Category Archives: PLAAY Games

Let’s Go Racin’ Boys!

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It’s the start of the NASCAR season this weekend, so my plan is to run at least one SCRAM 2013 race on Sunday, and perhaps a couple more during the week.

I’ve said elsewhere that I want to play something more consistently, and Red White & Blue Racin’ is game that I can run a tabletop race in a reasonable amount of time, probably quicker than an average baseball simulation, and definitely much faster than a non-express soccer/hockey/football game simulation.

I have about 14 races left in the 2013 SCRAM season, which can be finished in a couple of months, if I can manage to run 2 races a week.

As for baseball, I believe I have about 64 games left in the 1971 SF Giants season, and more than that (90) in the 1921 NY Giants season.  If I can finish one of those by the end of the year I’ll call it a big success.

That would require me to play about six 1971 games a month and/or nine 1921 games a month.

So those are my tabletop sports goals for the rest of 2025.  We’ll see how much I can get accomplished.

Stay tuned!

Changes

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I simply have no time to play complete seasons of teams/seasons that I’ve purchased over the years, and it’s about time I admit that to myself.

Except for racing, since those are relatively short seasons.

But as far as baseball, I will play out the 1921 and 1971 Giants season replays over time.

As for everything else, I’ll be playing shorter seasons/projects going forward.

I’m looking at doing no more than 40 games per any given team/season, which should give me plenty of play between a team and the rest of the league.

Football will be ‘as the spirit moves me’, as in I’ll play when time allows and with whatever team/season I feel like playing at the moment.  Though I’ll probably still try to play out Elway’s rookie season.

Hockey, soccer and basketball: same, when I feel like it.

Golf, tennis, wrestling, boxing: also the same.

So many games (sport and non-sport), so little time.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 14

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June 9th, 2013: the Burger Hut 400 @ Rocky Mountain Raceway.

Race results:

Denny Baker comes from 42nd place to win the race, matching Pete MacAtee’s victory earlier in the season.

Huge crash on the last lap took out 6 cars.

Despite a late black flag on Parnell Drake’s #70 Chevy, he maintains a lead on new second place driver Tom Rossi.

Next: the Mogro Farm 500 @ Northern Lights MotorDome.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 13

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Another race run a couple weeks back.

June 2nd, 2013: the Foursquare.com 400 @ Northwest Empire International Raceway.

Race results:

This is the first rain shortened race of the season, perhaps the first rain shortened race I’ve had.

A 1-2 finish between Drake and Hodge keeps the points race close.

Next: the Burger Hut 400 @ Rocky Mountain Raceway.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 12

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Ran a couple of races a couple of weeks ago, but forgot to record them here.

May 26th, 2013:  the Hub Lite 500 @ Golden Gate International Speedway.

Race results:

Jimmy Velasco wins for the first time this season.

Current standings:

Parnell Drake increases his points lead over Alex Hodge.

Next: the Foursquare.com 400 @ Northwest Empire International Raceway.

Stay tuned!

2013: Stock Car Racing America, Race 11

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A couple of months later, we’re back on the tabletop!

May 19th, 2013: the Rubicon Wireless 400 @ Heart of America Motor Speedway.

Race results:

Parnell Drake wins his second race of the season.

Current standings:

Parnell Drake maintains his lead atop the points standings.

Next: the Hub Lite 500 @ Golden Gate International Speedway.

Stay tuned!