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2017 Ranked #10,012

Breakaway Football

A football strategy game has opponents call offense and defense plays to create gains, stops, and turnovers. Its Game Day deck resolves plays quickly, rewarding skillful counters rather than dice or charts.

Sports Action Queue Hand Management Sports: American Football / Gridiron

Players

1-4

Play time

60-90 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2.75/5

Rating

8.57

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 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A fast-paced game of Offense and Defense play-calling, Breakaway Football recreates the excitement of big league American football with no dice, no spinners, and no charts to cross-reference.

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A fast-paced game of Offense and Defense play-calling, Breakaway Football recreates the excitement of big league American football with no dice, no spinners, and no charts to cross-reference. Using the innovative "Game Day Deck" mechanic, random events are built into the core action in balance with the player strategy. Best of all, action in each play resolves in seconds. Call the right play and achieve a breakaway play on Offense for a big gain. On Defense, your breakaway guarantees no gain and can even cause a turnover. You make your own good fortune through skillful countering of your opponent's moves. Thwart their strategy and breakaway to victory!

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–2
Play time
60–90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

4
Mark Burlet Michael Caplan Arthur Franz IV Ben Jennings

Publishers

1
Uplink Underground Games (II)

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