Universal Rule for Board Games - Players Decide Ambiguity: If players ever arrive at a situation not covered in the rulebook, and the rules offer no definitive answer, then players should feel free to decide what happens.

Q: Are teams charged time-outs for unsuccessful video review challenges?

A: From Keith: No, they are not. But maybe outside the two minute warning they should be. It would be a good house rule. But keep in mind, the video review symbol takes into account ALL close plays, not just those challenged by coaches. I know, the game book text uses referee announcement ("after further review...") but that's mainly for color. If you add a red flag rule that introduces the cost of a time out, you would want to have the overturn rate be a little higher than the game represents it. In other words, a coach isn't going to throw the challenge flag unless he feels like he has a good chance of getting the call overturned. Currently, the success rate is about 40% overall. The game book success rate is around 22%. So, maybe you say that when a video review comes up outside the two-minute warning (all plays are automatically reviewable inside two minutes), either coach can throw the red challenge flag. If you do, you increase the success range by 1 d6. So instead of a reversal on, say, 54-66 as spelled out in the game book, it's now 44-66. BUT, if you fail, you lose a time out. That would be cool. Note that if you do this, you would NOT adjust the review dice roll inside two minutes--the referees are going to review ALL calls in that period, and a much lower percentage of them are going to be overturned.

Q: When playing Cold Snap Express, which positions are classified as TE?

A: For the older CFL seasons, we usually put the tight end in box EB. But, it's academic--if there's no tight end on the field, you'd just check the wideouts and slot receivers in SA, SB, EA and EB.

Q: When playing Cold Snap Express, which positions make up the backfield?

A: For modern COLD SNAP seasons, "backfield" would include QB, RB, and FB boxes. For older seasons, like 1960 where there were three running backs in the backfield, the SB box is included in the backfield. You can generally (though not always) assume that a player is in the backfield if he has IN and OU run grades.