This game was a different take on sports replays for me. There is NO roster keeping, no line-ups to fill in, no play calling. You really are not "coaching" a team. You are watching a season unfold as you roll your dice and watch the results of game come in.
The game is built around comparisons of Team A's offensive scoring versus Team B's defensive results, then a comparison of Kicking, defensive scoring, and luck or clutch ability.
An individual game can be rolled up in five to ten minutes, a full week's thirteen game schedule(in 1971) in an hour or so. The results are more "true to life" than many games far more detailed.
The game brought back many happy memories of watching the NFL in the 1970's with my dad, especially as his team (Baltimore) beat my team as his team(Washington) in my "Superbowl".
I enjoyed the game as a solitaire sports game, and plan to play several more seasons from the 1970's, as well as play the WHA Hockey game from the same designer.
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