One Of The Best Games Ever Made

[doug_tucker10]

I justed wanted to say that i consider Stratomatic Baseball one of the greaatest games ever invented...I've played all 3 versions of the game (board,cdrom and online) for many years...the game can be frustrating at times but so is any other game that relies on a certain element of luck. I stayed away from playing the online game for awhile (i had gotten tired of what felt like a losing battle trying to figure out the logic of HAL) but i missed playing in leagues with you all and here i am now playing with more teams than ever (30 active as of today). What spurred me on to write this was after i'd read about some of you who are going to stop playing the game or are thinking about it. I won't get on the guys who are grumbling because i've been there myself in the past, i found that taking a break made me realize what i was missing. I started playing the online game the first year TSN presented the game here. The competition is alot of fun, there are a bunch of very nice people here that i've come to enjoy playing in leagues with. Personally i think Bernie and others from TSN do a great job of trying to keep the TSN Stratomatic game fresh with all the work they put into it. The game is FUN..heck i'm far from being an expert manager but i've decided im going to enjoy playing whether i win or lose.

Doug

[keyzick]

Well welcome back Jamesgang. 30 active, now you really ARE addicted! I thought I was bad with 15 or so! :shock:

[the splinter]

I would have to say that jamesgang was just stuck in some kinda "Funk 49"...I mean how could he "Just Walk Away"?...."Ya Dig"?

Thank you...thank you...I will be here all decade please remember to tip your Bernie.

[visick]

He could have taken a hiatus from Strat "In the City" or in the "Rocky Mountain Way" ya know... :lol:

[Play By The Rules]

Nothing wrong with taking a break or scaling back as necessary. Sometimes real life is actually more important, although I don't like to admit that too often... :lol: :lol: :lol: I've actually been much happier and done much better since I started only allowing myself to manage a reasonable number of teams. Being a control freak, I can really manage the teams I have with the unreasonable obsession that I need to.

It's a great game, the real proof is how long most of us have been playing in one form or another. My Father always said that was the best judge of great music, that you can listen to it over and over again and always find a new angle on it.

[The Biomechanical Man]

Yeah, this is a great game, from the Board game to the online game. For those who haven't read it, it is worth reading the Glenn Guzzo book about Strat (that is sold on the Strat-o-matic website). Very little about the online game, but a great background of how we got here.

I agree with Jamesgang and PBTR; a break once in a while is a good idea, and keeps it more fresh.

[TomSiebert]

I concur with all the good things said here. I always take a 5-month or so break after the real-life regular season ends, and it always makes me all the more eager to get back into it as the Grapefruit Leagues bloom in the South and West.

I've got a busy career and homelife, and there's not much time for hobbies or anything like that, but StratOMatic continues to entertain like no other leisure pursuit. I applaud Bernie & Co. for continually updating and improving the game, and I give a big Thumbs Up to the community that has sprung up on these boards and the leagues in which I play.

tws

[durantjerry]

because my definition of a "break" is to play one of the other games more than the current one I'm into.

[keyzick]

[quote:cd8060d476="durantjerry"]because my definition of a "break" is to play one of the other games more than the current one I'm into.[/quote:cd8060d476]

Ha...I was thinking the same thing! :D :lol:

[Al Hogg]

Durantjerry,

Get your addiction over to the "Double 007 Draft Thread" on the Individual League Board and make a pick.