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The historical accuracy is amazing, even has a option to roll your own dice and just input the results…

This is what more computer games need along with combat results tables we can look at and hold. One of the things I miss most about board gaming is the touch and feel of it. Sliding the die for some double 6's or 1's hehe Ahhhhh memories some of the best things in life.

I asked a developer some years back when some issue of “die rolls” came up, I suggested to put the dice and results on screen as an option and used stratomatic as an example ……..they laughed

Are the players animated in that Strat-O-Matic game Sarge?

pitcher ‘n batter are, but it adds nothing to the game play , it’s more of a stat/fantasy game of replaying enter season from the mangers perspective ………..you don’t have to worry about giving popcorn venders a raise ,salaries, ticket sales or any of the other crap developers like to put into sport sims…….just baseball and its strategy , best of all there is zero difference between the board game and the PC version , huge community with plenty of leagues to join.

Start o has had a loyal following for decades, iirc since the early 60’s, if you’re looking for a historical baseball sim with historical/realistic stats this is the best out there, and trust me I’ve tried them all.

truly a monster game in wargame terms, encyclopedia historical/replay, team and league HTML viewers more stats then even a fanatical fantasy fan satisfied……….if anyone is think of purchasing make sure you get the top of the line with all the bells ‘n whistles (card images) the lite/hall of fame versions sux and are not upgradable to the deluxe engine……….

Does it have the modern day stadiums?

yes, you get all the modern parks but in b/w if you want to mod/customized with hi res color there is a add-on along with another add-on for historical parks

http://www.strat-o-matic.com/

What are the leagues like? Do you play h2h via some msg program or do you just send in your lineups and one person runs them with computer results?

H2H , the game comes with a game lobby for league play

I've played OOTP since version 2 and have preordered 2013, but I will admit that the engine is getting a bit stale for me...since I have never been able to get into Baseball Mogul, I think I'll instead check Strat out for some baseball variety....

Hi Sarge,

Hey, I know Stat-o-Matic made a football game as well. Played the board game. has that been transported to computer? If so, is it the same price as the Baseball.

sup Zap,
yes, I never played it but iirc it’s about the same price wise $60 for the engine and $25-12 for additional rosters/seasons , they do collage FB and hockey also………..[;)]