a manual game is provided which simulates american football . the game has a playing surface with multiple openings having indicia associated with football activities , and players toss game pieces at the surface in order to achieve football action determined by the indicia of the opening into which a game piece drops . the game includes a goal the structure with a pair of uprights , and players attempt to score field goals and points after touchdown by tossing a game piece between the uprights . a plurality of template plates are provided to effect different games , and each template plate has a subset of the openings and covers at least one of them . as a result , different games are available with different patterns of openings . a blank , planar form is provided which can be folded and assembled into a game chassis which includes the playing surface . the form is made of an inexpensive sheet material which can be manufactured easily , and it is of such a configuration that it can be assembled easily by individuals of ordinary skill .