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Pre-Game Setup
🏈 Let's get ready to play Football 🏈
The Board owner is the HOME team
VISITORS are guests so they're offered more choices
The HOME team offers VISITORS color choice
VISITOR team chooses team color preference
VISITORS are Red by default...
...and HOME team is Blue
The HOME team offers VISITORS possession
VISTORS can choose to accept the ball first or last
By default the VISTOR team always rolls last
VISITORS can choose the drive direction
By default the direction is left-to-right
Optionally a coin toss can be used
Both teams choose Game
Teams can play standard Grid-Football or Mid-Field
Standard Grid-Football starts at the 20-yard line
Mid-Field starts at the 50-yard line with 1 down
Referee markers show where the ball goes
Both teams pick play-level
Both teams agree on play-level which are:
Beginner (amateur) - Start on this level
College - Best Level for most
Pro-Football - For experienced only
Setup Board, Game Pieces
Unfold the large game board
Each team sets up their game pieces
Offense holds Footballs and Challenging Dice
The offense sets up player pieces first
The defense sets up their players pieces next
Now we are ready to Play ! ! !
"HOME RULES" are observed which gives the HOME team the right to change any rules...
...under the condition that the VISITORS are aware of any rule changes
Gameboard
Gameboard: FIELD & SCOREBOARD
The game board:
- Football Field - The game is played on the field
- Downs - The downs are tracked by both teams
- Scoreboard - The HOME and VISITOR team scores
Each team has 3 yard markers to track:
- The Line Of Scrimmage (LOS).
- The Score on the Scoreboard
- The Down Number
Checker-Style Player Pieces
Checker Style Player Pieces
The checker-style Football Player Pieces come packaged in RED and BLUE as part of "Grid-Football Basic" which includes the Game Board, Checker-Style Player Pieces and Game Pieces. There are 5 Standard Linemen and 1 Star Lineman (taller). There are 4 Backs and 1 Star Back (tallest Player Piece). These Player Pieces are easier to move than the Chess-Style Player Pieces because they are flat like checker chips. You can slide them across the football field game board easily with your finger.
The chess-style Player Pieces come in RED, WHITE and BLUE colors. There are chess-style Football Player Pieces and checker-style pieces. The chess style player pieces look more like football players . You can color in the facemask as shown, and you can customize the white set to be the color of your favorite college and pro-football teams. It is recommended to learn how to play using the checker style pieces because they are easier to move. There are 2 types of player pieces, Linemen and Backs
The Dice
DICE
There are 2 standard 6-sided dice per team. There are also Challenging Dice that are used to determine the outcome of a PASS. The Dice shakers are optional.
The Footballs
2 FOOTBALLS
There are 2 footballs which are passed to the offense . The first ball is used by the QB and the second ball is used for passing and play action plays.
The Gameboard
GAME BOARD AND PIECES
The game consists of:
Gameboard
Game Pieces
Football Players
The game board holds all the Game Pieces and the Football Player Pieces. There are checker and chess style Football Player Pieces. The chess style player pieces look more like football players but it is recommended to learn how to play using the checker style pieces because they are easier to move.