Excalibur electronic NF-05 - Manual (Page 8)

FIRST AND TEN
The off ense has 4 plays to gain 10 yards and
earn a new set of downs. When the off ense
successfully gains 10 yards within those
plays, a new set of downs is awarded, and the
off ense continues play on 1st down, with 10
yards to go. If the off ense is unable to gain
10 yards in 4 plays, the result is a turnover on
downs.
FOURTH DOWN
The off ensive team has the option to either
punt or kick a fi eld goal on 4th down if they
will be unable to make a fi rst down on their
4th down play. (See Special Teams on page 9).
Playing Defense is all about making the right
call at the right time. The defensive team’s call
will aff ect the off ensive team’s results either
positively or negatively.
DEFENSE CARDS
Each team receives 5 Defense cards, which
includes four standard defenses which cor-
respond to the four off ensive plays (Run, Short
Pass, Long Pass, Big Play), plus the GameBreak-
er card. The GameBreaker is a special card that
creates the opportunity for a game-changing
turnover. The GameBreaker card is explained
in detail on page 9.
The defense should try to predict the off ensive
play call. Choose wisely and you will reduce
the number of yards the off ense can gain.
Choose poorly and the off ense will rack up
extra yardage.
Let’s take a look at the standard defense cards
fi rst. The Defense will select a Defense card
and place it FACE DOWN on the board before
the off ense chooses its play. Once the off ense
announces which play they want to run, the
Defense card should be fl ipped over. The
Defense card shows how the defensive play
aff ects each off ensive play type. If the Defense
predicts a Run, for example, and the off ense
calls a Run, the off ense’s gain is reduced. If
the Defense plays a Big Play Defense card and
the off ense calls a run, the off ense’s gain is
dramatically increased.
Example 1:
Off ense calls: Short Pass
Defense calls: Short Pass
[Off ense answers question correctly]
Play result: Tight End Cross = 11 yards
Short Pass vs. Short Pass = -5 yards
Final result: Off ense gains 6 yards on the pass
Example 2:
Off ense calls: Run
Defense calls: Long Pass
[Off ense answers question correctly]
Play result: Halfback Draw = 6 yards
Long Pass vs. Run = +10 yards)
Final result: Off ense gains 16 yards on the run
Remember: If the off ense answers their ques-
tion incorrectly, the result of the play is 0 yards
and a loss of down. The defensive play call
DOES NOT aff ect this result.
DEFENSE
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IMPORTANT NOTE
It is the responsibility of the Off ense to
make sure that the defense is set before the
play is announced. If the off ense announc-
es its play call before the defense is set, the
Defense may simply choose the defense
that will achieve the desired result.