The Indian Premier League started this weekend and it’s great to see massive crowds enjoying the oddly named Kolkata Knight Riders open up some cans of industrial whoop A on anyone who comes near them. It struck me that this is probably the first time there is an opportunity to “card” a complete season of [...]
Just surfing around and discovered this little oddity from the West Indies. A board game called QuickIt which is described thus: “From the Paradise Islands of Trinidad and Tobago, to the Cricket Lovers of the World. A Parody with Dice by Parodice Games. Experience the ‘glorious uncertainties’ of your favourite sport, with an exhilarating board [...]
This is the first post in a series on a cricket game called Replay Cricket that I’ve been designing for the past 12 or so years – yes, you read that right ;-) 12 + years! Of course, it’s not as bad as it sounds. It’s something I usually only get to work on once [...]
Game Title: Max Walker’s Cricket Game Publisher: Sporting Image Games Pty Ltd Year: 1984 Mechanism: Players cards, 2d6 and a Bowling and Batting mechanism to determine results. Players are graded from A-F many teams from 1983 to the early days of cricket are included (although I once purchased a copy that only had the 1983 [...]
Game Title: Max Walker’s Cricket Game Publisher: Sporting Image Games Pty Ltd Year: 1984 Mechanism: Players cards, 2d6 and a Bowling and Batting mechanism to determine results. Players are graded from A-F many teams from 1983 to the early days of cricket are included (although I once purchased a copy that only had the 1983 [...]
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