APBA Football Club Podcast Network

Geoff Giordano
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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 tutorials, close study of the game's player cards and results boards, and much more. In August 2013, we held the first full APBA Football-only tournament at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. After an initial run from 2011-16, we're back to assist in further promoting and educating the APBA community. 66s to all! For podcast ideas and feedback, email apbafootballcluboriginal@gmail.com

  1. Ep 81 | Greatest NFL teams perform with their unique attributes in data-driven Breakaway Football

    06/29/2024

    Ep 81 | Greatest NFL teams perform with their unique attributes in data-driven Breakaway Football

    Breakaway Football is one of the more unique entrants into the world of #tabletopfootball games: stats-based yet card-driven, data-rich yet colorful and accessible.  Not only that, but this game thusfar is based on replicating the key attributes of some of the most iconic teams in history, from 1958 to the present – hence, beginning with normalizing stats across eras. Given alternate names and logos in deference to potential licensing issues, these teams are given unique qualities, like random Bum Rap bad-luck outcomes for the representation of the 1980 Oilers. Your Saints become the Sinners, Packers the Stackers, Steelers the Blacksmiths, Buccaneers the Privateeers, etc. And, the just-released Team Creator lets Breakaway Football fans create teams of their own. Arthur Franz IV walks us through some of the most important game functions and the thought process that led to them (hint: he watched a LOT of game film to determine how, for instance, the 1978 Cowboys [“the Horsemen”] used and profited from the then-rare shotgun formation). Notably, Arthur has coached football at several levels, starting right out of high school, which adds to his perspective on translating the action on the field to the tabletop. Arthur and the rest of the Breakaway Football design team will join us for the first time ever at our third cards-and-dice football event at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton on Aug. 24-25. Buy Breakaway Football: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/breakaway-football Breakaway Football group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/244866002738026 Uplink Underground Games: https://uplinkunderground.com #football #nfl #footballgame #footballgames #footballhistory #nflhistory #tabletopsports

    1h 35m
  2. Ep 80 | 'MakoJo' Joe Sweeney recalls his APBA Baseball and Football programming, early gaming days and more

    04/14/2024

    Ep 80 | 'MakoJo' Joe Sweeney recalls his APBA Baseball and Football programming, early gaming days and more

    APBA Hall of Famer Joe "MakoJo" Sweeney (Class of 2005) is one of the earliest inductees into the gameco's tight-knit club of honorees His editors, viewers and utilities for #APBABaseball and #APBAFootball are legend. Joe finished 4-6 in our 10-game Ed Zack Memorial tournament on April 6-7, 2024, at the  @baseballhall . We conducted this interview right at the entrance to the exhibits because the playoffs were going on in the learning center and we had to choose the lesser of two evils in terms of background sound. I might attempt to filter the background noise on this later, but for now let this suffice. MakoJo site (archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20210126045052/http://www.makojo.com/ APBA Hall of Fame: http://apbagames.com/hall-of-fame Sample Between the Lines forum string praising MakoJo: https://forums.delphiforums.com/apbabtl/messages?msg=64542.1 Joe Sweeney's BtL profile: https://profiles.delphiforums.com/makojo1 Video version: https://youtu.be/S31A5WsQciE

    42 min
  3. Ep 79 | Data kings: Sports Info Solutions informs how the big leagues, game companies do business – and busts the Derek Jeter myth

    04/14/2024

    Ep 79 | Data kings: Sports Info Solutions informs how the big leagues, game companies do business – and busts the Derek Jeter myth

