I have an older edition of this game, the newer one appears to come with more bowlers (32 vs 16 in mine) and a bunch of nicer chart boards (as compared to all the charts in the rulebook in mine).
I’m going to give this one a spin for a couple of sessions, if I like playing it enough, I may upgrade to the newer set, and maybe pick up the playmat.
Or maybe just get the playmat.
Stay tuned!