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I’ve used the APBA Football Master game to replay several seasons.  The Master game provides the “ebb and flow” of an actual contest and allows the “coach” the opportunity to deploy multiple personnel packages to mirror today’s game or the single platoon system of yesteryear. On numerous occasions, I’ve matched team records and have come extremely close to replicating team and individual statistics.

My original purpose for creating this blog was solely to present my current and previous replays, offer “method of play” alternatives, share innovations, provide tools for evaluating individual cards, post links and informational tips to assist with preparing for and conducting season replays.

Of course, season replays will always remain the focal point, however, it’s my goal and ambition to cover all aspects of APBA Football ranging from historical, solo tournaments, league play and the finer points of Face-to-Face play. To accomplish this, I’ve enlisted the help of the finest minds in all APBA Football. My team of authors have been former card makers for the game company, innovators, league commissioner, writers for the APBA Journal, and APBA Hall of Famers.

Site authors are Mr. Mark Zarb, Mr. Ray Dunlap, Mr. Dave Urban, Mr. Greg Wells, Mr. Phil Molloy, Mr. Dan Flynn, Mr. Doug Reese and Mr. Scott Griffin.

I’ve created a quick reference site directory to aid visitors searching for the 20 most popular topics not found in the upper site menu (Home, Method of Play, YPC Ratings, etc).

SITE DIRECTORY

For any APBA Football related questions, feel free to contact me at oguard62@yahoo.com.

 

1949 All-American Football Conference

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APBA has just released a historical card set of the 1949 All-American Football Conference. Being a football historian, I literally can’t wait to complete my current replay project, so I can replay this historical season. Football in 1949 was quite different from today’s professional game. Facemasks on helmets didn’t exist, majority of player were “two-way” players who played both offense and defense, place kicking and punting was done as an additional duty because specialists didn’t exist yet, offensive and defensive formations were completely different, etc.

I wanted to provide the community with historical information about this season and explain the different formations (T-Formation, Single Wing, and 5-3-3 defensive alignment) employed. In addition, I translated those offensive formations and defensive alignment into APBA language (i.e., Position Designator Codes) and shared play calling tips to achieve realistic results. Thorough research of the penalties for this era has been conducted, and I’ve provided a table you can use to revise page 30 of the Master game booklet, and I’ve shared the steps and penalty table I will be using during my replay.  Also included, our team innovation ratings for keying/double coverage, Yards per Catch (YPC) and Sack & Interception ratings.

I hope you find the manual useful in getting the most out of this historical card set.

1949 AAFC APBA Manual:  1949 AAFC APBA Manual