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Ray Atkinson

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Nov 29, 2002, 6:35:07 PM11/29/02
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I read in a book years ago about a two-player card game of baseball. It used the standard 52 card deck. One player was the pitcher and the other the batter
each inning, like regular baseball. Each player had a 6-card hand that was replenished each out. The pitcher played a card and the batter had to match the
suit to hit the ball. If the player had a higher number, it was a base hit and the difference determined what kind of hit it was.
Somebody please give me the rest of the rules.


James Vipond

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Nov 29, 2002, 10:07:21 PM11/29/02
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In article <1103_10...@news1.abac.com>,
Ray Atkinson <rul...@wenzmemorials.com> wrote:

The only baseball card game I found at pagat.com is a variant of
seven-card stud poker. I guess John McLeod doesn't know about the
game you describe.

http://www.pagat.com/jerrycooley/studpoker.html#Baseball

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Michael Keller

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Nov 30, 2002, 4:58:16 AM11/30/02
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Card Baseball by Sid Sackson, from _A_Gamut_of_Games_, one of the best
books on games ever written. No game library is complete without
it. The rules are copyright, not to mention somewhat long and
involved, so I can't reproduce them here. The book is still in print
(and inexpensive) from Dover (1992, the third of three editions)
according to www.barnesandnoble.com, and is also extremely easy to
find used; also in most libraries. Lots of other gems in it besides
Card Baseball, too -- Lines of Action, Bowling Solitaire, LAP,
Crossings, Domino Bead Game, etc.

Michael Keller
Solitaire Laboratory


Tan Coul

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Nov 30, 2002, 3:31:05 PM11/30/02
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As an addendum to this, can I note that Sid Sackson, acknowledged by
all serious games players as a genius in the field of game design as
well as one of the hobby's best-known collectors, passed away last
month after a long degenerative illness. If you do buy A Gamut of
Games, Ray, you will not be disappointed by Card Baseball, or indeed
any of the other several entirely original card games in the
collection.

--
Colin B.
Bored now...

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