The Table Top Sports Games of Chris Saguisag
I just read on Facebook and on the Delphi forums that Ball Park Baseball ceased operations yesterday. They will stop taking orders on August 15th.
I have enough seasons to keep me busy for years to come, but it’s a shame that they were close to releasing an updated version of the game, along with an online version, and parties involved had a falling out.
The 1917 and 1971 season replays will continue sometime soon.
Stay tuned.
I mentioned it elsewhere (Facebook) that I decided to abandon the Box Seat Baseball replay and just play this one with Ball Park Baseball, which I’m more familiar with, and I had the season cards for this one as well.
Box Seat Baseball is a solid game, it just seems like there’s even more chart flipping that I would do with BP Baseball.
Let’s see how long it takes me to do THIS replay.
Stay tuned!
My second attempt at playing the Opening Day game of the Giants 1971 season using Box Seat Baseball seems to be going smoother than the first one.
I found myself making so many mistakes that I couldn’t justify that first play through as a legitimate game.
And I’m leaning toward not wiping the current game because I think I’ve made fewer mistakes in game play, the flow of which I’m getting used to.
I’ll probably end up replaying this one, though, once I feel that I have a more solid grasp of all the rules.
Dice AND flip cards. What a concept.
Through 4-1/2 innings the Giants are up 4-1 on the Padres. I’ll finish the game up later.
Stay tuned!
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!
I think I figured out why I’m not too interested in playing the 1939 Giants replay.
It’s too close to the 1917 MLB replay.
At least in my mind.
So, I’m going to suspend the 1939 season replay, and start another replay in a year that’s near and dear to me.
That’s the 1971 San Francisco Giants team card from Topps.
1971 was the year I remember going to a baseball game for the first time. This may or may not be true.
1971 was the year a rookie by the name of Chris Speier started playing for the Giants.
1971 was the year the Giants lost the NLCS to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
I’m also going to switch games from Ball Park Baseball to Box Seat Baseball. That game as been collecting dust for about 5 years now (along with way too many other sports games) and I think it’s high time I finally learned how to play it.
Stay tuned!
As suggested by my brother Robert, I went and ordered the Easy Play game components for Box Seat Baseball, because I’ve had trouble trying to wrap my head around the Under the Hood version of this game.
Hopefully I’ll then be able to start my 1971 pitcher replays, or at least one of them.
Stay tuned!
