Paydirt is a two-playerboard game simulatingAmerican football.
Each player selects a team that represents an actual NFL team from a specificseason. For each team and each season, a Team Chart designed to reflect that team's strengths and weaknesses during that season is used to direct gameplay. Each "play" of the game consists of the players secretly choosing a type ofplay (run, short pass, long pass, etc.), rolling dice, and consulting the Team Charts to determine the result of the play.
The game was originally published byTime Warner under the name "Sports Illustrated Pro Football".Avalon Hill later bought the game and renamed itPaydirt, marketing it with acollege football version of the game calledBowl Bound. Avalon Hill hired Dr.Thomas R. Nicely, a statistician, to redevelop the mathematics of the gameplay.
Avalon Hill publishedPaydirt until 1995, but some enthusiasts have published Team Charts for subsequent seasons.
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