The Table Top Sports Games of Chris Saguisag
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!
July 4, 1979: Firecracker 400
Race result and current standings:
Richard Petty hangs onto a very slim 4-point lead over Darrell Waltrip.
Your race winner, Terry Labonte!
In real life, Labonte didn’t get his first career win until the 1980 Southern 500 @ Darlington Raceway.
Next: the Busch Nashville 420 @ Nashville Speedway.
Stay tuned!
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!
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!
June 10, 1979: NAPA Riverside 400
Race result and current standings:
A late race incident knocked Darrel Waltrip out of the race, and some top contenders to the back of the field.
Your race winner, in real life and in this replay, Bobby Allison!
Next: the Gabriel 400 @ Michigan International Speedway.
Stay tuned!
