Baseball Highlights: 2045 – Spring Training

About this board game

Baseball Highlights: 2045 – Spring Training is an introductory deck-building game for 1–2 players, with a full game taking about 45 minutes. It presents baseball as a series of fast, focused mini-games that combine quick decisions with ongoing roster changes.

Each mini-game lasts about 4 to 7 minutes. During one, both players draw and play a six-card line-up from their 15-card roster of active players, then determine a winner before moving on to the next contest.

Between mini-games, players buy new players for their teams. Since a team must always contain 15 players, every addition means sending one existing player down to the Minor Leagues. This creates a continuing process of reshaping the roster throughout the series.

• Play a six-card line-up from a 15-card active roster.
• Complete mini-games lasting approximately 4–7 minutes.
• Buy new players between mini-games while maintaining a 15-player team.
• Win the most mini-games to take the overall victory.

Spring Training is designed as an accessible introduction to the acclaimed Baseball Highlights 2045 system. Alongside the game, the 2017 release includes an updated, revised, and expanded rulebook, step-by-step play examples, and a reference guide to help players learn the experience.

Baseball Highlights: 2045 keeps the focus on a clear series objective: win more mini-games than your opponent. As each short contest ends and the roster evolves, players work toward a stronger team and the overall series win.