Friday is here! Friday is here!

[Nefaro]

I'm not even into baseball much, but the text sports manager games are addictive.   I would also consider a hockey one, but I have no idea if there are any decent ones with a Career Mode.

[Bison]

There is one hockey game availible at gamersgate, which I've considered picking up.  It's the only one I've ever seen but it was made a number of years ago so not sure how well it plays.  http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-IHM/icehockey-club-manager-2005  I cannot believe honestly that there are not more football or hockey text manager games.

[Nefaro]

There is one hockey game availible at gamersgate, which I've considered picking up.  It's the only one I've ever seen but it was made a number of years ago so not sure how well it plays.  http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-IHM/icehockey-club-manager-2005  I cannot believe honestly that there are not more football or hockey text manager games.

I was eyeing that one, but it's pretty old and doesn't look terribly deep.  At Two-fitty, it may be somewhat painless to try, however.

[Arctic Blast]

I'm not even into baseball much, but the text sports manager games are addictive.   I would also consider a hockey one, but I have no idea if there are any decent ones with a Career Mode.

Actually, some of the old OOTP guys are apparently working on a hockey one. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/fhm-general-discussions/

Looks like they're in to Beta testing.

[Cougar_DK]

It is one of those games that keep dragging you in...like OOTP13

Been eyeing OOTP, but I may wait and see if they release a new one next year.

They have just released the last patch for ootp 13 since all work is going into ootp 14, it seems that its around the corner....  ;)

[JudgeDredd]

I'm not even into baseball much, but the text sports manager games are addictive.   I would also consider a hockey one, but I have no idea if there are any decent ones with a Career Mode.

Actually, some of the old OOTP guys are apparently working on a hockey one. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/fhm-general-discussions/

Looks like they're in to Beta testing.

I wish they'd work on an American Football game!

[Toonces]

It's funny.  We always do these threads and I think I have a good idea of what I'm going to play but inevitably I end up playing things I didn't anticipate.

I probably logged 4 hours of Red Orchestra 2 this weekend, and it didn't even cross my radar in my initial post.

[Nefaro]

They have just released the last patch for ootp 13 since all work is going into ootp 14, it seems that its around the corner....  ;)

I see that OOTP 13 is on sale Half Off right now (off-season sale), so obviously they're trying to snatch up the extra sales before a new season gets rollin'.

In the meantime, I'll be happy tinkering with my Football (american) ones while waiting.  I probably shouldn't drop a score on last season's OOTP version when I can get the new one before long, anyway.  Even if it will cost more.   Because after that I wouldn't even use the oldie.

Perhaps we can get a career league going sometime in the future, hereabouts?

Actually, some of the old OOTP guys are apparently working on a hockey one. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/fhm-general-discussions/

Looks like they're in to Beta testing.

Cool!  I'm not very knowledgeable about Hockey but I'm a quick leaner, and enjoy doing just that.  It's nice to hear the OOTP people are doing something that hasn't had much attention in the genre. 

I wish they'd work on an American Football game!

No kidding!  While  the handful out there right now aren't terrible, one is pretty damn old (and buggy, with sometimes incapable AI managers!), another is an unfinished work-in-progress, and the most basic one doesn't have as much depth as I'd like to see (although it has the best in-game strategy system). 

The thing with american football is that it's game plans are very strategy-oriented and I don't think that part of the game has been given enough detail in previous iterations.  While roster management is always the big focus of these manager sims,  the NFL-style ones should also have more in-game management depth due to having far fewer games per season compared to others like baseball (which many people usually just insta-sim out right?). 

[Greybriar]

Darned sales anyway. A little while ago I purchased Imperialism and King of Dragon Pass from GOG.com for $2.99 apiece. I have installed the former and spent a little time playing it. That was unexpected.

[Nefaro]

Darned sales anyway. A little while ago I purchased Imperialism and King of Dragon Pass from GOG.com for $2.99 apiece. I have installed the former and spent a little time playing it. That was unexpected.

After my KoDP tutorial scenario turned me loose, I began regularly getting my ass kicked by a couple rival clans raiding my shinies.   Learning the hard way!  :P

[Grim.Reaper]

I'm not even into baseball much, but the text sports manager games are addictive.   I would also consider a hockey one, but I have no idea if there are any decent ones with a Career Mode.

Actually, some of the old OOTP guys are apparently working on a hockey one. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/fhm-general-discussions/

Looks like they're in to Beta testing.

Another lesser known hockey career sim......there is a demo to try for GM Hockey Legacy

Link to download the game
http://www.lesims.net/?lang=eng

Link to discussion forum
http://logiqueeclectic.fr-bb.com/f5-questions-answers

In my opinion not as polished as it could be, but might fill the void for you until OOTP releases their version.  One nice little feature is that you can start the league from anypoint of 1980 and forward I believe.

[Arctic Blast]

Cool!  I'm not very knowledgeable about Hockey but I'm a quick leaner, and enjoy doing just that.  It's nice to hear the OOTP people are doing something that hasn't had much attention in the genre. 

Actually, it shouldn't give you too much trouble. You're used to minor league management if you've played OOTP. And the big piece of hockey is player development and roster management, as opposed to play calling and the like.

[MengJiao]

Eador:Genesis
Walking Dead
KBWotN

Iron Front (fooling around in the editor)
CMBN and CMBN:CWF (fooling around in the editor)
No Question of Surrender: Ariete Attacks! (Grand tactical board game)
And possibly: Saints in Armor: Der Tolle Halbstadter has a go at a Tercio or Two at Fleurus in 1622.  (musket and pike board game)

Well it turned out to be just Iron Front and Saints in Armor (Hochst 1622 not Fleurus 1622)

[JudgeDredd]

I'll come clean too...almost exclusively Far Cry 3

[W8taminute]

W8taminute Revision 1 was using my gaming rig this weekend and the monitor died.  Can't PC game until I get a replacement.   :'(