Basketfall

Disambiguation

Not to be confused with Basketball

Basketfall
Type	TEAM
Teams	2
Objective	Score points!
Description	Score points by getting balls into the opposing team's basket - work together to get the win!
How to play	Score points by getting balls into the opposing team's basket - work together to get the win! Use Grab to pick up balls!
Added in	Season 4 (Legacy) (22 March 2021)
Designed by	Joseph Juson
Soundtrack	Virtual Beanity
Rules
Participants	9 - 24 (Squads; non-final, only on Round 2 & 3, even numbers only) 2 - 8 (Squads; final, only on Round 4) 5 - 24 (Duos; non-final, only on Round 2 & 3, even numbers only) 2 - 4 (Duos; final, only on Round 4)
Qualification	Highest scoring team
Duration	01:30

“	🏀 BASKET FALL 🏀 I probably don't need to explain this one...	„
	~ Reveal Announcement (21 March 2021)

Basketfall is one of the levels in Fall Guys. It is a TEAM level, that sometimes acts as a FINAL. It was first introduced in Season 4 (Legacy).

Course description

Arena Layout: Basketfall takes place in a symmetrical arena roughly shaped like a barge (in that it gets narrower towards each end. The centre portion is the level's lowest point, but it contains a raised platform reachable from any direction as it is surrounded by a slope. It contains a Speed Bump at its centre and it is where the basketballs spawn and respawn at. The players start the match around the base of this platform.

From the elevated platform, towards each team's baskets, are rainbow bridges (one on each side) that can be walked under, connecting the platform to an elevated area, also accessible from the centre portion of the map via a slope. Each elevated area contains two elevated Spinning Plates connected to a small ramp and a team-colored low Gravity Zone, where the team's baskets are located. There are three of them connected to a triangular platform and they rotate slowly.

Standard version

Basketfall is a two-way team game.

Various basketballs are spawned in the centre raised area, which can be carried by players. The goal of the game is to carry the balls into the other team's basket. Both baskets slowly rotate, and are surrounded by a low-gravity zone. The team with the most points after 1:30 moves on to the next level. Occasionally a gold basketball worth 3 points will spawn.

Basketball can also act as a FINAL, if it is the last level in a game. The team that obtains the most points in this version of the level will win the crown.

Overtime

If both teams are tied when the timer expires, 15 extra seconds will be added. If after 15 seconds there is still a tie, 15 more seconds are added and this repeats until one team has the outright lowest score. Strangely, overtime functions differently in Squads modes; the timer is removed, likely meaning that the first squad to score a goal wins.

For Squads modes, in an extremely contrived scenario, if both squads remain tied after 9 minutes with a "0-0" score only, the round times out and both teams will be awarded the win. If both squads remain tied after 9 minutes with a score different than "0-0", the round times out and only one team (randomly chosen by the server) will be awarded the win.

Variations

Variations

Name	Availability	Season introduced	Description	Picture
Standard version	Available	Season 4 (Legacy)	The standard version of Basketfall.
Spinning Plate Variation	Available	Dave	A Spinning Plate replaces the Speed Bump in the centre.
Centre Blizzard Fan Variation	Available		A Blizzard Fan replaces the Speed Bump in the centre.
Sides Blizzard Fan Variation	Available		Two Blizzard Fans replace the Spinning Plates on each side of the Gravity Zones.
Punching Glove Variation	Available		Two Punching Gloves get added to the sides of each Gravity Zone.
Ion Blizzard Fan Variation	Vaulted	Season 2	Two Blizzard Fan replace the Spinning Plates and two Ion Thrusters are added to the sides of them.
Hex Floor Variation	Vaulted		Respawning hex-a-tiles are added as a second floor. Two hovering Baskets also float above the centre. Ion Thrusters are added to the sides of the arena.

Course changes

• From 13 May 2021 and onward, the low-gravity zones correspond to the team's colour.

Course strategy

Attacking

• Dunking is the easiest and most optimal method of scoring points in Basketfall. This involves simply jumping into a basket while holding a basketball. Doing so will respawn you at the center of the map, allowing you to quickly pick up the next basketball that spawns.
  • It is also possible to let go of the basketball early and look around the Basket for any lost balls.
• All the Basketballs spawn in the air on the centre raised area, so jumping up while grabbing may allow you to grab a ball faster then your opponents.

