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APBA PRO FOOTBALL BOARD GAME™
Read Part Iof this pamphlet thoroughly before staniiig agame. It contains the basic insmiciioiis Mm need to play.
Pan II describes options ymi may add ifyou wish, bin we stron^ysuggest you disre^d all ofthcm until you're completelyfamiliar with
thebasic method ofplay. Once you've reached that |)oiiit. you'll probably want to utilize at least some of those options.
Pan III is alist ofthe symlx.ls and abbreviations used on the player cards and the scorcshect, and i'art IV Is an index of the contents oftills pamphlet.
I. BASIC INSTRUCTIONS
A. LINEUPS
1. Afteryou'vechoscnyour teams, list the sianers on both platoons on the scorcshect. See the Position Designator Codes at the top
ol page B-1 for guidance. (Adefensive tackle may play nose tackle ina3-4defense oreither cackle s|k>i iiia4-3. I,ikewi.se, a
middle linebacker may play cither inside linebacker position ina3-4or middle linebacker ina4-3. Rcmetnber, ETon the
Offense line ol a player card means tightend, andEB means mdc receiver.)
2. On each starter's canl. find die immeric.-il r.iling lorhis jiosilion—example: Guard (4>—snd enterthatnumlscr to theright ofhis
name under POS on the scorcshect.
B. OFFENSIVE INDEXES
1. Addthe rating jioints of all 11 players on each of the 4 platoons, and print thesums in the Totalsblock under each column.
2. Compare each offensive platoon's total toits opponent's defensive platoon's total. TlteOffensive Index Tableon page B-1 icILs
you howto compute the Offensive Indexes. Enter the appropriate letter—A, Bor C—to the rightof OFFENSIVE INDEX on
the scorcshect. (Youllnoliec several sixireshcel columns remain blank. LEAVF. TI lEM THAT WA^'. Tliey involve ojitions
discussed in Part II. as do certain symbols on the cardswliidi haven't yetbeenex|ilaiiied.)
3. Use a team's Oflcnsive Indexwlien it hasthe ball mid an Outside Running Play.Inside Running Playor Draw Play is called.
The Offensive India maybe modified on pass plays (see thePassingOffensive Index Tableon page 13-13), andit isnever used on
anykicking plays or returns.
4. Offcnsix'c and dcfctisix"c substitutions mavchange the GlTcnsive Indexes during a game, ifthe substitutes' po.siiion ratings are
different fiom tlte sianers'. ALL OFFENSlVTi SUBSTITUTIONS MUST BE REX'EALED BEFORE A PLAYIS
CALLED, AND DEI'ENSIVE SUBSTITUTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED IMMEDIATELY Al-TER IT'S CALLED.
C. KICKOFFS
1. Now you're readvio begin thegame. Ixtt's say ytiu've won thecoin loss and elected to rcccb'c- You must designate your deep reluni
men and vour o]i|x>ncnt liis kicJa-r. To know whom touse. read llic explanation under the Position Designator Codes. ON AN^'
KIND OF KICK, ANY PLAYER MAY HE ASSIGNED TO ANY POSITION EXCEIT KICKER. CENTER (if any).
HOLDER (if any) AND RETURNER (il any).
2. Your opponent kicks offfrom his 30 yard line. Use tlic Kickuffseciion on page B-2asfollows:
a. The kicking team's coach roils histwo dice. THE DICE ARECOMBINED. NOT A15DED. THE LARGE
RED DIE IS READ AS THE HRST DIGIT AND THE SMALL WI-IITE DIE THE SECOND DIGIT
OF A 2-DIGIT NUMBER. Suppose the coach rolls a red2anda w1ijte4. Tlicdice roll imml>er is24.
h. Find the blacknumber24oii the kicker's canl. Then check the red number to the right of it under the letterK.
(Al.WAYS USE A KICKER'S K-COLUMN FOR EVERYTYl'E OF KICK UNLESS INDICATED
OTHERWISE.)
e. Assume the red number under K isa 13. Refer to the Kickoffsection and you'll see two possible results forall
kickoffs: l,4and2.3. MOST PLAYS LISTTHESE TWO POSSIBILITIES. (IF NOT, OKCOURSE. THE
SAME RESULT Al'PLIESTHROUGHOUTTHECAME.) THE 1.4COLUMN Ai'PLlES DURING
THE IIRST AND FOURTH AND ANY OVERTIME PERIODS, AND THE 2,3 COLUMN IS IN
EFI-TCTDURING THE SECOND ANDTHllU) QUARTERS. For your opening kickoff. therefore, you
use 1,4and number 13in tliat column indk-.ltes the kickoffcarried .Sfi yards, where it was fielded byo9(OA).
d. Measuring 56 y.irds from the 30yard line on the field, you'll see that OAcaught the ball atIlls 14 yard line. Now
vou roll thedice for his return. Let's say vou gel a 54. Nowmhi must check which card column to use lorbis
return. THE R-COLUMN IS USED UNLESS ANOTFIER COLUMN IS SPECIFIED ON HIS CAJLD.
IFTHE SYMBOLS ON HIS CARD READOA-PorOA-K. USE THE P- OR K-COLUMN.
WHICHEVER IS INDICATED. FOR KICKOIT RETURNS. Supi>ose your returner's canlismarked
OA-K. You look under K at 54 and find a 12. Go to tlic KickofTRenim section at the bottom right of page B-2
and you'll observe that, under 1-4, number 12 nets a21 yard return. So the deep man has advanced the ball from
his 14 to Ills 35, where his offensive unit lakes over.
e. Kickoff result Tb means a touchback, with therecciring team putting theball in play at its20yard line. Tlie

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