New from the pond
Beaver Football
Seven-on-seven tail-flag football at Mudflat Field. Pick a play, hike it, throw a spiral and pull the flag. No tackling, just a lot of mud.
Free on iPhone and iPad. Beaver Football is on the App Store, with no ads. The early version still plays free in your browser.
- 7-on-7 tail-flag football
- 152 plays to unlock
- 26 coach tips, Novice to Expert
- Free in your browser
Call the play
Every down starts in the huddle with a hand of play cards, each one drawn the way a coach draws it on the whiteboard. Pick one, or just hike it and run the coach's call, and the routes draw right on the grass.
| Card | What it does |
|---|---|
| Run Mud Dive | Hand it off and plough up the middle. Short gains, but hard to stop. |
| Short pass Quick Slants | Receivers cut across the middle and the ball comes out fast. |
| Deep pass Pond Bomb | Everybody runs long. Hold the throw for more loft and drop it over the defense. |
| Trick play Jet Sweep | A receiver comes in motion, takes the ball and races for the edge. |
Those are the four starter plays. The Playbook has 152 more from ten formations in 17 packs: quick passes, runs, deep bombs, red zone plays and beaver trick plays. Earn Beaver Bucks by playing and open new packs with them. Every Beaver Buck is earned in games, never sold.
Throw a spiral
It's one button. Tap to hike, then tap again to throw to the open receiver the gold arrow points at, or hold for a harder throw. A clean release throws a tight spiral that carries; a rushed one wobbles and dies in the air, and the defense loves a wobbler.
Tap any receiver to throw to them instead. Lead them into space and they catch it in stride. Leave it hanging and it gets swatted, dropped or picked off. With the ball, your runner jukes, spins and Belly Slides on their own, and a full Tail Boost is a burst of speed when you need it most.
On defense the same button pulls the flag: switch to the beaver nearest the ball and pull the carrier's tail flag to end the play. Miss and they juke you.
Football, made for beavers
It's real football, just smaller and muddier, so a brand-new player can learn it in one game:
- Start at your own 5. Four downs to cross midfield, then four more to score.
- Touchdown is 6. Then go for 1 from the 5, or 2 from the 10. Line up a field goal from the other team's half.
- The Tail Punt. Every half starts with a Tail Punt kickoff. Catch it and run it back!
- No tackling. Every beaver wears a tail flag. Pull it and the play is over.
- Both teams drive. Score, and the other team gets the ball. Turn it over and they get it there.
- Halftime and a last minute. In each half's last minute the clock only runs during plays.
- A mercy rule at 28 points, and a shootout from the 10 if it's tied at the end.
Play a Quick game (two short halves), a Full game, or just One drive. Easy, Normal and Hard change how much the game helps.
Your team, your helmets
The same Team Builder and Player Editor as Beaver Ball, now with helmets, face masks and some very silly shoulder pads: giant pads, log pads, lily pads, acorn pads.
Pick from ten ready-made clubs to play as or against, or build up to six teams of your own: name, colors and uniforms. Then give each player a look, a name and a number.
Watch from behind the offense like a quarterback, or from the side like on TV. Peg and Stu call it all from the booth.
Learn the game as you play
Never played football? That's who we built it for. The tutorial waits for you at every step while Peg and Stu talk you through it. Each play card is drawn like a coach's whiteboard, so you can see where everyone is going before the snap, and 26 coach tips, from Novice to Expert, pop up at just the right moment in a game. Easy is made for younger players; Medium and Hard are there when you want a real game.
Controls
On a phone: tap a card, tap Hike!, tap or hold to throw, tap a receiver to pick them. A game controller works too. On a computer: arrows or WASD to move, Space to hike and throw, click a receiver to pass, Tab to switch, C for the camera, ? for every key.
Beaver Football in pictures
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. The early version plays free in your browser, with no sign-up.
Where do I get the app?
On the App Store, free for iPhone and iPad: Beaver Football. Beaver Ball is there too.
Is it OK for kids?
Yes. It's flag football, so nobody gets tackled, there's no chat, and the booth keeps it Kids-safe.
Is this the same Beaver Ball team?
Yes: same beavers, same booth, same look. Beaver Ball is softball at Lodgepole Park; Beaver Football is across the pond at Mudflat Field.