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Phutball

Phutball

(Public Domain) · 1982
220 min0+ yrs2.1/5 complexity6.3 BGG#24.129 BGG18KidsCouplesStrategy
short answer

How do you play Phutball?

The game is played using part of the Go board. The objective is to score goals by using the men (the black stones) to move the football (the white stone) onto or over the opponent's goal line.

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Phutball box art
official art · (Public Domain)

The game is played using part of the Go board.

The objective is to score goals by using the men (the black stones) to move the football (the white stone) onto or over the opponent's goal line. Player A tries to move the football to rows 19 or 20 and player B to rows 1 or 0. At the start of the game the football is placed on the central point.

Players alternate making moves. A move is either to add a man to any vacant point on the board or to move the ball.

The football is moved by a series of jumps over adjacent men. Each jump is to the first vacant point in a straight line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally over one or more men. The jumped men are then removed from the board (before any subsequent jump occurs). This process repeats for as long as there remain men available to be jumped and the player desires. Jumping is optional, there is no requirement to jump. Note that in contrast to checkers, multiple men in a row are jumped and removed as a group.

game anatomy
Complexity2.1 / 5
BGG rating6.3 / 10
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2
Recommended age
0+ yrs
BGG rank
#24.129
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Phutball?
Phutball is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring point to point movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Phutball — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Phutball support?
Phutball is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Phutball take?
A game of Phutball takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Phutball for?
Phutball is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Phutball?
Phutball has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.1 out of 5.
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