Blue Line Hockey (1968)

About this game

Blue Line Hockey is the hockey simulation board game in the 3M Sports Games line. The board itself is a replica of a hockey rink, and there are pieces for each player on the two teams and even a little hockey puck. The game simulates most aspects of hockey including player movement, passing, stealing, shots-on-goal, and penalties using a combination of dice, cards, and a lookup table. The game lasts for 3 periods and the player with the highest score at the end wins. Components Vinyl wrap-around game-board Box with storage tray Shots Calculator (sliding card stock) Scoreboard (card stock with with dials) Red & blue players (6 each, with a sheet of player position decals) Three pucks A pair of six-sided dice Rules booklet (14-page) or Rules sheet (folded into a 6-page leaflet) Three Shot on Goal cards (either round-cornered or square-cornered) Either 15 round-cornered, or 11 square-cornered, Penalty cards: Major: Fighting, Injury by charging, Injury by slashing,º Injury by spearing Minor: Boarding, Charging, Cross checking, Elbowing and kneeing,º High-sticking, Holding, Hooking, Interference,º Slashing, Spearing,º Tripping      º Cards not included in the square-cornered sets.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.8/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.