World Cup – The World’s premier football tournament, in a box!
This card game, developed by Mark Bates, allows players to simulate the excitement of a complete World Cup tournament. Players create their own football associations by selecting up to six countries then compete to win the coveted prize.
The base game includes 100 Game Event cards and Team Cards for both the 2018 Men’s tournament in Russia and the 2019 Women’s competition in France.
Gameplay involves various strategic elements, including:
Game Events: Players can play a Goal card to score or use an Offside card to nullify an opponent’s goal.
Attack and Defense: Utilize Attack cards to pressure other teams and Defense cards to counteract attacks.
Penalties: Play a Penalty card and attempt to outwit opponents to score.
To enhance the gameplay experience, several expansions are available:
Laws of the Game Expansion: Introduces a Referee Deck that adds events like warnings, yellow and red cards, injuries, and VAR reviews for a more realistic experience.
Euro 2020 Expansion:Â Allows players to replay the historic Euro 2020 tournament, including 24 participating countries and 12 additional nations from the Nations League qualifiers.
Qatar 2022 Expansion: Enables players to engage with the 2022 Men’s World Cup. Also features five extra teams that played in the final qualifiers.
