Geek out on tabletop sports games with me and S.T. Patrick — founder of Sports Sim Magazine, one of the designers of the deeply researched wrestling sim The Squared Circle and creator of STP Radio*. Our conversation runs the gamut from topics including:

• Whether this is the golden age of sports gaming, and the wealth of sports sim games available today

• The lineup of the March 2022 issue of SSM

• The 35-year journey to the current version of The Squared Circle — and what’s next for the game

• Upcoming radio shows he and his wife will host on STP Radio, as well as the national talent they’ve brought onboard

• The level of accuracy and realism one expects from tabletop sports sims

• Great NFL “what if” candidates: the ‘70s Falcons and the 1983 Packers

• HIs “LTI” (legacy team index) metric for refining college football and basketball competition, making key players count more than statistics in the clutch.

• “Normalizing” teams across seasons and eras

• Regulating player usage and injuries

For those interested in writing for SSM, reach out to S.T. any time at [email protected].

SSM and TSC are both available on demand at lulu.com. Follow S.T.’s products at these links:

Sports Sim Magazine & The Squared Circle:

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MWNPublications

Delphi Board for The Squared Circle:

https://forums.delphiforums.com/Squaredcircle/messages/?start=Start+Reading+%3E%3E

STP Radio (Apps coming soon, but, until then...):

www.wstpradio.com

garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics:

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews

* For those of you who, like S.T. and I, are fans of so-called yacht rock, here’s a link to my No. 1 all-time favorite song, “Moonlight Feels Right” by Starbuck: https://moonlightfeelsright.com/