Football games

Drop a catchable ball and add 1 penalty point against you. Make the next catch to erase that penalty point against you.

• Drop a catchable ball and add 1 penalty point against you. Make the next catch to erase that penalty point against you.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score Pass Drop Tax as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Pass Drop Tax; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A clean sideline toe tap earns a bonus challenge point if both feet are judged in.

• A clean sideline toe tap earns a bonus challenge point if both feet are judged in.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score Toe-Tap Bonus as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Toe-Tap Bonus; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Miss an open receiver by more than a step and add 1 penalty point against the quarterback.

• Miss an open receiver by more than a step and add 1 penalty point against the quarterback.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score Overthrow Toll as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Overthrow Toll; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Call one hand before the throw. Catch it and earn 1 challenge point; drop it and add 1 penalty point against yourself.

• Call one hand before the throw. Catch it and earn 1 challenge point; drop it and add 1 penalty point against yourself.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score One-Hand Call as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after One-Hand Call; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Run the wrong route and add 1 penalty point against you unless the play still scores.

• Run the wrong route and add 1 penalty point against you unless the play still scores.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score Wrong Route Tax as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Wrong Route Tax; stop at the agreed finish condition.

An interception returned to the scoring zone earns 2 challenge points immediately.

• An interception returned to the scoring zone earns 2 challenge points immediately.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score Pick Six Bonus as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Pick Six Bonus; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Drop a ball inside the scoring zone and add a bonus penalty point against you.

• Drop a ball inside the scoring zone and add a bonus penalty point against you.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score Red Zone Drop as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Red Zone Drop; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A completed deep ball over the agreed distance earns 1 challenge point.

• A completed deep ball over the agreed distance earns 1 challenge point.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score Long Bomb Bank as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Long Bomb Bank; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Call the seam lane, complete the pass there, and earn 1 challenge point.

• Call the seam lane, complete the pass there, and earn 1 challenge point.
• Before the snap, the passer calls a seam lane, such as middle seam, outside seam, or back corner. A completed pass in that lane earns 1 challenge point. A forced throw outside the called lane adds 1 penalty point against the passer.
• Score Open-Seam Throw as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Open-Seam Throw; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Catch a tipped ball before it hits the ground to earn 1 bonus challenge point.

• Catch a tipped ball before it hits the ground to earn 1 bonus challenge point.
• Any player who catches a deflected pass before it touches the ground earns a bonus challenge point for their side.
• Score Tip Drill Bonus as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Tip Drill Bonus; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Hit a route on time at the breakpoint to earn 1 challenge point.

• Hit a route on time at the breakpoint to earn 1 challenge point.
• Earned challenge points count for you. Penalty points against you count against you. Final challenge score closes only in the way your group agreed before play.
• Score Route Timing Window as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Route Timing Window; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Work back to the ball on a comeback route and catch cleanly to earn 1 challenge point.

• Work back to the ball on a comeback route and catch cleanly to earn 1 challenge point.
• The receiver earns 1 challenge point when they clearly work back toward the pass, catch it cleanly, and stay in bounds or inside the agreed zone. Drifting away from a catchable ball or dropping it adds 1 penalty point against the receiver.
• Score Comeback Catch as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Comeback Catch; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Call a sideline route and complete it inbounds to earn 1 challenge point.

• Call a sideline route and complete it inbounds to earn 1 challenge point.
• Before the snap, the offense calls a sideline window route. A clean inbounds catch in that window earns 1 challenge point. A throw that sails clearly out of bounds adds 1 penalty point against the passer.
• Score Sideline Window as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Sideline Window; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Call the quick route and complete it against pressure to earn 1 challenge point.

• Call the quick route and complete it against pressure to earn 1 challenge point.
• Before the snap, the quarterback may call hot route. If the receiver breaks to the agreed space and the pass is completed cleanly, the offense earns 1 challenge point. A misread or forced throw adds 1 penalty point against the offense.
• Score Hot-Route Read as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Hot-Route Read; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Hit the safe checkdown and extend the play to earn 1 challenge point.

