The Last Poster Wins! [v21]

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Tapatalk is trying hard to convert everyone to it's message. Idk how much longer my ipad can hold off..

[Chakramaster]

Don't resist it. It wants to take over. If the iPad gives in before you do. Well we might have some problems xD

[Noblejanobii]

IT'S AN INVASION

[Chibi Altaria]

So a "down" is what's used as sort of like an interval system to explain how many times the offensive team has tried to get towards the opposing team's goal to either kick a field goal or get a touchdown. You get four tries or "downs" get 10 yards (or more) down the field. However, in most cases when people reach their "fourth down" or "fourth try", they usually punt the ball, which means they bring a special team onto the field and have someone kick the ball as far down the field as possible to the other team's receiver. Thus the punting team switches from offense to defense and the receiving from defense to offense.

Touchdowns occur when you get to the end of the field. They are worth six points like your goals. However, after ever touchdown, the scoring team has a chance to get what's called extra points. They can either sub in a kicker to kick the ball between the yellow goal posts for one point or try to score another touchdown from a certain yard line (not sure which one) for two points. Most teams just kick it. Another method of scoring is the field goal, which is essentially the extra point except a field goal is worth three points and is usually kicked from much further out. There's also what's called a safety which is worth two points but I don't really know the concept around that because I've never actually seen it happen.

Unlike your football, our field is very rectangular whereas yours appeared to be circular. Our football is more focused on gaining and losing yardage and pretty much stops after every play whereas yours seemed to be more flowing and constant like soccer. There's several different penalties a team can get that costs yardage or possession of the ball. For example if a person moves across the line of offense before the ball has been sent to the quarterback then that's false start I believe. If a person drops the ball thats a fumble and unless the guy who dropped it or one of his teammates jumps on top of it then it can be recovered by the other team. Much like how basketball has a shot clock, football has a second clock that makes the offensive team get the play off in a certain amount of time. If they fail to start the play before this clock hits zero then it's called delay of game which costs the offensive team five yards, I believe. There's also different types of like "fouls" such as facemask, horse collar, holding, and targeting, along with others, these are all calls that have to do with how a player was holding onto or hitting another player. The punishments for these range from yardage loss for the offending team (which means that if this were called on the defense then it's in favor to the offense because then the offense gains five or whatever the penalizing amount of yards is) to, in the case of targeting, a person being ejected from the game and possibly the next one. If you want to know the specifics of penalties I would suggest looking it up because I don't know all of them well enough to explain.

Does this make more sense?

Oooooooh, yeah, that makes much more sense. XD I was like "is this down some kind of area on the field?" lol. Okay, so if they only have four tries to get ten metres then, yeah, why wouldn't you punt it on fourth down? :p

[Neo Emolga]

The app doesn't let me turn off the sig in quick reply 😑

And that's exactly why I will never use it. XD

That, to me, is the cheesiest way to force users to advertise your app whenever they want to use it.

[Plasmalpha Arceus]

And that's exactly why I will never use it. XD

That, to me, is the cheesiest way to force users to advertise your app whenever they want to use it.

Couldn't agree more. I only use it because I can stay logged into multiple forums and access them all from one page. Beyond that, it's actually limited.

@Chakramaster: 10 yards to be exact.

In any case, personally if I were 30 yards away from the enemy goal-line and the touchdown is out of the question, why not go for 3? 😁

[Chakramaster]

@Chakramaster: 10 yards to be exact.

In any case, personally if I were 30 yards away from the enemy goal-line and the touchdown is out of the question, why not go for 3? ��

I has been summoned? Orrrrr, did you mean to tag Gemma? =0

[Noblejanobii]

He meant to tag @Lunar Latias

[Chibi Altaria]

Yes! We can still confuse people! xD THANKS, @EZ

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Yes! We can still confuse people! xD THANKS, @EZ

You are welcome