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Dissecting the FAC

When Statis Pro baseball was first published, it was unique in that it used a deck of 98 cards known as ‘Fast Action Cards (FAC)’ rather than using dice. Each card was further divided into four sections (2 on the front and 2 on the back) for a total of 392 individual cards (minus three blanks for 389 possible results). Each FAC contained all the information you needed to play the game, and the system worked really well. The concept was relatively simple, you flip a card, look at the appropriate label or description and get the play result. Now, keep in mind that in most instances, you had to flip several cards to get the complete result of the play, but the system was generally quick and easy to learn. In my opinion, there are drawbacks or disadvantages to this system. First, fast action cards get lost, just ask anyone who owns one of these classic games, it happens. Second, the cards need to be shuffled, rather often during a game, and because they are simple card stock, they tear, an