There's tons of interesting features in the computer game, such as the "computer
manager" and the ability to play human vs. computer. I play all my games much
like I did with the board game, "managing" both teams unless its interleague
play when my buddy and I go head to head (or the all-star game or world series).

By the way you can "fix" the windows help problem Gary - follow this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607

My nit to pick is that even though I've purchased the color stadiums option 4 or
5 times in the last 15 years, I still have some ballparks that are black and
white. Frown.

cj

Gary Kirchherr wrote:
>
>
> --- "ralphybr" wrote:
>
> > I have many SOM baseball teams from all eras. Could anyone recommend
> > the best SOM computer game if I want to use my own player cards?
> > Do the game menus make it possible to play a shorter game,
> > like 6 or 7 innings? What else might be interesting about the
> > computer game?
> > Thanks,
> > Arnie
>
> I'm not sure I understand the question. There is only one SOM computer
> game, and the only one you can get from the company is the current
> version of that game. In fact, you *have* to get the most up-to-date
> version if you want to ensure that it works with all your player cards.
>
> Other list members are far more qualified than I to say what's
> interesting about the computer game, but I'll weigh in anyway. The
> most "interesting" aspect of the game I've noticed is that its "help"
> system doesn't work with Vista. This is of course a common problem
> with computer programs that were designed to work with Windows'
> pre-Vista "help" system. But considering that SOM's computer game
> requires an expensive upgrade every year, I find this bug inexcusable.
> The programmers' priority shouldn't be tweaking HAL; it should be
> implementing a "help" system that works on the current version of
> Windows. Duh.
>
> -Gary
>
>