Garcia's Blog 10/27/16- Fall Sports

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Garcia's Blog 10/27/16- Fall Sports

PostThu Oct 27, 2016 2:15 pm

Hey guys,

Now that our basketball game is out, I wanted to take a moment this week to showcase our other sports available in the Windows and Board Game versions.

Starting with football: Last year for the 2014 card set, new rules were introduced to improve the realism of the game. If anyone had tried the football game in the past but haven't played in a while, this is the perfect opportunity to give it another try. Below are the major rule changes that and new features added to the game last year:

SPLIT DEFENSIVE RATINGS
The first major rule change involves the addition of Split Defensive Ratings. One of the most common requests the Company has received over the years has been to offer separate pass and run defensive ratings for linebackers and safeties. With the more detailed ratings metrics that are now available, Strat-O-Matic is finally able to add this feature. For a more detailed explanation of the new Split Defensive Ratings, click here. The new Split Defensive Ratings will be available for all new current Pro Football seasons moving forward, starting with the 2014 Pro Football season. In addition, the 2013 Pro Football Windows Season Roster will also include Split Defensive Ratings.

FLATS AS RUNS
The second major rule change is the consideration of flat passes as runs. In recent years, the flat pass (also designated as a screen pass), has often been utilized in real-life similar to a running play. The completion is frequently made behind the line of scrimmage in order to have as high a completion percentage as possible, and the idea is to gain the same type of yardage that a typical running play might net (or hopefully more with good yards after catch). In essence, teams use these quick passes in lieu of runs. In Strat-O-Matic, this real-life change in strategy, along with a general shift in emphasis towards the passing game, has resulted in gamers guessing “Pass” most of the time, often trying to stop the run by positioning linebackers appropriately. In order to restore a balance to the defensive Run/Pass decision, Strat-O-Matic is introducing this rule that considers flat passes to be runs when determining whether a defense has guessed right or wrong. When using this optional rule, the defense will often have a much more difficult decision to make when guessing Pass or Run, which is the intent of the rule. This rule also includes Strong Safety Flat Pass Containment (which works similarly to linebacker containment but is used to contain Flat Passes). With the use of this rule, All-Pro Strong Safeties such as Troy Polamalu in his prime will become truly important weapons in your Strat-O-Matic games! To read more about the new Flats as Runs rule, click here. Please note that Strat-O-Matic recommends using the Flats as Runs rule for all seasons from 1994 through the current one.

YARDS AFTER CATCH
The third and final major rule change is the addition of Yards After Catch to the game. The ability for some receivers to gain extra yards after catching the ball receives a lot of attention in today’s game. As such, Strat-O-Matic has added this optional rule along with YAC ratings and a chart that will allow great receivers to stand out in this aspect of the game. To read more about our new Yards After Catch rules and ratings, click here. The new Yards After Catch ratings will be available for all new current Pro Football seasons moving forward, starting with the 2014 Pro Football season. In addition, the 2013 Pro Football Windows Season Roster will also include Yards After Catch ratings.


The new football seasons are 2015, 1997, and 1976.

Of course new basketball and hockey products are also available as well! The new seasons include the 2015-16 seasons for both basketball and hockey, 1991-92 hockey, 1964-65 basketball, and 1963-64 basketball. The most exciting new card set though is the Hockey Heroes set, a complement to the Hockey All-Time greats set released in 2005.

All of our new summer and fall products can be found here.

Back to baseball for a minute, we have ran another monthly lottery! Congrats to the winners below:

Mariner1998
ironwill1
zim13
HD48
Stratojoe439

That's all I have for this week! As always, e-mail any questions to 365support@strat-o-matic.com. Talk to everyone next week!

-John

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