''Dynasty League Baseball Powered By Pursue the Pennant'' is a

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-themed

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first published by Design Depot in 1994. Dynasty League Baseball Online for Mac and Windows OS debuted in 2011.

Description

''Dynasty League Baseball'' is a tabletop game which incorporated

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effects,

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and pitching, and many other nuances of the game.

Publication history

''Dynasty League Baseball'' was first published by Design Depot in 1995, and was designed by Michael Cieslinski. It was originally known as ''Pursue the Pennant''.

Reception

William W. Connors William W. Connors is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career William W. Connors has worked for a number of companies since the mid-1980s, either on staff or as a freelancer, including TSR, Wizards of the Coast, i ...

comments: "There's so much detail and careful thought in every aspect of ''Dynasty League Baseball'', it can only be described as a labor of love. And, to my way of thinking, that's what sets great games apart from good games — the certain knowledge that the designer had as much fun creating it as you do playing it." ''Dynasty League Baseball'' won the Games 100 best family

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for sports in 1995.

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