 🎾 Tactics
>
> 🎾 Conditioning

**Ballman players are divided into five classes of players with different abilities:**

> 👟 Agressive baseliner&#x20;
>
> 👟 All court Player
>
> 👟 Serve and Volleyer
>
> 👟 Counter Puncher
>
> 👟 Pusher

**Each Ballman class starts with a different distribution of skills with inherent strengths and weaknesses:**

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<table><thead><tr><th width="304">Strengths &#x26; Weaknesses / class</th><th width="121">Technique</th><th>Mindset</th><th width="81">Power</th><th width="92">Tactics</th><th width="137">Conditioning</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Aggressive Baseliner</strong></td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><strong>All-court Player</strong></td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Serve-and-Volleyer</strong></td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Pusher</strong></td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Counterpuncher</strong></td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
Some Ballmen will inherit rare skills that will give them an advantage over their peers in the form of bonus points on certain abilities.
{% endhint %}

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| PLAYER ADVANTAGES          | EFFECT           | RARITY    |
| -------------------------- | ---------------- | --------- |
| **Killer Mindset**         | Mindset +5       | Rare      |
| **Cardio +**               | Conditioning +5  | Rare      |
| **Stan's Punch**           | Technique +5     | Rare      |
| **Quick Neuro**            | Power +5         | Rare      |
| **Sledge Hammer**          | Tactics +5       | Epic      |
| **Master Mind**            | Power +10        | Epic      |
| **Zen master**             | Mindset +10      | Legendary |
| **Low Heartbeat Mutation** | Conditioning +10 | Legendary |
| **Racket Samuraï**         | Technique +10    | Legendary |