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A TABLETOP FOOTBALL TRADITION

Sports Illustrated Pro Football

Paydirt adaptation · 1981 season · 27 playable teams

1981

THE COACH MAKES THE CALL

A Sunday afternoon.
A tabletop full of possibilities.

Choose from 27 season-specific teams. Call the play, read the defense, and watch the special dice tell the story.

Uses later Paydirt basic rules and community-transcribed 1981 charts. The appearance follows your vintage reference set.

Set the table

1981 season · Avalon Hill basic rules · PC Paydirt chart data

Rules at this table

Four 15-minute quarters. Event-based clock. Basic rules; no advanced rules, modern options, or home advantage. Ties stand is an explicit table convention because the supplied basic rulebook does not state an overtime procedure.

Team charts are community transcriptions; they have been structurally checked, but not compared cell-by-cell with original cards.

CONCEALED COACHING CALL

Pass the device

The previous coach’s selection is covered. Hand the screen to the next coach before continuing.

Play / Action Charts

+ green: gain · − red: loss · ■ black: incomplete · ○ cream: no change · ⚑ yellow: penalty. Parentheses mean a priority result. Outlined cells were used in the latest play.

At the coaching table

Table settings

Speech uses your browser’s available voice. It starts only after you enable this option.

Private online table

Choose your matchup in New game, then create a room. The room host coaches the visitor; the guest coaches the home team.

Your private seat credential is stored in this browser. Keep using this browser to reconnect. A room code alone cannot reclaim an occupied seat.

Game statistics

Resume a game

Online games resume through Private online → Reconnect saved seat.