Other Strat Sports

[Roscodog]

Has anyone palyed Strato Football and or Hockey? How do they work, and would they work online?

Baseball is pretty simple Pitcher vs hitter, I just don't see how they can account for all the other varaibles in the other 2 sports?

[Free Radicals]

they used to have football but took it off

[Mean Dean]

Football is based around the defensive manager setting up his defense and then guessing whether the offense is going to run or pass. The result of the play is determined by where the ball went, where the defense is and whether the defender guessed the run/pass correctly. It's actually really neat. The general consensus is that it is the best SOM game to play face-to-face.

The basketball setup is based around an "action deck" where it tells you the type of shot (inside/outside/penetration) or other type of play that is taking place, and it's randomly determined who has the ball. Players do have "shooter ratings" that ensure that the guys who took more shots in real life also take them in the simulation. Players who are reluctant to shoot like Ben Wallace have a bunch of "replays" on their card where if the ball goes in to them, it's likely to be a "do-over" and so they don't end up taking the shot. (Three replays on one play is a shot clock violation.) The game is very fun, but the board game can be a little unwieldy -- not so much the actual gameplay, but keeping track of everyone's stats and minutes played. I prefer playing it on the computer.

I think hockey basically works like basketball, but I'm not sure.

[Roscodog]

thanks

[the splinter]

[quote:97e51cc0c3]The basketball setup is based around an "action deck" where it tells you the type of shot (inside/outside/penetration) or other type of play that is taking place, and it's randomly determined who has the ball. Players do have "shooter ratings" that ensure that the guys who took more shots in real life also take them in the simulation. Players who are reluctant to shoot like Ben Wallace have a bunch of "replays" on their card where if the ball goes in to them, it's likely to be a "do-over" and so they don't end up taking the shot. (Three replays on one play is a shot clock violation.) The game is very fun, but the board game can be a little unwieldy -- not so much the actual gameplay, but keeping track of everyone's stats and minutes played. I prefer playing it on the computer. [/quote:97e51cc0c3]

Dean, you are on the money concerning the board game. I loved playing Strat basketball! Yes, the stats were tough to keep up with but what the hey...it was very fast paced game action with great result...even if the final scores were 10-15 points higher than RL basketball for the same season.

Is there an on-line version?

[Mean Dean]

Nope, no online version. The PC game does now have netplay capability.