Working on my french ruleset : audible questions

[the french guy]

Yes, you're right, I believe most of the rulesets availables has "holes", where more football knowledge will give logical answers that I sometimes miss.

I liked the diagrams approach in the mfca tournament "beta" ruleset, for that particular point, by the way.

But not speaking of the game mechanics itself, I believe a basic knowledge is enough to play, even at good level. It's like any wargame. You have specific units wich are allowed to do several things. You got defense units, coverage units, attack units. I believe even a beginner (total noob in football) playing a few games will discover what is a screen pass, a slant, a sweep, and how to react against it....Even if he does not know the technical name !

It remembers me a K-lo post recently...Speaking of formations, he posted pics with technical names...I saw it, and spoke with him about the theorical way to run that formation.

I discovered that I was actually using pretty much the same formation myself...but without knowing the "scientific" name of it

What I mean is that it shows that not knowing the theory would not prohibit to be "creative" and eficient during games....Even if, confronted to a skilled coach, I'll probably discover that all my formations "creations" already exists and have a real name.

It joins the question of board operation. With no specific indications, we first found logical to operate the board on offense. Then, gaining experience, we wanted to change the system...proudly wrote it in MFCA forum...and discovered that it was the regular way to do for most of experienced american players too


It's the same for a wargame. You can play, or even being competitive without being a military officer...you sse what I mean ?

It's why building my ruleset takes a lot of time. I want to create a solid ruleset, strategy only oriented (no "action" plays like ttqb and stuff like that, even if I will allow it too), but also EDUCATIONAL.

I teached the game to a friend, in about 1half hour he was ready to play. I won the game, but he was able to play, being a total beginner in american football. Since he's not a board game geek he didn't involved much, sadly. Since he 's not a board game geek. I believe in our countries, it's a point more important than being a football specialist.

Here, "football specialists", for most of them, watch games on tv and sometimes play madden. You will not take them off their seat easily to do something with more involvement. Especially because, as in cheap american comedies, board games, miniature and stuff like that has that negative "geek" image (you know, typical image of the football captain making fun of the glasses guys of the high school chess club )


I believe here in France, board game geeks (for me, nothing negative in that...in fact, exactly the opposite...using brain and creativity...I'm a geek too, collectiong vintage video games and painting minis...I'm too old to think about a reputation or whatever ) are the way to go to find a crowd for this game. IN germany, it will be diferent, because american football is a lot better represented. Etc, etc...