by gbrookes » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:31 pm
I've played strat-o-matic for about 40 years now. I was amazed and thrilled to discover the online strat, and I have been playing regularly online for the past 18 months. I have enjoyed reading up on various excellent theories regarding run production and math models for this. I am using those models, including my own analysis of the player cards (objective and mathematical). However - for an experienced strat-o-matic gamer, I think you develop an instinct for the value of a player's card, and perhaps especially where it might fit best on a team in a batting order - and in a particular ballpark. I would encourage even new players to try this out, and treat it as an experiment. After all, that is a large part of the fun! Just don't be too discouraged when it doesn't seem to be working - treat every experience as a learning experience, and wait long enough for the luck factor to equalize. Try to learn from each experiment. But most of all, work on your instinct and judgement - always informed by the data and analysis, but your judgement in the end! :) Geoff Brookes (PS doing well in 2008!)