Plaay Dot Con 23 keynote: The Future of Tabletop Sports Gaming by Geoff Giordano/APBA Football Club
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InfluOur keynote address on the
InfluOur keynote address on the future of tabletop, stats-based sports gaming delivered at Plaay Dot Con 23 on Saturday morning, July 29, in Highland Park, Colorado. We can't thank @PLAAYGamesYT's Keith Avallone enough for this wonderful opportunity. Following Glenn Guzzo's captivating Friday night keynote about the history of stats=based sports games was a tall task, indeed. And as I noted in my intro, anyone in attendance could have presented knowledgeably on this topic — including folks like the legendary game designer Mike Fitzgerald (Baseball Highlights 2045, Football Highlights 2052).
Among the topics we addressed are:
• Top-of-mind trends/issues for #tabletopsports gamers for the immediate future
• Our take on the uniquely niche nature of this gaming segment
• Hurdles and opportunities likely to affect this segment's share of the gaming market
Our bottom line: In this age of digital-first sports gaming, we urge creators of stats-based sports games to target key personas like statistics fans, introverts and sports history buffs from around age 25 upward — and leave the majority of young sports fans to their video/streaming games until they mature into more traditional sports games as published by the venerable companies (APBA, Strat-O-Matic, SherCo, etc.).
That said, there are opportunities to attract younger fans through:
• The influence of teachers
• The influence of game clubs like the Video Game Clubs of America @vgcusa
• Sports games that straddle the line between traditional approaches (results boards/charts, numbers-heavy player and team cards) and colorful, card-driven Euro-game mechanics — or the narrative-driven games of Plaay
• Regional #sportsgamer gatherings that allow targeted outreach in a learning environment
Current trends and game mechanics
1) Fast-play games 4:44
2) Fictional leagues 5:30
3) Ability to customize 6:27
4) Use of latest sports data/stats 7:29
5) Collectibility 8:38
6) Printability/portability (availability of PDFs) 10:04
7) Resurrections of games 11:51
8) Digital user experience (PC/streaming) 12:51
9) Solitaire play 14:35
A unique niche for many years: 16:09
Attempts to target young players: 17:57
The APBA Football Club vision/mission/approach 21:10
Global board game market data (sources courtesy of Joe Slack) 25:20
7 reasons people hate boardgames (Nick Bentley survey) 30:45
Euro games vs stats-based sports games: Straddling the divide 32:30
One new game company's model 37:41
Suggestions to ensure the future of stats-based sports games 40:00
• Creating sports gaming events 41:01
• Influence of teachers and gaming clubs 43:15
• Identifying buyer personas (stat-heads, introverts, sports history sites and fans); using content marketing; and building relationships with sports entities outside the gaming community 46:10
Among the topics we addressed are:
• Top-of-mind trends/issues for #tabletopsports gamers for the immediate future
• Our take on the uniquely niche nature of this gaming segment
• Hurdles and opportunities likely to affect this segment's share of the gaming market
Our bottom line: In this age of digital-first sports gaming, we urge creators of stats-based sports games to target key personas like statistics fans, introverts and sports history buffs from around age 25 upward — and leave the majority of young sports fans to their video/streaming games until they mature into more traditional sports games as published by the venerable companies (APBA, Strat-O-Matic, SherCo, etc.).
That said, there are opportunities to attract younger fans through:
• The influence of teachers
• The influence of game clubs like the Video Game Clubs of America @vgcusa
• Sports games that straddle the line between traditional approaches (results boards/charts, numbers-heavy player and team cards) and colorful, card-driven Euro-game mechanics — or the narrative-driven games of Plaay
• Regional #sportsgamer gatherings that allow targeted outreach in a learning environment
Current trends and game mechanics
1) Fast-play games 4:44
2) Fictional leagues 5:30
3) Ability to customize 6:27
4) Use of latest sports data/stats 7:29
5) Collectibility 8:38
6) Printability/portability (availability of PDFs) 10:04
7) Resurrections of games 11:51
8) Digital user experience (PC/streaming) 12:51
9) Solitaire play 14:35
A unique niche for many years: 16:09
Attempts to target young players: 17:57
The APBA Football Club vision/mission/approach 21:10
Global board game market data (sources courtesy of Joe Slack) 25:20
7 reasons people hate boardgames (Nick Bentley survey) 30:45
Euro games vs stats-based sports games: Straddling the divide 32:30
One new game company's model 37:41
Suggestions to ensure the future of stats-based sports games 40:00
• Creating sports gaming events 41:01
• Influence of teachers and gaming clubs 43:15
• Identifying buyer personas (stat-heads, introverts, sports history sites and fans); using content marketing; and building relationships with sports entities outside the gaming community 46:10
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