• Hit the safe checkdown and extend the play to earn 1 challenge point.
• The passer earns 1 challenge point when they choose a safe checkdown, the catch is clean, and the receiver reaches the agreed marker or keeps the drive alive. A forced deep throw into an easy interception adds 1 penalty point against the passer.
• Score Checkdown Chain as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Checkdown Chain; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Choose the safe checkdown under pressure and move the chains for 1 challenge point.

• Choose the safe checkdown under pressure and move the chains for 1 challenge point.
• A passer earns 1 challenge point when pressure arrives, they avoid forcing a deep throw, complete a checkdown, and the offense gains the agreed first-down distance or next marker. A rushed throw into traffic or a checkdown dropped behind the line adds 1 penalty point against the offense.
• Score Pocket Checkdown as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Pocket Checkdown; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Complete a called back-shoulder throw for 1 challenge point.

• Complete a called back-shoulder throw for 1 challenge point.
• A passer and receiver earn 1 challenge point when they call back shoulder before the rep, the receiver turns safely, and the pass is caught in bounds. A throw that is late, unsafe, or nowhere near the receiver adds 1 penalty point against the passer.
• Score Back-Shoulder Window as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Back-Shoulder Window; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Read the agreed check route together, complete the pass, and gain the agreed distance to earn 1 challenge point.

• Read the agreed check route together, complete the pass, and gain the agreed distance to earn 1 challenge point.
• Before the snap, the offense may agree on a check route if the main route is covered. The passer and receiver earn 1 challenge point when they both read it, complete the check route, and gain the agreed distance. A forced throw into coverage adds 1 penalty point against the offense.
• Score Check Route Conversion as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Check Route Conversion; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Break up a goal-line throw without contact and earn 1 challenge point.

• Break up a goal-line throw without contact and earn 1 challenge point.
• A defender earns 1 challenge point when they legally knock down or intercept a goal-line pass without holding, tackling, or contacting the receiver. A late challenge that creates avoidable contact or leaves an easy score adds 1 penalty point against that defender.
• Score Goal-Line Knockdown as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Goal-Line Knockdown; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Hit the slot receiver through the called window to earn 1 challenge point.

• Hit the slot receiver through the called window to earn 1 challenge point.
• Before the snap, the passer calls the slot window. The offense earns 1 challenge point when the receiver reaches that window and the pass is caught cleanly. A forced throw into coverage or a route misread adds 1 penalty point against the offense.
• Score Slot Window Read as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Slot Window Read; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Take the flat route safely and keep the drive moving for 1 challenge point.

• Take the flat route safely and keep the drive moving for 1 challenge point.
• An offense earns 1 challenge point when the passer calls flat check, completes the flat route, and the play gains positive yards or keeps possession. A forced flat throw that is picked or thrown away adds 1 penalty point against the offense.
• Score Flat Route Check as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Flat Route Check; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Sort a bunch route cleanly on offense or defense for 1 challenge point.

• Sort a bunch route cleanly on offense or defense for 1 challenge point.
• A side earns 1 challenge point when it calls the bunch route sort before the snap and completes the coverage or route exchange without confusion. A missed sort that leaves a free receiver or causes a route collision adds 1 penalty point against that side.
• Score Bunch Route Sort as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Bunch Route Sort; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Use a legal rub route to free a receiver and earn 1 challenge point.

• Use a legal rub route to free a receiver and earn 1 challenge point.
• An offense earns 1 challenge point when it calls a legal rub route, frees a receiver without contact, and completes the pass or creates a clear catch window. An illegal pick, collision, or forced throw adds 1 penalty point against the offense.
• Score Rub Route Release as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Rub Route Release; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Call the target, answer, route, or move before the turn; a clean result earns 1 challenge point.

• Call the target, answer, route, or move before the turn; a clean result earns 1 challenge point.
• The call must be heard before the attempt and judged the same way for everyone. For Football, keep it within routes, catches, touch stops, red-zone reps, and no-contact side play. Optional house overlay for an already playable football activity. First name that base activity and retain its complete equipment, people, safety, turns, main scoring and finish rules. This card does not supply or authorize a new base game. One board-specific example is a scheduled no-contact practice catch; success means a legal controlled catch inside the marked lane, and reset means close the lane and wait for a ready receiver before restarting. Use that example only where the chosen base rules and venue already permit it; otherwise bind the overlay to a legal task in the selected activity before starting. Before each eligible turn, the player names the task and its success criterion aloud; the judge repeats the call. A verified called success earns exactly 1 separate challenge point, at most once per turn. An uncalled result earns no challenge point. Use only turns already allotted by the base game. Keep a separate challenge ledger, starting at 0 and ending with the base activity. Most challenge points wins; unresolved ties are shared. Main scoring is unchanged. If a compulsory rule conflicts, do not use the variation.
• Score Football Call-It Bonus as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Football Call-It Bonus; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A player or team earns 1 challenge point for a clean reset after a miss, turnover, or stalled round.

