In a departure from largely historical wargame products, TVAG now releases the first complete set of rules for the world's most popular sport, fully aimed at miniatures play.
Developed over four years by the father-and-son team of Bob and Jeff Wiltrout, Corner Kick! is an innovative yet elegantly simple and straightforward game that produces not only action equal to the energy and excitement of the real thing, but even the elements of tactics and strategy that give it depth.
The rules have been extensively playtested and enjoyed at conventions such as Historicon and Cold Wars over the last three years, and they are now ready for you!
Besides the basic rules, there are extensive Designer's Notes which help explain the theories applied, and show how the actual tricks of the real game - some dirty! - apply to the tabletop as well.
Playable with miniatures in several scales now available from a growing list of providers, the rules come with the full particulars of how to build your own "Pitch," Movement Sticks, and other accessories.
Two cardstock Goal Cages for self-assembly are provided with the book to start you off, as well as Team Rosters and a form for a play-by-play Game Record to note stoppages and major events - a unique permanent history of your games and good times!
A set of color Deflection Templates are included as well for determining where wild shots go, ricochets off the goal frames, etc.
There is also a cheatsheet holding some 90% of all that's needed to play the game without having constantly to reference the rulebook.
The 8.5" x 11" book itself is 62 pages, three with full-color photos of games and miniatures. Figure and other material resources are provided to help fans of the "The Beautiful Game" get started as soon as possible.
To quote from Bob Wiltrout's introduction:
In our experience, people who play this game once play it again and again. In three years of playtesting, nobody has ever played Corner Kick! and walked away saying, "This just doesn't feel like soccer." And I'm betting you won't be the first.
You're going to enjoy this!
Corner Kick!, with its enclosures, retails for $25.00 USD, plus postage, from TVAG at thevirtualarmchairgeneral.com.
INITIAL RELEASE SPECIAL!
For the first 20 people to order via email to TVAG@att.net, the price will be $18.00 USD! This saves buyers within the U.S. the cost of Priority Mail postage, and halves it for those Overseas and Canada!
Act now, as we expect the wider world of Football/Soccer Fans will take to Corner Kick! faster than... something that's really fast!