The Table Top Sports Games of Chris Saguisag
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 came up with the rosters for the Deadball 1909 league, but then decided not to build it further for now, since I still have:
on top of the Deadball 2018 SFBAL season.
That’s a lot of stuff. That list doesn’t even include the mini-replays (John D’Acquisto rookie season, Doc Gooden Cy Young season, various Giant-Dodgers replays, MLB Postseason replays, etc.).
And then there’s the occasional golf tournament, wrestling event and boxing match.
And the non-sports table top games.
So little time.
The Deadball 1909 season may or may not ever materialize. At least not in the near future.
Stay tuned!
Renovations Coming to PepsiCo Park: The rumored color change will happen soon. A darker shade of (Pepsi) blue will be the official color of the stadium. In addition, there will be a few more imaginary skyboxes and seats added to the stadium. Ticket prices are expected to remain the same.
MGD Strikes Again: Not so much a new game (for Multiple Game Disorder), but the Silverado Golf Course has been ordered for ASG Golf, even though I have the course set in History Maker Golf.
SFBAL Schedule: It appears a 90-game schedule will be played, with the 10 teams playing each other twice. Schedule particulars will be announced later.
Stay tuned!
I played a round of golf last night!
The venue:
The players:
Calvin Peete
Mike Souchak
Jay Herbert
Nick Price
The results:
It was close at the halfway point, but then Price birdied on 4 of the last 6 holes and ran away with the win.
And like some of my other table top games (sports and war), I learned something that I didn’t know, this time it was about the man named Calvin Peete, the most successful African-American golfer prior to Tiger Woods.
150 started, down to 12, 1 winner.
From Champions Course in Augusta, GA:
There is a way to calculate scores for every player in the All-Time Greats set that I used (150 golfers), but I decided not to do that.
This time.
I have about 17 courses now, so I may come up with an actual golf tour.
Stay tuned!
Dad was watching this movie when I got home tonight.
I checked History Maker Golf’s All-Time Great set, and neither golfer is in it. Someone else did make a home brew card of Harry Vardon, though. The golf course from the story is not available in any of the course sets.
The APBA Golf game came with both golfers in the ATG sets. The included course is not the site of the 1913 US Open, however.
I suppose once I figure out how to make golfers and golf courses for History Maker Golf, I can recreate Francis Oumet and the Country Club golf course in Brookline, Massachusetts. Unless someone beats me to it.
Stay tuned!
For my first golf match, I decided to play two of the greatest golfers in history, at the course that I’ve seen the most on TV.
Jack Nicklaus, circa 1962
Arnold Palmer, circa 1954
Admittedly, I mostly just watch the Masters, if I ever do watch golf on TV.
The two golfers come from the All-Time Greats set, which rates them based on the year they turned pro, so this is 1962 Nicklaus vs. 1954 Palmer.
Like most if not all of PLAAY’s games, History Maker Golf weaves a story as you play, at it was honestly like watching a golf match on TV. You could hear the crowd responding to the golfer’s shots, both good and bad. You could see the ball as it traveled from the tee, onto the fairway, and eventually on the green.
And as luck would have it, these two greats ended up in a tie after 17 holes. And both golfers hit for par to end the round still tied.
I decided to play sudden death to determine the winner.
Palmer bogeyed the first hole.
But Nicklaus DOUBLE BOGEYED, giving Palmer the win.
I really like this game. I’m probably going to play a few more matches with 2-4 golfers, then try the tournament mode, and then start creating my own golfers, including Happy Gilmore, Shooter McGavin, maybe myself, and any of my friends who may be interested, or who actually play golf.
Stay tuned!
