Ep 26 | A deep dive into tabletop sports gaming with S.T. Patrick of Sports Sim Magazine and The Squared Circle

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 sportssimmagazine@gmail.com. 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/