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1952 Ranked #14,346

Wembley

A soccer cup simulation has players guide English clubs through elimination rounds and spend victory money on star players. Weighted dice favor stronger teams, but added stars can change a match’s expected result.

Dice Sports Simulation Dice Rolling

Players

3-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.25/5

Rating

6.13

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

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?

The game simulates the passage of English football teams on their way to winning the FA cup. The game has a series of cards which represent each of the clubs, and are dealt out to the players at the start of the game.

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The game simulates the passage of English football teams on their way to winning the FA cup. The game has a series of cards which represent each of the clubs, and are dealt out to the players at the start of the game. The clubs go through an elimination cup series, with money being earned for victories, which can be spent on tokens representing star players. The winner of each match is determined by the roll of a die to represent goals scored, modified by the number of star players. Different dice with various number combinations are used to weight the chances such that a premier division team will usually beat a lower division team. Subsequently published under title Wembley by Gibson Games.

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Play and group

Players
3–8
Best with
5–8
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Roger Heyworth

Artists

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

2
Ariel Productions Ltd Gibsons

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