''GridIron Master'' is a wooden
board game
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invented by Brett Proud, Craig Proud, Paul Morin and Jordan Sampson. It was first published by Canadian company ''PHI Sports Games'' in 2007. It combines the strategic elements of
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American
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and
Canadian Football
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) with
chess
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.
The Canadian Edition of ''GridIron Master'' is licensed by the
Canadian Football League
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Players Association (CFLPA).
Information
The GridIron Master board is a scale model of a real football field (
American football field
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and
Canadian football field
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area (e ...
). It is a combination of the skill and strategy of football and chess that is for ages ten and up.
The average price for both the American and Canadian versions of the GridIron Master costs about $29.99.
Components
The GridIron Master game includes the following components:
*One exact-to-scale football field that serves as the playing Board
*Two Player Benches (one each for Home and Visitors teams)
*Two Sets of 20 Player Pieces (for the Home and Visitors teams) each consisting of:
*5 Offensive Linemen
*4 Defensive Linemen
*3 Tight Ends / Outside Linebackers
*6 Wide Receivers / Defensive Backs
*1 Slotback / Safety
*1 Quarterback / Middle Linebacker
*Four Flat-piece Footballs
*Four Football-shaped Dice
*Two Dice Sheets
*Sample Offensive and Defensive Formations
*One Football-shaped Coin
*One GridIron MasterTM Scoreboard
*One GridIron MasterTM Game Guide
Game play
For a regular game, each quarter of the game is defined to be two total ball possessions for either team. For a timed game, each half is to be played over one hour. It is recommend a 20-second play-clock be used. Each player is given three timeouts per half. Timeouts are supposed to last a maximum of three minutes. A 'Delay of Game' penalty of five yards will be called on any player taking longer than twenty seconds to make their next move. This penalty should be added to the end of the play.
References
External links
''GridIron Master'' Official Website*
Board games introduced in 2007
Canadian board games
Sports board games
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