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1/6/2026: A happy new year

I recently posted a link to my site on the Tabletop Sports board of Delphi Forums, and I’m absolutely blown away by the response I’ve gotten so far. In a way, I made the post on a whim and thought maybe I’d get a few clicks or some interest here or there, but I’ve seen so much more than I could have expected.

So, with this in mind, here are some thoughts from the last couple weeks:

  • If I had known I’d see such an influx of interest, I would have chosen to post at a time when I wasn’t (1) trying to finish all my work before the holidays, (2) attending a number of family engagements, (3) travelling for multiple days, (4) dealing with a broken furnace in sub-20 degree weather, or (5) following around my toddler all day while he tries to turn the TV on. Oh well, live and learn.
  • I’m surprised to see so much interest in Pile Up Racing, but I suppose I shouldn’t be, considering the number of “looking for a good racing game” posts on Delphi. Hopefully, this
  • The One-Pager games were very popular, didn’t see that coming at all. But I guess I wasn’t the only one looking for a quick, compact sim that’s light on instructions. I’m glad to see it!
  • There’s a lot of interest in historical seasons (awesome! they’re my favorite kind of season), especially in soccer, and I’ve already started working on some. Expect those at some point this month.
  • Doing it all again, I would’ve triple checked that all my files were uploaded. Oops. (Thanks for everyone’s patience while I completed the Pile Up Racing instructions, which I didn’t expect to be the longest thing I’ve written since my master’s thesis.)

All told, please don’t take any of this as complaining; I’m actually ecstatic this went so well! Sharing these games that I’ve loved playing by myself and seeing other people enjoy them has been a thrill beyond my expectations.

Thanks to everyone who has checked out my games (and especially those that contributed to my Ko-Fi)! Your interest has ignited my passion for making these, so check back often to see what else I add.

I’m looking forward to 2026 on Short Season Games!

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12/19/2025: Hello and welcome

Hello! It may seem late to say “hello” since this site has been live for a bit now, but I’m beginning to share it more widely.

If this is your first time here, I’m very glad to have you! Please poke around and check out my games. I thoroughly enjoy playing them, and I’m excited to share them!

Just a few notes for the first timer:

  1. After a brief experiment with a storefront, all my games are totally FREE. Free to view, free to print, free for you to do what you want with (aside selling them yourself, I mean, but like why would anyone do that). Everything is offered as a PDF, although at some point I may make spreadsheet versions of the games available.
  2. The star of the show, in my opinion, is my series of Simple Seasons games. Simple Seasons games have a card for every team in a league for a given year, which provides offensive scoring charts and defensive dice modifiers, plus (depending on the sport) home-field advantage ratings and overtime ratings, with a level of accuracy that I’m pretty proud of. I play these most often because my favorite part of this hobby is replaying full seasons, and a lot of times, the only stats I want are high level (like wins and losses). I currently have the following sports: Simple Seasons Basketball, Simple Seasons Hockey, Simple Seasons Lacrosse, and Simple Seasons Soccer.
  3. Everyone has a baseball game, so why don’t I? To put it briefly: there are so many baseball games out there, I’ve had trouble creating one that’s different from everything else. But never say never, I’m still trying. But until then, I rather enjoy creating games from under-simmed sports.
  4. The games are free, but the web hosting isn’t. So if you’d like to help me out on that front, please consider contributing to my Ko-fi. Not mandatory, however!

That’s about all the important stuff. If you have any questions, comments, or advice, please feel free to contact me. I would love to get opinions on my games to make them even better.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for playing!

