APBA Pro Football
1958Dick Seitz
- Videos
- 22
- Creators
- 2
How-to-play. APBA Pro Football is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
1 - 2 players
120 min
From BoardGameGeek
APBA Football, launched in 1958 by APBA Games founder Richard Seitz, is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, statistics-based play-by-play football board games. The game features individual season sets for the NFL from 1957 to the present, as well as a special 1949 AAFC set and an out-of-print 1955 NFL set. APBA also produces numerous NCAA football sets. How it works: The game features individual player cards you assemble into starting offensive and defensive rosters like their real-life counterparts. In its out-of-the-box form, offense of Team A is compared to the defense of Team B to determine the offense's index for results: A (best), B (standard), C (worst). Players are rated from 5 (most) to 1 (least) points, and their statistical performance is then reflected by dice results in multifunction R, P and K columns that refer gamers to separate charts for play outcomes. APBA Football has endured into the 21st century with the same mechanics as the original but evolving with numerous offensive and defensive updates to emulate the various eras of American professional football. The game has been the focus of annual football tournaments by the APBA company since 2016 at its headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, and by the APBA Football Club (2013, 2023-present) at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [Watch a quick demo of a vintage 1974 game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Y4LUyKnS4]
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APBA Pro Football has 22 videos from 2 creators: 20 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from 2021 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Why you HATE APBA Football — and what to do about it! #APBAFootball #boardgames" by APBA Football Club, which runs 16 min. For a quicker teach, "#APBAFootball master game rules demystified — plus, a Larry Csonka smashmouth #football modifier" by APBA Football Club runs 5 min.
To see it played, watch "APBA Football Club and George Bozeka of the PFRA kick off 2024 #football #gaming event at #PFHOF" by APBA Football Club.
If you like it, try APBA Pro Baseball, also by Dick Seitz, or Legends of Wrestling, Payoff Pitch Baseball and Tattered Flags: Into the Whirlpool, which share several of its mechanics.
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About APBA Pro Football
From BoardGameGeek:
APBA Football, launched in 1958 by APBA Games founder Richard Seitz, is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, statistics-based play-by-play football board games. The game features individual season sets for the NFL from 1957 to the present, as well as a special 1949 AAFC set and an out-of-print 1955 NFL set. APBA also produces numerous NCAA football sets. How it works: The game features individual player cards you assemble into starting offensive and defensive rosters like their real-life counterparts. In its out-of-the-box form, offense of Team A is compared to the defense of Team B to determine the offense's index for results: A (best), B (standard), C (worst). Players are rated from 5 (most) to 1 (least) points, and their statistical performance is then reflected by dice results in multifunction R, P and K columns that refer gamers to separate charts for play outcomes. APBA Football has endured into the 21st century with the same mechanics as the original but evolving with numerous offensive and defensive updates to emulate the various eras of American professional football. The game has been the focus of annual football tournaments by the APBA company since 2016 at its headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, and by the APBA Football Club (2013, 2023-present) at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [Watch a quick demo of a vintage 1974 game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Y4LUyKnS4]
Designer
Dick Seitz
Publisher
APBA International
Categories
DiceSports
Mechanics
Dice RollingSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection