The Football Game - Board Game - Football's coming home!

A project in London, UK by London Board Games Company
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Funny and fast-paced! Players each manage a football club for an entire season. Exceed fan expectations to win! 2-4 Players ~60-90 mins
Backers: 301
Average Pledge Per Backer: £71

Funded: £21,244 of £15,000
Dates: Sep 27th -> Oct 27th (30 days)
Project By: London Board Games Company
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Latest News

+£20,000!!! Cash / Dosh / Moolah / WONGA

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
WOOHOO! Goodbye paper money!Together we've reached £20K and have smashed stretch goal #6! We absolutely can't wait to get our hands on the first pre-production prototype that has THICK CASH STACKS. Not only that, but we've also unlocked the super... (Read More)

6 Player Add-On - Executive Box Clarification - 1 Star Player left!

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
After the last update we've had a vast wave of messages! It seems we didn't do the best job of advertising the 6-Player Add-On before (sorry!), so here goes... The 6 Player Add-On (£12) includes: 4 x Events EXCLUSIVE to that add-on 2 x A3 Club Mats... (Read More)

24 hours to go! One final push in injury time!

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Tweet on Twitter and Share on Facebook - it's up to you!   With 24 hours to go, we're super close to stretch goal #6!We're extremely excited to be putting The Football Game into production and are really looking forward to updating you on our... (Read More)

42 Hours left - Stretch GOAL!

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The Crowd Pleaser!  Well done everyone! You've all counted toward the unlocking of stretch goal #5 - the Crowd Pleaser! This unique Footballer card will be included in EVERY copy of The Football Game. A few specific rules apply to him: - He only... (Read More)

Last 48 hours + FLASH GOAL - it's Fergie time!

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
#TheFootballGame The Football Game was created so that we and others could play a game that currently doesn't exist: one that captures the madness of a whole football season in 90 minutes or less! We'd first like to thank each and every one of you... (Read More)

(stretch) GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We're over £17,000 have unlocked a Stretch Goal! Every copy will include card packs to stylishly organise and protect the 300+ cards in The Football Game! Fear not, we've made a note to make the card packs big enough to fit sleeved cards too! We're... (Read More)

Stretch Goal News - 6 Days to go - It's Fergie Time!

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
With just 6 days remaining, 3 stretch goals met and a 4th within striking distance (ha!), this update is part-update and part call-to-action! As many of you will know, the campaign doesn't stop when we hit the goal - rather, we can take this into... (Read More)

We've FUNDED! ...and have hit our £16K Stretch Goal!

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
- I feel like we've just won the champions league 10 - 0The Football Game has funded and WILL be going to print very soon!!! All things well, football will now be coming home to every household table in Feb/March next year! Not only have we funded,... (Read More)

Who Ate All The Pies?! / Spiel 2016 in Essen / Das Fussball Spiel

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We're back from SPIEL and are ready to rock & roll!We're home from SPIEL 2016 - the world's largest board gaming fair. Meeting people with similar interests is always a great experience, and with roughly 200,000 Spiel-goers, we had an awesome... (Read More)

Spiel 16 - £12,500 - 14 Days to go!

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The big day is here!All of the LBGC team had an early night (helped by weissbier), and are ready for the first day of Spiel 16: BEFORE   AFTER  We're in Hall 4 B123 for the next four days and will be running demo games all that time. Please do stop... (Read More)

The Football Game is off to Germany!

October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! Just a quick update this time to say that the whole LBGC team (and a few good friends!) will be with The Football Game at Spiel in Essen all this week. We're very excited to be exhibiting at Spiel for the first time, and hope to see a number... (Read More)

BIG UPDATE! Card Design - Board Game Brawl - 77%!

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Football is a global phenomenon. It can be enjoyed everywhere and by everyone of all ages and abilities. We always wanted that to embody that accessibility in The Football Game and, while mechanically we've done a pretty good job (we think!), the... (Read More)

Stretch Goals - MATCH! Magazine - Spiel Essen

October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Update #6 and a huge THANK YOU to everyone for helping us clear the £10K milestone!  Thank you! Stretch Goals'Finally!' you all shout! It has been the most common request; but we've now updated the Campaign page with the first Stretch Goals... (Read More)

It's over 9000!!! The Football Game is now up to 6 players!

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We're now 1 week into Kickstarter and are just a few backers short of the magical £10,000/€11,377/$12,750!As soon as we hit £10K we'll publish more info about our stretch goals, card design, and will have some updates about Spiele for you. If... (Read More)

Keywords for #4! Sports Interactive, Geoff Shreeves, Epic Pie Essen

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We've been delighted with the response to The Football Game so far. If we had £1 for every time we've heard ''I've been trying to make this game myself for YEARS!'' well, we'd have £6 - but we'd still be closer to funding! We're entering day 6 of... (Read More)

The Club President emerges!

September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone!It seems that these updates will always likely start with a huge 'thank you' to each and every one of you that has helped so far - I can't see us being any less astounded anytime soon by the love and generosity that has been poured in... (Read More)

12 hours - GBP£3696 - 24% Funded - +3 new Managers for everyone!

September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Simply WOW. We've been blown away by the reaction to the Kickstarter so far. It's been open for half a day and with 52 backers we're well on the way bringing football home! I'm signing off for the night, but I'll leave you with two main pieces of... (Read More)

We're live! Football's Coming Home!

September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We've been live just 20 minutes and are already at over £600! WOW!We'd like to offer our heartfelt thanks to the friends, family members, colleagues, acquaintances, professionals and backers who have helped make this project a reality!We'd also like... (Read More)

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