Those drawn to sports board games can be (ahem, clears throat) rather obesssive. And what better way to express the joy of that expressiveness than by replaying a full season in all its glory. My season of choice – 1992. Why? Because I’ve had the 3rd Edition of Avalon Hill’s Statis Pro baseball in my cupboard for years and recently, like an old Neil Diamond song, it said: Play Me!
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of Statis Pro Baseball’s death have always been greatly exaggerated. Indeed, for a game that was last commercially published by Avalon Hill in 1993, Statis Pro Baseball is alive and well. The game is […]
For those of us who chose the hobby of sports replay gaming there are decisions to be made. Which sport? Which system? How many sets do I buy? Do I need to talk to someone about this problem I have? […]
Back in 1987 Jim Barnes, the creator of the Statis Pro line of board games, spent about a week creating a new version of Statis Pro Baseball. He called this one Statis Pro Baseball Classic and it lasted a single […]
Recently I picked up a small collection of Avalon Hill’s excellent All-Star Replay magazine. This was published for several years to support the company’s line of Sports Illustrated games and is a treasure trove of experimental rules, and add-ons, many […]
The All-Star Replay is a magazine from the Avalon Hill game company which focussed initially on the Sports Illustrated games in its line up and expanded out into more general articles covering sport and other games. Published between 1977 and […]
Back in the day Avalon Hill produced all manner of games — no subject seemed off limits. From office politics, the stock market, sailing, sports, and any battle from the World Wars. Inside the vast box containing The Longest Day, […]
The 1979 Statis Pro Baseball boxed set came with the first edition rules. They are a masterclass in simplicity and brevity, running in total for four pages. Only the first page and a half contain the actual rules, while the […]
The season is about to begin, although we have to wait until day four before the Yankees start their season opening series against the Texas Rangers. After an hour or so of seperating and bagging all of the teams from […]
A wonderful, almost mint version of the 1979 version of Statis Pro has arrived, containing a huge host of players from the 1978 season. Before I write about it here are some of the components and the box. Above you […]
Hey all – just started a new project – a replay of the entire 1992 season using the original Statis Pro game and cards (the last official set, I believe). Given, like so many other fellow sports board gamers, I […]