REGULATION PLAY Regulation consists of 8 offensive drives divided into 4 quarters, with 2 drives per quarter. Use the wood quar-ter marker to track drives 1–4 during the first half and drives 5–8 during the second half. At the end of regulation, the highest-scoring team wins the Team Victory and the highest-scoring individual player wins the MVP Victory. If two teammates tie, both teams tie, or players from opposing teams tie, play goes to overtime. GAME FLOW Each hand represents 1 football down. Only offensive players deal in Power Poker Football®. The quarterback dealer acts first on most play actions. The offense has 4 downs to gain 10 yards for a first down. Reaching or crossing the first-down marker awards a first down only after the entire hand, including any Clutch Play, has been completed. After a first down is awarded, reset the first-down markers and continue with a new set of downs. If the defense stops the offense after 4 downs, possession changes direction across the field. If an offensive player wins the hand and possession remains unchanged, that player becomes the next dealer. If a defensive player wins the hand but possession remains unchanged, the deal passes clockwise to the next of-fensive player. A defensive player who causes a change of possession through their own play action becomes the next offen-sive dealer. Move the red first-down markers only at the very end of the hand, including after any Clutch Play flip. GAME CHIPS — USE THEM WISELY Game Chips may be used to activate King Zone Pass Coverage, declare a Hail Mary Attempt, activate a Goal Line Stand, save a failed High or Low prediction, or continue an eligible kick or return play. The heavier Bet-to-Win chip is used to declare a Bet-to-Win. Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle do not require Game Chips and cannot be canceled with Game Chips. New players are encouraged to practice one shaded rules section at a time. Once comfortable, combine all sec-tions for a full regulation game. PLAY BEGINS At the start of every hand, the quarterback deals 2 face-down cards to every active player and places 1 Clutch Play card face down in the center of the game mat. A player may Bet-to-Win in turn at any eligible time during the hand. Once a Bet-to-Win is placed, it cannot be changed or withdrawn. The player is locked into the poker hand but may still use eligible Game Chip play actions. RUNNING BACK BLAST — OFFENSE Before the flop begins, the quarterback dealer or any eligible offensive player may declare a Running Back Blast. Only 1 Running Back Blast may be called during a hand. The offensive player must possess, or bluff possession of, a black Ace. Any defensive player may challenge the call. If challenged and the offensive player reveals a black Ace, the offense gains 5 yards and the challenging de-fender must discard 1 handheld card. If the offensive player cannot reveal a black Ace, the offensive player instead discards 1 handheld card. After the Running Back Blast opportunity is completed, play proceeds to the defensive pre-flop action. BLITZ SACK / FUMBLE BET — DEFENSE Before the flop begins, 1 defensive player may spend 1 Game Chip to bet that a red Ace will appear during the flop. If a red Ace appears, the offense immediately loses 5 yards and the dealer flips 1 reveal card to determine pos-session. A red reveal gives the defense immediate possession and ends the hand. A black reveal allows the of-fense to retain possession and the hand continues unless another applicable red Ace must be resolved. If 2 red Aces appear during the flop, each causes a 5-yard loss, for a total possible loss of 10 yards. Only 1 fumble may occur, so a second red Ace does not produce an additional possession reveal. If the defense recovers possession, the hand immediately ends and the defensive player who made the Blitz Sack/Fumble Bet becomes the next offensive dealer. If no red Ace appears during the flop, the Game Chip is lost. After the offensive and defensive pre-flop play actions are completed, proceed to the Yardage Scoring Flop. THE YARDAGE SCORING FLOP The offensive quarterback dealer slowly reveals 3 community cards from left to right. Flop cards always re-solve from left to right during scoring. Only black scoring cards move the offense forward. Black numbered cards score their face value. A black Jack scores 10 yards, a black Queen scores 15 yards, and a black Ace scores 20 yards. Any King revealed during the flop immediately stops all additional offensive flop yardage. Each red Ace revealed during the flop moves the offense backward 5 yards. If the offense reaches the goal line at any time during the game, the hand immediately ends with a touchdown, except when a Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line. A Fold-to-Run touchdown is resolved under the Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle rules. After the Yardage Scoring Flop, players continue in normal turn order and may check, Fold-to-Run, Fold-to-Tackle, or place a Bet-to-Win chip when eligible. Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle are independent play actions made in turn. Neither action requires the oppos-ing team to Fold first. A player who places a Bet-to-Win chip is locked into the poker hand but may still use eligible Game Chip play actions. LOADING THE BOX If all 3 flop cards are red numbered cards, the defensive team immediately recovers all previously used Game Chips from the Used Game Chips area. FOLD-TO-RUN — OFFENSE In turn, an offensive player may Fold-to-Run. The player places both hole cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat, then reveals the black numbered cards only. Black numbered cards score Run yards at face value. If both cards score, add their values together. All other cards score 0 yards. The player is then folded out of the poker hand. If the Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line, stop the runner at the goal line and ignore any excess Run yards. Do not award the touchdown until the next defender in turn is given one opportunity to Fold-to-Tackle. If that defender scores any Tackle yards, move the runner back from the goal line by that amount and the touchdown is not scored. If the defender declines to Fold-to-Tackle or scores 0 Tackle yards, the touchdown is scored. FOLD-TO-TACKLE — DEFENSE In turn, a defensive player may Fold-to-Tackle. The player chooses 1 of their 2 hole cards and places it face up on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The other hole card