GridIron Master

GridIron Master is a wooden board game 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 gridiron football with chess. The Canadian Edition of GridIron Master is licensed by the Canadian Football League Players' Association.

Information

The GridIron Master board is a scale model of a real football field. It is a combination of the skill and strategy of football and chess that is for ages ten and up. As of 2013, the average price for both the American and Canadian versions of the game is about $30.

Components

The game includes the following components:

One exact-to-scale football field that serves as the playing board
Two Player Benches
Two sets of 20 Player Pieces 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 Master Scoreboard
One GridIron Master 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.