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Two-Sheds: minus-values and a/the grammar

2026-11-05T00:23:49Z

minus-values and a/the grammar

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	This is an optional rule, which may be enabled or disabled from the game options when creating a table. When you choose a coffin-corner punt, it will subtract 2 from the Punt Value shown on the Game Day card. But, you have to commit to the -2 adjustment _before_ you turn over the Game Day card to see its Punt Value. This play is not available to the Lightning, because they already have a special ability of Precision Punting.		This is an optional rule, which may be enabled or disabled from the game options when creating a table. When you choose a coffin-corner punt, it will subtract 2 from the Punt Value shown on the Game Day card. But, you have to commit to the minus-2 adjustment _before_ you turn over the Game Day card to see its Punt Value. This play is not available to the Lightning, because they already have a special ability of Precision Punting.


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	This is another optional rule that allows the defense to call one time out prior to the other team's field goal attempt. This results in an adjustment of -1 to the Field Goal Value during the Game Day draw for the kick attempt. Note: this timeout does not allow the offense to retrieve an offense play card from its discard pile.		This is another optional rule that allows the defense to call one time out prior to the other team's field goal attempt. This results in an adjustment of minus-1 to the Field Goal Value during the Game Day draw for the kick attempt. Note: this timeout does not allow the offense to retrieve an offense play card from its discard pile.


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	There are two types of overtime. The overtime rules are chosen from the game options when a table is created.		There are two types of overtime. The overtime rules are chosen from the game options when a table is created.

	5th Quarter -- Any touchdown will end the game immediately. Otherwise, once each team has had ~~the~~ chance to possess the ball, the game ends when it is no longer tied. If the game is still tied at the end of Q5, the game ends in a draw.		5th Quarter -- Any touchdown will end the game immediately. Otherwise, once each team has had a chance to possess the ball, the game ends when it is no longer tied. If the game is still tied at the end of Q5, the game ends in a draw.

	Sudden Death -- the first team to score wins, and the game ends immediately. Overtime may continue across multiple quarters until one team scores.		Sudden Death -- the first team to score wins, and the game ends immediately. Overtime may continue across multiple quarters until one team scores.

Two-Sheds: Hail Mary 5% chance detail

2026-11-05T00:18:06Z

Hail Mary 5% chance detail

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	When calling a play on offense, you can choose one from your team's play cards; or you can punt or try for a field goal; or you can choose one of the following situational plays. Note: to call these plays, you need to discard an offense play card.		When calling a play on offense, you can choose one from your team's play cards; or you can punt or try for a field goal; or you can choose one of the following situational plays. Note: to call these plays, you need to discard an offense play card.

	Hail Mary -- completing a Hail Mary pass gives you a gain of up to 50 yards, plus an Offense Breakaway if needed. However, there is a low chance of success. You must discard an offense play card to run a Hail Mary. Then, you'll draw Game Day cards one at a time to determine the result. The number of cards you can draw depends on your field position. If you're on your opponent's 5, 10, 15, or 20, you can draw up to four Game Day cards. At their 25, you can draw up to two. Anywhere else on the field, you can draw only one card. If any Game Day card you draw has a Field Goal Value of 9, the Hail Mary is complete for up to 50 yards, and you can then start an Offense Breakaway if 50 yards did not get you to the goal line. But watch out: a "missed field goal" symbol results in an interception returned for a defensive touchdown. If you did not draw a '9' or a 'miss', the pass is incomplete.		Hail Mary -- completing a Hail Mary pass gives you a gain of up to 50 yards, plus an Offense Breakaway if needed. However, there is a low chance of success (about 5% per Game Day card drawn.) You must discard an offense play card to run a Hail Mary. Then, you'll draw Game Day cards one at a time to determine the result. The number of cards you can draw depends on your field position. If you're on your opponent's 5, 10, 15, or 20, you can draw up to four Game Day cards. At their 25, you can draw up to two. Anywhere else on the field, you can draw only one card. If any Game Day card you draw has a Field Goal Value of 9, the Hail Mary is complete for up to 50 yards, and you can then start an Offense Breakaway if 50 yards did not get you to the goal line. But watch out: a "missed field goal" symbol results in an interception returned for a defensive touchdown. If you did not draw a '9' or a 'miss', the pass is incomplete.

	QB Kneel -- in this play, your quarterback will "take a knee" in order to run time off the clock. This means you discard an offense play card and take a loss of 1 line (5 yards.) No Game Day card is drawn to modify the play, and there is no chance of a breakaway or a turnover. However, if you run it from your own 5, you'll give up a Safety (2 points) and then have to free kick the ball to the other team.		QB Kneel -- in this play, your quarterback will "take a knee" in order to run time off the clock. This means you discard an offense play card and take a loss of 1 line (5 yards.) No Game Day card is drawn to modify the play, and there is no chance of a breakaway or a turnover. However, if you run it from your own 5, you'll give up a Safety (2 points) and then have to free kick the ball to the other team.

