Counter Attack: the football board game

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The game timer is reset and both teams reset ready for the kick off, your opposing manger will start with the ball and the timer restarts when his player passes the ball from the centre spot. The attacker cannot move any players to a hex within the 6-yard box and next to the opposing goalkeeper, the defender cannot move within 2 hexes of the corner flag. The box contains a “Pitch”, two teams that my son has dubbed Newcastle and Ajax, however, I prefer to think of them as the black and white team and the red and white team. If an attacker is dribbling in any of your goalkeeper's saving hexes you may also attempt to dive at their feet.

An off shoot of this is the creation of a living rulebook, the online wiki clarifies many of the frequently asked questions, and new rules added can be found here, such as playing for extra time, or the new jackpot dice roll that will not be present in the current boxed version. To pass through the air with a high pass or long pass there must not be a defender in the immediate square next to your player in the direction you want to pass the ball, and you will be checking for accuracy. The attacker cannot move any players within the 6-yard box and next to the goalkeeper, but can move them on a hex next to the ball, any player within one hex of the ball may take the free kick. From the largest deck of blue backed player cards, draw 4 and lay them face up in the centre of the board.A tie will result in a loose ball, but any players involved in the headed challenge cannot stop the ball and it moves one space further if necessary. Now the attacker can either choose to take a pass, high, long or standard, or may choose to shoot if in range.

The smallest deck of yellow backed cards are the referees, draw one and place him next to the board for the match. If you successfully save then move to the target hex to collect the ball, and move the player from the occupied hex one space away, moving any other players 1 space as needed. The strong team is considered the home team for each match, the aim is the do the best over the two legs.Extra Time - Once you hit the 45 minute mark and finish your action then the half is over, or is it? The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Heading to keeper - Heading back to your own goalkeeper allows him to collect the ball, but it can be risky.