is placed face down. Only a red numbered card scores Tackle yards, at face value. All other cards score 0 yards. The player is then folded out of the poker hand. When a Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line, the next defender in turn is given one opportunity to Fold-to-Tackle before the touchdown is awarded. If the defender scores any Tackle yards, move the runner back from the goal line by that amount and the touchdown is not scored. If the defender declines to Fold-to-Tackle or scores 0 Tackle yards, the touchdown is scored. FOLD-TO-PASS — OFFENSE Starting with the quarterback dealer and continuing in turn, any eligible offensive player may Fold-to-Pass by folding out of the poker hand and placing their handheld card or cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The dealer flips 1 reveal card face up. A red numbered card, red picture card, or red Ace results in an incomplete pass. A black numbered card completes the pass for yardage equal to the card's numerical value. A black Jack com-pletes the pass for 10 yards. A black Queen completes the pass for 15 yards. A black King is a dropped pass for no gain unless King Zone Pass Coverage is active, in which case it results in an interception. A black Ace completes the pass for 20 yards. Add completed passing yardage to the offense's current field position. If the completed pass reaches or crosses the goal line, score a touchdown. The folding player takes no further action during the hand. HAIL MARY ATTEMPT A Hail Mary Attempt may be declared only after the offense has reached midfield, the 50-yard line or beyond. Before the Fold-to-Pass dealer reveal, the folding offensive player must spend 1 Game Chip and announce the Hail Mary Attempt. If a black Ace is revealed, score an immediate touchdown instead of the normal 20-yard pass gain. Any other pass-completion card awards its normal Fold-to-Pass yardage. King Zone Pass Coverage cannot stop a Hail Mary touchdown produced by a black Ace. Other Hail Mary re-sults are resolved according to the applicable King Zone Pass Coverage rules. Only 1 Hail Mary Attempt may be declared during a hand. KING ZONE PASS COVERAGE — DEFENSE When an offensive player declares a Fold-to-Pass, any defensive player may immediately spend 1 Game Chip and place it on their end-zone King location to activate King Zone Pass Coverage. While King Zone Pass Coverage is active, any King revealed during a Fold-to-Pass is an immediate intercep-tion. All other completed passes are limited to a maximum gain of 5 yards, even when a higher-valued com-pletion card is revealed. An interception immediately changes possession and ends the hand. The defensive player who activated King Zone Pass Coverage becomes the next offensive dealer following the interception. King Zone Pass Coverage cannot be activated unless a pass is attempted and cannot stop a Hail Mary touch-down on a black Ace. King Zone Pass Coverage remains active until the offense makes a first down or possession changes. Remove the King Zone Pass Coverage chip when a first down is made or following a change of possession, and move it to the Used Game Chips area. FOLD-TO-BLITZ — DEFENSE Starting with the first eligible defensive player in turn from the dealer, a defensive player may Fold-to-Blitz by folding out of the poker hand and placing their handheld card or cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The dealer flips 1 reveal card face up. Black cards result in a failed blitz. Red numbered cards have no effect. A red Jack, red Queen, red King, or red Ace results in a successful blitz and moves the offense backward 5 yards. Subtract any Blitz yardage from the offense's current field position. The folding defensive player takes no further action during the hand. FINAL BET-TO-WIN ROUND After the final community card is revealed, the remaining eligible players may place their Bet-to-Win chip into the center of the game mat. A player who Bets-to-Win risks becoming benched if they lose the hand but gains access to the Clutch Play card if they win. Once a Bet-to-Win is made, it cannot be withdrawn. A player may not Bet-to-Win last if all other players have already folded out of the hand. WINNER OF THE HAND The best 5-card poker hand wins the hand. Ties are decided by a high-card reveal. An offensive winner moves the football forward according to the offensive Winning Hand Chart. A defensive winner pushes the offense backward according to the defensive Winning Hand Chart. Unless possession changes, an offensive player who wins the hand becomes the next dealer. CLUTCH PLAY If a player Bets-to-Win and wins the hand, that player reveals the face-down Clutch Play card. For an offensive winner, a black picture card doubles the winning-hand yardage. A black Ace scores an imme-diate touchdown. For a defensive winner, a red picture card doubles the defensive winning-hand yardage. A red Ace results in an immediate interception. An interception immediately changes possession, and the defensive player causing the interception becomes the next offensive dealer. After the Clutch Play is completely resolved, determine whether the offense has reached or crossed the first-down marker. BENCHED PLAYERS A player who Bets-to-Win and loses the hand becomes benched and must sit out the entire next hand. Place that player's heavier Bet-to-Win chip in the Benched Player area of the game mat. A benched player may not participate in the next hand, use Game Chips, or deal. If an entire offensive or defensive team becomes benched at the same time, that team receives a 5-yard mis-conduct penalty and all of its benched players immediately return to play. DEFENSIVE GOAL LINE STAND When the offense is inside the opponent's 10-yard line, any defensive player may activate a Goal Line Stand for that hand only by spending 1 Game Chip before the deal begins. Place the chip on the King location on the game mat. While Goal Line Stand is active, any King appearing among the 5 community cards immediately ends the down with no further offensive advancement. THE KICKING GAME Only on 4th down may the dealing quarterback choose to punt, attempt a field goal, or go for the first down normally. All kicking uses High or Low Play. HIGH OR LOW PLAY Begin by flipping 1 card face up. The kicking player predicts whether the next card will be higher or lower in value. An Ace is always high during High or Low Play. Each successful prediction adds 5 yards. If the first card revealed is any King, the kick is immediately