OT - Ask the Pack: Board game edition

[FQDawg]

When I was a kid (late 70s/early 80s), I had a football "board game." From what I remember, it was a two-person game with envelope-sized cards (or maybe a little smaller) for offense and defense. Each player picked a card based on what side of the ball they were playing and one was placed on top of the other (don't remember whether the Off. or Def. went on top but the top card always had holes cut into it so you could see info on the bottom card). There was a spinner which would be used to get a number that then pointed to a specific hole on the top card which would indicate the result of the "play."

Does this ring a bell for anyone else? Anybody have an idea what it was called? A cursory google search hasn't really yielded any good results.

 

[dorndawg]

Could be of some help:

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/vintage-tabletop-football-games-celebrated-in-new-book/

 

[FQDawg]

Thanks. There are a couple of things that seem similar but aren't quite exactly what I remember... which means I may just be misremembering some of the specifics.

 

[patdog]

Even 6-year old patdog could tell you this game sucked.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

This one?:

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

And people think things are bad now.

 

[CookieMonster.sixpack]

I laugh until I cry every time I see this

This one?:

For some reason McAdams gets me every time.

 

[DogStuckAtUM.sixpack]

One of the best things ever to come out of the Pack.

 

[The Fatboy]

This game needs to be updated for today's kids.

 

[Seinfeld]

My gosh, how could I have forgotten that? I don’t know which one is best. The 5 yard curl on 3rd and 8, the McAdams 28 yd punt, or Gene telling everyone to calm down. MSU football really was so bad at that point that it was comical

 

[Seinfeld]

I don’t recall that one, but I did have a similar baseball game that was somehow officially licensed by MLB. Basically, you’d create a lineup with your set of cards, your opponent had a pitcher card, and then you’d both roll dice. Whoever rolled the better number would then locate that same number on their player’s card, and it would tell you what happened

Sounds tedious as hell, I know, but my buddy and I would fight over who got Will Clark and play that thing for hours.

 

[maroonmania]

I still have the game in a closet somewhere. Its called NFL Strategy.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4831/nfl-strategy

 

[aTotal360]

My favorite part is the only way to reach the Liberty Bowl is to beat a heavily favored opponent. And that's only if you can get there.

 

[Marooncpa]

Pro Draft

 

[dickiedawg]

Got real excited when I read the thread title. Was ready to discuss some board games.

 

[FQDawg]

I must have had an older version but that looks pretty close to what I remember. Thanks!

 

[DawgInThe256]

I agree it sounds like NFL Strategy, which I still have. It could also be the Monday Night Football game that had a light under the field to show the result of the play.

As an aside, I still have "Bowl Bound" game, which was pictured in the referenced article. It was a college football card/dice game that used historical great teams. I used to enjoy running bootlegs over and over with the Staubach Navy team.

 

[DawgInThe256]

Strat-O-Matic?

 

[blackjackdog3]

Run the Y Straight against the Undershift Double defense on first down for a 75 yd completion

 

[msudawg200]

Remind me who Judy is again?

 

[jdbulldog]

I agree it sounds like NFL Strategy, which I still have. It could also be the Monday Night Football game that had a light under the field to show the result of the play.

As an aside, I still have "Bowl Bound" game, which was pictured in the referenced article. It was a college football card/dice game that used historical great teams. I used to enjoy running bootlegs over and over with the Staubach Navy team.

Bowl Bound was great.

 

[L4Dawg]

Bowl Bound was great.

I've been trying to find a copy of that for two years now. I had it back in the day with the first two chart sets. I've started collecting old Avalon Hill games. I still have some from when I was a kid, but Bowl Bownd disappeared. Most old Avalon Hill games are out there. But it's very rare to see that one. I've replaced most of mine that were lost and added quite a few.

 

[Junction John]

Pro Foto Football? I still have mine from the 70's.

I'll try to find it. My dad and I wore it out, and he kept it for me. I found it just a few months ago cleaning out the attic. Good times, right before the little handheld football game that I dominated.

Is this it?

 

[TaleofTwoDogs]

I agree it sounds like NFL Strategy, which I still have. It could also be the Monday Night Football game that had a light under the field to show the result of the play.

As a kid, my brothers and I would play Monday Night Football. It was simple but fun. Also had the electric vibrating football game but it a pain in the *** keeping the little players to stay upright (LOL).

By the way, has anybody ever landed on the "Upset a heavily-favored opponent square"? Probably not.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

This game needs to be updated for today's kids.

abso17ingloutely

 

[She Mate Me]

Anybody ever play "Football Strategy"? Early to mid 70s card, board and dice game. Used to play it all the time with family during holidays.

 

[Junction John]

Of course, this came along in '78 and I pretty much dropped the board game like a hot rock.

 

[SirBarksalot]

Of course, this came along in '78 and I pretty much dropped the board game like a hot rock.

im seeing these old games being offered again...amazing that thing would keep our attention longer than 2 minutes.
https://www.papersource.com/gifts/electronic-football-885561095067.html

 

[MStateU]

From the rules:

“Logical decision will result in disqualification”

That’s great

 

[She Mate Me]

Of course, this came along in '78 and I pretty much dropped the board game like a hot rock.

I haven't touched one of those in at least 30 years, but just seeing it made my touchdown thumb on my right hand twitch.

 

[Seinfeld]

I had all kinds of old board games that got thrown out or given away when my dad moved a few years back, and it’s crazy what you can get for some of them these days.

I found one of them(HeroQuest) going for $800 on Amazon

 

[Junction John]

It is amazing, but I would play it for hours...Right up til we could afford this

I remember how excited I was to play Pong. Then Breakout blew my mind.

 

[Junction John]

I'm sure you were like me, when my thumb got tired, I'd put the machine down on the table and go with what I still believe may be the fastest pointer finger in the west.

 

[DawgInThe256]

This was fun to play against another person, until I realized I could milk the clock by only getting enough yardage to keep drives going.

 

[maroonmania]

I must have had an older version but that looks pretty close to what I remember. Thanks!

The actual one I own has this for a box cover and I've probably had it since around 1978.

 

[maroonmadman]

I still have the game in a closet somewhere. Its called NFL Strategy.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4831/nfl-strategy

I had that same game back in the late 70's when I was in the service. Took it with me when my ship was deployed on a six month cruise to the Antarctic known as Operation Deep Freeze. We passed away many an idle hour playing that game. Left it onboard when I was discharged. Might still be there for all I know.

 

[She Mate Me]

I'm sure you were like me, when my thumb got tired, I'd put the machine down on the table and go with what I still believe may be the fastest pointer finger in the west.

Oh hell yeah!! The ole pointer finger wasn't as fast as touchdown thumb, but you had way fewer missed clicks if you got the unit positioned just right.

Amazing the **** that sits idle in your brain until it's triggered by something as simple as a photo.