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The Sweet Science - A Geeklist of Boxing Games . . .
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I recently discovered a couple of good games based on that simplest / purest of sports - namely Boxing - and was surprised to discover there wasn't a definitive Geeklist like those for Soccer, Cycling, etc. So, I created this one . . . Most of these games have very little info, so please add your pics, stats, 2 cents. Also, please add other boxing (not Martial Arts / MMA / Wrestling / Fencing / etc.) games - there are only 3 "boxing" tags as of this writing. Since most have few ratings, I have sorted alphabetically.
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The items in this GeekList are ordered alphabetically by title
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Posted Tue Sep 2, 2008 3:59 am
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Along the same lines as Title Bout, CB is a good round by round, punch by punch game. I prefer Legends of Boxing by a small margin.
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This one looked interesting enough for me to order from the company website . . .
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A recent purchase that I'm greatly looking forward to. Supposed to play well solo, as well as hed to head, and includes a neat "career mode".
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It's definitely a game about boxing - just from the promoter's, rather than pugilist's, point of view.
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LOB is an awesome game IMHO, particularly when you figure bang for the buck. (It's free!) Very enjoyable with a downloadable PC version to boot. There is also a good career package available for download from various sites. I highly recommend any gamer with a boxing interest to check it out!
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The game that inspired the list. Free print-and-play fun, which nicely evokes a 3 round match in around 10 minutes.
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Not really a boardgame, but a good boxing simulation. From the same publisher come an extension (The Little Guys) and The Big Fight.
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Board Game: Ringside
[Average Rating:5.20 Unranked]
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I remember that I've played it. More than that...nothing.
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You missed the greatest of them all!
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While it has a little bit of a "perfect strategy" flaw, and there are a couple of house rule changes that should be made, a very good interactive game. Each fighter has 8 types of punches, each on a punch card. A matrix (conveniently on the card) produces the result after each picks a card. Five exchanges per round. Fast, fun, and with the house rules avoids much of the predetermined strategies.
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By Avalon Hill, seemingly a part of their Statis Pro line that I love so much. This has been on my wishlist for 20 years, ever since I passed up a copy in my FLGS back in England . . .
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Posted Tue Sep 2, 2008 3:29 am
I used to love the sweet science, but am now a rabid MMA fan instead. However, you can download some boxing games from Tabletop-Sports.com.