Is Season Ticket Baseball "Stable"?

​I got an email recently asking if Season Ticket Baseball was "stable". I've made changes over the last few months, and they wanted to know if they could buy the game without worrying about the need to re-print or re-purchase everything a year from now. Here's what I said:

— I think the game was "80% done" in October of 2021 and it's now "95% done".​

I've been working on this game, in some form or another, for a very long time.

— The Player Cards haven't changed much, and won't change significantly going forward. Player Cards constitute the bulk of the investment (of time and/or money) needed to play. So I've worked hard to ensure that you don't need to re-print or buy new Player Cards. (For example, there was too much offense on the cards released in December, but this could be fixed by reprinting the Stadium Cards and continuing to use the same Player Cards.)

— PDF purchases include permanent links to the most current files for every season. If you buy a season, that includes access to any fixes.

To sum up, I feel the game is "stable", but there are still improvements that I plan to make. Just so you know, here's my current "to-do" list:

1. Release card sets for the 1950-1974 seasons. (Before the end of May.)

2. Make full printed seasons more affordable. I'm hoping to have an announcement on this soon.

3. Streamline and expand the Auto Manager rules. I have some ideas to simplify these rules, but it will take some time to get it right.

4. Fold the "Basic Game Rules" and "Sample of Play" into the main rulebook. I still haven't decided the best way to delineate the rules (e.g. "Basic", "Advanced", "Super Advanced").

5. Changes to Rare Plays. I just added a few new results, and I'm seeking feedback on the "Alternate Rare Play Rules" on the Downloads Page.

6. Improve the Stadium Cards. I think the layout needs work and I still need diagrams for a lot of stadiums. And people keep asking why domed stadiums have weather tables, so I might do something to address that.

7. Improve team colors. The cards for all Padres teams are currently using the color scheme from their 2015-2019 uniforms (see photo at right). I'm in the process of fixing this, and will continue to do this for all teams.

8. Add uniform numbers to the Player Cards.
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9. Release card sets for the 1901-1949 seasons, Negro League teams, maybe the 1890s, etc.

In my opinion, none of these changes will make the current game obsolete. But I do want to be honest that I'm making improvements as necessary, and may do so until the day I die. At the end of the day, I'm still just a guy trying to make the best game possible. So if you see a problem with anything, let me know, and I'll work to fix it.

Will Myers wearing the Padres 2015 home uniform (photo by Arturo Pardavilla III)