Defending

• Alternatively, you can try to prevent the other team from scoring points. Grabbing a player holding a basketball will make them drop it, giving you a chance to steal it for yourself.
  • Watch out though, as the ball will be dropped in front of the player you grabbed, which means that said player can still grab the ball if they're fast enough.
  • In this case, try approaching players from the side, as this will give both players an even chance to grab the ball.
• Basketballs roll and bounce! Keep this in mind while trying to grab the ball from Attackers, as the ball may bounce away from you if it lands or rolls on a slope.

Layout

• Attacking/Defending: Use the Spinning Plates to your advantage, they provide a minor speedboost and can launch you into the Gravity Zone, if timed correctly. They can also be used as a way to get in front of your opponent or to get to the centre slightly quicker.
• The Speed Bump in the centre of the level may launch the Basketballs at odd angels, which may mean that you'll have to run after them. You can circumvent this by either standing near the edge of the raised platform, or by standing directly on the bump.
• Balls may be hidden at the back of the arena, behind the Baskets, so always check there as well for a possible extra point.

Respawning

• If you dunk a basketball, pay careful attention to the orientation you are facing in when you respawn. Chances are you will be facing your own team's side instead of the opponent team's side. Make sure you're not spacing out and accidentally scoring in your own team's baskets.
  • In fact, this is a key tip in general. Unlike Egg Scramble and Egg Siege, you score points by getting basketballs into the other team's baskets, not your own.
• You always respawn in the air above the raised centre platform, along with the Basketballs. So, if you see a ball respawn alongside yourself, try to grab it in mid-air to gain time.

Golden Ball

• The Golden Ball is the most important factor in Basketfall, as it scores 3 points instead of 1, so obtaining this is most important if it gets spawned.
• Attacking: Outmanoeuvring your opponents is key to keeping the Golden ball, so it's best to try the Advanced Techniques shown below.
• Defending: You should stop going after normal balls when the score is (near) tied, as a Golden Ball places a Team way ahead. If the Golden ball is near you, and you're defending, try to
• Attacking/Defending: Don't go after the Golden ball if too many people are going for it, most times regular balls will be faster to score than trying to get a hold of the Golden ball, a few regular balls may even just lay around the arena if a lot of players are going after the Golden.

Advanced Techniques

• Attacking: Try shooting the Basketballs by Jump-diving, the best area to jump-dive is on the Rainbow bridges, if timed correctly the Basketballs should land in them. You can then immediately walk back to the centre to grab another ball and try to shoot it in again.
  • Attacking: If the ball misses, it'll still land near the Baskets, so while watching out for any Defenders, you can just dunk it and immediately respawn at the centre.
  • Defending: This strategy also works while Defending, as the ball will soar to the other side of the arena, just make sure to not aim at your Team's Baskets!
• Attacking: When you see a defending player try to grab you, try to release the basketball in front of you and immediately pick it up again. Keep doing this if you are unable to score due to too many defenders!
  • Defending: This also works if you are the defender: Don't fully grab the player, but just lightly tap them over and over again, this may they might release the ball on accident, and you won't be pushed back by grabbing al the way, which means that you can grab the ball more easily!
• Attacking/Defending: Try jumping off of slopes, this will grant you a speed boost as the trajectory of the jump will now go sideways, this can be done while holding a basketball as well.

