Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
A stat-based hockey game, with cards representing individual NHL players. From the rules: Face-Off is a complete simulation of the game of professional ice hockey.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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A stat-based hockey game, with cards representing individual NHL players. From the rules: Face-Off is a complete simulation of the game of professional ice hockey. It does not cut corners with detail, and includes every facet of the fastest team sport in the world. Face-Off revolves around the use of four dice, the Game Chart and the player cards. A roll of the dice on either the Game Chart or a player card will lead to an instruction or code, with that action to be taken immediately.