blocked. A punt that avoids a first-card King automatically gains 20 kick yards before High or Low predictions begin. A matched pair during a punt produces a defensive punt return. A punter may intentionally make a prediction intended to fail on a long punt to reduce the possibility of producing a return. A field goal that avoids a first-card King automatically gains 10 kick yards, but the kicker must still make at least 1 successful High or Low prediction for the field goal to score. A matched pair during a field goal has no special effect, and play continues with another prediction. A failed prediction normally ends the kick attempt. However, the kicking player, or the next eligible defensive punt-return player to make a call, may spend an available Game Chip to void the failed prediction and contin-ue the sequence. If a field-goal attempt reaches or crosses the goal line through successful High or Low predictions, the kick is good and scores 3 points for the kicking offensive player. If the field-goal attempt fails, the opposing team takes possession at the original line of scrimmage. Before a field-goal attempt begins, use the 2 red markers on the game mat to mark the original line of scrim-mage. DEFENSIVE PUNT RETURN During a punt, if 2 consecutively revealed cards match in value, regardless of suit, the defense immediately earns a punt return. The return reverses field direction toward the kicking team's goal line. The player next to the offensive dealer becomes the return player. The dealer flips 1 card to determine the entire return. A black numbered card produces return yardage equal to its numerical value. A black Jack produces a 10-yard return. A black Queen produces a 15-yard return. A black King produces no return yardage. A black Ace pro-duces an immediate touchdown. Any red card produces no return yardage. If no return yardage is gained, the receiving team begins its possession at the location where the punt ended. After the return, the return player becomes the next quarterback dealer for the receiving team. If a black Ace is revealed, the return player scores the touchdown and may attempt the applicable conversion under the normal conversion rules. EXTRA POINT AND 2-POINT CONVERSION After a touchdown, reshuffle the deck and place 4 cards face down. For an extra-point attempt, the first revealed Ace or picture card scores 1 point unless a King appears first. For a 2-point conversion, 2 Aces or picture cards must be revealed before a King appears. Any King immediately stops and fails the conversion attempt. SAFETY A safety awards 2 points to the defensive player who caused the safety. That player also receives the next deal when the defensive team becomes the offensive team following the safety. SAFETY STOP: Any offensive player out of turn before the hand starts, can put a game chip prior a game play action that may result in a safety. If a play action anytime during the hand causes a safety, the ball is placed on the one-yard line instead of scoring 2 points for the defense. After a safety stop, the chip is removed to the used game chip area. Play then continues as normal. Only one safety stop can occur per hand. PENALTIES All penalties are 5-yard penalties and never result directly in a score. If penalty yardage would carry the foot-ball across a goal line, place the football at the 1-yard line instead. Official penalties include forgetting to place the Dealer Play Action Mat in front of the current dealer, dealing cards to a benched player, forgetting to move the first-down markers when required, forgetting to remove the King Zone Pass Coverage chip when its coverage ends, or an entire team becoming benched. Minor mistakes and accidental card exposure are not penalties and may be corrected by table agreement. Throw the penalty flag and have some laughs. DUAL VICTORY PLAY Team Victory is awarded to the highest-scoring team. MVP Victory is awarded to the highest-scoring individual player. OVERTIME If either the team totals or the MVP-leading individual scores are tied at the end of regulation, overtime be-gins. All players remain active and reset their individual scores to zero. A high-card draw determines the first offen-sive team and dealer. Overtime continues until the first score occurs. The first player to score during overtime wins the MVP Victory and secures the Team Victory.

REGULATION PLAY Regulation consists of 8 offensive drives divided into 4 quarters, with 2 drives per quarter. Use the wood quar-ter marker to track drives 1–4 during the first half and drives 5–8 during the second half. At the end of regulation, the highest-scoring team wins the Team Victory and the highest-scoring individual player wins the MVP Victory. If two teammates tie, both teams tie, or players from opposing teams tie, play goes to overtime. GAME FLOW Each hand represents 1 football down. Only offensive players deal in Power Poker Football®. The quarterback dealer acts first on most play actions. The offense has 4 downs to gain 10 yards for a first down. Reaching or crossing the first-down marker awards a first down only after the entire hand, including any Clutch Play, has been completed. After a first down is awarded, reset the first-down markers and continue with a new set of downs. If the defense stops the offense after 4 downs, possession changes direction across the field. If an offensive player wins the hand and possession remains unchanged, that player becomes the next dealer. If a defensive player wins the hand but possession remains unchanged, the deal passes clockwise to the next of-fensive player. A defensive player who causes a change of possession through their own play action becomes the next offen-sive dealer. Move the red first-down markers only at the very end of the hand, including after any Clutch Play flip. GAME CHIPS — USE THEM WISELY Game Chips may be used to activate King Zone Pass Coverage, declare a Hail Mary Attempt, activate a Goal Line Stand, save a failed High or Low prediction, or continue an eligible kick or return play. The heavier Bet-to-Win chip is used to declare a Bet-to-Win. Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle do not require Game Chips and cannot be canceled with Game Chips. New players are encouraged to practice one shaded rules section at a time. Once comfortable, combine all sec-tions for a full regulation game. PLAY BEGINS At the start of every hand, the quarterback deals 2 face-down cards to every active player and places 1 Clutch Play card face down in the center of the game mat. A player may Bet-to-Win in turn at any eligible time during the hand. Once a Bet-to-Win is placed, it cannot be changed or withdrawn. The player is locked into the poker hand but may still use eligible Game Chip play actions. RUNNING BACK BLAST — OFFENSE Before the flop begins, the quarterback dealer or any eligible offensive player may declare a Running Back Blast. Only 1 Running Back Blast may be called during a hand. The offensive player must possess, or bluff possession of, a black Ace. Any defensive player may challenge the call. If challenged and the offensive player reveals a black Ace, the offense gains 5 yards and the challenging de-fender must discard 1 handheld card. If the offensive player cannot reveal a black Ace, the offensive player instead discards 1 handheld card. After the Running Back Blast opportunity is completed, play proceeds to the defensive pre-flop action. BLITZ SACK / FUMBLE BET — DEFENSE Before the flop begins, 1 defensive player may spend 1 Game Chip to bet that a red Ace will appear during the flop. If a red Ace appears, the offense immediately loses 5 yards and the dealer flips 1 reveal card to determine pos-session. A red reveal gives the defense immediate possession and ends the hand. A black reveal allows the of-fense to retain possession and the hand continues unless another applicable red Ace must be resolved. If 2 red Aces appear during the flop, each causes a 5-yard loss, for a total possible loss of 10 yards. Only 1 fumble may occur, so a second red Ace does not produce an additional possession reveal. If the defense recovers possession, the hand immediately ends and the defensive player who made the Blitz Sack/Fumble Bet becomes the next offensive dealer. If no red Ace appears during the flop, the Game Chip is lost. After the offensive and defensive pre-flop play actions are completed, proceed to the Yardage Scoring Flop. THE YARDAGE SCORING FLOP The offensive quarterback dealer slowly reveals 3 community cards from left to right. Flop cards always re-solve from left to right during scoring. Only black scoring cards move the offense forward. Black numbered cards score their face value. A black Jack scores 10 yards, a black Queen scores 15 yards, and a black Ace scores 20 yards. Any King revealed during the flop immediately stops all additional offensive flop yardage. Each red Ace revealed during the flop moves the offense backward 5 yards. If the offense reaches the goal line at any time during the game, the hand immediately ends with a touchdown, except when a Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line. A Fold-to-Run touchdown is resolved under the Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle rules. After the Yardage Scoring Flop, players continue in normal turn order and may check, Fold-to-Run, Fold-to-Tackle, or place a Bet-to-Win chip when eligible. Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle are independent play actions made in turn. Neither action requires the oppos-ing team to Fold first. A player who places a Bet-to-Win chip is locked into the poker hand but may still use eligible Game Chip play actions. LOADING THE BOX If all 3 flop cards are red numbered cards, the defensive team immediately recovers all previously used Game Chips from the Used Game Chips area. FOLD-TO-RUN — OFFENSE In turn, an offensive player may Fold-to-Run. The player places both hole cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat, then reveals the black numbered cards only. Black numbered cards score Run yards at face value. If both cards score, add their values together. All other cards score 0 yards. The player is then folded out of the poker hand. If the Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line, stop the runner at the goal line and ignore any excess Run yards. Do not award the touchdown until the next defender in turn is given one opportunity to Fold-to-Tackle. If that defender scores any Tackle yards, move the runner back from the goal line by that amount and the touchdown is not scored. If the defender declines to Fold-to-Tackle or scores 0 Tackle yards, the touchdown is scored. FOLD-TO-TACKLE — DEFENSE In turn, a defensive player may Fold-to-Tackle. The player chooses 1 of their 2 hole cards and places it face up on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The other hole card is placed face down. Only a red numbered card scores Tackle yards, at face value. All other cards score 0 yards. The player is then folded out of the poker hand. When a Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line, the next defender in turn is given one opportunity to Fold-to-Tackle before the touchdown is awarded. If the defender scores any Tackle yards, move the runner back from the goal line by that amount and the touchdown is not scored. If the defender declines to Fold-to-Tackle or scores 0 Tackle yards, the touchdown is scored. FOLD-TO-PASS — OFFENSE Starting with the quarterback dealer and continuing in turn, any eligible offensive player may Fold-to-Pass by folding out of the poker hand and placing their handheld card or cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The dealer flips 1 reveal card face up. A red numbered card, red picture card, or red Ace results in an incomplete pass. A black numbered card completes the pass for yardage equal to the card's numerical value. A black Jack com-pletes the pass for 10 yards. A black Queen completes the pass for 15 yards. A black King is a dropped pass for no gain unless King Zone Pass Coverage is active, in which case it results in an interception. A black Ace completes the pass for 20 yards. Add completed passing yardage to the offense's current field position. If the completed pass reaches or crosses the goal line, score a touchdown. The folding player takes no further action during the hand. HAIL MARY ATTEMPT A Hail Mary Attempt may be declared only after the offense has reached midfield, the 50-yard line or beyond. Before the Fold-to-Pass dealer reveal, the folding offensive player must spend 1 Game Chip and announce the Hail Mary Attempt. If a black Ace is revealed, score an immediate touchdown instead of the normal 20-yard pass gain. Any other pass-completion card awards its normal Fold-to-Pass yardage. King Zone Pass Coverage cannot stop a Hail Mary touchdown produced by a black Ace. Other Hail Mary re-sults are resolved according to the applicable King Zone Pass Coverage rules. Only 1 Hail Mary Attempt may be declared during a hand. KING ZONE PASS