Some customers continue to ask about the possibility of solitaire rules. Of course, most any game could be adapted and played solitaire, including ULTIMATE BASEBALL THE GAME, and you are welcome to try coming up with your own rules.

UPDATE: This post has been enhanced to include high-quality digital image samples of ULTIMATE BASEBALL THE GAME's Official Player Register (including Catcher, 1B and Pitcher charts). We have also added a more detailed key for our player card main ratings and special skills symbols. Please right-click "View Image" to see the each close-up.

Several have asked us if ULTIMATE BASEBALL THE GAME can provide player cards for "lesser" players (vs just the top all-time stars). We certainly plan to release more player card sets in the future. Our OFFICIAL UBTG PLAYER REGISTER (see below for images--right click "View Image" to view close-ups) includes over 4,000 players, so we plan to include more of these players with each new expansion set (each set features 120 additional players ranked just below the previous set). Rest assured, once each new set is released, we will announce it so that everyone can stay informed.

Meanwhile, the first two expansion sets are now available, so visit our online store at and expand your collection now! Expansion Set 1 includes Carl Hubbell, Bob Caruthers, Dave Righetti, Paul Waner, Robin Yount, and many more of your favorites. Expansion Set 2 includes Herb Score, Craig Biggio, Tim Raines, Richie Ashburn, Lou Brock, and more.

While the ULTIMATE BASEBALL THE GAME box includes a step-by-step order of play (both for basic and advanced play), we are providing the following sample play-by-play here on our blog. Because UBTG plays so realistically, there are too many variables to cover definitively here, but this sample should give you a good feel for how the game plays.

Each gamer (i.e., each team) drafts his/her roster and establishes a starting lineup (including a starting pitcher). Each gamer keeps a matching set of 4 marbles (consisting of 4 colors, representing different pitching variables such as location, speed, and type), along with some lettered tokens (representing such strategies as “playing in for the bunt,” “situational hitting,” and so on). On each pitch, these marbles and tokens are kept under the table out of view from the opposing gamer, allowing some degree of surprise.

Now, let’s suppose Greg Maddux is the pitcher on the mound, and he is facing Ty Cobb (who is batting lead-off).

This post is part of an ongoing series taken from ULTIMATE BASEBALL THE GAME designer T. H. Gillespie's HOW TO WIN AT UBTG, available in our online store.The aim of this blog series is to provide you with some of UBTG’s best tips for winning. Whether you're a novice or experienced board gamer, you can still learn to win at UBTG.

Don't Just Draft The "Best" Players:

This post is part of an ongoing series taken from ULTIMATE BASEBALL THE GAME designer T. H. Gillespie's HOW TO WIN AT UBTG, available in our online store.The aim of this blog series is to provide you with some of UBTG’s best tips for winning. Whether you're a novice or experienced board gamer, you can still learn to win at UBTG.

Never Make The 1st OR 3rd Out At Third Base:

Welcome to ULTIMATE BASEBALL THE GAME! You come from a great tradition of baseball board games, and it is not our wish to criticize these great games. A lot of Strat and APBA players have asked us what's different about UBTG. We want you to know why we believe UBTG is revolutionary, and why we hope you will join us!

1. UBTG simulates EVERY pitch (vs resolving entire at bats all at once).

2. UBTG simulates EVERY possible play in baseball (some examples that we cannot find in other games: a base runner can attempt advance just as a putout is being attempted on him; a fielder can choose to let a bunt roll foul; a fielder can choose to dive for a risky out; and many other plays too numerous to mention here).