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It's a good idea for a Father's day present.
I played a lot of APBA and wanted a change. I also wanted a game that had a AI manager so that I didn't have to make lineup decisions for all the teams.
One disadvantage is that the game does not come with the current year roster. That kind of threw me a bit. However, you can download a historical database and play a historical sim or download a current year roster set in the Mod section of the forum. The upside is that I don't have to buy a new card set for each season I wanted to play.
If your dad is not computer savvy, it might be a good idea for you to read up on how ton run a historical sim or download rosters and get that started for you.
The advantage of these games versus the old tabletop games is there's more depth - in addition to just organizing a roster for the team, you can act as the general manager and make trades and resign players. Tabletop games in the past are usually geared toward replaying a past season. Players are static. Here, players can develop. You can draft rookies, put them in the minor and watch them develop and become either superstars or fizzle out forever destined to watch the Show from afar.
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