Variations

Variation Strategy

Name	Picture	Strategy
Spinning Plate Variation		The Spinning Plate makes it slightly harder to grab the Basketballs, as if they land on the plate, they'll bounce in the direction the plate was going. The best strategy is to wait until a Basketball lands and then jump toward it, holding grab.
Centre Blizzard Fan Variation		The centre Blizzard Fan makes grabbing the Basketballs slightly easier, as players will now only have to hold grab while manoeuvring in the airstream.
Sides Blizzard Fan Variation		The Blizzard Fans allow for higher up scoring than is normally possible, but the best strategy is to weave around them while holding the Basketball, as they can be unhelpful while trying to score. Defenders can still use them as a sort of surprise attack, as players hover near the top of the airstream. It can still be hard to successfully land and defend though, as the surface here is sloped, which changes the landing trajectory.
Punching Glove Variation		These Punching Gloves are mostly useless, as they are too far to the back of the arena to aid in scoring, but they can still be used as an escape option.
Ion Blizzard Fan Variation		The Ion Thrusters allow for easy access to the top floor, but other than this usage, they should be ignored.
Hex Floor Variation		The hex-a-tile floor makes way for easier scoring, as Defenders won't be able to follow the Attackers, as the floor will disappear behind them. Watch out while shooting basketballs, as these can bounce against the hex-a-tiles. These two Baskets allow for additional scoring, so go for them if any Basketballs are near the sides of the arena and use the Thruster Variation to get to the top. Just make sure to watch which colour the Basket is!

Medal thresholds

Medals are determined by raw goals scored by your team.

• Gold - Scored 20 or more goals and qualified
• Silver - Scored 10-19 goals and qualified
• Bronze - Scored 3-9 goals and qualified
• Pink - Scored 1-2 goals and qualified
• No medal - Eliminated

These medals inexplicably do not apply in the Slam Dunk playlist, as every medal is pink regardless of score.

History

Released in Season 4 (Legacy)

History of Basketfall
Season	Status	Map Theme
Season 4 (Legacy)	Active	Standard and alternate versions
Season 5 (Legacy)	Active	Standard and alternate versions
Season 6 (Legacy)	Active	Standard and alternate versions
Season 6.3 (Legacy)	Active	Removed from Main Show as of 10 May 2022. Still available in Squads Show, Squads Duos and Squads Trios.
Season 1	Active	Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads Show.
Season 1.3	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads Show and Duos Show.
Season 1.4	Not Present	Temporarily removed from every show from 24 August 2022 to 15 September 2022(?) due to flashing issues
Season 2	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads Show and Duos Show.
Season 3	Vaulted	Vaulted from all shows. As of 7 March 2023, available exclusively in The Vault show in Custom Show.
Season 4	Active	Still vaulted from Duos, for unknown reasons. Still available in Squads.
Summer Breeze Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads.
Fall Force Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads.
Tool Up Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads.
Power Party Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads.
Shapes and Stickers Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads.
Survival Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads.
Fall Forever Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available only in Squads. Was not available in any core game up to 15 May 2024 when it was added back to Squads and returned to Duos. However, (possibly due to an error) it's not in Duos as of 29 May 2024.
June '24 Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
July '24 Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
Scrapyard Stumble Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
Falloween 2024 Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
November '24 Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
Winter Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
Fall and Fantasy Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
Ranked Knockout Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
Yeetropolis Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
Tropical Tides Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos
Slime Factory Update	Active	Standard and alternate versions available in both Squads and Duos

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Names in other languages

Language	Name
Chinese (Simplified)	糖豆篮球赛 (Táng dòu lánqiú sài)
Chinese (Traditional)	籃下爭霸 (Lán xià zhēngbà)
French	Basketfall
German	Basketfall
Italian	Fagiolo nel Cesto
Japanese	バスケットフォール (Basukettofōru)
Korean	농구 (Nong-gu)
Polish	Fasolkowe Wsady
Portuguese	Jujubasquete
Russian	Штрафные Броски (Shtrafnyye Broski)
Spanish	Basketfall
Spanish (Latin America)	Basketfall

Trivia

• Before the Season 4.5 Dave update, the Gravity Zone over the yellow team's baskets used to be blue like all other low gravity zones in the game. It was changed to yellow, while retaining the same functionality as before to avoid confusion.
  • Because of this, the yellow team's Gravity zone in this map is the only one of these zones to be a different colour.
• This is one of only three maps to be based on a real life sport, the others being Fall Ball and Volleyfall.
• Level designer Joseph Juson originally pitched a basketball mode sometime before Season 1 (Legacy); however, it was initially rejected due to being "awful".

See also

• Fall Ball, a similar team game, but based on football/soccer.
• Volleyfall, a similar Hunt/Team game, based on Volleyball.