COVERAGE — DEFENSE When an offensive player declares a Fold-to-Pass, any defensive player may immediately spend 1 Game Chip and place it on their end-zone King location to activate King Zone Pass Coverage. While King Zone Pass Coverage is active, any King revealed during a Fold-to-Pass is an immediate intercep-tion. All other completed passes are limited to a maximum gain of 5 yards, even when a higher-valued com-pletion card is revealed. An interception immediately changes possession and ends the hand. The defensive player who activated King Zone Pass Coverage becomes the next offensive dealer following the interception. King Zone Pass Coverage cannot be activated unless a pass is attempted and cannot stop a Hail Mary touch-down on a black Ace. King Zone Pass Coverage remains active until the offense makes a first down or possession changes. Remove the King Zone Pass Coverage chip when a first down is made or following a change of possession, and move it to the Used Game Chips area. FOLD-TO-BLITZ — DEFENSE Starting with the first eligible defensive player in turn from the dealer, a defensive player may Fold-to-Blitz by folding out of the poker hand and placing their handheld card or cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The dealer flips 1 reveal card face up. Black cards result in a failed blitz. Red numbered cards have no effect. A red Jack, red Queen, red King, or red Ace results in a successful blitz and moves the offense backward 5 yards. Subtract any Blitz yardage from the offense's current field position. The folding defensive player takes no further action during the hand. FINAL BET-TO-WIN ROUND After the final community card is revealed, the remaining eligible players may place their Bet-to-Win chip into the center of the game mat. A player who Bets-to-Win risks becoming benched if they lose the hand but gains access to the Clutch Play card if they win. Once a Bet-to-Win is made, it cannot be withdrawn. A player may not Bet-to-Win last if all other players have already folded out of the hand. WINNER OF THE HAND The best 5-card poker hand wins the hand. Ties are decided by a high-card reveal. An offensive winner moves the football forward according to the offensive Winning Hand Chart. A defensive winner pushes the offense backward according to the defensive Winning Hand Chart. Unless possession changes, an offensive player who wins the hand becomes the next dealer. CLUTCH PLAY If a player Bets-to-Win and wins the hand, that player reveals the face-down Clutch Play card. For an offensive winner, a black picture card doubles the winning-hand yardage. A black Ace scores an imme-diate touchdown. For a defensive winner, a red picture card doubles the defensive winning-hand yardage. A red Ace results in an immediate interception. An interception immediately changes possession, and the defensive player causing the interception becomes the next offensive dealer. After the Clutch Play is completely resolved, determine whether the offense has reached or crossed the first-down marker. BENCHED PLAYERS A player who Bets-to-Win and loses the hand becomes benched and must sit out the entire next hand. Place that player's heavier Bet-to-Win chip in the Benched Player area of the game mat. A benched player may not participate in the next hand, use Game Chips, or deal. If an entire offensive or defensive team becomes benched at the same time, that team receives a 5-yard mis-conduct penalty and all of its benched players immediately return to play. DEFENSIVE GOAL LINE STAND When the offense is inside the opponent's 10-yard line, any defensive player may activate a Goal Line Stand for that hand only by spending 1 Game Chip before the deal begins. Place the chip on the King location on the game mat. While Goal Line Stand is active, any King appearing among the 5 community cards immediately ends the down with no further offensive advancement. THE KICKING GAME Only on 4th down may the dealing quarterback choose to punt, attempt a field goal, or go for the first down normally. All kicking uses High or Low Play. HIGH OR LOW PLAY Begin by flipping 1 card face up. The kicking player predicts whether the next card will be higher or lower in value. An Ace is always high during High or Low Play. Each successful prediction adds 5 yards. If the first card revealed is any King, the kick is immediately blocked. A punt that avoids a first-card King automatically gains 20 kick yards before High or Low predictions begin. A matched pair during a punt produces a defensive punt return. A punter may intentionally make a prediction intended to fail on a long punt to reduce the possibility of producing a return. A field goal that avoids a first-card King automatically gains 10 kick yards, but the kicker must still make at least 1 successful High or Low prediction for the field goal to score. A matched pair during a field goal has no special effect, and play continues with another prediction. A failed prediction normally ends the kick attempt. However, the kicking player, or the next eligible defensive punt-return player to make a call, may spend an available Game Chip to void the failed prediction and contin-ue the sequence. If a field-goal attempt reaches or crosses the goal line through successful High or Low predictions, the kick is good and scores 3 points for the kicking offensive player. If the field-goal attempt fails, the opposing team takes possession at the original line of scrimmage. Before a field-goal attempt begins, use the 2 red markers on the game mat to mark the original line of scrim-mage. DEFENSIVE PUNT RETURN During a punt, if 2 consecutively revealed cards match in value, regardless of suit, the defense immediately earns a punt return. The return reverses field direction toward the kicking team's goal line. The player next to the offensive dealer becomes the return player. The dealer flips 1 card to determine the entire return. A black numbered card produces return yardage equal to its numerical value. A black Jack produces a 10-yard return. A black Queen produces a 15-yard return. A black King produces no return yardage. A black Ace pro-duces an immediate touchdown. Any red card produces no return yardage. If no return yardage is gained, the receiving team begins its possession at the location where the punt ended. After the return, the return player becomes the next quarterback dealer for the receiving team. If a black Ace is revealed, the return player scores the touchdown and may attempt the applicable conversion