• A player or team earns 1 challenge point for a clean reset after a miss, turnover, or stalled round.
• The reset must help the group continue safely without changing the main score unfairly. For Football, keep it within routes, catches, touch stops, red-zone reps, and no-contact side play. Optional house overlay for an already playable football activity. First name that base activity and retain its complete equipment, people, safety, turns, main scoring and finish rules. This card does not supply or authorize a new base game. One board-specific example is a scheduled no-contact practice catch; success means a legal controlled catch inside the marked lane, and reset means close the lane and wait for a ready receiver before restarting. Use that example only where the chosen base rules and venue already permit it; otherwise bind the overlay to a legal task in the selected activity before starting. After an ordinary miss or stalled turn, the active player completes the stated reset. A neutral observer checks every reset step before restart. Award exactly 1 separate challenge point, at most once per allotted turn; do not deliberately create a miss to farm resets. Required safety stops never cost a point or use a replay token. Keep a separate challenge ledger, starting at 0 and ending with the base activity. Most challenge points wins; unresolved ties are shared. Main scoring is unchanged. If a compulsory rule conflicts, do not use the variation.
• Score Football Clean Reset Point as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Football Clean Reset Point; stop at the agreed finish condition.

The trailing side gets one announced comeback window for a bonus challenge point.

• The trailing side gets one announced comeback window for a bonus challenge point.
• Before play, name the task, the window's duration, and the result that earns the point. Use it once and call it before the turn. For Football, keep it within routes, catches, touch stops, red-zone reps, and no-contact side play. Optional house overlay for an already playable football activity. First name that base activity and retain its complete equipment, people, safety, turns, main scoring and finish rules. This card does not supply or authorize a new base game. One board-specific example is a scheduled no-contact practice catch; success means a legal controlled catch inside the marked lane, and reset means close the lane and wait for a ready receiver before restarting. Use that example only where the chosen base rules and venue already permit it; otherwise bind the overlay to a legal task in the selected activity before starting. Before play, give each side one comeback window consisting of its next single normally allotted turn after it first trails. Write the eligible task and success criterion beside the score. The trailing side must announce the window before that turn. A verified success earns 1 separate challenge point; otherwise it earns 0. The window expires at the turn’s normal end and cannot add an attempt or extend physical effort. Keep a separate challenge ledger, starting at 0 and ending with the base activity. Most challenge points wins; unresolved ties are shared. Main scoring is unchanged. If a compulsory rule conflicts, do not use the variation.
• Score Football Comeback Window as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Football Comeback Window; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Partners or teammates rotate after a score so the matchup stays fresh.

• Partners or teammates rotate after a score so the matchup stays fresh.
• Do not use the swap to isolate weaker or younger players. For Football, keep it within routes, catches, touch stops, red-zone reps, and no-contact side play. Scored results are tracked as challenge points. Optional house overlay for an already playable football activity. First name that base activity and retain its complete equipment, people, safety, turns, main scoring and finish rules. This card does not supply or authorize a new base game. One board-specific example is a scheduled no-contact practice catch; success means a legal controlled catch inside the marked lane, and reset means close the lane and wait for a ready receiver before restarting. Use that example only where the chosen base rules and venue already permit it; otherwise bind the overlay to a legal task in the selected activity before starting. Use only with a base activity that permits willing partner or team changes. After a score, wait for the next dead ball or completed turn; exchange one willing player from each side before restarting. Keep earned points with the original team. Maintain the same number of scheduled turns for every participant. If a swap is declined or prohibited by the base rules, skip it without penalty. No challenge point is awarded merely for swapping. This variation adds no challenge points and no separate winner. End it with the chosen round or base activity; keep the base result and all scheduled opportunities unchanged. If a compulsory rule conflicts, do not use the variation.
• Score Football Team Swap Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Football Team Swap Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.

