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1973 Ranked #6,814

Bowl Bound

This college football simulation has coaches guide historical teams through play calls and defensive formations toward a championship. Team charts and dice resolve outcomes, but player decisions determine whether a drive succeeds or stalls.

Thematic Games Dice Sports Simulation Dice Rolling

Players

1-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.88/5

Rating

7.05

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Here's YOUR chance to quarterback your favorite college team to a National Championship! Avalon Hill statisticians have "scouted" the top college football teams from out of the past.

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Here's YOUR chance to quarterback your favorite college team to a National Championship! Avalon Hill statisticians have "scouted" the top college football teams from out of the past. The actual play-by-plays of their games have been computer-analyzed and converted into easy-to-use Play/Action Team Charts. They make the play of this game fast ... exciting ... and true-to-life. However, YOUR decisions make the difference between winning and losing. Contents Team Charts Football Marker Scorepad Legend / Priority Chart / Timing Chart / Kickoff Selection / Play & Defensive Formation Selection Yards-to-Go Marker Rules Folder Football Field Five Dice (Black die: 1-2-2-3-3-3, White die: 0-0-1-2-3-4, White die: 0-1-2-3-4-5, Red die: 1-1-1-2-2-3, Green die: 0-0-0-0-1-2) Upright Scoreboard (not in all editions) Teams 1st/2nd Edition 3rd Edition 1970 Dartmouth 1970 Tennessee 1970 Northwestern 1970 Nebraska 1970 Air Force 1970 Stanford 1969 Arkansas 1969 Florida 1969 Penn State 1969 LSU 1969 Michigan 1969 Missouri 1969 Texas 1968 Yale 1968 Georgia 1968 Ohio State 1967 Oklahoma 1967 USC 1966 Notre Dame 1966 Alabama 1966 Michigan State 1966 Purdue 1966 Syracuse 1966 Army 1966 Georgia Tech 1965 UCLA 1964 Princeton 1963 Navy 1962 Wisconsin 1961 Mississippi 1960 Minnesota 1960 Washington 1988 Notre Dame 1987 Miami 1987 Florida State 1986 Penn State 1986 Arizona State 1985 Tennessee 1985 Michigan 1984 Washington 1984 Florida 1984 Bringham Young 1983 Texas 1983 Auburn 1983 Nebraska 1982 SMU 1982 UCLA 1981 Clemson 1980 Georgia 1980 Pittsburgh 1979 Alabama 1979 Southern Cal

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–2
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
David S. Neft Dr. Thomas Nicely

Publishers

3
April House The Avalon Hill Game Co Sports Illustrated

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