Two-Sheds: Delete stray line break

2026-11-04T22:58:40Z

Delete stray line break

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	This is another optional rule that may be set up during table creation. When an Offense is down to their last five cards for the half, DO		This is another optional rule that may be set up during table creation. When an Offense is down to their last five cards for the half, DO NOT discard the card when the pass is incomplete.
	NOT discard the card when the pass is incomplete.

Two-Sheds: Tweak the Hail Mary description

2026-11-04T22:54:38Z

Tweak the Hail Mary description

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	When calling a play on offense, you can choose one from your team's play cards; or you can punt or try for a field goal; or you can choose one of the following situational plays. Note: to call these plays, you need to discard an offense play card.		When calling a play on offense, you can choose one from your team's play cards; or you can punt or try for a field goal; or you can choose one of the following situational plays. Note: to call these plays, you need to discard an offense play card.

	Hail Mary -- completing a Hail Mary pass gives you a 50~~-yard gain and~~ an Offense Breakaway. However, there is a low chance of success. You~~'ll need to~~ discard an offense play card to run a Hail Mary. Then, you'll draw Game Day cards one at a time to determine the result. The number of cards you can draw depends on your field position. If you're on your opponent's 5, 10, 15, or 20, you can draw up to four Game Day cards. At their 25, you can draw up to two. Anywhere else on the field, you can draw only one card. If any Game Day card you draw has a Field Goal Value of 9, the Hail Mary is complete, and you can start ~~your~~ Offense Breakaway ~~after a gain of~~ 50 yards. But watch out: a "missed field goal" symbol results in an interception returned for a defensive touchdown.		Hail Mary -- completing a Hail Mary pass gives you a gain of up to 50 yards, plus an Offense Breakaway if needed. However, there is a low chance of success. You must discard an offense play card to run a Hail Mary. Then, you'll draw Game Day cards one at a time to determine the result. The number of cards you can draw depends on your field position. If you're on your opponent's 5, 10, 15, or 20, you can draw up to four Game Day cards. At their 25, you can draw up to two. Anywhere else on the field, you can draw only one card. If any Game Day card you draw has a Field Goal Value of 9, the Hail Mary is complete for up to 50 yards, and you can then start an Offense Breakaway if 50 yards did not get you to the goal line. But watch out: a "missed field goal" symbol results in an interception returned for a defensive touchdown. If you did not draw a '9' or a 'miss', the pass is incomplete.

	QB Kneel -- in this play, your quarterback will "take a knee" in order to run time off the clock. This means you discard an offense play card and take a loss of 1 line (5 yards.) No Game Day card is drawn to modify the play, and there is no chance of a breakaway or a turnover. However, if you run it from your own 5, you'll give up a Safety (2 points) and then have to free kick the ball to the other team.		QB Kneel -- in this play, your quarterback will "take a knee" in order to run time off the clock. This means you discard an offense play card and take a loss of 1 line (5 yards.) No Game Day card is drawn to modify the play, and there is no chance of a breakaway or a turnover. However, if you run it from your own 5, you'll give up a Safety (2 points) and then have to free kick the ball to the other team.

Two-Sheds: Correct the description of the 5th Quarter overtime option

2026-11-04T22:36:58Z

Correct the description of the 5th Quarter overtime option

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	There are two types of overtime. The overtime rules are chosen from the game options when a table is created.		There are two types of overtime. The overtime rules are chosen from the game options when a table is created.

	5th Quarter -- ~~overtime is limited to one extra quarter ("Q5").~~ Any touchdown will end the game immediately. ~~A Field Goal on the first possession gives the opponent one more drive to either tie or score a touchdown. If the score is still tied after~~ each team~~'s offense~~ has had the ball ~~at least once~~, the ~~next score wins~~. If the game is still tied at the end of ~~the 5th quarter~~, the game ends in a draw.		5th Quarter -- Any touchdown will end the game immediately. Otherwise, once each team has had the chance to possess the ball, the game ends when it is no longer tied. If the game is still tied at the end of Q5, the game ends in a draw.

	Sudden Death -- the first team to score wins, and the game ends immediately. Overtime may continue across multiple quarters until one team scores.		Sudden Death -- the first team to score wins, and the game ends immediately. Overtime may continue across multiple quarters until one team scores.

