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ASG Baseball is a board game published in 1973 by 3W.

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ASG Baseball is a game in which the game system involves D20 die rolls cross referenced against player statistics. [1]

Reception

The Hamilton JournalNews said "the game definitely shows promise. If you plan to simply spend one evening by playing a game with a friend, ASG ranks high on the basis of enjoyment." [2]

Ellis Simpson reviewed ASG Baseball for Games International magazine, and gave it 4 stars out of 5, and stated that "Like many baseball games there is much more work and research than a few pieces of paper can hold. The man hours involved in this project must have been enormous. The end result is a game that baseball fans and sports gamers and will love. No ifs, or buts." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Simpson, Ellis (November 1989). "General Games". Games International (10): 12.
  2. "Clipped from the Journal News". The Journal News. 27 May 1974. p. 19.