    Sports Info Solutions is one of the foremost players in the game of big data and how it informs not only the game on the field of play but on the tabletop. Mark Simon, content lead for SIS, is a former newspaperman, ESPN staffer and one-time Strat-O-Matic player who run the SIS baseball podcast. Mark shares with us some of the intricate workings of acquiring big-league sports data and the critical job of the SIS video scouts – not a few of whom have gone on to careers with major league teams like the Rays, Orioles and Twins. It is the keen eyes of the SIS video scouts that glean reams of advanced playing data from broadcast after broadcast. PT Games recently signed an agreement to use SIS data to inform its PC-based football game — and Mark shares his work with SOM on a recent MLB article simulation project, as well as his gaming history with Strat, MicroLeague and Diamond Mind. Mark is also a huge fan of Keith Hernandez and strongly supports Keith's entry into the  @baseballhall . Sports Info Solutions: https://www.sportsinfosolutions.com/ SIS/Strat Simulation "Reimagining The 2022 Yankees & Giants as Average Defensive Teams": https://www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2023/02/08/reimagining-the-2022-yankees-giants-as-average-defensive-teams/ SIS baseball podcast: https://pod.link/1461705002 SIS football podcast Off the Charts: https://pod.link/1039074748 #tabletopsports #fantasybaseball #keithhernandez Video version: https://youtu.be/NRKZAX7rFJE

    37 min
  4. Ep 78 | An APBA Baseball revival in Toronto: Tournament returns in May after 30-year hiatus

    04/14/2024

    Ep 78 | An APBA Baseball revival in Toronto: Tournament returns in May after 30-year hiatus

    Dan Prizzon and Alan Lipman are bringing back an #APBABaseball tournament to Toronto, where more than 30 years ago a tournament supported heavily by radio legend Bob McCown. Set for May 11, the tournament will be held in one of the community rooms at Alan's condo in the city center. Rules and other particulars remain TBD, so sign up to their event page on Facebook and stay tuned! 1st Annual Toronto APBA Baseball Classic page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/382191204256678 We can personally vouch for the beauty of Toronto and urge anyone who hasn't been to plan a longer visit. Video version: https://youtu.be/fUMadZQDB0E #APBAbaseball #toronto #apbafootballclub #tabletopsports

    33 min
  5. Ep 77 | Super Bowl 58 Weekend: 25 Years of a Strat-O-Matic Football Tournament with Director Mike VanDerGoore

    02/11/2024

    Ep 77 | Super Bowl 58 Weekend: 25 Years of a Strat-O-Matic Football Tournament with Director Mike VanDerGoore

    Mike VanDerGoore is the successor to the founders of one of the longest-running #tabletopfootball tournaments: The MDOR Strat-O-Matic Football league based in Bloomington, Illinois. Mike shares the MDOR's founding, history, methods and future. Renowned SOM Footballer Mike Kane has dutifully kept the tournament's records for 25 years. MDOR is named for late tournament founders/directors Ron Dickinson and Ron Brammer — otherwise known as Mad Dog and Oregon Ron. The annual MDOR event traces its lineage back to the Lyman Bostock tournament that ran from the 1970s to circa 2000. Watch action from the 2018 MDOR tournament: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBvZeICbRFI6Og66l4DNmppvsTTHtOYJ- Mike Kane talks SOM Football with Darin Hayes Pigskin Dispatch: https://pigskindispatch.com/home/Football-Fun-Facts/Football-Hobbies-and-Games/Strat-o-matic-Football YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccf18yu0v4U

    1h 5m
  6. Ep 76 | Super Bowl 58 Weekend: 50 Tabletop Football Games Compared By MananaCon founder Paul Schulzetenberg

    02/11/2024

    Ep 76 | Super Bowl 58 Weekend: 50 Tabletop Football Games Compared By MananaCon founder Paul Schulzetenberg

    A gaming conversation with Paul Schulzetenberg, creator of the New Mexico gaming event MananaCon as well a comparison of 50 American football games on  @boardgamegeek . Read Paul's Top 50 football game list: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/203491/gridiron-your-table-comparison-50-american-footbal Learn about Paul's MananaCon event in New Mexico: https://www.mananacon.com/ YouTube version: https://youtu.be/dK3sQbjf1Fo

