To recap – in late 2024, I tried my hand at creating my own cards-and-dice football game. It was a drive-by-drive game with the 2023 NFL teams. I got through a few weeks of play-testing, but put it aside after a while because I wasn’t satisfied and wasn’t sure what to do to make it better.
During summer 2025, I gave it another try. I tweaked how I rated the teams, I improved the team cards and made a couple of adjustments to the game charts. Will it be any better? We’ll see.
The game utilizes 10- and 20-sided dice. It’s called In the Trenches because everything begins with a battle on the line of scrimmage, and the winner of the matchup improves their team’s advantage on the drive charts.
I’m going week-by-week replaying the 2024 NFL season to see how it goes.
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 