About nine years ago, we effectively shut down the Strat-O-Matic game company and reopened as Strat-O-Matic Media, and that has been a very different approach to the company.

Is Strat-O-Matic still in business?

About nine years ago, we effectively shut down the Strat-O-Matic game company and reopened as Strat-O-Matic Media, and that has been a very different approach to the company.

Can you play Strat-O-Matic baseball by yourself?

Ideal for playing solo or in friendship-bonding face-to-face play, Strat-O-Matic is easy to learn. Yet it is challenging enough to entertain for hours, as you make the player selections and the offensive and defensive decisions that decide the outcome.

Is Strat-O-Matic baseball fun?

Hall of Fame 2020 This is where the game gets really fun, in my opinion. The Hall of Fame 2020 edition of Strat-O-Matic features the best players of all time, and the stats are compiled from the players’ seven best years. So you get a good feel for how great the player was over time—not just in their best year.

Can you play Strat-O-Matic Baseball Online?

Strat-O-Matic is thrilled to announce the release of our super cool, new fantasy-style online game: Strat-O-Matic Baseball Online! SOM Baseball Online puts you in the shoes of both a Major League Manager and General Manager.

When did Strat-O-Matic start?

Hawkins, meanwhile, began playing Strat-O-Matic in 1967. He started with football but later fell in love with the baseball game and hasn’t missed a season since. The video games produced by EA Sports — its Madden football franchise, of course, the biggest seller — were revolutionary.

When did Strat-O-Matic come out?

Strat-O-Matic was invented by 11-year-old Hal Richman in his bedroom in Great Neck, NY in 1948 because he became frustrated by the statistical randomness of other baseball board games. He discovered the statistical predictability of dice would give his game the realism he craved.

Who owns Strat-O-Matic?

For 45 years, Hal Richman and his family have controlled Strat-O-Matic, which began with the baseball board game he invented as a teenager and grew into a small empire of sports board, video and Internet games.

How do you read Strat-O-Matic baseball cards?

Here are the positions: 1B = first base, 2B = second base, 3B = third base, SS = shortstop, C = catcher, LF = left field, CF = center field, RF = right field, P = pitcher. Split numbers, such as DO 1-14/SI 15-20 — An additional 1-20 roll is made to determine the result.

Who created Strat-O-Matic?

Hal Richman
Strat-O-Matic was invented by 11-year-old Hal Richman in his bedroom in Great Neck, NY in 1948 because he became frustrated by the statistical randomness of other baseball board games. He discovered the statistical predictability of dice would give his game the realism he craved.

What is Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365?

Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365 is an exciting breed of fantasy baseball where you not only play as GM of your team, drafting and trading your players, but you also play as Manager, deciding your starting lineups, pitching rotations, and player strategies and playing actual simulated baseball games on your way to the …

Who invented Strat-O-Matic Baseball?