Category Archives: PLAAY Games

The Inaugural John Price Invitational

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A friend on Facebook posted a list of his top ranked golfers, so I asked him for a foursome of golfers that I could play a round with in History Maker Golf.

I decided to have them play at Augusta (of course) and called it the Inaugural John Price Invitational.

The results:

Amazingly, Bobby Jones birdie’d on the 18th to force a playoff with Ben Hogan.

Which I didn’t play until about a week later.

Jones’ game totally fell apart in the second half.

Congratulations, Ben Hogan, winner of the Inaugural John Price Invitational!

Have an idea for a foursome?  Or even a pair of golfers to have me play?  Let me know.

Stay tuned!

Plodding Through

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My brother was right about the rules for Box Seat Baseball: they’re a bit much to get through after one read-through.

Plus I’m distracted by the arrival of other games (sport and non-sport), and I’m trying to fit in a round of golf as suggested by another friend on Facebook.

Hopefully all this will clear by the beginning of next week.

Stay tuned!

While I Was Away

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I’ve been on a board game kick for the past month, mainly because of a trip to Dice Tower West in Las Vegas, less than a week from the last table top sports game that I played.

That changes this week, of course, what with baseball’s Opening Day in a few days.

Plus I’ll probably get around to the NASCAR and SCRAM racing series that I have running.

And I’ll probably do a boxing match or two in the next week or so.

Stay tuned!

1989: Winston Cup

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I’m only halfway into the 1979 Winston Cup season, and I’m already looking at starting the 1989 Winston Cup season, when this guy won the Championship:

The bingo chips are making a difference by reducing the setup/takedown time of the Red White & Blue Racing game.

And truth be told, I need a break from table top baseball after finishing the 1967 San Francisco Giants replay.

Maybe I’ll start 1989 Winston Cup when I’m about three-quarters of the way through the 1979 Winston Cup season replay.

Stay tuned!

Bingo chips

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So what’s with the Bingo chips that I got today?

In Red White & Blue Racing, there are certain drivers in every race that are designated as ‘TV drivers’, who are featured (for good or bad reasons) during the race week, and get a better chance in qualifying and in advancing forward during a race.

In the original game, the TV drivers are identified by a slightly different colored card.

But another player on the PLAAY.com Facebook page showed off his idea of using a different colored ‘chip’ to designate the TV drivers.

The ones that I got are slightly bigger than the game’s original blue ‘performance’ chips, which are used by drivers to win or fend off challenges for position with other drivers.

This change eliminates the need for the second set of cards, thus speeding up setup and reducing the contents in the box.

This may or may not change the likelihood of me playing this game more often.  Which is good considering the number of race seasons I have and the current replays I have running (SCRAM 2016, SCRAM Trucks Pepsi Cup, Winston Cup 1979).

Stay tuned!