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Baseball Highlights: 2045 plays like watching TV highlights of early 21st-century baseball games, featuring a themed experience with no outs or innings. Players build a championship baseball team filled with Naturals, Cyborgs, and Robots, combining strategy and tactics to win the series.

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The Verdict

based on 20 reviews

Positive 0%
Mixed 0%
Quick, tense mini-games with real decisions
Strong baseball theme and artwork
Simple deck-building that avoids deck bloat
Great as a two-player game
Luck and randomness can frustrate
Confusing base-running rules and oversized box
Weaker at three or four players
Solo AI opponent can be swingy
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DicebreakerArticleTop List

Unlike some other sports games that focus on the play-by-play of a game or day-by-day of a season, Baseball Highlights 2045 cranks the pace up.

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MeepleTown, MeepleTownArticleTop List – #2

“My number two game is baseball highlights 2045 I really really enjoy this game so you have this deck of cards and as your as you play your games you're gonna get money to be able to put new cards in there”

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90
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Geeks Under Grace, Spencer PattersonArticle

“Baseball Highlights 2045 is the best sports-based board game I've ever played, and 1 of my favorite deck-builders out there. It's smart, it's fun, and it offers the tactical decision-making I'm looking for in a sports game without all the complexity that can bog down a first play.”

90
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The Dice Tower, The Dice TowerVideo

“Very Man, I love this game. I love the baseball theme. I love the artwork. I love how fast and easy it is. I like how the game builds and builds and gets more exciting”(12:27)

90
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The Brothers Murph, The Brothers MurphVideo

“If you like baseball even at all, you have got to play this game. It is a baseball lover's dream in a board game. I mean, it is just so cool, it's so thematic just in terms of baseball.”(22:35)

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Board Game Gumbo, View all posts by BJ from Board Game GumboArticle

“Without a doubt, Mike Fitzgerald hit a home run with Baseball Highlights:2045. If your game nights are getting bland, or you are looking for a great two player card game”

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Topping the Table, Jamie HopkinsArticle

In summary, Baseball Highlights: 2045 is not merely a game, but a vessel for creating lasting bonds. Without hesitation, I highly recommend it.

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AV ClubArticle

“It’s light without pandering, intense without taking itself (or its theme) seriously, and, if you just toss the components into a plastic bag as I did, quite portable.”

90
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Rahdo Runs Through, Rahdo Runs ThroughArticleTop List – #2

“I love everything about this game. I play this game at least 50 times my lifetime, I could play it a hundred times more, I will never get tired of it. It's so clever in this deck building.”

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Cloudy With A Chance Of Meeples, BrentVideo

The reviewer presents Baseball Highlights: 2045 as an engaging and fast-paced deck-building experience that successfully combines sports theme mechanics with futuristic elements.

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Drive Thru Games, Drive Thru GamesVideo

“I really, really, really, really like this game.”(9:36)

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Beyond SolitaireArticle

“I've had a ton of fun playing this game solo, and am seriously considering ordering some more starter teams (Chicago!). Not only does Baseball Highlights: 2045 offer a fun challenge, but the pacing of the game creates tense, quick rounds that make you want to keep playing.”

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