There are 44 Soccer cards with attractive artwork depicting different English football club kits from the 1940s. Most cards have a number on them from 2-11, which corresponds to each position on the soccer pitch - for example, 9 is a center forward.You have to place the cards you get to make attacks on your opponents goal. 3 cards are needed to make up a defensive or attacking formation. Goalkeeper cards and free kick cards can help to upset the balance of your opponent's plays.The possible formations are set out on player aid cards - for instance: 4,2,3 or 5,2,3 make saving(defensive moves)and 5,7,9 or 6,10,11 make attacking moves.The game is played over two halves and the player with the most goals wins.There are separate rules for play with 3 or 4 players. - BoardGameGeek