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Are you looking for broad tabletop-simulation history or a visual reference for baseball board and table games? Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations covers 100 years of baseball tabletop simulation games, while Baseball Games: Home Versions of the National Pastime, 1860s-1960s covers nearly every baseball-related board or table game from the 1860s to the 1960s.
| Product | Historical coverage |
|---|---|
| Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations | 100 years of baseball tabletop simulation games |
| Baseball Games: Home Versions of the National Pastime, 1860s-1960s | Nearly every baseball board or table game, 1860s to 1960s |
Sources: Baseball Games — Schiffer publisher product page · Schiffer Antiques Catalog Spring 2015, page 139 · Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations — official author page
1. Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations
Best for Broad simulation history
Choose Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations if you want broad historical coverage of baseball tabletop simulations. It covers 150+ simulations across 100 years and traces the evolution from mechanical devices that emulate the batted ball to tabletop games simulating the entire baseball game.
It is aimed at baseball gaming and simulation enthusiasts, with examples including National Pastime, Ethan Allen’s All Star Baseball Game, APBA, and Strat-O-Matic Baseball from the 1920s through the early 1960s.
Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations
2. Baseball Games: Home Versions of the National Pastime, 1860s-1960s
Best for Collector visual reference
Choose Baseball Games: Home Versions of the National Pastime, 1860s-1960s as a collector visual reference. It covers nearly every baseball-related board or table game produced from the 1860s to the 1960s, with individual captions and full-color illustrations.
It adds professional baseball history context, tips for dating games and rating condition, and a price guide for assessing fair value. The listed edition is hardback. Contributor credit appears as Mark Cooper, with Douglas Congdon-Martin also listed.
Baseball Games: Home Versions of the National Pastime, 1860s-1960s
Which should you choose?
- You want broad coverage of baseball tabletop simulations across 100 years, including 150+ simulations.
- You want a visual reference covering nearly every baseball-related board or table game from the 1860s to the 1960s.
