GordoSep 6, 2018

Alright, it feels like I've been a bit too grumpy with my posts here so let's flip things around a bit. It's question time!

What was your starter game? That would be the first game you experienced that really hooked you, and is outside of the usual array of childhood board games or traditional playing card games. Heck, if one of those made enough of an impression then say so!

#FirstGames #TabletopQuestions

Show threadEric, lost in the multiverseSep 6, 2018

@gallowglass #FirstGames #TabletopQuestions

I mentioned this in my intro, but it was Strat-o-Matic baseball. I remember seeing an ad for it in the back of (I think) Sports Illustrated when I was around 8, and asking a clerk at a big San Francisco department store for it. Played that game to death. (I used to keep score on index cards. I still have most of them.)

I later moved on to APBA, and other sports games, then branched out to AD&D when it came out (yes, I'm old), Avalon Hill, etc.

Show threadGordo
@ProggyBoog - Sports games are a pretty big blindspot for me, though I have seen a handful on display throughout the years.
I seem to remember hearing about a few people writing various TTRPGs about them, including at least one game about baseball?
Sep 6, 2018 at 7:34pmWeb
Show threadEric, lost in the multiverseSep 6, 2018
@gallowglass I have no idea about the existence of any sports-themed TTRPGs. Not something I've ever looked into. There's a ton of sports-themed boardgames, though. Formula De and Um Reifenbreite are probably the two best. (Racing games tend to make for good board games.)