Howzat!

Just going thru the collection tonight and realised I have quite a few games that I haven’t documented or uploaded (quite a few, actually). So, I’ve scanned and uploaded a game from Australia from the early 90s called Howzat which I received in exchange for an article I wrote recently for a cricket magazine.

The game consists of a number of charts which produce a set run rate (from 3 an over to 7). It allows you to select different quality of batsmen each of whom has a different chance of getting out.

Like many cricket board games, this one is flawed. Majorly flawed in fact because it has different levels of batsmen, but all bowlers are considered the same. This sentance is the give away: “All bowlers have an equal chance of taking wickets.”

What?

So, from a game playing point of view, it’s a dud. From a labour of love point of view, I love it. The effort that’s gone into it must have been considerable, so for that alone, I’m happy it’s in my collection.

For lots of images of it, go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/replaycricketgames/photos/album/427560126/pic/list