tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post371508912035462065..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: Game onNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-36749661797921916012013-10-10T22:00:24.151-05:002013-10-10T22:00:24.151-05:00I've always liked baseball games, even if I ra...I've always liked baseball games, even if I rarely had someone to play them with.<br /><br />When I was a kid, I played a lot of Statis-Pro Baseball, which was a game similar to Strat and APBA. I pretty much played it by myself, because it was too complex to keep my friends' interest, but I enjoyed the hell out of it.<br /><br />I liked MLB Showdown even though I never played it... I liked it because it had relievers and bench guys in it. I still pick them up when I find them cheap.<br /><br />I have a complete Top Of The Order game, but I don't think I ever learned how to play it. I found it at a Big Lots or some other clearance-y store, so I bought it. If there's any interest, I'd be willing to learn how to play it and then share it in my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-8091263428087392302013-10-10T20:03:47.081-05:002013-10-10T20:03:47.081-05:00I played Attax with my two youngest daughters when...I played Attax with my two youngest daughters when it first came out in '09. They actually liked it. In fact, they asked about it again the next year, but being a veteran of Strat-o-Matic, Pursue the Pennant, Diamond Mind, etc., it bored me too much to play often. Plus the girls grew up. But it's always cool to have these functionally fun baseball card options.petethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222725895895580850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-78320680994678928252013-10-10T18:43:00.163-05:002013-10-10T18:43:00.163-05:00'78 Topps, we played the hell out of that thin...'78 Topps, we played the hell out of that thing. Full tournaments.<br /><br />There were way more doubles and HRs than your average game.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-30731417706762535222013-10-10T18:20:24.186-05:002013-10-10T18:20:24.186-05:00Awesome post, Nick. I played Magic: The Gathering...Awesome post, Nick. I played Magic: The Gathering through high school and my first couple years of college, but never got into the side of sports gaming. I have never even heard of Donruss Top of the Order, but I'll have to see if I can track down any cards from the set.<br /><br />I think the one thing that really kills baseball ccg's is the relative inflexibility. While games like MTG or Pokemon can integrate new strategy elements to keep gameplay fresh, baseball is a game that has basically had the same rules for a century. The game makers have to find a way to translate that to an interesting game, without having the ability to shift or alter the actual structure of the game.<br /><br />It would definitely be cool to see Wizards or someone else take another crack at it though.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854315904173219584noreply@blogger.com