Computer Sports Games: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer (1972)

In the late sixties, Electronic Data Controls Corporation released a series of electronic board games under their "Computer Games" line, primarily consisting of two-player sports games. The games all used large wooden game boards depicting the playing field and a game matrix of various results. Each end of the game board had a set of buttons (i.e. offense and defense) that, depending on the combination pressed, would cause a light to illuminate next to one of the rows on the game matrix. The players would then consult the appropriate column to find out what happened.

This game combined five of the earlier sports titles into one game. The football field was printed on the wooden board, and two double-sided cardboard overlays contain the playing fields for the other games.

This was followed by the 1974 release of this smaller format five-in-one system. Instead of using the oversized wooden boards characteristic of the original EDC games, this edition uses a smaller plastic board which only displays the game matrix. Two double-sided cardboard overlays contain the matrices for the other sports. The individual playing fields are printed on cardstock panels. Plastic markers are used to record the position of the ball/puck and show other game stats.