AMERICAN FOOTEE RULEBOOK

Score more points than your opponent across four 8-minute quarters. Regulation uses a 100-yard field measured from the offense's own goal line: own 1 through the 50, then opponent territory through the end zone at 100. The offense always moves toward 100; field position flips when possession changes.

A coin toss chooses the opening receiver. The other team receives the second-half kickoff. Kick returns normally place the ball between the receiving team's own 20 and 32; Return Threat teams add five yards. Every new possession draws one Event Card that remains active for that drive.

• The offense chooses a Play Card; the defense chooses a Cover Card.
• The cards are revealed, the listed skill dice and QB die are rolled, then the Cover Die is applied.
• After the result, move the ball, update the chains and clock, then begin the next down.
• A turnover gives the opponent the ball at the mirrored field position.

• The offense has four downs to gain 10 yards.
• Reaching the line to gain resets the series to 1st & 10.
• Inside the opponent's 10, the distance becomes 1st & Goal.
• A failed fourth-down play is a turnover on downs at the spot. There is no fifth down.
• On fourth down, choose to go for it, punt, or attempt a field goal when in range.

• Touchdown — 6: carry or complete the ball into the end zone.
• Extra point — 1: a 94% kick after a touchdown; Clutch Kicker teams make it 99%.
• Two-point conversion — 2: run one offensive play from the opponent's 3.
• Field goal — 3: kick distance is yards to the goal plus 17. Accuracy falls with distance; Clutch Kicker is automatic through 45 yards.
• Safety — 2: tackle the offense in its own end zone, then receive the free kick at your own 40.
• Punt: travels 38–51 yards. A punt entering the end zone is a touchback at the receiving team's 20.

v2.1 compresses the original big swings into football-sized gains. Most successful plays land between 3 and 13 yards, explosive results are usually 12–20, sacks are limited to a maximum 10-yard loss, and a non-sack run cannot lose more than 2 yards. Covered passes fall incomplete rather than producing extreme negative yardage. A play is capped at 60 yards before the goal line is applied.

Read every die by its physical face number. For example, a WR roll of 1 means 6 yards; a WR roll of 6 means turnover.

Shuffle the selected modular packs together. Draw one card at the start of each possession and apply its effect for that drive.

• WR Route — Roll WR + QB against the Cover Die.
• TE Route — Roll TE + QB. Reliable chain-mover.
• RB Run — Roll RB. No QB risk, no QB upside.
• Play Action — Roll WR + TE + QB. Best receiver result counts.
• Screen Pass — Roll RB + QB. +3 yards, blunts pressure.
• Trick Play — Roll WR + RB + QB. Explosive +5, doubled turnover risk.
• QB Sneak — Roll QB only. +4 yards floor.
• Draw Play — Roll RB. +2 yards, beats the blitz.
• Slot Attack — Roll TE + WR + QB. Hunts the mismatch.
• Deep Shot — Roll WR + QB. WR explosive +6.
• Quick Out — +2 yards. Sack yardage halved.
• Slant — +3 yards on a timing throw.
• Curl — +3 yards, settles into zone.
• Flood — Three levels to one side. +1 yard.
• Smash — Corner-flat combo. Explosive +4.
• Levels — +2 yards, high-low the linebacker.
• Bootleg — +4 yards, QB Sack halved.
• Jet Sweep — Roll WR as a runner. Speed to the edge.
• End Around — Roll WR + RB. Best result counts.
• Checkdown — +5 yards, turnover face ignored.

• Man Coverage — WR −4.
• Zone Coverage — TE −4, run support.
• Blitz — Cover Die gains an extra Success face.
• Double WR — WR explosive −12.
• Spy QB — QB Boost negated.
• Run Stuff — RB success −4.
• Tampa 2 — Deep middle capped.
• Cover 3 — Balanced shell.
• Cover 6 — Quarter-quarter-half.
• Match — Pattern-match the routes.
• Bracket — WR explosive −12, run exposed.
• Cloud — Corner over the top.
• Hard Flat — Screens and flats squeezed.
• Soft Zone — Gives up the short stuff.
• Press — Jam at the line, explosive risk.
• Off-Man — Cushion, no big plays behind.
• Fire Zone — Five rush, three deep.
• Nickel Blitz — Slot pressure.
• Dime Shell — Six defensive backs.
• Prevent — No explosives, easy yards.

Each franchise inherits eight traits, play-calling tendencies, defensive preferences, and Event Pack choices from its archetype: Air Raid, Ground-and-Pound, Chaos Defense, or Pro Style.

• Elite QB — Reroll the QB Die once per half.
• Speed WR — WR explosive +12.
• Power RB — RB success +6.
• Reliable TE — TE failure becomes 10.
• Shutdown Corner — Opposing WR explosive −8.
• Blitz Monsters — Cover Die +1 Success face, QB Boost −2.
• Run Wall — Opposing RB failure −3.
• Clutch Kicker — Field goals are automatic inside 45 yards.
• Sure Hands — WR turnover face removed on 1st down.
• Iron Line — QB Sack −6 becomes −2.
• Ball Hawks — Cover Die turnover chance up one face weight.
• Gap Discipline — Opposing RB explosive −8.
• Tempo — Once per possession, ignore the defense's Event Card.
• Deep Shell — Opposing explosive faces −6 on 4th down.
• Mudders — Weather events never reduce RB yardage.
• Return Threat — Drives start on the 30 instead of the 25.

If regulation ends tied, overtime begins with a new coin toss. Each team receives one possession from the opponent's 25-yard line. Both teams receive an equal number of possessions; after each completed pair, a team leading wins. If the score remains tied after three rounds, the game ends in a tie. There are no punts in overtime.

• Behind: pass and play-action bias. Ahead late: bleed the clock on the ground.
• Short yardage: run it. Long yardage: air it out; defense blitzes and doubles the X.
• Fourth down: kick in range, go for short yardage beyond midfield, punt otherwise, and stay aggressive when trailing late.
• PAT math: kicks the extra point, goes for two when the margin demands it.
• Weather events: both sides shift to the run and to zone.