Sports Sim Magazine, Issue #23

129 Pages. PRINT VERSION. Sports Sim Magazine, Issue #23 features John Turnbull sharing his philosophy behind 4 Score Baseball's creation, the community discussion of the importance of stat-keeping, James Cast's look at using A.I. to aid in moving through a season of pro wrestling in Face to the Mat, and tributes to our late game creators, George Gerney of ASG Games and Jeff Downey of Downey Games. We also have Kevin Burghardt's interview of ace basketball gamer Rod Hess, Greg Rasheed rekindling his old flame for the original Title Bout, and Ken Kennedy's story-of-a-game on his own Courses & Clubs golf game. Mark, Unger, Ron Juckett, and Dr. Vinita Mehta continue the discussion on mental health and hobbies. Kevin Burghardt dives back into Scoreboard Tennis to try to recreate Jimmy Connors' magical run at the 1991 U.S. Open. Cary Cardinale looks at the 2026 Strat releases, Dan Verdun talks about those cross-era what-if projects, and Derek Jones dives into turning Banana Ball into a baseball game. S.T. Patrick talks about the use of Finders and whether they hinder big players in big moments. He also discusses statistical heroes he's encountered in his deep dive research, and the thought behind Match-Up Basketball. For our free game this issue, Eric Simon has kindly donated his 2022 season for Off the Board Horse Racing. Can Flightline dominate on the tabletop? All of this in Sports Sim Magazine #23!