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?
Your ticket to an exciting game where the players become pro-football managers competing with other managers to build a winning team. Each game contains 50 official football trading cards.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Auction/Bidding
Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Commodity Speculation
Buy or influence goods whose values change before they are sold or scored.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Trading
Exchange resources, assets, or promises with other players.
Read the full game description
Your ticket to an exciting game where the players become pro-football managers competing with other managers to build a winning team. Each game contains 50 official football trading cards. Managers draft and trade real pro players, trying to build the strongest squad. You can even substitute your own collection of football cards. Game contents: Game rules Football spinner with card tray (orange plastic) 4 player Line-Up stands with slots for 11 position cards (green plastic) 50 Official Football player cards (Topps/Parker Brothers special edition)++ 56 Contract cards (7 of each dollar amount: $5,000,$10,000,$15,000,$20,000,$25,000,$30,000,$35,000,$50,000) 28 Option cards (breakdown: 4 Acquire,4 Claim,4 Sign Player,4 Stop Option Play,4 Collect,4 Trade a Player,4 Trade a Draft Pick) 56 Value cards: --- 28 "A" Value Cards: 1 - 0, 1 - 5, 2 - 10, 2 - 15, 2 - 20, 2 - 25, 4 - 30, 2 - 35, 2 - 60, 2 - 65, 1 - 70, 1 - 75, 2 - 80, 1 - 85, 1 - 90, 1 - 95, 1 - 100 --- 28 "B" Value Cards: 4 - 25, 3 - 30, 4 - 35, 5 - 40, 5 - 45, 2 - 50, 3 - 55, 2 - 60 ++ In order to substitute your own pool of player cards (or replace ones missing from an imperfect used copy), the original game came with 50 Topps/Parker Brothers cards with the following position breakdowns: 10 running backs 9 wide receivers 8 guards 8 tackles 5 quarterbacks 5 tight ends 5 centers