CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of our
report dated January 26, 1996, relating to the financial statements of APBA Game
Company, and to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.



Stockton Bates & Company, P.C.
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Certified Public Accountants



Lancaster, Pennsylvania
May 13, 1996