HOW TO PLAYMatch Attax is a game for 2 players. Just like a real Premier League match, the aim is to beat your opponent by scoring more goals. Simple! Just follow these rules and tips and you’ll be a pro in no time. CLUB LOGO Player’s POSITION CARD NUMBER ATTACK RATING Player’s name DEFENCE RATING l l l l ick your team of 11 players with 3 substitutes. P Choose a manager and a referee for extra gameplay power! Lay them face down in formation. Decide who goes first by flipping a coin. OW TO USE H YOUR REFEREE 1 After your opponent has selected their player and chosen to attack or defend, place your referee card on top of their player. 2 Select your player as normal, turn over the players and compare the ratings. 3 Remember to take –5 off your opponent’s rating! ERFECT P MOVE WIN WITH 3 ‘OFFSIDE’ PLAYERS OR 3 ‘COUNTER ATTACK’ PLAYERS AND YOU CAN REALLY TURN A GAME IN YOUR FAVOUR! 1 Win with 3 OFFISIDE players = -1 goal for your opponent 2 Win with 3 COUNTER ATTACK players = +1 goal for you USING OFFSIDE PLAYERS? You can only include 3 offside players in your line-up! USING COUNTER ATTACK PLAYERS? You must use the following Counter Attack players in your line-up: 1 x defender, 1 x midfielder and 1 x forward IT’S YOUR CALL! You can only play the OFFSIDE OR the COUNTER ATTACK as your Perfect Move! NEW FOR 2011/1 2 TOURNAMENT RULES YOUR TEAM l 1 Player from each club l 1 Star Player OR Star Signing l 3 ‘Offside’ players OR 3 ‘Counter Attack’ players (optional) l 1 Man of the Match OR 100 Club OR Limited Edition l 1 Golden Moment Player l 1 Manager l 1 Referee REFEREE l You can only use your referee once l You can only use your referee in a round when your opponent goes first l You can use your referee on any of your opponent’s players l You can only use your referee before both players have turned over their cards SUBSTITUTIONS l You cannot substitute your final player l Only 1 Goalkeeper allowed on the bench MANAGER l Managers can only be used once to boost a player from the same club l Managers cannot be used to boost Man of the Match, Hundred Club or Limited Edition players TOURNAMENT FORMATIONS l Only formations that fit the Play Pitch are allowed. l Available Formations: 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-5-1, 5-3-2, 5-2-3, 5-4-1, 3-5-2, 3-4-3 NEW RULES FOR 2011/1 2 M.A. SHUFFLE MA Shuffle is a cool new multi-player game that NUMBER O F PLAYERS you can play : with your friends. HOW TO PICK YOUR TEAM OF 11 PLAYERS O nly 1 Goalkeeper At least 2 Defenders At least 2 Midfielders A t least 2 Forwards Only 1 Star Player OR Star Signing O nly 1 MotM OR Hundred Club OR Limited Edition l Only 1 Golden Moment Player l No Referees l No Managers l l l l l l 2+ HOW TO PLAY Why not m ake your MA S huffle gam e tougher b y using no more than one player from any P remie League clu r b in your tea m? l S huffle a team of 11 players in your hand l The first player selects one of the coloured stats and challenges their opponents l Highest score wins the round l W inning cards go to the back of their pile. Losing cards are placed to one side l T he winner of the previous round always chooses first in the next round l T he winner is the only player with cards left at the end of the game NEWE GAM MULTI-MATCH-UP Multi-Match-Up is just like the normal game of Match Attax except now you can play with more than 2 players! l All Players set up their teams just like a normal game of Match Attax l The first player chooses to “ATTACK” or “DEFEND” l All players select their cards in a clockwise order l Highest card scores a goal and wins the round l The player with the most goals wins the game BER S: NUM YER A L P OF N TAKE O YOUR ! FRIENDS 2+ NEW GAME EXTRA-TIME Extra-Time is the great new way to settle a draw! l T ake all winning cards from the ‘GOALS FOR’ pile and lay them back out in formation l T oss a coin to see who chooses first l The player who wins the most rounds wins the game HOW TO SETTLE A DRAW ! PL12-COLL73