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Originally Posted by PartyGirlUK
iii) How important is it that the board game is true to football. e.g if I decided to make a match last three periods, which clearly has no relation to the beautiful game, would this turn people off?
Yes, it would turn people off. I realize it won't affect actual game play, but it would seem wrong to everyone (especially if the rest of the game is quasi-authentic).
A suggestion:
Beach soccer has three 12-minute periods. The higher scoring might make for a more entertaining experience anyway.
Obviously this means no famous players, but like Moocher said, you are unlikely to get that anyway if you plan to market this at all outside the confines of your basement.
But that does give you flexibility to simply create players with certain attributes (endless possibilities there; the players wouldn't even have to be human).