Use one final legal attempt under the tiebreak criterion agreed before play.

• Use one final legal attempt under the tiebreak criterion agreed before play.
• Verify the result by that criterion; do not reject a legal result afterward because it seemed lucky. For Football, keep it within routes, catches, touch stops, red-zone reps, and no-contact side play. Scored results are tracked as challenge points. Optional house overlay for an already playable football activity. First name that base activity and retain its complete equipment, people, safety, turns, main scoring and finish rules. This card does not supply or authorize a new base game. One board-specific example is a scheduled no-contact practice catch; success means a legal controlled catch inside the marked lane, and reset means close the lane and wait for a ready receiver before restarting. Use that example only where the chosen base rules and venue already permit it; otherwise bind the overlay to a legal task in the selected activity before starting. Before the game, name a binary tiebreak criterion for the last normally allotted turn: completion of the declared legal task. At a tied finish, compare those recorded final turns; a sole success takes the challenge tie. If both or neither succeeded, share the challenge result. Do not add an extra shot, strenuous rep, water task, or course delay. This never changes the base-game winner. Use this only to settle the stated challenge tie. Record the comparison separately; it never changes the base-game result. If the comparison is unavailable, equal or prohibited by the base rules, share the challenge tie.
• Score Football Precision Finish as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Football Precision Finish; stop at the agreed finish condition.

A player can bank a clean streak before risking the next turn.

• A player can bank a clean streak before risking the next turn.
• Banked streaks stay; missed unbanked turns reset only the current streak. For Football, keep it within routes, catches, touch stops, red-zone reps, and no-contact side play. Scored results are tracked as challenge points. Optional house overlay for an already playable football activity. First name that base activity and retain its complete equipment, people, safety, turns, main scoring and finish rules. This card does not supply or authorize a new base game. One board-specific example is a scheduled no-contact practice catch; success means a legal controlled catch inside the marked lane, and reset means close the lane and wait for a ready receiver before restarting. Use that example only where the chosen base rules and venue already permit it; otherwise bind the overlay to a legal task in the selected activity before starting. Count consecutive completions of the same declared task across the player’s normally allotted turns. Before each next turn the player may bank the current count; add that count to the separate challenge ledger and start a new streak at zero. A miss resets only the unbanked streak. At the base game’s finish, bank any remaining completed streak. Each completed result can be counted once only; no extra turns are created. Keep a separate challenge ledger, starting at 0 and ending with the base activity. Most challenge points wins; unresolved ties are shared. Main scoring is unchanged. If a compulsory rule conflicts, do not use the variation.
• Score Football Streak Bank as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Football Streak Bank; stop at the agreed finish condition.

The same player, target, clue, or move cannot repeat until others have been offered a turn.

• The same player, target, clue, or move cannot repeat until others have been offered a turn.
• Passing counts as a turn; no explanation or substitute action is required. For Football, keep it within routes, catches, touch stops, red-zone reps, and no-contact side play. Scored results are tracked as challenge points. Optional house overlay for an already playable football activity. First name that base activity and retain its complete equipment, people, safety, turns, main scoring and finish rules. This card does not supply or authorize a new base game. One board-specific example is a scheduled no-contact practice catch; success means a legal controlled catch inside the marked lane, and reset means close the lane and wait for a ready receiver before restarting. Use that example only where the chosen base rules and venue already permit it; otherwise bind the overlay to a legal task in the selected activity before starting. Before play, identify which rotation this applies to: the active player, chosen target, clue, or move. List the available legal choices. Offer each listed choice or participant once before repeating it. A pass counts as the offer being used, without explanation or substitute action. Skip this variation if the base game requires a particular repeat or order; never alter compulsory serve, batting, hand, or safety order. No automatic challenge penalty is added. This variation adds no challenge points and no separate winner. End it with the chosen round or base activity; keep the base result and all scheduled opportunities unchanged. If a compulsory rule conflicts, do not use the variation.
• Score Football No-Repeat Rule as 1 challenge point, separate from the main score.
• Reset and rotate evenly after Football No-Repeat Rule; stop at the agreed finish condition.