Call the Play. Outsmart your opponent

The tabletop football game where your play call matters more than your dice roll. Pick your card, reveal at the same time, and find out who read who.

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2-6 Players | 60-120 Minutes | Ages 14+

FIRST DOWN is the strategic Tabletop Football Game For Real Play-Callers. FIRST DOWN is the strategic tabletop game that puts you on the sideline where games are actually decided. Call plays in secret, reveal at the same time, and live with the consequences. This is the pre-snap duel coaches obsess over, turned into a competitive tabletop fight.

What's in the Box

  • Game Board (Don Bean Field Stadium, including Scoreboard, Yardboard, Timetable, Position Bank)
  • 24 Play Cards (Offense, Defense, TE, Safety) 
  • Miniatures (QB + DT) 
  • Field Goal Posts + Ball + Ball holder
  • Dice + Special Die
  • Scoreboard Tokens
  • Down Token
  • Position Tokens 
  • Timetable Tokens
  • Special Tokens (Kick, Punt, QB Sneak, Hail Mary)

Simultaneous Hidden Play Selection

Both sides commit to a play card face down. Then you reveal together. That’s where the game lives: the pause before the snap, when you’re sure you’ve got them figured out… until you don’t.

A Modifier System That Rewards Smart Play

Every play card shows exactly how it performs against every possible opponent call. That matchup shifts the dice result in your favor or against you. You still roll. But the better call bends the math.

Real Coaching Experience and Pressure

Call plays. Track field position. Manage the clock. Watch momentum change with every reveal. It’s the part of football most fans never get to touch: the sideline chess match that decides games

Three Depth Levels in One Box

FIRST DOWN meets you where you are, then raises the bar.

  • Rookie Fan: Learn in 10 minutes and get to the good part fast
  • Season Fan: Full tactical depth, drive after drive
  • Diehard Fan: Game variations for maximum tactical depth, mix and match for a deeper experience

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FIRST DOWN: Photos that can decide the outcome of an entire game or help you come out on top.

Special Tokens like QB Sneak, Hail MAry, Big Play and Flag

Offense cards while playing

The miniatures

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Built by a fan. For fans.

I`m a football fan who couldn't find the game I wanted. So I built it. In a small room. With a 3D printer and too many late nights.

The Tabletop Football Game For Real Play-Callers

FIRST DOWN is the strategic tabletop game that puts you on the sideline where games are actually decided. Call plays in secret, reveal at the same time, and live with the consequences. This is the pre-snap duel coaches obsess over, turned into a competitive tabletop fight.

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Simultaneous Hidden Play Selection

Both sides commit to a play card face down. Then you reveal together. That’s where the game lives: the pause before the snap, when you’re sure you’ve got them figured out… until you don’t.

A Modifier System That Rewards Smart Play

Every play card shows exactly how it performs against every possible opponent call. That matchup shifts the dice result in your favor or against you. You still roll. But the better call bends the math.

Real Coaching Experience and Pressure

Call plays. Track field position. Manage the clock. Watch momentum change with every reveal. It’s the part of football most fans never get to touch: the sideline chess match that decides games

Three Depth Levels in One Box

FIRST DOWN meets you where you are, then raises the bar.

  • Rookie Fan: Learn in 10 minutes and get to the good part fast
  • Season Fan: Full tactical depth, drive after drive
  • Diehard Fan: Game variations for maximum tactical depth, mix and match for a deeper experience

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Bonus for Early Backers: FIRST DOWN SNAP included for free

Get FIRST DOWN SNAP, a standalone card game built from the same DNA as FIRST DOWN, but stripped down to its strategic core.

With just 22 cards, tense 1v1 duels, and a playtime of 20 to 40 minutes, it delivers a fast tabletop football experience that fits in your pocket.

Play it as a quick game-night opener, bring it to a tailgate, or use it as a warm-up before the full FIRST DOWN experience.

Back early and FIRST DOWN SNAP comes free with your pledge.

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