What Baseball Board Games Did You Play As A Kid?

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I love all of those old baseball and football games. As an only child I played so many different versions in the 1960s and loved all of them.

The graphics for the old Ethan Allen Cadaco game were so cool, I now own about 15 but have not played one since the 60s.

The recent book on the history of Strat caused me to pull out a copy and play some games, it does play very well and even though I was an APBA guy I think Strat may play a little better and is probably more accurate.

Dr. Mark Cooper's book on baseball games is one that I keep by my chari and I love to pull it out and look through it. I suggest any game fans pick one up just for their library. I sure wish there was a football version.

As far as the old SI College Football game, there are current charts being offered on a site you can find by Googling "Bowl Bound." I have never purchased any but they look good.

[base_ball]

Adding to a previous post: I also played "Challenge the Yankees" before I played Strat. In fact, I still have the game, one of the few things from my youth I've saved.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by base_ball

Adding to a previous post: I also played "Challenge the Yankees" before I played Strat. In fact, I still have the game, one of the few things from my youth I've saved.

I remember that game - you tried to buy ball players for your team using more limited resources. Very difficult to win.

[GoldenAge50s]

I started playing Cadaco-Ellis Ethan Allen All-Star Baseball around 1953. I still have my bluebox game w/ all the parts & discs & the season records I kept so meticulously on graph & notebook paper. Spent hours & hours playing instead of doing homework

[CTY64]

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[CTY64]

Originally Posted by base_ball

Adding to a previous post: I also played "Challenge the Yankees" before I played Strat. In fact, I still have the game, one of the few things from my youth I've saved.

Joe,

If you're interested in Challenge the Yankees, I encourage you to check out www.challengetheyankees.co. The creator of CTY is preparing an Indiegogo campaign to relaunch the game in its original form. There's a box near the bottom of the page where you can subscribe to a mailing list and get a notification when the campaign begins. That's the best way to get your hands on CTY cards and complete games.

Best,

Michael Sokolow
Partner, Challenge the Yankees
www.challengetheyankees.co