Daniel, it’s all your fault! Your posts on your 1908 experiences with NP III persuaded me to buy the game. I was an old APBA player who loved the game, but gave it up because it was too cumbersome and time consuming to attempt season replays. I bought another dead ball season, 1916. It’s been a bit of a learning curve to figure things out. Cyrus of NP III has been very helpful and responsive to my questions. But it has been fun. I just completed an exhibition game In which Babe Ruth pitched and won a 1-0 game over the hapless A’s for the Red Sox.
Cyrus is extremely nice, and is wonderful for customer service. Bill is also really approachable. I think I've mentioned this already: I've met Bill in person, and have found him to be a wonderful guy to talk with, even if he would probably rather play the old APBA Golf game than the baseball one, haha.
It's funny: I've learned that a lot of us tend to go back to the simpler games like APBA and its relatives when we grow older. The truth is that all the bells and whistles and additional variables can get in the way of the pure essence of playing.
For me, it's games like this 15 inning beast that really make me fall in love with the old and simple formula, however. There's nothing quite like watching those zeros magically pile up on the scoresheet while you have absolutely no idea what is going to happen or who is going to win.
Sometimes the story of the game itself is more important than the outcome. I guess it really is about the journey, not the destination!
Daniel, it’s all your fault! Your posts on your 1908 experiences with NP III persuaded me to buy the game. I was an old APBA player who loved the game, but gave it up because it was too cumbersome and time consuming to attempt season replays. I bought another dead ball season, 1916. It’s been a bit of a learning curve to figure things out. Cyrus of NP III has been very helpful and responsive to my questions. But it has been fun. I just completed an exhibition game In which Babe Ruth pitched and won a 1-0 game over the hapless A’s for the Red Sox.
That's great to hear!
Cyrus is extremely nice, and is wonderful for customer service. Bill is also really approachable. I think I've mentioned this already: I've met Bill in person, and have found him to be a wonderful guy to talk with, even if he would probably rather play the old APBA Golf game than the baseball one, haha.
It's funny: I've learned that a lot of us tend to go back to the simpler games like APBA and its relatives when we grow older. The truth is that all the bells and whistles and additional variables can get in the way of the pure essence of playing.
For me, it's games like this 15 inning beast that really make me fall in love with the old and simple formula, however. There's nothing quite like watching those zeros magically pile up on the scoresheet while you have absolutely no idea what is going to happen or who is going to win.
Sometimes the story of the game itself is more important than the outcome. I guess it really is about the journey, not the destination!