The Football Game(2017)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
1st & Goal(2011)
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Junta: Viva el Presidente!(2010)
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Tavarua(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Worldwide Football(2018)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
APBA Pro Baseball(1951)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Thinking Man's Football(1966)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
The Really Nasty Golf Game(2007)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Soccer City(2013)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Minden Playing Card Cricket(1979)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
TurfMaster(1998)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Pirate's Cove(2002)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Long Shot(2009)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
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