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Year Published
1970
# of Players
1 − 2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 1, 2 players
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Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
11 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
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Language Dependence
Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
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Paydirt
Alternate Names
Paydirt!
Sports Illustrated Pro Football
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Paydirt uses Team Charts patterned after every NFL team. These charts are statistically designed to reflect the strengths and weaknesses that characterized that team. Though the teams from the era it was published come in the box there is the ability to purchase teams from any era, and even more recent teams. With Avalon Hill's demise this is not the case for the most recent years.*

Originally called Sports Illustrated Pro Football published by Time, Inc. Then became Paydirt by Avalon Hill. Chart designer Dr. Thomas R. Nicely, a mathematician with published articles on the subject of random and statistical probabilities.

  • Rights to create charts reverted to Dr. Nicely when Avalon Hill folded and was absorbed by Hasbro. He then granted the privelege and rights of producing charts to one Matt Floray, who is releasing updated (and previous) charts.
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from "The Avalon Hill General Index and Company History, 1952-1980"

Paydirt (1977) Revised 1978
Sports Illustrated design revised by Avalon Hill
Designed by N/A
Development by N/A

Previously published by SI under the title of Pro Football, PAYDIRT received a much needed redesign by Dr. Thomas Nicely. The names of the original SI designers are unknown. Equally important, the NFL team charts which hadn’t been updated since 1972 were revised and updated every year starting with the 1978 season. Prospective buyers can now tell which year’s team charts are included inside due to the application of a descriptive label on the outside of each game box. Updated team charts are available every year direct from AH.


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Avalon Hill 1993 Season version
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Year: 1994
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Avalon Hill 1992 Season version
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Year: 1993
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Avalon Hill 1991 Season version
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Year: 1992
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Avalon Hill 1990 Season version
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Year: 1991
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Year: 1990
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1 1981 Paydirt Charts
1981 paydirt charts. Original charts with updates.
2011-10-26
1 Origami Dice that can be used with Paydirt (alternative version)
Alternative version of the Paydirt origami dice which does away with the large blocks of solid colour for something hopefully a bit more printer friendly.
2011-05-29
1 Origami Dice that can be used with Paydirt
Cut into sqaures along the solid lines and fold as instructed here: http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/origami-dice You can use the dotted lines as a guide to help you fold into the centre rather than make a central crease right through the die face. I created these after reading this thread: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/608070/origami-dice I found the distribution of numbers here: http://www.tabletop-sports.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=919
2011-05-29
0 2010 Super Bowl Teams by Data-Driven Football
The most accurate Paydirt charts ever developed. The entire regular season play by play dataset, direct from the NFL's website, is analyzed along with video review to produce DDF's charts, the official charts used by the World Boardgaming Championships Paydirt tournament.
2011-02-03
1 2010 Super Bowl teams
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~hunte006/paydirt.htm RedZone: the examination of game film leaves no speculation or presumptions', RedZone charts are true reflection of the year it portrays
2011-01-29
1 2009 Super bowl teams
RedZone: the examination of game film leaves no speculation or presumptions', RedZone charts are true reflection of the year it portrays
2010-03-07
1 2009 Super Bowl Teams by Data-Driven Football
Every play from every game properly refelected on the charts. This is an update to the file that includes updated charts that match the official release of the entire 2009 set.
2010-01-30
0 2008 Super Bowl team's
RedZone: the examination of game film leaves no speculation or presumptions', RedZone charts are true reflection of the year it portrays
2009-02-22
0 Paydirt Game Tracking Sheet and Game Statistics Sheet
An Excel file with two worksheets. The firt worksheet can be printed and used to track a game during play. The second worksheet is an example of summary statistics that can be generated from the game tracking sheet.
2009-01-28
0 2008 Super Bowl Teams - Data-Driven Football
The first release of the 2008 Super Bowl teams.
2009-01-24
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Average Rating: 6.87
Standard Deviation: 1.76
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Personal Comments: 162
Users Owning: 461
Users Wanting: 16
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