Episode 259: The Summer Show

from Tabletop SportCast · host James Cast

Summer has arrived on the tabletop, and episode 259 is all about turning the page from a busy spring into a fresh season of gaming. James recaps his Q2 gaming numbers, including 154 sessions, 37 different games, 23 projects, and a spring table led heavily by baseball. He also looks back at key projects like the 1973 Hall of Fame Starting Pitcher Project, the 1986 MLB Tournament, XSE’s road to Apex, Gridzone AGL Season 5, and several first-time plays. Around the Table includes updates from PLAAY Games, Sideline Strategy Games, Season Ticket Baseball, Powder Blue Sports, 3d6 Gaming, 49 Sports Games, and Sports Sim Magazine. Then James shifts into summer plans, featuring more History Maker Baseball, the 1978 horse racing season with PLAAY at the Races, a 1966 AFL/NFL Season Ticket Football tournament, Gridzone, 1992 NASCAR, Featured Table Fridays, Fury Hardball FLASH, Legends of Boxing, and more.

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