Two-Sheds: Correct the team that has Precision Punting (Lightning, not Pharaohs)

2026-11-04T22:11:56Z

Correct the team that has Precision Punting (Lightning, not Pharaohs)

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	This is an optional rule, which may be enabled or disabled from the game options when creating a table. When you choose a coffin-corner punt, it will subtract 2 from the Punt Value shown on the Game Day card. But, you have to commit to the -2 adjustment _before_ you turn over the Game Day card to see its Punt Value. This play is not available to the ~~Pharaohs~~, because they already have a special ability of Precision Punting.		This is an optional rule, which may be enabled or disabled from the game options when creating a table. When you choose a coffin-corner punt, it will subtract 2 from the Punt Value shown on the Game Day card. But, you have to commit to the -2 adjustment _before_ you turn over the Game Day card to see its Punt Value. This play is not available to the Lightning, because they already have a special ability of Precision Punting.

Two-Sheds: Correct the Hail Mary description

2026-11-04T21:42:58Z

Correct the Hail Mary description

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	When calling a play on offense, you can choose one from your team's play cards; or you can punt or try for a field goal; or you can choose one of the following situational plays. Note: to call these plays, you need to discard an offense play card.		When calling a play on offense, you can choose one from your team's play cards; or you can punt or try for a field goal; or you can choose one of the following situational plays. Note: to call these plays, you need to discard an offense play card.

	Hail Mary -- completing a Hail Mary pass gives you a 50-yard gain and an Offense Breakaway. However, there is ~~only~~ a 5% chance of success. You'll need to discard an offense play card to run a Hail Mary. Then, you'll draw Game Day cards one at a time to determine the result. The number of cards you can draw depends on your field position. If you're on your ~~own~~ 5, 10, 15, or 20, you can draw up to four Game Day cards. At ~~your~~ 25, you can draw up to two. ~~From your 30 to your opponent's 45~~, you can draw only one card. If any Game Day card you draw has a Field Goal Value of 9, the Hail Mary is complete, and you can start your Offense Breakaway after a gain of 50 yards. But watch out: a "missed field goal" symbol results in an interception returned for a defensive touchdown.		Hail Mary -- completing a Hail Mary pass gives you a 50-yard gain and an Offense Breakaway. However, there is a low chance of success. You'll need to discard an offense play card to run a Hail Mary. Then, you'll draw Game Day cards one at a time to determine the result. The number of cards you can draw depends on your field position. If you're on your opponent's 5, 10, 15, or 20, you can draw up to four Game Day cards. At their 25, you can draw up to two. Anywhere else on the field, you can draw only one card. If any Game Day card you draw has a Field Goal Value of 9, the Hail Mary is complete, and you can start your Offense Breakaway after a gain of 50 yards. But watch out: a "missed field goal" symbol results in an interception returned for a defensive touchdown.

	QB Kneel -- in this play, your quarterback will "take a knee" in order to run time off the clock. This means you discard an offense play card and take a loss of 1 line (5 yards.) No Game Day card is drawn to modify the play, and there is no chance of a breakaway or a turnover. However, if you run it from your own 5, you'll give up a Safety (2 points) and then have to free kick the ball to the other team.		QB Kneel -- in this play, your quarterback will "take a knee" in order to run time off the clock. This means you discard an offense play card and take a loss of 1 line (5 yards.) No Game Day card is drawn to modify the play, and there is no chance of a breakaway or a turnover. However, if you run it from your own 5, you'll give up a Safety (2 points) and then have to free kick the ball to the other team.

Two-Sheds: Description of other plays, special circumstances, overtime rules

2026-11-04T21:00:51Z

Description of other plays, special circumstances, overtime rules

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Two-Sheds: Added sections on Scoring and Team Special Abilities

2026-11-03T22:53:26Z

Added sections on Scoring and Team Special Abilities

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	Each team starts each half with three timeouts, and starts overtime with two timeouts.		Each team starts each half with three timeouts, and starts overtime with two timeouts.


			Scoring
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			The rules for scoring (TDs, Field Goals, Safeties, etc.) are pretty much the same as in real football. If you reach the other team's goal line, you have "broken the plane" and scored a touchdown (6 points.) Then you can kick the Point After, or Go For Two. Either of those is an untimed down, so you can run it even if you scored the TD with the last card of a half. On a 2-point conversion try, you're allowed to use any of your legal Offense plays (the zone restriction against Long Passes still applies), so your discarded play cards are made available for you to choose from along with your cards still in hand.

			Field Goal range for most teams extends to the opponent's 45, but some teams may have "special abilities" that enable longer field goals. The farther away you are, the lower the chance you'll make it.


			Team Special Abilities
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			Each team has its own characteristics (playbooks that are run-heavy, pass-heavy, or balanced) and its own special abilities. For example, the Maulers can call a "Hard Count" once per game, to draw the opposing defense offside and benefit from an automatic 5-yard penalty. They can also eat up the clock on their drives by discarding an extra play card on every first down. The Fire have an elite kick return unit that often gives them better field position on kickoff and punt returns. Each team has its own play style, strengths, and weaknesses.

