The most anticipated game of 2014, Plaay.com’s Soccer Blast, is now available for pre-order. According to the game’s website, pre-orders will begin shipping the first week of June, with orders placed after the pre-order window closes to be shipped no earlier than June 22. Pre-orders will be taken between May 8th and May 15th. Click […]
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Plaay Games’ Soccer Blast Available for Pre-Order
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COMING THIS SUMMER!! OneForFive Print Edition, Vol. 1
CLICK HERE TO ORDER THE BEST TABLETOP-SPORTS NEWSLETTER ON THE MARKET TODAY! In the grand tradition of great tabletop-sports journals of the past, such as The APBA Journal, Strat Fan, Strat-O-Matic Review, All-Star Replay and others, OneForFive.com is releasing a Print Edition to supplement the tabletop-sports coverage on the site. Volume One, Issue One of […]
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Soccer Blast: Attack Process Flow Chart
I have three Plaay.com games in my collection: History Maker Baseball, Second Season, and Soccer Blast. Generally, I’d say that game designer Keith Avallone’s instruction booklets might rank behind only Strat-O-Matic Baseball and/or APBA Baseball in terms of clarity of instructions, and functionality and design of the booklets themselves. Soccer Blast is no exception, however, […]
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The Search for the World Football Association’s Best Player
There are 86 cards rated with the “Star” quality in the World Football Association Set A, but one card stands clearly above the rest. The Universal Soccer Confederation might be the most ambitious upstart American professional sports league since the USFL. There is big money and big egos at stake as the new 20 team, […]
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Emerald City SC 2014-15
MANAGER: PAUL DYLAN VENUE: STARFIRE SPORTS ARENA (cap. 4500) The SOCCER BLAST PREMIER LEAGUE is a first-year draft league using the Soccer Blast game engine from Plaay.com. The league doesn’t have a website yet, but that should be forthcoming. In the meantime, you can follow us at “The Home Of British Sports Gaming” on Delphi. […]
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Emerald City S.C. vs. Haabe Lions Match Report – 11/4/2014
EMERALD CITY 2 – 4 HAABE LIONS venue: Starfire Sports Complex November 5, 2014 TUKWILA, WA – 4,519 Emerald City supporters were on hand to watch ECSC lose to Haabe Lions by a score of 2 goals to 4 in Starfire Sports Complex’s first regulation SBPL match. The Lions were certainly the better squad on […]
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Thank you, Thierry!
With the announcement that he’ll be leaving New York Red Bulls (and speculation that he’ll be returning to Arsenal in some capacity), Thierry Henry leaves MLS as one of the greatest players to ever grace the league. I have a severe bias toward Henry, since I’ve been an Arsenal supporter as long as I’ve been […]
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SUPER BOWL BET: OneForFive.com vs. After Further Review w/Steve Tower
Since Steve Tower started publishing his weekly tabletop-sports show After Further Review with Steve Tower, I’ve enjoyed, supported and tried to help promote just about everything he’s done. I think the show has been a wonderful and much-needed addition to our hobby community. In 2013, in fact, AFR w/ST earned the newly created “Best New […]
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2012 MLS Replay – Matchday 7
The best game in Matchday 7 was a 4-3 thriller between DC United and New York Red Bulls. The New York squad came away with the three points, but the DC United side fought to the bitter end. Thierry Henry had two goals to raise his season tally to 8 in just 7 games. Click […]
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Thank You, Secret Santa!
I couldn’t have asked for a better gift from my Secret Santa! I received the 2015 English Pro League and the new International Football Legends sets for Soccer Blast. Can’t wait to play a few games with these cards! I’m thinking I’ll do a 2014-15 Arsenal replay with the EPL … Continue reading
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My Favorites (so far)
These are some my favorite posts (so far): The Greatest Tabletop Baseball Game Ever The Search for the World Football Association’s Best Player The Execution of Jim Hugh Moss, Negro League Ballplayer and Followup to Jim Hugh Moss Story California, 1982 – Get the Hammer Out Strat-O-Holic Official OneForFive.com Scorecard … Continue reading
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