Gamehelpfinalchance

Game area and setup

On the top part you can see (from left to right) the League card with all the teams joining the league, the Standings card with the current points of each team and the Player Overview card where each player will mark their predictions.

According to the mode chosen, the League deck of 14 cards is prepared:

- Fantasy mode: the 32 Team cards are shuffled and 14 random cards are taken to compose the League deck. Players will have an overview of the strengths in play during the set-up procedure.

- History mode: a number of Team cards for each color is taken according to the strenghts shown on the League card, to compose the League deck. After that, one random Team card is added, to keep the surprises always open.

Each player receives 4 Team cards in secret (see the player hand). These cards will be useful later during the game.

Before to start, 40 points are assigned to the teams by drawing the first 10 cards of the League deck twice (first time 1 point per team is assigned, second time 3 points per team). You can watch this procedure by clicking on the blue button on top of the page at the beginning of the game. This step will help players to have a rough idea of which Team cards are in the deck while composing the standings, but be aware: not all cards are revealed, so surprises will be always possible later during the game. In this digital adaptation, the points and the league winner quotations are automatically computed and written in the corresponfing spots of the Player Overview card. Quotations are computed as following:

- Team(s) with the most points: these teams get a quotation of 3 stars.

- All the other teams: the quotation for these teams to win the league is a number of stars equal to the points difference with the leading team(s), multiplied by 5.

- If a team has 9 or more points difference with the leading team(s), then write a “/” in the yellow diamond of the corresponding team: that team can’t win the league.

Now the 3 Matchday cards selected are displayed in the bottom part of the play area, you can freely watch them by clicking on the arrows.

Predicting the League winner

Each player now must predict which team will win the league by marking on their Player Overview card the circle corresponding to the chosen team. To do that, players have many information to take into account:

- The current points of each team in the Standings card.

- The frequency of each team in the League deck.

- The matches that will be played, shown on the 3 selected matchdays.

- The four cards in their hand. These cards are a good information of which cards are not in the League deck and may be used later for adding more marks or changing the match results.

- The quotations assigned: players will get the corresponding number of stars at the end of the game if the prediction will be correct, but more stars mean more risk.

Note: predictions are secret. The information about the Player Overview cards of the other players are not visible.

Playing Matchday #1

Players make their predictions on the 4 current matches (A, B, C, D) by marking on the corresponding spaces of their Player Overview sheet: “H” for a home win, “:” for a draw, or “A” for an away win. Only one prediction per match is allowed, for a total of 4 marks. However, once per matchday, a player may add 2 extra marks on any rows by  discarding 1 Team card from their hand. The discarded card is secretly and permanently removed from the game.