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December 2025 updates

Just a couple updates for this pre-holiday December season:

  • The 2024-2025 sports season will soon be the most represented on the site. I’ve recently uploaded that year for the NHL (Simple Seasons Hockey) and NBA (SS Basketball), while the NLL (SS Lacrosse) is in progress. Those will join the already-available 2025 WNBA (SSBk), 2025 PLL (SSL), and 2024-2025 NBA (One-Pager Pro Basketball).
  • I’m beginning to branch out into fictional leagues! You’ll notice the 2024-2025 Can-Am Box Lacrosse League season (Final Edition) as well as the current 2025-2026 team ratings are uploaded to Simple Seasons Lacrosse. I hope to have more about this soon!
  • And I’ve been playing around with a baseball sim (yet again). Developments are positive, so stay tuned for that.
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Branching out with Simple Seasons Hockey

I’m pretty excited about the two SSH seasons I’ve uploaded today: the 1925-1926 season in pro hockey, and the 2024-2025 season in US college hockey.

The former I didn’t know was going to be so interesting when I started it out. But as I learned more about 1926 in pro hockey, the more I realized I had to do more research. That year was the last time a team from outside the NHL competed for the Stanley Cup; at the time, the Cup was awarded to the winner of a series between the NHL champion and the Western Hockey League (formerly Western Canada Hockey League) champion. Afterwards, the WHL would disband, and the Cup was from then on awarded to the winner of the NHL’s playoffs.

And the latter has been a long time coming. When I started creating Simple Season games, I thought maybe one day I could do a college basketball card set, even if it was 300+ schools. But recently, I started thinking about college hockey in the context of SSH, and here we are. Last season, there were 64 schools in Division I men’s hockey, which is much more manageable and was surprisingly quick to produce. With any luck, I might have time to also create women’s Division I as well. Stay tuned!

You can find these (and more!) on the Simple Seasons Hockey page, and as always, have fun and enjoy!

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The One-Pager universe expands

After a good deal of experimenting, I think I’ve finally worked out a basketball version of One-Pager. As with the original soccer version, I was trying to make a game that could fit on one printed page yet deliver a little more complexity than a Simple Seasons score generator. And thanks to pace stats and per-100-possession numbers, I think I’ve got what I was looking for.

One-Pager Pro Basketball breaks a quarter down into 7 parts (so slightly under 2 minutes each) and determines how much scoring is done by each team in those parts. (I had intended to break it down into 2-minute parts–about 4 possessions for each team–but I couldn’t quite get the scoring to work out. Turns out 7 parts worked much better!) That might sound a little dry, but it’s actually quite engaging, especially when you have a tie game going into the last section (from my testing: Washington 103, Sacramento 101).

Right now, I have the last two NBA seasons uploaded, but I hope to get more up soon. This game might end up skewing towards modern seasons due to stats availability, but I’ll do what I can.

So please, go check it out, let me know what you think, and thanks for playing!

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Adding a new sport to the roster

I’m happy to announce that I’ve added a new sport for an old game–lacrosse! Simple Seasons Lacrosse now has one season posted, and I’m hoping to have more to come pretty soon.

This is actually version 2 of SSL, as this version is a quarter-by-quarter take on the game, whereas the first incarnation was more like the other sports in that it generated a final score. Unfortunately, with that version, there were far too many shutouts, which understandably isn’t exactly common in box lacrosse. But after redoing the game and playing a couple test matchups, I think it’s ready to be released!

The more granular stats of quarter scores (as opposed to final scores) are a little more difficult to find, so if you know of any good resources for older seasons, please get in touch. Otherwise, I’ll post what I can and when I can–enjoy!

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A new fall look

Welcome back to Short Season Games! The site is undergoing some changes this fall; gone is a somewhat jumbled gallery of games, and in its place, I’ve created something a bit more cohesive and organized. It’s much easier to find what you’re looking for and to see all of your options in one place, and that’s exactly the kind of refresh this place needed.

I’ve also taken this opportunity to put up new seasons and new games, so go check those out!

I’ll continue to tinker with the look of things, so the next time you visit, the colors or layout may be different. But overall, I think things are moving in the right direction with this site.

Thanks as always for visiting, and if you like my work, please consider contributing!