This game is a tradition at every "Big Game" party that we host! I will share a free printable football squares game board and link to a couple of other fun games so you will be ready for Sunday.
How-to Play:
There are 100 squares on the board. Divide 100 by your number of guests/players.
Example:
- 100/4 players = everyone signs/initials 25 squares.
- 100/5 players = everyone signs/initials 20 squares.
- 100/6 players = everyone signs/initials 16 squares (with four extra squares).
- 100/7 players = everyone signs/initials 14 squares (with two extra squares).
- 100/8 players = everyone signs/initials 12 squares (with four extra squares).
- 100/9 players = everyone signs/initials 11 squares (with one extra square).
- 100/10 players = everyone signs/initials 10 squares.
If it doesn't come out exactly even, just pick a couple of people to claim an extra square or two (i.e., oldest, youngest, pregnant, etc.).
Remember: Have people sign the squares BEFORE you add the numbers!
From a deck of cards, remove a joker (for 0) plus one each of Ace through 9. You will have 10 cards to shuffle in a mini deck. After you shuffle well, flip the cards over one at a time and write down each number across the top of your board (columns).
Shuffle the cards again, flip them over one at a time and write each number down the side of your board (rows). If you need a visual of the card flipping, refer to my old post here.
Your prizes can be anything you want, candy, cash, scratch-off lottery tickets, gift cards, etc. We generally award scratch-off tickets with a prize at the end of every quarter.
Example:
- 1st quarter: $1 scratch-off lottery ticket
- Half-time: $2 scratch-off lottery ticket
- 3rd quarter: $1 scratch-off lottery ticket
- Final: $5 scratch-off lottery ticket
To determine the winners, take the score at the end of each quarter and find where the numbers intersect. Let's say the half-time score is Chiefs-14, 49ers-21 (I am expecting a high scoring game!). You would find the "four" under Chiefs and the "one" next to the 49ers. Trace across and down to find who signed the square at the intersection point. Make sense?
This is a fun game! We check to see who is "winning" after every score to see if it will hold out through the end of the quarter. People get very engaged in this game. Try it!
The other game that I am a big fan of is "prop bets". There are multiple versions online with things like: Will the National Anthem be over/under 90 seconds, who will score first, coin toss - heads or tails, etc. Everyone fills out a board (with their guesses) before the game and then you keep score to see who answered the most questions correctly. This is the one that I am using this year: Covers Party Prop Betting Sheet
If you like playing Bingo, here are some 2024 cards to print: Super Bowl Bingo
I'm expecting a good game this year!
Cheers! 🏈🏈🏈 Karen