under the normal conversion rules. EXTRA POINT AND 2-POINT CONVERSION After a touchdown, reshuffle the deck and place 4 cards face down. For an extra-point attempt, the first revealed Ace or picture card scores 1 point unless a King appears first. For a 2-point conversion, 2 Aces or picture cards must be revealed before a King appears. Any King immediately stops and fails the conversion attempt. SAFETY A safety awards 2 points to the defensive player who caused the safety. That player also receives the next deal when the defensive team becomes the offensive team following the safety. SAFETY STOP: Any offensive player out of turn before the hand starts, can put a game chip prior a game play action that may result in a safety. If a play action anytime during the hand causes a safety, the ball is placed on the one-yard line instead of scoring 2 points for the defense. After a safety stop, the chip is removed to the used game chip area. Play then continues as normal. Only one safety stop can occur per hand. PENALTIES All penalties are 5-yard penalties and never result directly in a score. If penalty yardage would carry the foot-ball across a goal line, place the football at the 1-yard line instead. Official penalties include forgetting to place the Dealer Play Action Mat in front of the current dealer, dealing cards to a benched player, forgetting to move the first-down markers when required, forgetting to remove the King Zone Pass Coverage chip when its coverage ends, or an entire team becoming benched. Minor mistakes and accidental card exposure are not penalties and may be corrected by table agreement. Throw the penalty flag and have some laughs. DUAL VICTORY PLAY Team Victory is awarded to the highest-scoring team. MVP Victory is awarded to the highest-scoring individual player. OVERTIME If either the team totals or the MVP-leading individual scores are tied at the end of regulation, overtime be-gins. All players remain active and reset their individual scores to zero. A high-card draw determines the first offen-sive team and dealer. Overtime continues until the first score occurs. The first player to score during overtime wins the MVP Victory and secures the Team Victory.

REGULATION PLAY Regulation consists of 8 offensive drives divided into 4 quarters, with 2 drives per quarter. Use the wood quar-ter marker to track drives 1–4 during the first half and drives 5–8 during the second half. At the end of regulation, the highest-scoring team wins the Team Victory and the highest-scoring individual player wins the MVP Victory. If two teammates tie, both teams tie, or players from opposing teams tie, play goes to overtime. GAME FLOW Each hand represents 1 football down. Only offensive players deal in Power Poker Football®. The quarterback dealer acts first on most play actions. The offense has 4 downs to gain 10 yards for a first down. Reaching or crossing the first-down marker awards a first down only after the entire hand, including any Clutch Play, has been completed. After a first down is awarded, reset the first-down markers and continue with a new set of downs. If the defense stops the offense after 4 downs, possession changes direction across the field. If an offensive player wins the hand and possession remains unchanged, that player becomes the next dealer. If a defensive player wins the hand but possession remains unchanged, the deal passes clockwise to the next of-fensive player. A defensive player who causes a change of possession through their own play action becomes the next offen-sive dealer. Move the red first-down markers only at the very end of the hand, including after any Clutch Play flip. GAME CHIPS — USE THEM WISELY Game Chips may be used to activate King Zone Pass Coverage, declare a Hail Mary Attempt, activate a Goal Line Stand, save a failed High or Low prediction, or continue an eligible kick or return play. The heavier Bet-to-Win chip is used to declare a Bet-to-Win. Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle do not require Game Chips and cannot be canceled with Game Chips. New players are encouraged to practice one shaded rules section at a time. Once comfortable, combine all sec-tions for a full regulation game. PLAY BEGINS At the start of every hand, the quarterback deals 2 face-down cards to every active player and places 1 Clutch Play card face down in the center of the game mat. A player may Bet-to-Win in turn at any eligible time during the hand. Once a Bet-to-Win is placed, it cannot be changed or withdrawn. The player is locked into the poker hand but may still use eligible Game Chip play actions. RUNNING BACK BLAST — OFFENSE Before the flop begins, the quarterback dealer or any eligible offensive player may declare a Running Back Blast. Only 1 Running Back Blast may be called during a hand. The offensive player must possess, or bluff possession of, a black Ace. Any defensive player may challenge the call. If challenged and the offensive player reveals a black Ace, the offense gains 5 yards and the challenging de-fender must discard 1 handheld card. If the offensive player cannot reveal a black Ace, the offensive player instead discards 1 handheld card. After the Running Back Blast opportunity is completed, play proceeds to the defensive pre-flop action. BLITZ SACK / FUMBLE BET — DEFENSE Before the flop begins, 1 defensive player may spend 1 Game Chip to bet that a red Ace will appear during the flop. If a red Ace appears, the offense immediately loses 5 yards and the dealer flips 1 reveal card to determine pos-session. A red reveal gives the defense immediate possession and ends the hand. A black reveal allows the of-fense to retain possession and the hand continues unless another applicable red Ace must be resolved. If 2 red Aces appear during the flop, each causes a 5-yard loss, for a total possible loss of 10 yards. Only 1 fumble may occur, so a second red Ace does not produce an additional possession reveal. If the defense recovers possession, the hand immediately ends and the defensive player who made the Blitz Sack/Fumble Bet becomes the next offensive dealer. If no red Ace appears during the flop, the Game Chip is lost. After the offensive and defensive pre-flop play actions are completed, proceed to the Yardage Scoring Flop. THE YARDAGE SCORING FLOP The offensive quarterback dealer slowly reveals 3 community cards from left to right. Flop cards always re-solve from left to right during scoring. Only black scoring cards move the offense forward. Black numbered cards score