1. Transfer fee – Minimum transfer fee (will rise in a bidding war).
2. xP – Expected performance from that player.
3. Club – Only applicable when the club is in the game.
4. Core player – You start the game with these players.
5. Shortlist player – Any club player without core star.
6. Development cost – How many Training tokens it takes to upgrade the player.
7. Potential xP – The strength of that player’s developed card.
8. Chemistry – Match two half chemistry stars to gain 1 xP.
9. Position – The player's preferred position.
10. Out of position – Players can play out of position, but will lose 1 xP for every third removed from their preferred position.

Top color = Position

Utility player: Purple
Attacker: Green
Attacking midfielder: Light green
Midfielder: Yellow
Defensive midfielder: Orange
Defender: Red
Keeper: Light red

Bottom color = Club

Pick Sides

Decide who will be Manager A (left side of the board) and Manager B (right). If you can’t decide, the person whose idea it was to play Superclub Rivals is Manager A. The other is Manager B.

Club & Identity

Select a club to manage. Once you have your club, find the stadium card + the 3 identity cards. Shuffle the identity cards and pick one without looking at the bonus. Place the identity card in the (2 x injury icons) slot in attack. This is your unique bonus for the entire game.

Get Settled

Collect the following:

• 1 Manager folder
• 7 Core players (see page 6)
• 15 Shortlist players (see page 6)
• 1 core Key staff
• 17 Creds
• 2 dice (one of each color)

STADIUM CARDS

Draft

This is where you add to your starting squad (the 7 core players). Shuffle the remaining Player cards and place 14 cards face up on the draft side of the game board. Each Manager will draft 7 Player cards in a «snake draft» (Ax1, Bx2, Ax2, Bx2, Ax2, Bx2, Ax2, Bx1).

Note: Drafted players are free, there are no transfer fees involved … yet.

Post-Draft

When the draft is over, flip the game board. Shuffle and place the following decks on the board:

• Remaining Player cards 7 (page 13)
• Key staff cards 6 (page 13)
• Shortlists 4 (page 13)

Shuffle each other’s shortlists, not your own.

Place the following items on the board:

• Stack of Match tokens 8 (page 13). Match token 1 on top.
• Each manager’s stadium card 5 (page 13)

CLUB IDENTITY CARDS

SUMMER

Stadium income,
Investments and
Transfer window

WINTER

Training,
Scouting and
Transfer window

FINAL

Summer
+ Winter

Summer ☀️

Winter 🌨️

Game board

Battle 1: Midfield battle (mid v mid)

Battle 2: Home attack (att v def)

Battle 3: Away attack (def v att)

1. Remove all player cards except goalkeeper and your 5 best players (just xP, position is irrelevant) from the folder. Move the remaining 5 players to the 5 midfield slots.
2. Manager A starts with the leftmost player taking the first penalty kick. Roll both dice. Player xP + dice = Kick quality.
3. Manager B rolls dice. Goalkeeper xP + dice = Save quality.
4. If Kick quality is greater than Save quality, it’s a goal. The player cards remains face up in the same slot.
5. If Save quality is equal to or greater than Kick quality, the penalty kick is saved. Manager A turns the player card face down in the same slot.
6. Manager B then takes the next penalty.

7. Continue until each team has taken all 5 penalties or it’s mathematically impossible for the trailing team to catch up.
8. If it’s still tied after 5 penalties each, get ready for Sudden death mode. Select 5 additional player cards and repeat the process, this time in the attacking slots (remove the Club identity card). However, if a team at any point takes the lead with the same amount of penalty kicks taken, the match is over.
9. If it’s still tied after 10 penalties, the two goalkeepers will take the 11th penalty kick for each team.
10. If it’s still tied after 11 penalties each, continue with sudden death mode with the players who took the first penalty kicks until the match is decided.

Within products, all clubs are about equal in strength. But there is now a difference between clubs from different products. The 4 standard clubs (Red, Blue, Yellow, Purple) are level 1. They have different specialties, but are equally strong. The old Top Six clubs (Green and Pink) are level 2 clubs. They have slightly more powerful cores. The old Powerhouses (Brown, Orange, Black, White) have never been playable in the Superclub universe before. Now they are, and their cores are even stronger than the other’s.

But what happens when different levels meet?

For each difference in level, move the stack of Match tokens 1 slot towards the weaker side. This becomes the new middle. The game is played in the normal way, but it will take more for the stronger side to win the rivalry.

The motivation boost is used as usual, but there will never be more than +3.

So for those of you who went for the full package with all 10 clubs, have fun with it and be sure to give us your feedback.

Pink vs Green

Pink River City and Green Hill Rangers, make an epic comeback in Superclub Rivals. Known from the Top Six expansion, these teams have gone head to head since the beginning of Superclub time. Now it’s time to settle the rivalry once and for all.

Black vs White

These two clubs have seen more than their share of success, but they never tire of winning. Most of the time, the only thing standing in their way is their old neighbors … and bitter rivals. No matter the outcome, both Black Lake FC and White Peak FC are firmly in the Powerhouse category, but there can only be one ultimate winner.

Orange vs Brown

When two historic Powerhouses clash, people take notice. Orange Beach FC and Brown Park FC have been among the elite of the Superclub universe for so long that it almost feels inevitable. Their managers know that it can all slip away in the blink of an eye if they don’t continue to grow.