Baseball Board Games (And Baseball History)

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EPISODE SUMMARY

A unique episode this week as Dan is joined by special guest Ben Meyer-Abbott to talk about baseball simulation board games, and one in particular, Avalon Hills Superstar Baseball, a lifelong passion of his. We talk about how baseball is the best sport for historical simulations and discuss the careers (real and simulated) of obscure players like Hooks Wiltse, Turkey Stearnes, Dan Brouthers, and "The Blue-Eyed Japanese" Victor Starrfin. Ben also tells us about all of the work he has done updating the game to reflect the breadth of baseball history, and how it has become a tradition among his friends and family.

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