their face value. A black Jack scores 10 yards, a black Queen scores 15 yards, and a black Ace scores 20 yards. Any King revealed during the flop immediately stops all additional offensive flop yardage. Each red Ace revealed during the flop moves the offense backward 5 yards. If the offense reaches the goal line at any time during the game, the hand immediately ends with a touchdown, except when a Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line. A Fold-to-Run touchdown is resolved under the Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle rules. After the Yardage Scoring Flop, players continue in normal turn order and may check, Fold-to-Run, Fold-to-Tackle, or place a Bet-to-Win chip when eligible. Fold-to-Run and Fold-to-Tackle are independent play actions made in turn. Neither action requires the oppos-ing team to Fold first. A player who places a Bet-to-Win chip is locked into the poker hand but may still use eligible Game Chip play actions. LOADING THE BOX If all 3 flop cards are red numbered cards, the defensive team immediately recovers all previously used Game Chips from the Used Game Chips area. FOLD-TO-RUN — OFFENSE In turn, an offensive player may Fold-to-Run. The player places both hole cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat, then reveals the black numbered cards only. Black numbered cards score Run yards at face value. If both cards score, add their values together. All other cards score 0 yards. The player is then folded out of the poker hand. If the Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line, stop the runner at the goal line and ignore any excess Run yards. Do not award the touchdown until the next defender in turn is given one opportunity to Fold-to-Tackle. If that defender scores any Tackle yards, move the runner back from the goal line by that amount and the touchdown is not scored. If the defender declines to Fold-to-Tackle or scores 0 Tackle yards, the touchdown is scored. FOLD-TO-TACKLE — DEFENSE In turn, a defensive player may Fold-to-Tackle. The player chooses 1 of their 2 hole cards and places it face up on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The other hole card is placed face down. Only a red numbered card scores Tackle yards, at face value. All other cards score 0 yards. The player is then folded out of the poker hand. When a Fold-to-Run reaches or crosses the goal line, the next defender in turn is given one opportunity to Fold-to-Tackle before the touchdown is awarded. If the defender scores any Tackle yards, move the runner back from the goal line by that amount and the touchdown is not scored. If the defender declines to Fold-to-Tackle or scores 0 Tackle yards, the touchdown is scored. FOLD-TO-PASS — OFFENSE Starting with the quarterback dealer and continuing in turn, any eligible offensive player may Fold-to-Pass by folding out of the poker hand and placing their handheld card or cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The dealer flips 1 reveal card face up. A red numbered card, red picture card, or red Ace results in an incomplete pass. A black numbered card completes the pass for yardage equal to the card's numerical value. A black Jack com-pletes the pass for 10 yards. A black Queen completes the pass for 15 yards. A black King is a dropped pass for no gain unless King Zone Pass Coverage is active, in which case it results in an interception. A black Ace completes the pass for 20 yards. Add completed passing yardage to the offense's current field position. If the completed pass reaches or crosses the goal line, score a touchdown. The folding player takes no further action during the hand. HAIL MARY ATTEMPT A Hail Mary Attempt may be declared only after the offense has reached midfield, the 50-yard line or beyond. Before the Fold-to-Pass dealer reveal, the folding offensive player must spend 1 Game Chip and announce the Hail Mary Attempt. If a black Ace is revealed, score an immediate touchdown instead of the normal 20-yard pass gain. Any other pass-completion card awards its normal Fold-to-Pass yardage. King Zone Pass Coverage cannot stop a Hail Mary touchdown produced by a black Ace. Other Hail Mary re-sults are resolved according to the applicable King Zone Pass Coverage rules. Only 1 Hail Mary Attempt may be declared during a hand. KING ZONE PASS COVERAGE — DEFENSE When an offensive player declares a Fold-to-Pass, any defensive player may immediately spend 1 Game Chip and place it on their end-zone King location to activate King Zone Pass Coverage. While King Zone Pass Coverage is active, any King revealed during a Fold-to-Pass is an immediate intercep-tion. All other completed passes are limited to a maximum gain of 5 yards, even when a higher-valued com-pletion card is revealed. An interception immediately changes possession and ends the hand. The defensive player who activated King Zone Pass Coverage becomes the next offensive dealer following the interception. King Zone Pass Coverage cannot be activated unless a pass is attempted and cannot stop a Hail Mary touch-down on a black Ace. King Zone Pass Coverage remains active until the offense makes a first down or possession changes. Remove the King Zone Pass Coverage chip when a first down is made or following a change of possession, and move it to the Used Game Chips area. FOLD-TO-BLITZ — DEFENSE Starting with the first eligible defensive player in turn from the dealer, a defensive player may Fold-to-Blitz by folding out of the poker hand and placing their handheld card or cards face down on the Dealer Play Action Mat. The dealer flips 1 reveal card face up. Black cards result in a failed blitz. Red numbered cards have no effect. A red Jack, red Queen, red King, or red Ace results in a successful blitz and moves the offense backward 5 yards. Subtract any Blitz yardage from the offense's current field position. The folding defensive player takes no further action during the hand. FINAL BET-TO-WIN ROUND After the final community card is revealed, the remaining eligible players may place their Bet-to-Win chip into the center of the game mat. A player who Bets-to-Win risks becoming benched if they lose the hand but gains access to the Clutch Play card if they win. Once a Bet-to-Win is made, it cannot be withdrawn. A player may not Bet-to-Win last if all other players have already folded out of the hand. WINNER OF THE HAND The best 5-card poker hand wins the hand. Ties are decided by a high-card reveal. An offensive winner moves the football forward according