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Strat-o-matic Pro Basketball box art
1973 Ranked #7,636

Strat-o-matic Pro Basketball

A basketball simulation game has players use team and player cards with dice to resolve court actions. Historical card sets let managers replay seasons with statistical strengths guiding each play.

Strategy Games Sports Command Cards Solo / Solitaire Game Series: Strat-O-Matic

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

11+

Complexity

2.67/5

Rating

7.15

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The pro basketball (NBA) game of the Strat-o-Matic series, best known for its baseball game. Players are represented by statistics on cards.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Command Cards

Use cards to issue orders and determine which units or actions can activate.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Solo / Solitaire Game

Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
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The pro basketball (NBA) game of the Strat-o-Matic series, best known for its baseball game. Players are represented by statistics on cards. Cards are available by year, sold separately, so you can play with teams of yesteryear. The game takes place on a board vaguely resembling a basketball court. Actions are determined by plays from cards. Success or failure is determined by die rolls.

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Type

2
Strategy Games Thematic Games

Category

1
Sports

Mechanism

3
Command Cards Dice Rolling Solo / Solitaire Game

Family

2
Series: Strat-O-Matic Sports: Basketball

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
90 min
Age
11+
Complexity
2.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Hal Richman

Publishers

1
Strat-O-Matic Game Company

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