RJ -

The PC game allows you to turn on (enable) full rules/complexity and
be blissfully unaware of most of the Strat rules. The PC allows you
not to think, if that's how you want it.

Yes, there is possibility of injury or fumble on a kneel down. See
http://preview.tinyurl.com/5cll54 .

I had a game where 2-3 of my flat passes were intercepted. Ugh!

I hope your game arrives soon. You'll have a blast with it.

Ralph

--- In stratmat@yahoogroups.com, RJ thesoccerplayingeezer
<soccer_playin_geezer@...> wrote:
>
> 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
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>