to the offensive Winning Hand Chart. A defensive winner pushes the offense backward according to the defensive Winning Hand Chart. Unless possession changes, an offensive player who wins the hand becomes the next dealer. CLUTCH PLAY If a player Bets-to-Win and wins the hand, that player reveals the face-down Clutch Play card. For an offensive winner, a black picture card doubles the winning-hand yardage. A black Ace scores an imme-diate touchdown. For a defensive winner, a red picture card doubles the defensive winning-hand yardage. A red Ace results in an immediate interception. An interception immediately changes possession, and the defensive player causing the interception becomes the next offensive dealer. After the Clutch Play is completely resolved, determine whether the offense has reached or crossed the first-down marker. BENCHED PLAYERS A player who Bets-to-Win and loses the hand becomes benched and must sit out the entire next hand. Place that player's heavier Bet-to-Win chip in the Benched Player area of the game mat. A benched player may not participate in the next hand, use Game Chips, or deal. If an entire offensive or defensive team becomes benched at the same time, that team receives a 5-yard mis-conduct penalty and all of its benched players immediately return to play. DEFENSIVE GOAL LINE STAND When the offense is inside the opponent's 10-yard line, any defensive player may activate a Goal Line Stand for that hand only by spending 1 Game Chip before the deal begins. Place the chip on the King location on the game mat. While Goal Line Stand is active, any King appearing among the 5 community cards immediately ends the down with no further offensive advancement. THE KICKING GAME Only on 4th down may the dealing quarterback choose to punt, attempt a field goal, or go for the first down normally. All kicking uses High or Low Play. HIGH OR LOW PLAY Begin by flipping 1 card face up. The kicking player predicts whether the next card will be higher or lower in value. An Ace is always high during High or Low Play. Each successful prediction adds 5 yards. If the first card revealed is any King, the kick is immediately blocked. A punt that avoids a first-card King automatically gains 20 kick yards before High or Low predictions begin. A matched pair during a punt produces a defensive punt return. A punter may intentionally make a prediction intended to fail on a long punt to reduce the possibility of producing a return. A field goal that avoids a first-card King automatically gains 10 kick yards, but the kicker must still make at least 1 successful High or Low prediction for the field goal to score. A matched pair during a field goal has no special effect, and play continues with another prediction. A failed prediction normally ends the kick attempt. However, the kicking player, or the next eligible defensive punt-return player to make a call, may spend an available Game Chip to void the failed prediction and contin-ue the sequence. If a field-goal attempt reaches or crosses the goal line through successful High or Low predictions, the kick is good and scores 3 points for the kicking offensive player. If the field-goal attempt fails, the opposing team takes possession at the original line of scrimmage. Before a field-goal attempt begins, use the 2 red markers on the game mat to mark the original line of scrim-mage. DEFENSIVE PUNT RETURN During a punt, if 2 consecutively revealed cards match in value, regardless of suit, the defense immediately earns a punt return. The return reverses field direction toward the kicking team's goal line. The player next to the offensive dealer becomes the return player. The dealer flips 1 card to determine the entire return. A black numbered card produces return yardage equal to its numerical value. A black Jack produces a 10-yard return. A black Queen produces a 15-yard return. A black King produces no return yardage. A black Ace pro-duces an immediate touchdown. Any red card produces no return yardage. If no return yardage is gained, the receiving team begins its possession at the location where the punt ended. After the return, the return player becomes the next quarterback dealer for the receiving team. If a black Ace is revealed, the return player scores the touchdown and may attempt the applicable conversion under the normal conversion rules. EXTRA POINT AND 2-POINT CONVERSION After a touchdown, reshuffle the deck and place 4 cards face down. For an extra-point attempt, the first revealed Ace or picture card scores 1 point unless a King appears first. For a 2-point conversion, 2 Aces or picture cards must be revealed before a King appears. Any King immediately stops and fails the conversion attempt. SAFETY A safety awards 2 points to the defensive player who caused the safety. That player also receives the next deal when the defensive team becomes the offensive team following the safety. SAFETY STOP: Any offensive player out of turn before the hand starts, can put a game chip prior a game play action that may result in a safety. If a play action anytime during the hand causes a safety, the ball is placed on the one-yard line instead of scoring 2 points for the defense. After a safety stop, the chip is removed to the used game chip area. Play then continues as normal. Only one safety stop can occur per hand. PENALTIES All penalties are 5-yard penalties and never result directly in a score. If penalty yardage would carry the foot-ball across a goal line, place the football at the 1-yard line instead. Official penalties include forgetting to place the Dealer Play Action Mat in front of the current dealer, dealing cards to a benched player, forgetting to move the first-down markers when required, forgetting to remove the King Zone Pass Coverage chip when its coverage ends, or an entire team becoming benched. Minor mistakes and accidental card exposure are not penalties and may be corrected by table agreement. Throw the penalty flag and have some laughs. DUAL VICTORY PLAY Team Victory is awarded to the highest-scoring team. MVP Victory is awarded to the highest-scoring individual player. OVERTIME If either the team totals or the MVP-leading individual scores are tied at the end of regulation, overtime be-gins. All players remain active and reset their individual scores to zero. A high-card draw determines the first offen-sive team and dealer. Overtime continues until the first score occurs. The first player to score during overtime wins the MVP Victory and secures the Team Victory.