Crash Tackle (2001)

Crash Tackle is the rugby union sports board game that brings all the fast paced heart pumping action of real rugby right to your table top!"

Crash Tackle is a strategy sports board game for two players (rather than a statistical replay game). A large full-colour 8 piece hex board makes up the pitch, and each team is represented by 15 individual player counters.

Each teams 15 players are divided into 4 basic groups (Forwards, Backs, Wings & Fullback) according to their respective skills and abilities. These skills determine how well each player can perform actions like Passing, Kicking and Gathering the ball.

On their turn each player can move any or all of their players in any direction a certain distance (governed by their position and relative skill), rolling dice to perform actions such as kicking or passing the ball when necessary.

Also, special 'Pressure Play' cards offer additional moves and actions your players can make in pursuit of victory.

The game is also available for play by:
email, via CyberBoard - http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/
realtime, via VASSAL - http://www.vassalengine.org/community/index.php

New rules and updates can be found at http://www.crashtacklerugbygame.co.za

Crash Tackle simulates Rugby Union's International Rugby Board (IRB) laws (rules).

The game is based upon the "standard" 15-man team with 7 substitutes.

There are enough additional optional rules on the game's website to double the size of the rulebook.