Rio Grande Games Soccer Tactics WORLD Owner's Manual - Playing The Ball
Playing the ball
To move the ball you roll the die. The ball moves according to the amount of the
roll. The O-Team has the following options to play (move) the ball. It can:
A.
play the ball to a free square and attempt to capture the ball
(see rule 4A, below)
B.
play the ball to a square with only a teammate on it
(see ‘Direct Pass’ rule 4B)
C.
dribble with the ball
(see ‘Dribbling’, rule 4C)
D.
play the ball to a square with two pawns on it
(see ‘Battling’, rule 4D)
For the D-Team response to each of these offensive plays, look under the respective
rules below.
A. Capturing the ball
(see Figure 04)
If the O-Team plays the ball to a free square (a square with no pawns on it), then
the O-Team rolls the die again immediately and can attempt to
capture the ball
(by
moving any pawn,
including the pawn that played it
, to the same square).
These two plays are always together. If you play the ball to a free square, you
always roll the die again immediately, to attempt to capture the ball.
If the O-Team is able to move one of its pawns to the square with the ball, it has
captured the ball.
After that the D-Team rolls the die, and can attempt to get to the same square
to battle for the ball
(see ‘Battling’- rule 4D)
. Move a D-Team pawn the amount of the
roll. If the D-Team can reach the square with the ball and the O-Team’s pawn, then
there is a
battle
for the ball.
If the D-Team cannot reach this square, then it becomes the turn of the O-Team
again.
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B
A
Figure 04
Capturing the ball
Pawn A plays the ball to a free square.
Pawn B captures the ball.
C
B
A
Figure 05
Direct Pass
Soccer Tactics WORLD - Rules © 2004-2007 Randy J. Thompson | Stein-Thompson Games