A Walk Through Gridball (Part 1)

Okay, prepare yourselves. In this post, (and the next,) I'll be covering a short (hopefully) explanation of Gridball, both the game and the players. If you want a deeper description, the season pass includes the rules, an in depth Powerbowl explanation, and 10 season games.

note: this might be a little long, so I'll try to break it up with some pictures...

Whew! Here we go. I'll start by trying to explain the game.

THE GAME

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Do you ever get a little bored when your favorite sports season ends? Me too. Well, you can play Gridball in those gaps! Yes, Gridball is a game. A football-related game that includes math, strategy, and chance. I'll bet you've heard that line before. It's everywhere. On our website, in our logo, and written on our business cards. That's how you know it's true.

See! It's right there!

So, true to its name, Gridball is a game played with grids for yards, paper for grass, and the roaring sound of... your enraged opponent when you beat him! There's halftime, down boxes, punts, runs, passes, interceptions, touchdowns and teams. And you can be a part of it all. Here's how. When you buy the Gridball season pass, as stated above, you get 10 Gridball sheets. We'll talk about 4 later, but for now there's 6. Also, on our website, there's a Gridball Scorekeeping tab. Click on that tab, and you'll see all 12 teams and their current standings. As of this post being written, the 2nd season is over and the Springfield Wolves have won Gridbowl ll. Got it? Good. Play all those 6 games, mentioned above, reading the rules included, to get rewards we'll talk about later. As of now, send in those 6 games to us, first checking the schedule to see who your up against. You can play with friends, family, or anybody else. Just make sure to sign the game at the end to let us know you didn't cheat. Don't worry, it sounds harder than it looks.

The complete Gridball game

After this, we'll average all the scores to find out who won each game. For example, say there are 5 players (kids) doing Gridball. Each kid plays 6 games and sends them in to us. Then I and my helpers (fellow founders) will average the scores of each game, having 5 different scores to calculate. Then, we'll post the score on the website in the Gridball Scorekeeping tab. If you didn't understand this, it wouldn't hurt to read it again or, better yet, email me. Part 2 will come out shortly. (clivehorn10@gmail.com)