by Rachel

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-Rachel

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by ulithebison

Intro

I've been playing various tabletop sports simulation games for about three years now. Most of them are print-and-play games. The reason for that is simple: I'm from Germany, and even though we have a strong board gaming culture here, these kinds of sports games are virtually unknown. There's basically no market for them, and availability ranges from rare to nonexistent.

So why print-and-play? Probably 95% of these games come from the US, and once you factor in shipping, taxes, and customs, playing them gets pretty expensive. There are a few games where I treat myself to the original, though.
For example, my first sports game of this kind: Strat-O-Matic Baseball. 160€. My wife thought I'd lost my mind. But then I sank a few hundred hours into it, so I'd say it was worth it.
The second one is Second Season Pro Football Game. It was simply worth it to me to have a game that truly factors every position into the game result. I even got a friend to play this one head-to-head with me every now and then.

Why this blog?

My focus has shifted from very detailed, stat-heavy games to shorter, quicker ones. That's partly due to family life (small kids, etc.). But it also finally allows me to actually finish a replay season. Even 17 NFL games take many hours in Second Season Football.

The next problem was documentation. I'd post a picture with some text in Facebook groups, Discord servers, or Delphi forums, but those posts eventually get buried and I forget about them. This blog is meant to be a place that also serves as a kind of archive for me.

What to expect?

I'll try to maintain an overview of my games in a GeekList: Sports Game Projects List.

Other than that, I'll use this blog to post regular updates on replays or game sessions. These entries won't be lengthy posts like this one — they'll usually (hopefully) be a bit more concise.

Inspiration

The idea for this kind of documentation came from [user=garrylloyd]Garry Lloyd[/user]'s blog Trickylight SportsView. Please follow that blog if you're interested in this type of game. I hope I can build up a collection like his someday.

I also want to point to this Discord server: Sports Simulations Center. There are some real experts there who know all kinds of sports games, are very helpful, and have a ton of experience.

Let's go

The first game will probably be LOGacta Chart Soccer.

More on that in the first blog post.

I appreciate any comments and feedback, so just fire away!

Uli