APBA Football Club Podcast Network

By Geoff Giordano

The APBA Football Club was launched on Jan. 28, 2011. Bringing the game of APBA Football into the social media world, we offered everything from interviews with APBA icons and players, method-of-play ... more

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August 18, 2023 Ep 71 | APBA Hall of Famers at first-ever Baseball Hall of Fame tournament: Ray Dunlap, Roy Langhans & Jim Sce (more than 100 years of gaming experience in one sitting)
Catching up with APBA Hall of Famers Ray Dunlap (Class of 2016), Roy Langhans (2001) and Jim Sce (2008) between the fast-paced competition at the first-ever tabletop sports gaming tournament at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Ray gives an update on his 2022 Yankees and Aaron Judge, Roy on his 1905 Giants and Christy Mathewson.
Dunlap began playing APBA in 1964, wrote for the APBA Journal for many years, co-created the Suncoast Football League in Tampa in 1979 and served as the Tampa Bay Bucs' official statistician for most of the 1980s. Ray's APBA Football matchup system is a milestone for more fully utilizing all the player cards.
Langhans began playing APBA in 1957 and among his myriad achievements played in the baseball and football tournaments at the first-ever APBA convention in Philadelphia in 1973. His Game of the Day thread on the Delphi forum Between the Lines is still going strong after he kicked it off on Aug. 23, 2000.
(Roy's GOTD thread: https://forums.delphiforums.com/apbabtl/messages/?msg=3870.1)
Sce was a key part of APBA"s coach's program, in which APBA ambassadors spread the word about APBA games to potential players.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/iO4QZEels3o
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August 18, 2023 Ep 70 | Sean Culnan talks Plaay's Second Season, APBA's National Card Football League at Plaay Dot Con 23
Imagine my surprise learning that Sean Culnan — who ran the demos of Plaay's Second Season on Friday, July 28, at Plaay Dot Con 23 in Denver — is also a third-year coach in the National Card Football League. The NCFL dates back to 1981 in Ohio and has been using APBA Football since then. Sean made the NCFL Super Bowl last year and has also completed two full-season replays, 1980 and 1984, using Second Season. He shares a few thoughts regarding league play, tabletop coaching and more.

National Card Football League site:
https://jzajack.wixsite.com/ncfl

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/RxFXzr3oOuk
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August 17, 2023 Ep 69 | NFL Classics: Elway's Colts meet Marino's Steelers for the first time in Baltimore, Week 11, 1983
At long last: The long-awaited, much-anticipated quarterback Clash of 1983 — as it should have happened.
One of the all-time “what if” projects featuring John Elway staying with the Baltimore Colts (and perhaps the Colts staying in Baltimore) and facing fellow first-round selection Dan Marino at the helm of a Steelers offense in flux.
Amazingly, Elway and Marino only met three times in their careers: two regular-season games won by the Dolphins (a 30-26 shootout in 1985 and a 31-21 MIami win in 1998) and one postseason blowout, a 38-3 drubbing of the Dolphins by the Broncos en route to their Super Bowl 33 victory. Denver and Miami met in the 1999 regular season, but of course Elway retired upon winning his second ring. Had the ’83 draft played out as envisioned here, Marino would have traveled to Baltimore with the Black and Gold for a Nov. 13 contest won by the Steelers, 24-13.

The 1980s weren’t entirely terrible for either the Steelers or Colts franchises — there were some playoff appearances amid the more dismal campaigns. In 1983, the Steelers finished 10-6 before bowing in the playoffs, while the Colts struggled at 7-9. MIami finished 12-4, Denver at 9-7 — and both were dispatched in the playoffs by the Seahawks. WIth Marino earning a four-point card in APBA Football’s original 1983 season set vs. only a two for Elway, there’s not much hope of the Colts far exceeding their ’83 record — especially with Elway’s 47.5% completion rate. That said, Elway did show a sign of the magic to come when he threw three fourth-quarter TDs in Week 15 against the Colts in Denver to lift the Broncos from a 19-0 deficit to a 21-19 win (in fact, the Colts and Broncos met in Baltimore in Week 2 as well, with Denver winning 17-10). It would be far more interesting to put Elway 1986 or 1987 with the Colts — although even then Elway’s completion rate stayed in the mid-50s; he didn’t crack 60% completions until his 1993 season.
Speaking of the Broncos and Dolphins, they’ve only met 20 times in their history, with Miami leading the series 12-7-1; there’s another great what-if best-of-three series:
• 1983 season, when both made the playoffs and could have faced each other.
• 1984 season, when Denver lost to Pittsburgh in a bid to face Miami in the AFC Championship
• 1997 season, when both made the playoffs
Along the lines of this project, check out the 1984 NBA what-if by Rod's Tabletop Hoops ( @redfanrod ) The 1984 Blazers took Jordan, the Bulls took Barkley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejNiE7yvBhc
REDZONE/HIGHLIGHTS
11:3422:0532:1437:5554:181:02:451:17:151:30:10
Denver-Miami head-to-head history:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=den&tm2=mia&yr=all
First Elway-Marino meeting, 1985:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509290den.htm
Second Elway-Marino meeting, 1998:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199812210mia.htm
Third Elway-Marino meeting, 1999:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199901090den.htm
1983 Steelers at Colts:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198311130clt.htm
1983 standings:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/
“The day the Royals drafted Elway and Marino”:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2017/jun/13/john-elway-dan-marino-1979-mlb-draft-kansas-city-royals
“John Elway, Bob Irsay and the Colts fleeing of Baltimore”:
https://fansided.com/2021/07/23/john-elway-1983-nfl-draft-baltimore-colts/
“How the legendary 1983 QB draft class changed the NFL forever”:
https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/04/26/1880-nfl-draft-john-elway-dan-marino-jim-kelly-historic-class
“What if John Elway played for the Colts?”:
https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/what_if_john_elway_played_for_the_colts/s1_11773_18227675

