Anyone still playing the board game?

cubedrum · 02-18-2015, 10:30 PM

I purchased a new set of heavyweight cards on Ebay recently. They were published just last year, without approval from the Trunzos. No longer available for purchase, I have scanned the cards before I punched the cards. This is AN ENTIRELY NEW SET of heavyweight ratings mind you. 280 cards total. (snip)
Thanks. BTW I'm still fighting cancer here. I've beaten 5 different kinds of cancer so far. I'll keep the community updated.

cubedrum · 02-19-2015, 06:08 PM

<rant>
I understand why you would pull my link from an altruistic point of view, but you've protected a non-existant copyright from someone who actually did rip off the Trunzos. That guy grossed about 3,000 dollars in a couple months hawking those things. Further I believe these are no different than the home brewed mods and info that exists on this very forum, and for a thousand other games and copyright law backs me up on this count. </endrant>
Would it help if I worked up tbdx files with the ratings?

hamed2 · 02-20-2015, 09:10 AM

Not me cube, at 1st it was tough to transition from the board game but now I love the computer sim version!

professordp · 02-20-2015, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cubedrum

I purchased a new set of heavyweight cards on Ebay recently. They were published just last year, without approval from the Trunzos. No longer available for purchase, I have scanned the cards before I punched the cards. This is AN ENTIRELY NEW SET of heavyweight ratings mind you. 280 cards total. (snip)
Thanks. BTW I'm still fighting cancer here. I've beaten 5 different kinds of cancer so far. I'll keep the community updated.

Sorry to hear of your illness...my prayers are with you!

To your question, my ex-wife, in an act of hateful spite, threw out my TB board game when we "parted ways" back in the early 1990s. I was able to get my "Trunzo fix" through Haffner and subsequently TBCB.

A few years back, noting the potential for disaster and demise facing Title Bout, I bought a copy of the AH board game on eBay.It sits in my cluttered game closet, unplayed, and strictly in reserve should we realize the ultimate "worst case scenario"... i.e., the game not longer exits!

JCWeb · 02-20-2015, 05:22 PM

Hey Cube

To answer your question, yes I am still playing the board game -- mainly due to that same set of the unlicensed new HW cards (I believe there are 180, not 280), and I am still in the middle of a long project to determine an all-time HW Champion, see link to details here:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/120...tle-bout-cards

These days, I have the boardgame set up on a table next to my computer and will run both TB on the computer while also flipping cards for the boardgame version. (My only disappointment with the set was the failure to include the inimitable James "Bonecrusher" Smith, who to this date is the only college graduate to win a world HW professional boxing title.)

I have also pre-ordered the more official new version called "Advanced Title Bout" which has been delayed for some reason beyond its expected delivery date of Dec.-Jan. some time. I am a bit disppointed though, to see much fewer boxers rated compared to the original TB, although some of the revised rules look interesting.

TB is still the only game I have bought about a dozen times (in all his computer and paper iterations) and one that I continue to enjoy, going back about 35 years now since I bought the original AH version.

BTW, good luck and continued progress in your health situation.

professordp · 02-20-2015, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JCWeb

Hey Cube

To answer your question, yes I am still playing the board game -- mainly due to that same set of the unlicensed new HW cards (I believe there are 180, not 280), and I am still in the middle of a long project to determine an all-time HW Champion, see link to details here:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/120...tle-bout-cards

These days, I have the boardgame set up on a table next to my computer and will run both TB on the computer while also flipping cards for the boardgame version. (My only disappointment with the set was the failure to include the inimitable James "Bonecrusher" Smith, who to this date is the only college graduate to win a world HW professional boxing title.)

I have also pre-ordered the more official new version called "Advanced Title Bout" which has been delayed for some reason beyond its expected delivery date of Dec.-Jan. some time. I am a bit disppointed though, to see much fewer boxers rated compared to the original TB, although some of the revised rules look interesting.

TB is still the only game I have bought about a dozen times (in all his computer and paper iterations) and one that I continue to enjoy, going back about 35 years now since I bought the original AH version.

BTW, good luck and continued progress in your health situation.

I checked into the PT Games forum at Delphi, and Tim claims he's having problems dealing with printers for the hard copy edition. Hopefully, he'll get it off the ground. He's been running a respectable game line for five years or more, so he's a legitimate game producer.

professordp · 02-20-2015, 09:43 PM

Since we're approaching the Hebrew celebration of Purim, I don't want to post anything that's not kosher concerning copyrighted materials, but the following is certainly in the public domain.

You can find a number of Title Bout board game related materials at the Table Top Sports forum which is pretty much a window for Jeff Downey's games.

I don't think any of this will cause a problem. Some of it dates back twelve years...with at least one item posted by Jim Trunzo!

Among the items you'll find are Excel blank card templates, sundry boxer ratings (including a set of WCW wrestlers), rules for a dice version of the game, etc.

http://www.tabletop-sports.com/modul...ownload&sid=17

If you've not seen it, it's certainly worth a look!

Cap · 02-21-2015, 10:33 AM

Cube, sorry to hear of your illness. Keep up the good fight. We're all with you in spirit.

As for the board game, I had it briefly before it was lost in a move. Then I bought a simple cards and dice game called Ring Legends (or was it Legends of the Ring?) from a retired cop down in Texas who was a big boxing fan. We corresponded back and forth and I suggested improvements for his game. Like I say it was a real simple game. Small index-size cards with two columns of numbers, one for offence one for defence. At one point I had added a few dozen heavyweights on my own and illustrated each card with pencil drawings which weren't bad if I recall. I typed up the new cards on a portable Brothers typewriter that was my pride and joy. No computers then.

