*Champions 2020* boardgame (follow up on *StreetSoccer*) rules online

Dutch rules (without the graphics yet) you can read

----- http://www.cwali.nl/champions2020/c2020.htm -----

(BTW: Player pictures are up-side-down compared to this site, exept the goalies ... but I will change that.)

For StreetSoccer players the pictures in the Dutch rules may give impressions about the new rules already.

Main rules different to StreetSoccer are:

- 11 vs. 11 (places at the start and for substitutes depends on if a player is defender/midfielder/forward (page 1). You have a selection of 20 players, for tournaments.

- In a normal turn you can do 1 thing extra: running 2 steps to a pass (last example on page 2).

- The goalie can save in case of a shot on goal, getting the ball in hands or giving a rebound (examples on page 3).

- You can try to change the ball direction when it passes your player (first examples on page 4, figuur 14a/b/c). (fun rule!)

- Which may result in a throw-in or corner or goalie kick.

- Of course there is offside and the goalie can use his hands in the penalty area. (page 5)

- Warming up and substitutions. (page 5)

- Rough play: Shoulder-push is okay, but fouls result in a yellow/red card, injury and free kick or penalty. (page 6)

(These rules are fun in this big game, adds both tactics and luck. They don't work in StreetSoccer IMO.)

Text color codes for starting the game quick or play on different complexity levels:

- Black text you need to know.

- Blue text you can read when it happens. (So you can read THROW-IN when (you think) there will be a throw-in.)

- Green text you can skip when you first learn the game (friendly match).

- Red text means "don't forget this".

It's under construction, but far prepared, so you can tell when you see errors

(I see the wrong word under the Opening Ceremony and a wrong referense to an example number (12b twice, where it must say 10b) and several things changes already.)

Hold in mind that I want to hold the theme in the text, not too dry. And some things I leave to common sense, for example there is no text telling (yet ...) that you must score the most goals to win.

I wrote: "Player pictures are up-side-down compared to this site, exept the goalies"

uh, the goalies too.

BTW: I can't reply on my earlier forum message about this game, doesn't work. ?? Otherwise I would add this there.

years ago on LG there were lots of players posting, wanting 'Big Soccer'

(11on11)............It is coming.......Oct 2011

Having playtested and now playing 'Champions' on an unattactive homemade board with ugly pawns from another soccer game, i can say if 'Champions' gets online, SSplayers and Soccer Fans will have their 'Dream' sim. With just a few, clever(and brilliantly conceived) additional Mechanics added to the SS essentials, the replay value seems endless. And the Fun Factor is Amped up,hehe.....peace and good times to come for all of us

jim O

Very nice,

the nicest part of the rules page is that Cwali chose an image of a German player. ;-)

hehe