
- BGG rating
- 6.8
Goal! Game expansion pack: Dutch Team
2 players2010

Rules assistance for Goal! Game
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with saved question history.

For 2 players
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Goal! Game is a board game released in 2010 for 2 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Jiri Mikolas and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Pattern Building, and Open Drafting.
Get together with your friends and have a Soccer match! To honor the Soccer Championship in Africa 2010 the czech author Jirka Mikoláš releases a Soccer card game, that is both easy to learn, quick to play and fun to live through! You can have a friendly match, or get more involved and play through a small championship or a series of matches! Two starter decks are available, featuring Czech Republic vs. Germany and Slovakia vs. UK. Many nicely illustrated cards with well-known players are available... of course you would not find the exact names in newspapers ;) But you recognize them surely! More countries will be available also for you all to mix and play with in your decks (France, Italy, Netherlands and Spain). Therefore you can play a player vs. player match, or multiplayer up to 8 people. Dice are also featured in the game and used to get various poker-like combinations for you to score the best combination. These combinations are always compared and the better combination wins the current turn!
Goal! Game supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Goal! Game is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Goal! Game for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Goal! Game has a complexity rating of 2.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Goal! Game belongs to these categories: Card Game, Dice, and Sports. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Pattern Building, and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Goal! Game are: Jiri Mikolas. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Goal! Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.