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/qmRSCZGbXoc
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August 17, 2023 Ep 68 | Games At Sea: Newest regional APBA Baseball tournament is cruise that hits the ocean in January 2024
Native New Yorker turned South Floridian Frank Fumai is turning his retirement passion of attending as many APBA tournaments as possible into a new outlet: APBA At Sea, one of the newest regional APBA Baseball tournaments. Fumai, a veteran of APBA tournaments from Chicagoland to Chattanooga and Las Vegas (he's also planning to attend the Kansas City event), initially sought to create a tournament tied to spring training in Florida. When that proved a bit costly, he turned to another passion of his — and the APBA baseball cruise was born.
The four-day cruise will feature a one-day tournament. The theme is any third place team between 1980 and 1999, and competitors can choose one player who played on the team 20 years prior (for instance, the 1995 White Sox can include a player from the 1975 team). Team selection will likely begin just before Labor Day, and Fumai will pick last. Veterans and rookies are welcome, and single attendees are eligible to be paired with others to share a room and keep their costs down.
The itinerary starts in Fort Lauderdale; Key West is the destination on Day 2, and Day 3 will feature the competition from roughly 8 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. On Day 4, cruisers will spend time in Nassau, Bahamas, before heading home.
veterans and newbies welcome — and Frank can supply a team for anyone who needs one. Costs are all inclusive; there is no separate fee to play in the tournament. And there are plenty of things for nonplaying family and friends to do on competition day.
The chosen ship is the Celebrity Silhouette :https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-ships/celebrity-silhouette
For more information and to reserve your spot, call cruise coordinator Aidy Alonzo at 954-377-6424. Deposits are refundable if your travel plans change.

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/UooZdyxoJ_E
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August 17, 2023 Ep 67 | Football tourney and league tips from Strat-O-Matic commissioner and PC game contributor Meredith Adkins
On the occasion of the seventh Strat-O-Matic football tournament held at CincyCon this year, we talked with tournament director Meredith Adkins about the competition rules, as well how he runs his face-to-face league, the GMVFL. He also discusses two other SOM football tournaments: the Bushwhacker tournament in May and the MDOR in September; both have been running for more than 20 years, he noted.
Adkins shares insights into everything from home-brewed rules to how to keep a league running, as well as the custom roll-up mats they had created to expand on the basic SOM game board.
The 2023 CincyCon tourmament fielded 10 teams:
1983 WAS
1984 SF
1984 MIA
1985 CHI
1998 DEN
2004 NE
2004 IND
2010 PIT
2019 BAL
2020 KC
In a wild 20-19 finish, the 2004 Patriots snuck past the 1985 Bears.
Meredith limits participating teams to those from 1983 to the present to aid in recruiting efforts.
APBA Baseball and APBA Football figured into his early gaming career, when he saw a testimonial for the baseball game from a wargaming source.
10:08: The Lyman Bostock tournament.
GMVFL page on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1003156216549923
CincyCon announcement and rules on SOM's website:
https://www.strat-o-matic.com/announcements/som-football-and-baseball-tournaments-cincycon/
Reach Meredith by email at [email protected].
Strat-O-Matic football leagues listed on SOM registry:
https://bit.ly/41vEBlP

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/CTmZ2K3dH0E
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August 16, 2023 Ep 66 | 6 of the most important things you need to know about APBA Football
Some important things to know about the tabletop football game APBA Football — for newcomers and returnees alike.
00:39 No. 1
01:39 No. 2
04:11 No. 3
05:49 No. 4
07:42 No. 5
09:17 No. 6
APBA Football Stadium Shop:
https://apba.stores.yahoo.net/apbafootball.html

