Big Bat
The bat's reach doubles for the whole at-bat. The bat catches fire to prove it.
Batting practice: a playable demo
batting practice, right here
a pocket version of Slug Flick's at-bat, with Archer at the plate. the game adds the whole lineup, runners and the diamond, pitching, power-ups and the bullpen.
How an at-bat works
one touch: hold, aim, let goHold to step in
Press anywhere and the pitcher goes into his wind-up. Let go before he throws and you step back out; the umpire calls time.
Your finger is the bat
Its height on the screen is the bat's height at the plate, shown by an orange ring. Slide to follow the break: a curve starts high and drops late.
Let go to swing
The bat gets there a split second later. Timing and height decide it. A PERFECT is hit hard in the air. A little off is a foul, way off is a whiff. Just nick it and it's a foul tip, which keeps you alive with two strikes.
Or keep holding
Hold through the pitch and you take it. Balls, strikes, walks and full counts, called by an umpire who stretches every steeeee-rike.
Then take the mound
two taps, and a batter who thinksEvery other half-inning, you pitch. Tap a height where you want it to cross the plate, then pick a pitch. Your pitcher's stats do the rest: pace, how close to your target it lands, how much it breaks, and now and then a hanger.
they read it
CPU batters watch the ball and commit before it's there, like a person. A curve that still looks high fools them. A changeup after fastballs has them way out in front.
they remember
Every pitch they've seen from your pitcher today helps them pick it up next time. Same batters, more to go on. Mix it up.
the signature
Each pitcher has a best pitch, a little nastier than the rest, marked SIG on its button.
the bullpen
Tired, or figured out? Bring in a fresh arm. The one you take out sits for the rest of the game, and the hitters have never seen the new one.
Power-ups
everyone's got one. so does the other team.Every player has a meter that fills with everything they do: stepping up, every pitch, hits, runners moving, strikes and outs. Full, tap POWER before the pitch to use it. The CPU's players have meters too, and they will.
Tiny Zone
His strike zone shrinks to half for one pitch, and so does he. Good luck finding it.
Stay Alive
Swing through strike three and it's fouled off instead. Fires by itself when it's needed.
Extra Base
Her next hit goes a base further. A triple becomes an inside-the-park home run.
Moonshot
Anything he hits in the air leaves the park, all at-bat. A grounder's still a grounder.
Ace Pitch
His signature, right on the dot. Twice as fast, twice the break, or a changeup dressed as a fastball.
You'll see it coming
A powered-up player shows it: a pitcher with his ace pitch ready burns, Big Bat's bat is on fire, Moonshot glows gold, and the automatic ones glow faintly while they're ready. When the other pitcher starts burning, get ready for heat.
Three innings. You're home.
so you always get the last wordYou pitch the top of each inning and bat the bottom. Lead after the top of the 3rd and you don't need to bat. Take the lead in the bottom and it's a walk-off. Tied after three? Extra innings until somebody leads.
the diamond
The field from above sits top right: where every ball went, where the fielders ran, and who's on base.
on the bases
Grounders with runners on can be double plays, a deep fly brings the runner home from third, and once in a while there's a triple play.
the score
Runs win the game. Points are the high score: hits, runs, a streak multiplier for reaching base again and again, outs and strikeouts from the mound.
The lineup
all five bat. you pick who starts on the mound.
All-rounder · the star
Archer
The face of Slug Flick: blue and orange, wild hair, gap-toothed grin. Good at everything, great at nothing, and always up first.
CONTACT
POWER
EYE
SPEED
ON THE MOUND · 3/3/3 · SIG SINKER
Small zone
Buster
A short, scrappy leadoff hitter in a deep crouch. The smallest strike zone in the game, so pitchers have to come to him. Walks a lot.
CONTACT
POWER
EYE
SPEED
ON THE MOUND · 1/5/3 · SIG CHANGEUP
Contact hitter
Chiaki
Tall, calm, navy pinstripes. Puts the bat on nearly everything, and the widest perfect window in the lineup.
CONTACT
POWER
EYE
SPEED
ON THE MOUND · 2/3/4 · SIG CURVEBALL
Wildcard
Danica
A fastpitch softball star in a cage helmet. She reads the pitch: its name and path show as it leaves the hand. Pitches underhand, windmill style.
CONTACT
POWER
EYE
SPEED
ON THE MOUND · 3/1/5 · SIG RISER
Hard hitter
Emilio
A huge bearded slugger in a backwards cap, number 44. Swings big, misses big, and when he gets one it's gone.
CONTACT
POWER
EYE
SPEED
ON THE MOUND · 5/1/3 · SIG FASTBALL
On the mound: velocity / control / movement, out of 5.
Still in the workshop
it's an early prototype. here's where it's at.battingThree swings, high, middle and low, aimed with one finger.
pitchingSix pitches, and batters who read the ball and remember it.
a real gameThree innings, walk-offs, extra innings.
playsDouble plays, sac flies, foul tips, the diamond.
power-upsA meter for every player, on both teams.
the bullpenStamina, tired arms and fresh ones.
voicesAn umpire, a narrator, and a crowd.
a playtestOpen on the web, behind a tester password. Android and iOS next.
the other teamRight now it's one rival nine times over. They'll get faces of their own.
balanceWho's too strong, which pitch is too good. Needs real players to tell.
FAQ
asked by at least one personWhen can I play?
Right now, if you're a tester: the private playtest is open at slugflick.janapps.com. It's still an early prototype. Android and iOS come after. Want in? Email [email protected].
Is it related to HoopFlick?
It's the baseball one. Same family as HoopFlick 2 and Ace Flick: side view, one touch, press and release, with a bat this time.
Why does it ask for a password?
While it's being built and balanced, the web version is for testers only. If you're a tester, use the password Jan gives you.
Is it free?
The web playtest is free. Pricing for the store versions hasn't been decided.
Who do I play as?
All five bat for you, in order: Archer, Buster, Chiaki, Danica, Emilio. On the menu, tap your player to pick who starts on the mound; the rest are in the bullpen. There's also batting practice and a pitching-only mode on the menu.
What do I play it on?
Phones, tablets and computers, in landscape. One thumb (or a mouse) is all it takes.
Does it collect any data?
No accounts, no ads, no analytics. It remembers who you picked, your best scores, and whether you've seen the pitching tips, all on your device. The whole story is in the privacy policy.