    41 min
  7. Ep 75 | Grant Fines (49 Sports Games) details what makes his On the Turf and Quick Decks football games tick

    08/21/2023

    Ep 75 | Grant Fines (49 Sports Games) details what makes his On the Turf and Quick Decks football games tick

    Grant Fines, creator of 49 Sports Games, traces his game design history back to creating playing cards for Gayle Sayers and Franco Harris. Now, he offers a handful of thoughtfully designed stats-based games including his On the Turf and Quick Decks football — the former a play-by-play game that takes about an hour per game. Grant discusses his game design philosophy and methodology — right down to the reasons behind his choice of dice. The 2022 NFL season for On the Turf Football is available for preorder now: https://www.49sportsgames.com/products/49-on-the-turf-football-standard-game

    45 min
  8. Ep 74 | Designer Max Jamelli on his Lords of Baseball game and teaching children social skills with the Video Game Clubs of America

    08/20/2023

    Ep 74 | Designer Max Jamelli on his Lords of Baseball game and teaching children social skills with the Video Game Clubs of America

    Lords of Baseball, a Euro-style game of baseball franchise ownership and management, took father-and-son team Bob and Max Jamelli 12 years to refine and fund via Kickstarter. Max, a high school teacher and former football coach, walks us through the development of LoB, his thoughts on the future of gaming, and his work as national director of tabletop gaming for the Video Game Clubs of America (vgcusa.org). The seed of the idea for Lords of Baseball came to Max’s father after a trip to the World Boardgaming Championships; inspired by the Cold War game Twilight Struggle, Bob Jamelli began sketching out ideas for LoB. Now, after 50 revisions, nearly 90 iterations of the rule book and more than 1,500 playthroughs, LoB is ready to hit the market. Offering a complete picture of baseball team ownership, from stocking talent to winning games — even building a stadium — Lords of Baseball is a Euro-style take on the game of pro baseball. Jamelli recalls how he came to know key collaborator Jeff Horger, who took on the role of streamlining LoB’s mechanics, vowing to “tear (the game) apart and build it back up.” Max also discusses his take on tabletop football games Legends of Football, Pizza Box football and 1st and Goal from his perspective as a coach. In the last part of the interview, Max discusses the mission and methods of the VGCUSA, how he came to be involved, and how the organization fosters social and emotional learning for students in more than 800 schools in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Europe. Helping kids socially through gaming is “the best thing I’ll ever do in education,” he says. Lords of Baseball is still available by Kickstarter late pledge at the time of posting this video; L4 Studios will be selling the game at conventions — and a retail option is likely. How to play Lords of Baseball: 01:56 Seed of the idea from the WBC: 19:50 Mechanics used in Lords of Baseball: 32:05 Playing SOM and Baseball Stars on Nintendo with his dad: 45:40 Coaching football and playing football games (Legends of Football, Pizza Box): 46:37 Sports on the field vs. on tabletop: 52:38 Funding Lords of Baseball and potential expansions: 56:50 Future of board games and accessibility to audiences: 1:02:35 Video Game Clubs of America and its mission: 1:09:22 Joining VGCUSA and creating a school game club: 1:13:54 Lords of Baseball on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lordsofbaseball/lords-of-baseball?amp;mc_cid=5cccc19d8c&mc_eid=73f5a6be1a Max’s BoardGameGeek profile: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/sigtaulefty Video Game Clubs of America: https://www.vgcusa.org/ Max’s review of Legends of Football: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/369071/old-time-football-meets-fantasy-football VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/2D0Cb-9Mn8E

    1h 42m
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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 tutorials, close study of the game's player cards and results boards, and much more. In August 2013, we held the first full APBA Football-only tournament at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. After an initial run from 2011-16, we're back to assist in further promoting and educating the APBA community. 66s to all! For podcast ideas and feedback, email apbafootballcluboriginal@gmail.com

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