An interesting looking soccer game from Gigamic Games is coming to North America this Spring. Counter Attack: The Football Strategy Game, designed by Colin Webster, brings all the action of the pitch to your tabletop. The game is for two players, ages 14+, plays in around 90 minutes, and will carry an MSRP of around $49.99 when it arrives in Q2.
About the game:
Counter Attack is a football (soccer) strategy game which lasts 90 minutes. The two players (‘managers’) each control a team of 11 players. Every player has a unique set of skills that the managers try to best utilize during play. Managers control how the players move, pass, dribble, tackle, and shoot.
Duels between players on the pitch – whether tackles, shots, or headers – are determined by a combination of the unique player skills plus a dice roll. During movement phases, a sand timer is used to keep the pace of the game up.
Counter Attack features everything you’d expect in a game of football, from corners to free kicks, penalties to red cards and injuries.
Draft your squad
Every player in Counter Attack is unique: how will you deploy them?
Line your team up
All out attack? Park the bus? Do whatever the situation calls for!
Play every move
Key moments in the game get decided by a combination of dice roll and player attributes