Strat-O-Matic Announces First Ever Unified National Club Program

2024-04-26 10:37:13 Sports

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Strat-O-Matic, the market leader in sports simulation and traditional sports gaming, today unveiled its ambitious plan to unify and congregate players across North America through a club system. The launch of Strat Club will provide formalized structure and recognition for groups of Strat-O-Matic players who meet regularly, many of whom will be competing for the Strat-O-Matic World Championship which will be held in Las Vegas and is organized by veteran Strat player Pete Nelson. Details on the world championship will be available at https://www.strattpc.com.

"We have seen the great fun and success that other traditional games have had in unifying and rallying regional clubs, and we realized it was time to unify the thousands of Strat-O-Matic players who have been playing for years or, as we saw during the Pandemic, are new to the game,? said Adam Richman, CEO, Strat-O-Matic Media. ?It will give us a formalized way to bring together fans of all ages to play in venues ranging from hobby clubs to gaming facilities, and to meet new players not just locally but regionally as well. This is the first step in what we think will be a well received initiative to expand club play to colleges and high schools as well, all revolving around the love of game play, data, and camaraderie tied to sports like baseball.?

In just the first month, more than 39 clubs have registered through Strat-O-Matic's revamped Clubs program and are both getting perks while also sharing the camaraderie of playing their favorite game with others who share their love of Strat-O-Matic. Ages of players range from early teens to 80. While it has started with the traditional baseball game, Richman feels it will evolve into other sports like football, hockey basketball.

Fans interested in leading or joining a Strat-O-Matic Club can email StratClub@Strat-O-matic.com, and check out details of current clubs and locations at https://www.strat-o-matic.com/strat-clubs. Clubs receive discounts on game sets, captains will receive Strat merchandise, tips from Strat-O-Matic experts on best organizing practices, and other perks as developed.

Clubs now active include (details on each club are available as needed):
Alberta- Edmonton
Alabama- Red Bay
Arizona- Phoenix, Tucson
California- Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, San Jose
Colorado- Denver
Connecticut- North Haven, New Haven
DMV- Washington, DC, Baltimore
Florida- Orlando, Sebastian, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale,
Georgia- Atlanta
Indiana- Indianapolis
Illinois- Chicago
Louisiana- New Orleans
Massachusetts- Boston, Marlborough
Michigan- Detroit
Missouri- Kansas City
New Jersey- Atlantic City, Montclair
New York- Albany, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Buffalo, Manhattan
Nevada- Las Vegas
North Carolina- Elon
Ohio-Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo
Oregon- Portland
Pennsylvania- Pittsburgh, Lancaster
Texas- Dallas

About Strat-O-Matic
Strat-O-Matic was invented by 11-year-old Hal Richman in his bedroom in Great Neck, N.Y. in 1948 as a result of his frustration with the statistical randomness of other baseball board games. He discovered that the statistical predictability of dice would give his game the realism he craved. Over the next decade, he perfected the game at summer camp and then as a student at Bucknell University. After producing All-Star sets in 1961 and ?62, he parlayed a $5,000 loan from his father (and made a deal that if it didn?t work out he would work for his father?s insurance company) into the original 1962 Strat-O-Matic Baseball season game. Needless to say, Hal never had to take a job with his father.