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/JcMp4nU3J8E
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August 16, 2023 Ep 65 | 7 reasons people hate board games: A survey by Nick Bentley, president of Underdog Games Studio
In a survey of 440 folks not keen on board games, Nick Bentley found seven recurring themes, which he posted in a string of Tweets on May 4. Mr. Bentley is the president of Underdog Games Studio ( @underdoggames5039 ).
Those themes won’t surprise us aficionados of tabletop sports games and simulations.
All credit for my learning of this survey goes to U.K. board game design expert Chris Backe, founder of @entrogames https://boardgamedesign.beehiiv.com/
The envelope please:
1. Too long to play
2. Too complex to play
3. Board games are boring
4. Board games make people too competitive
5.Board games aren't social
6. Too costly
7. Negative stereotypes ("geeks," "nerds")
Read Nick's entire Twitter thread here:
https://bit.ly/3VV7DJD
Nick's Google doc detailing every response to his survey:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tz_RTQ6N6tIXGgmy7jUwfeidhiTawGJP_k0-Z7Q-uks/edit#gid=0
Summary of the seven key reasons by The Meeples Herald:
https://meeplesherald.com/news/game-designer-nick-bentley-asks-why-oh-why-dont-you-like-board-games/?fbclid=IwAR2Jz4F5wRrgWxcvRSIuUMfwAdegKPCGqHUJ3dlkX3XdsG-Jp2IXzlr9f1A
Nick Bentley's game site:
https://www.nickbentley.games/

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/5zYkwxxCl-Q
(published May 10, 2023)
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August 16, 2023 Ep 64 | World Cup! by Mark Bates: Card-driven action game re-creates soccer's biggest spectacle in 2-3 hours
Game designer Mark Bates (Infinite Pi Games) discusses how he transformed the game World Cup! from creator Shaun Derrick’s original version into an all-card version. World Cup! lets users run an “association” of four teams by playing various soccer actions from a deck that lets managers attack, score and defend. Play the entire World Cup in two to three hours.
Watch the World Cup! playthrough video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKu49tAh3LQ
Buy World Cup! from Infinite Pi Games:
https://www.infinitepigames.com/Sovereign Chess:https://mark-bates.squarespace.com/
*** Use discount code APBA for $20 off the World Cup! Champion Package, which includes all three expansions: Laws of the Game, EURO 2020 and QATAR 2022:
https://www.infinitepigames.com/store/p/world-cup-world-cup-champion-pre-order
The original version of World Cup by Shaun Derrick/Games for the World:
https://boardgames.com/boardgame/the-world-cup-game

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/bxvEJmAgmGw
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August 15, 2023 Ep 63 | Terry Bradshaw talks Steelers Super Bowls, NFL stars, more on the Ralph Emery music show 1980
From June 2 to 6, 1980, #Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw appeared on Ralph Emery's country music radio show. I found the five LP collection of all five shows several years back and have since collected many other five-record sets of Emery's show from that era.
Bradshaw being my No. 1 all-time sports hero, this is one of my most prized possessions. Terry appeared primarily to promote his then-current single "Until You" but talked about his #NFL future and #football starts of the day. He was particularly candid about the challenge of overcoming the #Rams in Super Bowl 14.
I culled the football-related highlights from the five shows, which do not appear in chronological order. Bradshaw also talked about his peanut butter venture, his friendship with and gift from the Pirates' Willie Stargell, and cautioned against youths starting tackle football at too early an age.
0:31: Terry Bradshaw peanut butter campaign
1:42: Sponsor spot: Jimmy Dean
2:13: Intro to Bradshaw's career and his relationship with Texas
3:51: Sponsor spot: Ford
5:57: Why No. 12 is his jersey, and NFL jersey number rules
7:40: Bradshaw on his NFL future
8:06: Pursuing his music career
9:26: Super Bowl 14 thoughts and ex-Steeler coaches with Rams
11:22: Recalling the Steelers' 1979 season
11:56: Thoughts on Joe Greene
12:27: Jack Lambert story
13:18: Fun with Dallas
14:21: Return to camp vs. next recording
15:16: Life in football and concern over kids playing football too early
18:44: Super Bowl rings
20:18: Gift form Willie Stargell
21:03: His favorite players of the era
22:49: NFL salaries
24:27: Music career detractors
26:39: Music and the Steelers
27:41: Roger Staubach's retirement and friendship
28:42: Traveling as an NFL team
30:32: Injuries and resilience
33:33: Fan clubs
34:30 1980 performance tour
Ralph Emery's page at the @countrymusichof :
https://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/ralph-emery
Terry Bradshaw performs "Until You" for Nashville on the Road, 1980: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKoCP2NZNyU
Terry Bradshaw at the Reagan Library in 2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNDtOUG-4XA
NFL display during Bradshaw's appearance at the Reagan Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dSOdy5-3zY

VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/3p97MSM8b4A
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August 15, 2023 Ep 62 | Tips to start your tabletop sports gaming event: How far we've come since the "APBA Summer of 2013"
It has been 10 years since regional APBA tournaments began to appear nationwide. I started talking about creating a tournament at the @ProFootballHOF in summer 2012–and we are posted to hold our second there this August (26th-27th) during induction month and the NFL 2023 preseason.
Here, I talk about a few things to address when starting your own tabletop sports gaming event, from venue selection and acquisition to rules, awards, communications and more.
Read the APBA Blog’s 2015 series of interviews with tournament directors:
https://www.apbablog.com/?s=Organizer+roundtable

ViDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/EUsbrWExQEc
(Published June 3, 2023)
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