{"product_id":"hardball-retros-compendium-of-baseball-steve-etzel-9798174400641","title":"Hardball Retro's Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations","description":"This compendium celebrates 100 years of baseball tabletop simulation games. Baseball games are almost as old as the game of baseball itself. What started out as mechanical devices to emulate the batted ball, evolved into tabletop games designed to simulate the entire baseball game experience. Eventually, randomizer mechanisms entered the fray in the form of dice and spinners. Most early games were generic in nature. However, in 1925 we saw what is arguably the first true baseball tabletop simulation with the introduction of \u003ci\u003eNational Pastime\u003c\/i\u003e by Clifford Van Beek. More tabletop games followed, including Ethan Allen's \u003ci\u003eAll Star Baseball Game\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1940s, the \u003ci\u003eAPBA Major League Baseball Game\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1950s, and \u003ci\u003eStrat-O-Matic Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e in the early 1960s. Other game designers followed with creations of their own, a trend that continues today. Our goal with this book is to memorialize as many of these simulation games as possible and document the richness of the hobby we love. Game descriptions are supplemented by articles, game designer interviews, and comments and ratings from over 250 individuals from the tabletop baseball community. The authors wish to encourage readers to explore these games, both past and present, create their own teams and leagues, and share those results with fellow baseball gaming and simulation enthusiasts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Etzel,Andy Palomino,Kurt Bergland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798174400641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d","brand":"Steve Etzel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666318659839,"sku":"9798174400641","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hardball-retros-compendium-of-baseball-steve-etzel-9798174400641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}