Unfortunately, I accidentally tossed out the whole set during a clean-up.

When I got my first PC the first thing I did was load a boxing game from floppy disks. No idea who made it but it was great, considering my alternative at the time. It wasn't long before I discovered the first PC boxing game from the Trunzos and then Title Fight. I've never missed the boardgame or the cards and dice.

I'd better go and check my lottery ticket. Maybe....

Cap

Lee · 02-22-2015, 03:28 AM

Haven't played the board game in years, but definitely miss it. Like others though I want to pass on my well wishes as you battle that damn C word. Keep fighting my friend!!

02-18-2015, 10:30 PM	#1
cubedrum All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 952	Anyone still playing the board game? I purchased a new set of heavyweight cards on Ebay recently. They were published just last year, without approval from the Trunzos. No longer available for purchase, I have scanned the cards before I punched the cards. This is AN ENTIRELY NEW SET of heavyweight ratings mind you. 280 cards total. (snip) Thanks. BTW I'm still fighting cancer here. I've beaten 5 different kinds of cancer so far. I'll keep the community updated. __________________ "If you build a man a fire, he stays warm for one day. If you set a man on fire, he stays warm for the rest of his life" - Edgar Frog Last edited by CONN CHRIS; 02-19-2015 at 09:06 AM. Reason: please do not offer to distribute other's material even if you think it's ok

02-19-2015, 06:08 PM	#2
cubedrum All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 952	<rant> I understand why you would pull my link from an altruistic point of view, but you've protected a non-existant copyright from someone who actually did rip off the Trunzos. That guy grossed about 3,000 dollars in a couple months hawking those things. Further I believe these are no different than the home brewed mods and info that exists on this very forum, and for a thousand other games and copyright law backs me up on this count. </endrant> Would it help if I worked up tbdx files with the ratings? __________________ "If you build a man a fire, he stays warm for one day. If you set a man on fire, he stays warm for the rest of his life" - Edgar Frog

02-20-2015, 05:22 PM	#5
JCWeb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,042	Still Playing the Board Game Version Hey Cube To answer your question, yes I am still playing the board game -- mainly due to that same set of the unlicensed new HW cards (I believe there are 180, not 280), and I am still in the middle of a long project to determine an all-time HW Champion, see link to details here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/120...tle-bout-cards These days, I have the boardgame set up on a table next to my computer and will run both TB on the computer while also flipping cards for the boardgame version. (My only disappointment with the set was the failure to include the inimitable James "Bonecrusher" Smith, who to this date is the only college graduate to win a world HW professional boxing title.) I have also pre-ordered the more official new version called "Advanced Title Bout" which has been delayed for some reason beyond its expected delivery date of Dec.-Jan. some time. I am a bit disppointed though, to see much fewer boxers rated compared to the original TB, although some of the revised rules look interesting. TB is still the only game I have bought about a dozen times (in all his computer and paper iterations) and one that I continue to enjoy, going back about 35 years now since I bought the original AH version. BTW, good luck and continued progress in your health situation.

02-20-2015, 09:43 PM	#7
professordp Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,006	Kosher Cards Since we're approaching the Hebrew celebration of Purim, I don't want to post anything that's not kosher concerning copyrighted materials, but the following is certainly in the public domain. You can find a number of Title Bout board game related materials at the Table Top Sports forum which is pretty much a window for Jeff Downey's games. I don't think any of this will cause a problem. Some of it dates back twelve years...with at least one item posted by Jim Trunzo! Among the items you'll find are Excel blank card templates, sundry boxer ratings (including a set of WCW wrestlers), rules for a dice version of the game, etc. http://www.tabletop-sports.com/modul...ownload&sid=17 If you've not seen it, it's certainly worth a look! __________________ A Partial Eclipse of the Sonny Laszlo Papp: The Lost Years The Spice O' Life Teofilo Stevenson Pro Simulation

02-21-2015, 10:33 AM	#8
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	Cube, sorry to hear of your illness. Keep up the good fight. We're all with you in spirit. As for the board game, I had it briefly before it was lost in a move. Then I bought a simple cards and dice game called Ring Legends (or was it Legends of the Ring?) from a retired cop down in Texas who was a big boxing fan. We corresponded back and forth and I suggested improvements for his game. Like I say it was a real simple game. Small index-size cards with two columns of numbers, one for offence one for defence. At one point I had added a few dozen heavyweights on my own and illustrated each card with pencil drawings which weren't bad if I recall. I typed up the new cards on a portable Brothers typewriter that was my pride and joy. No computers then. Unfortunately, I accidentally tossed out the whole set during a clean-up. When I got my first PC the first thing I did was load a boxing game from floppy disks. No idea who made it but it was great, considering my alternative at the time. It wasn't long before I discovered the first PC boxing game from the Trunzos and then Title Fight. I've never missed the boardgame or the cards and dice. I'd better go and check my lottery ticket. Maybe.... Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 02-21-2015 at 10:34 AM.

02-20-2015, 09:10 AM	#3
hamed2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,090	Not me cube, at 1st it was tough to transition from the board game but now I love the computer sim version!

02-22-2015, 03:28 AM	#9
Lee Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Scorched Desert Posts: 4,650	Haven't played the board game in years, but definitely miss it. Like others though I want to pass on my well wishes as you battle that damn C word. Keep fighting my friend!!