Thanks for the information.

I just ordered the computer game and can't wait for it
to get here. Then today I found out that there is a
store about 50 miles from home that carries
strat-o-matic games. I wish I had known because I
can't wait to get it. I want to have a mini-league
before the 2007 version comes out.

I printed out the computer rules (49 pages) and
thought that if I had to remember all of the different
scenarios like I did for the board game I'd go crazy.
You know, if you have 3 wide receivers you have to
decrease the pass block rating by 1 unless it's on a
Saturday and all the dice are 6's and the black die is
a D and blocking back's name starts with a J. I don't
see how anybody could keep all of those rules in your
head. I assume that the computer does all of that
logic for you.

The only thing that I worry about are some of the
penalty/injury/fumble type things. Like I saw where
you can spike the ball or do a kneel down, but there
is the possibility that there could be a fumble. How
many times have you seen a fumble on either a spike or
kneel down play? I don't think I've ever seen one and
I've watched quite a bit a football in my time.

I loved the C&D game way back when. I remember the
good times throwing the dice at my brother after he
beat me on a last second TD or FG and rubbed it in. I
still have that old game board and the cards. In
fact, one of my children was home visiting one weekend
and said, "Dad, let's play strat-o-matic!" I knew
then that I had brought my kids up right! :)

RJ
--- review_boy <review_boy@...> wrote:

> Hi Soccer_playin_geezer -
>
> The difference between the PC 'easy' and 'full
> featured' mode is
> somewhat the same as the C&D basic game vs using all
> Advanced and
> Super Advanced Rules. For example, in 'easy' mode
> you call a play
> (for example, 'end run' or 'flat pass'), but not to
> a particular
> direction or location. See this Strat write-up on
> Easy Mode:
>
> www.strat-o-matic.com/sphere/easymode.htm
>
> Also, if you like you can read the entire PC game
> instructions in advance:
>
> www.strat-o-matic.com/sphere/fbrules.htm
>
> In fact, I recommend downloading the instructions
> into a file so that
> you can search them as you need to look things up.
>
> There are lots of knobs (configuration settings)
> available in the PC
> game, more, I think, than with the C&D game.
>
> If you like the C&D game, I think you going to love
> the PC game!
>
> Ralph
>
> --- In stratmat@yahoogroups.com,
> "soccer_playin_geezer"
> <soccer_playin_geezer@...> wrote:
> >
> > I played SOM in the late 70s to the mid 80s. I got
> the bug to start
> > playing again. I just ordered the computer game
> so that I can get
> > acclimated to the game before the new 2007 teams
> come out. I have a
> > couple of questions about the computer game while
> I'm waiting for it to
> > arrive.
> >
> > I saw a demo of both the easy mode and the regular
> mode. It looks to me
> > that the game play is the same, the only
> difference is in the way that
> > the plays are selected. Is that true or are they
> equivalent to the
> > board game basic vs advanced?
> >
> > How long does the average came take to play
> against the computer
> > manager?
> >
> > What features of the game can be
> activated/deactivated? When I played
> > the board game we did not use injuries, but
> limited players to the
> > number of games that they actually played that
> season.
> >
> > Any more tidbits of information would be
> appreciated. Thanks
> >
>
>
>