Quarterback

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Description

QUARTERBACK is a strategy game for 2 players or teams from age 10. Each player acts as the coach of an American Football Team using his skills and his players to outwit his opponent and score a touch down. The playing board is a 10 x 10 grid on which the teams are deployed. Each team comprises the following players: 1 Quarterback 4 Blockers 2 Squarebacks and 2 Dummy Squarebacks 2 Roundbacks and 2 Dummy Roundbacks 2 Tribacks and 2 Dummy Tribacks each of which has certain movement ability and the ability to influence the player in their are of the board in which he is located. A "ball" is used to indicate how play is progressing. The aim of the game is: Offense - to score as many points as possible within four quarters, by scoring touchdowns (points range from 12 to 20 dependent on where on the scoring line the ball crosses - the nearer the central posts the better). a touchdown must be scored within nine turns otherwise the play ends and the Offense scores 0 points. defense - to stop the Offense from scoring a touchdown.