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Finger Ball box art
2007 Ranked #17,506

Finger Ball

A simultaneous hand game where opponents reveal one to three fingers to score football-style points under specific differences. Matching reveals end each quarter, so reading the rival determines the final score.

Bluffing Rock-Paper-Scissors Simultaneous Action Selection Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

1.17/5

Rating

6.02

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 3.7/5

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?

Two players. Each player reveals 1, 2 or 3 fingers from his or her hand, rock-paper-scissors style.

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Two players. Each player reveals 1, 2 or 3 fingers from his or her hand, rock-paper-scissors style. If a player reveals exactly two more fingers than his opponent, then he scores a touchdown (7 pts) If a player reveals exactly one less finger than his opponent, then he scores a field goal (3 pts) If both players reveal the same number, the quarter ends. Most points after four completed quarters wins. Examples: Herman reveals 1 finger Jorge reveals 3 fingers JORGE SCORES A TOUCHDOWN (7 pts) Herman reveals 1 finger Jorge reveals 2 fingers HERMAN SCORES A FIELD GOAL (3 pts)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (4)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
5 min
Complexity
1.2/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Stephen Glenn

Publishers

1
Poyeba Games

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