Hal Richman considers Bill Sindelar “Strat-O-Matic’s First Customer”. Bill began playing Strat-O-Matic in 1961 and while he might not technically be the first to purchase the game, Bill was the first customer to interact with Hal on a personal basis and let him know his thoughts on the game. Later, Bill became one of the first computer Strat-O-Matic players. Bill was easy to get along with, and always happy to send suggestions to Hal or Bob Winberry for the Windows game, some of which have been implemented and are still used in the current versions of the game today.