Counter Attack: the football board game

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There are other stats for players to take into account, Resilience if they are fouled, Tackling versus Dribbling etc.

Any hexes on the board overlapping a line count as being both sides of the line, examples of this being a player can line up at kick-off on a hex containing the half way line or the centre circle and be considered to be a legal placement in their own half, a foul occurring on a hex containing the penalty area line will be considered in the box for a penalty, but players can line up on the hexes containing the line as they can also considered outside the penalty area. Only the defender rolls the dice, on a 1 or 2 the foul fails and play continues but the tackling player is given a yellow card for their dangerous play. Where and how you choose to play your team is up to you and these different approaches and freedom to choose makes Counter Attack such an incredible strategy game.

I am not a great fan of football, I watch the England matches but my home team are Bristol City so it’s difficult for me to say I know a great deal about the game and who’s who, however, I love Counter Attack.

Every outfield player card has the same seven abilities with an attribute score for each (from 1 to 6). Draft a squad of players – each of whom is unique – and then try to make the most of them over the 90-minute match. for a defending save if the goalkeeper moved during Step 1 of the snapshot and the saving hex is still 2 or 3 spaces away. I’ve had the pleasure of playing a few games with friends since I received the game before Christmas.Counter Attack does assume some level on football knowledge, it won’t explain the offside rule for you (so if you don’t know it you’re on your own there! I could reposition a player while the ball was in the air, meaning I had two defenders to challenge for the header. There are enough of these teams to create your own World Cup tournament, and the rulebook does contain some extra tips at the back for running your own tournaments. Snapshot only - Declare your snapshot action, the defending team may move any one player 2 hexes, even if they have already moved in the phase. it has healed before the next game, 4-5 the player will miss the next game through injury, on a 6 roll the dice a second time 1-3 means the player misses the next 2 games while 4-6 means they will miss the next 3 games.

For a throw-in a movement action is used rather than player repositioning so the timer will keep running. It challenges you to think both short- and longterm as you try to get individual players – with their own strengths and weaknesses – to effectively play in your tactical framework against an opponent simultaneously executing their own strategies. The middle-sized deck of purple backed cards are the goalkeepers, lay them out face down and each manager takes two for their squad.

If your player dribbles the ball into a defender's ZOI hex the defender must attempt to STEAL the ball, the defender rolls a TACKLING check with success on a 10+ or a 6.