Playing Games: Overview
There are two basic types of games that you can play with
DMB.
Exhibition games are just for fun. You
can choose any two teams, any era, and any ballpark from any of the
DMB databases you have installed. You can choose whatever rules and
options you like. After the game, you can print a boxscore,
play-by-play scoresheet, and game log.
Scheduled league games are fun, too,
but there's more structure. The teams are determined by the league
schedule, the era is the one assigned to the league, and all games
are played in the home team's park. The rules and options are
governed by the league settings. Players can get hurt (if you have
injuries turned on) and players will get tired, so you cannot use
the same pitchers every day. DMB compiles a full set of statistics
and other information from these games, allowing you to generate a
wide variety of reports.
The process of playing interactive games is basically the same.
In each case, you choose some options before the game starts, you
(or the computer manager) choose starting lineups, and then you
play the game.
If you are playing scheduled league games, you can also autoplay
all or any part of a season.
You can play both exhibition and scheduled league games using
DMB's NetPlay feature.
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