SEED GAME#9743 BGG all-time

The Football Game(2017)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.13
Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like The Football Game

Looking for games like The Football Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand and pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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1st & Goal(2011)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
80/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Junta: Viva el Presidente!(2010)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Tavarua(2016)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSimultaneous Action Selection

Worldwide Football(2018)

★ 7.91–2 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingHand Management

APBA Pro Baseball(1951)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
74/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Thinking Man's Football(1966)

★ 5.52 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

The Really Nasty Golf Game(2007)

★ 4.62–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingHand Management

Soccer City(2013)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Grid MovementHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Minden Playing Card Cricket(1979)

★ 7.61–22 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingHand Management

TurfMaster(1998)

★ 7.32–8 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementRoll / Spin and Move

Pirate's Cove(2002)

★ 6.63–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Long Shot(2009)

★ 6.73–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Betting and BluffingDice RollingHand Management

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