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Strat-0-Matic Baseball

by Yankwood
created February 25, 2009, last edited February 27, 2009
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Strat-0-Matic baseball is a board game played with individual players cards, dice and a few charts. You can use current stars and their teams, All-Time Great players or Great Teams of The Past. There is also a CD-Rom computer based version and another on The Sporting News website. On that particluar site you can join a league and draft your own team. You don't actually use the dice or the cards but rather, set your lineups and your pitching staff and the computer plays the games for you. The seasons run 162 games and 3 games are played nightly. Each morning you will have box scores and results sent to your home page. Your home page lists the standings where all league statistics are accessible. You can release players, pick up free agents and even make trades with other team owners. It's a modest charge and lots of fun. I recommend it for any fan of baseball who is statistically driven. Give it a try.


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Orioles221JV Squad
279 days ago
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Well I have played several seasons this game appears to favor some owner over others,There is one guy in several leagues that I have been in that always wins!!! it seems fixed sometimes but all in all its alot of fun. LOL
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YankwoodJV Squad
279 days ago
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I'm sure it also looked fixed to The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz when Big Ernie Ladd put him down with "The Asiatic Spike"
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BlairblazerJV Squad
279 days ago
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I don't know anything about this space age version played with a keyboard,monitor and mouse. It sounds like a computer virus waiting to happen,to me. Strat-O-Matic is meant to be played at a table with a friend or friends,game sheets,Individual player cards(basic version),3 dice,a worn out X-Chart,20 split cards,pens,pencils with erasers and your favorite team's game on the radio,in the background. It should take no longer than 20 minutes to play a 9 inning game. If you must look down at fans of the basic game,,playing with the advanced version on the back of the cards is acceptable. I admit that this is more realistic but you will need reading glasses at the minimum. It is important that you bring the soda pop of your choice and snackable items to be shared with all. Strat-O-Matic is a marathon event and if your wife or girlfriend isn't willing to stay near the kitchen and keep the sandwiches coming,Pizzas might have to be ordered. Now,get comfortable and roll the dice!
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
279 days ago
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Why eat hamburger when you can have filet mignon?
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YankwoodJV Squad
279 days ago
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That's easy for you to say but my wife hates me and I have no friends.
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BlairblazerJV Squad
279 days ago
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We had a 4 man Friday night league at a guys house in the late 80's and there was almost nothing that kept us from playing. Snowstorms,illness,Nothing! We played on the night that the host's wife delivered their second child! She told him to go home and play. She was a great woman!.....Terry,I know Mrs. Bender likes you,at least a little bit. ;)
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BlairblazerJV Squad
277 days ago
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Bender,bring in D'Acquisto for the K!
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