This week on the Tabletop SportCast, James sits down with Ian Brooke, designer of On Deck Baseball, for a conversation about creating a baseball game that captures more than just stats on a card. Ian shares the game’s origins, the importance of fictional leagues, player artwork, fatigue, confrontation rolls, and the design choices that help each game tell its own story. Along the way, they discuss how On Deck Baseball balances flow, strategy, realism, and pace while giving players the feeling that baseball is unfolding one pitch, one roll, and one decision at a time.

On-Deck Baseball Website: https://www.on-deckbaseballgame.com/#/

On-Deck Baseball on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/On-Deck-Baseball-113393317125269

Email Ian Brooke: [email protected]