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Breakaway Football

Card-driven American football Coaching strategy game where you call the plays!

Requirements

90-120
1-4
12+

Description

Second Edition: Now Includes Accordion Board Play Surface & Updated AI Solo Sheets!

Breakaway Football is a middleweight, 1-4 player, card-driven strategy game where you are the Head Coach calling all the Offensive and Defensive plays for one of 4 unique teams.

Product includes downloadable solo AI for Offense and Defense for each team! (updated October 2022)

Using realistic football strategies, outwit your opponent and create exciting big plays called "Breakaways" - huge gains on Offense or drive-killing sacks and turnovers on Defense.

Breakaway Football plays in just 90 minutes.

The simplicity of the game engine - the “Game Day Deck” - captures all the probability of tackle football into a single card pull. Simply compare the play calls and apply the modifier on the Game Day Card. Luck cuts both ways, so it is superior strategy that wins the day!

Includes Lightning & Fire (Balanced), Maulers (Run-Heavy, strong defense), and Pharaohs (Pass-Heavy, weak defense) team decks, plus 4 blue tokens and 4 orange tokens used in solo play.

In 2024, the solo AI was awarded the "Stomp of Approval" by Solosaurus Podcast, part of the Dice Tower network, for excellence in 1-player games.

Breakaway Football focuses on creating a plausible, compelling football narrative, where you feel the tug of war, the ebb and flow, and the drama of competition.


Team playbooks are inspired by real pro football teams:

  • Maulers (1982 Washington Redskins) - 1 Black Wink (Hard Count)

  • Pharaohs (2012 New Orleans Saints) - 1 Black Wink (Defensive Breakaway Tracker)

A wealth of Expansion Teams are on the Game Crafter as well. Click here to see all the iconic single season teams currently available!

Components

Component Quantity Photo
Accordion Board Set 1 set of 1 accordion boards Accordion Board Set component icon
Large Retail Box 1 Large Retail Box component icon
Tarot Deck 1 deck of 5 cards Tarot Deck component icon
Tarot Deck 1 deck of 4 cards Tarot Deck component icon
Tarot Deck 1 deck of 3 cards Tarot Deck component icon
Tarot Deck 1 deck of 5 cards Tarot Deck component icon
Tarot Deck 1 deck of 5 cards Tarot Deck component icon
Tarot Deck 1 deck of 3 cards Tarot Deck component icon
Tarot Deck 1 deck of 5 cards Tarot Deck component icon
Tarot Deck 1 deck of 5 cards Tarot Deck component icon

Vitals

Average Rating 16 reviews
Publish Date March 15, 2017
Edition Second
Department Games
Tags football card battler Poker Sports Modern / Present Strategy
More Info Breakaway Football web site

Why buy this?

"4.5 Stars – The definitive game to own for fans of football. No other game comes even close."

  • Unique Team Abilities Offer High Replayability
  • Easy to Resolve Plays Highlight the Game's Narrative Flow
  • Team-Specific AI for Challenging Solo play

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Notes

  • This game contains a premium upgrade called UV Coating that makes the printed components more durable.
  • This game contains laser cut components. Laser cut items will have a slight amount of soot around the edges, which can easily be wiped off; and will have a campfire smell for about a week after you open them.

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Ratings and Reviews

Posted 7 months ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Nice Artwork

Artwork and components are incredible. Game creator and user community are amazing! There are PDFs available that are very reasonable priced as well.

Posted a year ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Well Written Rules

Posted 3 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Well Written Rules

If you enjoy football and you enjoy board games, you NEED to play this game.

Posted 4 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Well Written Rules

Posted 5 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Well Written Rules

Posted 5 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

Excellent strategy game for football enthusiasts! Well thought out and no "loose ends" in this game, in my opinion.

Posted 5 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

Posted 5 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Nice Artwork

Posted 5 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

Posted 6 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Well Written Rules

This game combines classic football strategy with modern design sensibility. I'm a huge fan of thinky and competitive "simultaneous action selection" games like BattleCON and Yomi. This game is just...

Posted 7 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

Great game with with an extremely creative design that captures the feel of football and the strengths and weaknesses of different football teams.

Posted 7 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules Nice Artwork

Posted 7 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules

Posted 7 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Well Written Rules

Posted 8 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value

Posted 8 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value Nice Artwork

Love the card art. Helmets and play art is very realistic. Game plays smoothly and really feels like football. Solo mode is challenging but not impossible. Great fun!

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