Tabletop SportCast

30/09/2025

1993-94 New York Rangers Playoff Replay.

I finally got this set on the table! A favorite from last year’s holiday sale. Kicked off my Q4 project a day early and saw Matteau score an empty-netter to seal a 5-1 Rangers win over the Islanders!

30/09/2025

2011 NFL Tournament. Fast Drive Football.

With Atlanta's 27-10 win over Carolina I completed my 200th gaming session of Fast Drive Football. I can't believe it's been a year since I played FDF!! Checking my Gaming Log, my last session was at Gridiron Games 2024, when I took part in the tournament Al Wilson hosted.

Other teams advancing in the first few games of the tournament were Green Bay over St. Louis and the NY Jets over Chicago.

28/09/2025

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KcDY44crOYvtzbpbxTC7O?si=G_Ophs23RZCCzLQWZndPDg

26/09/2025

The latest issue of Sports Sim Magazine is out! I will probably discuss it on next week's episode of the Tabletop SportCast. This week features an interview with John Turnbull and will be out Sunday.

In this issue, I wrote an article recapping my 1980 PGA Majors project. This link is for the print version, but there is also an e-book version available.

116 Pages. PRINT VERSION. Issue 21 of Sports Sim Magazine includes a cover story on the Dream Projects of the community. James Cast takes us through his 1980 golf project, Joseph Costa discusses the draw to Season Ticket Baseball that got him to his 2000th game, S.T. Patrick questions the validity o...

25/09/2025

2005 French Open. The finals are set! Rafael Nadal cruised past Roger Federer in straight sets, but his opponent, Nikolay Davydenko outlasted Guillermo Canas in a gruelling 5 set match that went to a tiebreaker! This match was so close that a number of games saw several Deuce points along the way.

23/09/2025

1940s Championship Boxing. Legends of Boxing 2.

In the final event of my project, Ray Robinson defeated Kid Gavilan by Unanimous Decision to win the Welterweight Division title after 15 Rounds.

Here's the full recap of results

LHW: Anton Christoforidis defeats Gus Lesnevich (Split)
WW: Fritzie Zivic defeats Freddie Cochrane (DQ-9th)
MW: Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta (DQ-11th)
BW: Manuel Ortiz defeats Harold Dade (Split)
LW: Bob Montgomery defeats Beau Jack (Split)
WW: Ray Robinson defeats Tommy Bell (Unanimous)
LHW: Melio Bettina defeats Anton Christoforidis (Split)
FlyW: Dado Marino defeats Rinty Monaghan (Unanimous)
HW: Joe Louis defeats Billy Conn (Unanimous)
FlyW: Rinty Monaghan defeats Jackie Paterson (Unanimous)
HW: Joe Louis defeats Buddy Baer (KO-12th)
BW: Manuel Ortiz defeats Lou Salica (Unanimous)
FW: Phil Terranova defeats Sal Bartolo (TKO-9th)
MW: Tony Zale defeats Marcel Cerdan (Unanimous)
LW: Ike Williams defeats Juan Zurita (KO-2nd)
WW: Ray Robinson defeats Henry Armstrong (Majority)
FW: Willie Pep defeats Chalky Wright (Unanimous)
LHW: Gus Lesnevich defeats Freddie Mills (TKO-13th)
MW: Tony Zale defeats Rocky Graziano (TKO-8th)
FlyW: Jackie Paterson defeats Peter Kane (Unanimous)
HW: Joe Louis defeats Jersey Joe Walcott (KO-5th)
FW: Sandy Saddler defeats Willie Pep (Unanimous)
HW: Jersey Joe Walcott defeats Ezzard Charles (KO-3rd)
MW: Jake LaMotta defeats Marcel Cerdan (Split)
WW: Ray Robinson defeats Kid Gavilan (Unanimous)

21/09/2025

https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/wPj76DpoQWb

In this episode of the Tabletop SportCast, host James Cast provides an engaging overview of the latest tabletop gaming news, highlights from his recent gaming experiences, and a detailed review of the newly released Tecmo Bowl by Buffalo Games. The conversation covers various aspects of the game, in...

20/09/2025

2005 French Open. Let's Plaay Tennis.

Quarterfinal matches are complete. I am trying to see if Rafael Nadal can repeat his 1st ever French Open title from 2005. He needs to get through Federer first. Played these matches Point by Point method using the Al Wilson FAC decks.

20/09/2025

2024 Mets Replay. History Maker Baseball.

Worth noting ... The Mets were Full Harmony, David Peterson was FRESH TFN, the Nationals were semi-Dissonant. With those disclaimers, that's a no-hitter!

As has happened to me before, I didn't realize it was a no-hitter until set-up of the next game and I was looking for the HOT hitter for Washington and realized there was no hits. As you can see, the Mets gave up a run in the first. That run scored on a walk, stolen base, and two passed balls. Peterson had a total of three walks, and really only finished the game because he was Fresh TFN.

But still ... that's a NO-HITTER!

19/09/2025

1940s Championship Fights. Legends of Boxing 2.

This was over early as Walcott lands a devastating hook to floor Charles to win the vacated title after Joe Louis retired.

16/09/2025

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/james-cast35/episodes/Episode-222-Non-Sports-Games-e389bn2

In this episode of the Tabletop SportCast, host James Cast explores the world of non-sports games, reflecting on his experiences at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop and discussing the growth of non-sports games within the tabletop community. He shares his personal gaming journey, the evolution of board games,...

14/09/2025

Had a great time this weekend at the Iowa 80 Truckin’ 76 event. New show tomorrow. Flying home today.