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Tailgate Shootout

July 30, 2010 in Featured, Tailgating Games

You remember playing paper football back when you were a kid, right? Wish there was a game on the market that took the rules and game play of paper football but made it more realistic and designed for tailgating? Introducing Tailgate Shootout.

Tailgate Shootout Parking Lot Wide

As you can see from the above photo, tailgate shootout consist of a football field layout, foam football, goal posts and a carrying bag. The object is to kick the football to slide it along the football field layout to score a touchdown. Much like in paper football, you can kick an extra point. However, unlike paper football, instead of flicking the “ball” through your buddy’s thumbs and index fingers, you actually kick it between miniaturized goal posts. The playing field is heavy duty and the imprint is printed on the bottom of the vinyl in order to protect the finish from friction of the ball and the players’ feet. The playing surface is also in compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Commission for ages 6 years and older. It also passed all harmful chemicals testing and hazards test. Check out the video demo the makers of Tailgate Shootout put together.

I was sent a sample of Tailgate Shootout and really enjoyed playing it. It brought back fond memories of playing paper football as a kid but was bigger, better and more realistic. Field goal attempts are easy enough for kids but hard enough for adults who may have had a few adult beverages. As you saw in the video, there is always an opportunity to kick a field goal and players don’t always have to go for the touchdown. How’s that for putting strategy and clock management into the old paper football game?

Tailgate Shootout is truly a new concept in tailgating games that takes an old favorite and makes it more realistic and improves upon it. Tailgate Shootout is available online now and is just in time for football season. The complete game set that includes the playing field, football, goal posts and carrying bag is $99 plus shipping. The makers of Tailgate Shootout are so confident you will like their game they even offer a 100% customer satisfaction 30 day guarantee.

To learn more about Tailgate Shootout or to buy a game set of your own, visit: TailgateShootout.com

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Flick Football Announces Tailgating Video Contest

November 16, 2009 in Tailgating Games

Call it what you will, Paper Football, Finger football, Chinese Football, Biren Football or Flick Football, more than likely you have played this game before. Flick Sports Games, makers of Flick Football, is hosting a video contest where you can win a Flick Football Pro Tailgate Game Set. Here is what you have to do to enter:

1. Shoot a 15 second video of your football tailgate party. In the video tell the folks at Flick Football why you think you deserve to win a FLICK FOOTBALL Pro Tailgate Game. (You only have 15 seconds so make it good.)

2. Upload your video to YouTube. Once uploaded and published, email the link to [email protected] Maker sure to put “VIDEO CONTEST” in the subject line of your email.

Videos will be judged on creativity excitement and enthusiasm.

Entries for each week must be submitted by 5:00 PM pacific every Monday. Winners will be posted at FlickSportsGames.com on Thursday of the same week. Second place wins a regular FLICK FOOTBALL game. One winner each week and contest ends February 8, 2010

Make sure to read the complete set of terms and conditions HERE on the Flick Football website.

If you haven’t seen this game from Flick Sports Games, you really should head over there and see the demo video. This isn’t just a piece of folded up binder paper you used back in 7th grade while avoiding to pay in attention in math class.

Each game comes with a playing surface that is 12″ wide by 138′ long that can be easily rolled up for storage and transport to your tailgate party. A scaled down replica of a real goal post that measures 12” wide by 23” tall is also included. The goal post disassembles to fit in the storage bag. (No more kicking field goals using your buddy’s fingers and thumbs as goal posts.) The ball is an exact replica of a real football scaled down to meet the precise weight and density to mimic the flight of a real football. A first down marker that measures out the starting position as well as when you get a new set of downs. Eight ball markers to place the players position and a rule book round out the game. The coolest part of this new “Paper Football on Steriods” is an Electronic Spinner. This spinner produces a completely unpredictable outcome on each player’s turn including positive and negative yardage, penalties and a two minute warning. You can even select from any of the 32 NFL cities to represent your ball markers.

I have a Flick Football myself and I will admit that I was impressed with the quality and detail that went into each piece of the game. Of course you could play Paper Football with a piece of paper and your tailgating table but that is so Junior High. If you liked Finger Football you’re going to love this version of Flick Football.

A complete set Flick Football will cost you $39.99

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A Beer and a Sheet of Paper

June 3, 2009 in Tailgating Games

paper football up noseImage by prawnpie via Flickr

It was Friday night and to beat evening rush hour traffic we got down to the stadium a bit too early. In short we had too much free time, no “true” tailgating games, plenty of beer and food, and a sheet of paper.

Think way, way, way back to your school days.  Remember sitting in study hall, or at the lunch table, or maybe even sitting at your desk when there was a substitute teacher.

You reached for your three ring binder, ripped out a piece of paper, and then started your folding.  In less than a minute you were all set for a game of paper football.  First one to 42 wins…as long as no one first loses an eye on a botched FG attempt.

Oh to be a kid all over again.

Well Friday night my buddy and I were kids…drunk kids.  Two drunk guys playing paper football.  And since we are now out of school and of the legal drinking age the game of paper football became a lot more fun (from what we remember!).

We cleared off the table holding our grub and beers and started the folding.

Some of our rules (don’t hesitate to modify)

  • Football goes off the table, you drink.
  • Score a touchdown, your opponent drinks (amount of drinking depends on the score; 1st TD equals 7 seconds, 2nd TD equals 14 seconds, etc…).
  • Nail a FG that also happens to hit your opponent on the head, your opponent chugs an entire beer.
  • Hot lady walks by in your favorite players’ t-shirt jersey, you both drink (yeah, this is a random one)

True this may not sound like the best tailgating game…but we did draw a crowd to our game and actually got a mini- tournament going with some other tailgaters.

Sometimes you just gotta think outside the box for some extra tailgating fun.  And a piece of paper is a heck of a lot cheaper than some of the tailgating games currently on the market!


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