I enjoy that players are assessed individually and can be mixed and matched for what if scenarios or fantasy drafts. You will not find yourself regularly flipping quickly between pages as you might in another sport (APBA Soccer falls victim to this). Although multiple charts can be intimidating at first glance, it is not hard to manage. After a few attempts, games can be completed in a timely fashion. It strikes that nice balance of simple gameplay and varying results. More information on the gameplay can be found here and here. There are trends on each chart (13 is always a strikeout, 2 – 12 is generally favorable to the batter) but they provide a variety of different play results. Each chart represents a different field situation (bases empty, man on first, bases loaded, etc.). That number then used to reference a variety of charts in the manual. The result is then used to reference the player card (another number). For example, if the red dice is 3 and the white is 5, it would be read as a result of 35.

Rather than adding, each dice is read as a digit. The gameplay is simplistic yet it offers a variety of results and suspense. The individual cards are all held in a team envelope. Although large in size, it has a solid ring binding and a thick cardstock.

The lack of quality in the playing field is made up for with the game manual. I would have liked something more sturdy and quality although this is not vital for the game. The playing field component is a thin piece of cardboard. The APBA Pro Baseball Basic Game comes with two 6 sided dice, a rolling tube, a playing field, and the game manual. $27.00 gets you everything that you need to get started. I've decided to start with the classic, APBA Baseball.ĪPBA Baseball is a delightfully simple yet engaging game that has done well to capture the feel of baseball in the format of a tabletop game. I do a lot of research before I make purchases and I have found that most tabletop games do not have a lot of content for me to review before coming to a decision so I wanted to provide some insight for others like myself.

They will not be super in-depth but will get my thoughts out there for those interested. I've decided that I will try to do some brief game reviews as time permits.

Apba baseball computer game review