Two-Sheds: Breakaway Football Rules Summary

2026-11-02T22:29:47Z

Breakaway Football Rules Summary

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Breakaway Football is a card game simulation of American Football. You are the coach of a football team, calling offensive and defensive plays against your opponent, to guide your team to gridiron victory. Call the perfect play to help your offense breakaway for a big gain... or to enable your defense to breakaway into the backfield and sack the quarterback.

The Field
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The game is played on a 100-yard field, but there are a few special rules to keep in mind.

In Breakaway Football, the ball moves 5 yards at a time. So the ball cannot ever be on the 22-yard line or the 36-yard line. It can only be on the 5, 10, 15, 20, etc. And you can only gain or lose yards in multiples of 5. Because of this, the game often uses "lines" rather than yards to describe gains and losses. 1 line = 5 yards, 2 lines = 10 yards, etc. You'll see line values used like this on your play cards, and on the Game Day cards.

Another big difference: in regular football, you need to make 10 yards for a first down. In Breakaway Football, there are specific locations on the field ("milestones") that you need to reach in order to get a first down. These are the 50-yard line; both 20-yard lines; and both goal lines. So, if you're starting a drive on your own 20, your down and distance is "1st & 30" and you'll have four downs to make it to midfield for a first down. And once you reach midfield, you will then need to make it to your opponent's 20 for your next first down. This is a conceptual shift from the football you're used to, but you'll see that it works very well in the context of this game.

One last detail: when you are on your opponent's 15 or 10, you are not allowed to run a Long Pass play; and from your opponent's 5, you can't run a Long or a Medium Pass play. If you use one of those plays in the restricted zone, you will incur a 5-yard penalty and replay the down.

Calling Plays
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You have a deck of 25 cards: 15 for offense, 10 for defense. Each card has two plays on it. When you call a play, its card is placed face down onto your Play Call slot, with your chosen play touching the game board. You can stick with that play, or you can call an audible to use the other play on that card, by rotating the card in the slot so the alternate play touches the board.

The Snap
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When both teams finalize their plays, the cards are revealed. On a normal matchup, the base play value is determined by subtracting the defense strength from the offense strength, according to the play type (run or pass). Then a Game Day card is drawn to modify the play. If the Game Day event type does not match the play type (run or pass) it has no effect. But if the play types match, the Game Day event will modify the play by adding or subtracting yardage, creating a turnover, calling a penalty, or awarding a touchdown.

Challenge Flags
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In a normal play matchup, a challenge flag may be used to nullify a Game Day event. This can help you avoid some especially disastrous outcomes, like turnovers in the red zone or long touchdown plays against your D. Each team starts the game with two challenge flags. If a team has no challenge flags left and they are tied or losing, they can recover a challenge flag by achieving a Breakaway.

Breakaway Matchups
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Some combinations of offense and defense plays create Breakaways, either for the offense or the defense. These matchups are shown in the Offense and Defense matchup tables located on the game board. For example, Power Run vs. Man-to-Man creates an Offense Breakaway, and Power Run vs. Tight Run creates a Defense Breakaway. Breakaway matchups are played a little differently than normal matchups. For one thing, breakaway plays cannot be negated by a challenge flag.

In a Defense Breakaway, the base play value is 0. Then, the defense draws a Game Day card, and may choose to apply either its play event or its defense breakaway value shown in the upper left corner of the card. The final play result is calculated according to which option is chosen.

In an Offense Breakaway, the base play value is calculated normally, except that its minimum value is 1. Then, the offense draws a Game Day card, and may choose either the Game Day event or the offense breakaway value shown in the upper right corner of the card. But that's not all: offense breakaways continue until there is a touchdown (goal line reached), a tackle ('0' value), or a turnover (football icon.) Until then, the offense keeps drawing Game Day cards and adding the offense breakaway corner value to the play result.

The Clock
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Game time is tracked according to the number of Offense cards in hand.

Both teams start the first quarter with 15 Offense cards. When you play an Offense card, it is discarded after the play is resolved. (Defense cards are kept and may be used again.) You can think of this as a minute of game time going by.

When the ball changes possession, before the receiving team begins its drive, it must discard Offense cards to match the number of cards the other team has.

When an offense plays the last card from its hand, the quarter will end once that play has been successfully resolved (unless there's a penalty that replays the down.)

When a quarter ends, both teams get their 15 offense cards back at the start of the next quarter.

Timeouts
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Timeouts extend the game. When either team calls time out, the Offense chooses one of their discarded Offense play cards to put back into their hand.

Timeout may be called anytime BEFORE the offense runs its last play.

Each team starts each half with three timeouts, and starts overtime with two timeouts.

Go Team!
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That should be enough to get you started. For more details, you can read the complete rules or play the tutorial. Now let's play some football!