Hi Louis,

Welcome to Strat! There are a lot of good resources on the web:

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/btf/pages/basesim/somrules.htm
http://members.aol.com/sberen2000/boardgame.htm
http://members.shaw.ca/swoodsys/compqa.html
http://www.geocities.com/gls84/
http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/som/Netplay_Instructions.doc
http://www.stratfanforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6

Enjoy. You are sure picking the right game.

Chris


Louis wrote:

> I've scanned the 156 posts for these questions but didn't see any
> answers so I'm going to create a new post. I'm new to the idea of
> playing strat-o-matic though I remember seeing advertisments in my
> comic books and Boy's Life magazines when I was a scout.
>
> I played an early baseball computer game (Earl Weaver for the Amiga)
> for many, many hours keeping track of the stats, league standings and
> such. I've also played a few game console baseball games but found
> their lack of stats distracting.
>
> I would like to get into a more stat-based game and think strat-o-
> matic is the one, however I have a few questions:
>
> 1. What do I need to get going. (ie. What's a 'starter set'??)
>
> 2. Where's a good (discount?) place to find this? The www.stat-o-
> matic.com website is difficult to navigate and has lots of
> information without answering any of my questions.
>
> 3. Is there a good source of on-line, free documentation about how
> the game is played?
>
> thanks,
> Louis
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