Don Bean Games
Kickstarter launches September 2026

EARLY BACKERS GET
REWARDS THAT DISAPPEAR AFTER LAUNCH

FIRST DOWN is a tactical American football board game where your play call beats a lucky roll. Sign up to lock in Early Bird pricing and exclusive rewards.

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BONUS: Every Early Backer gets FIRST DOWN SNAP for FREE ($15 value)
FIRST DOWN board game setup with board, cards, dice and miniatures
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WHAT YOU GET FOR SIGNING UP

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Your Name in the Box

Sign up AND back the Kickstarter. Your name gets printed inside the game box. Forever.

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Free SNAP Card Game

Early Backers get FIRST DOWN SNAP for free. Everyone else pays $15. 22 cards and 2 dice. Pure strategy.

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Limited Coins

Exclusive Early Backer Coin. Once the campaign ends, these are NEVER produced again.

Kickstarter Pledge Tiers

CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL

All Early Backer tiers include FIRST DOWN SNAP for free. Coins are exclusive collectibles, never produced again after the campaign.

Player Version
$49 USD
  • FIRST DOWN base game (2-6 players)
  • FREE FIRST DOWN SNAP
  • Early Backer Coin
  • 2 team miniatures (preset colors)
  • 60-120 min gameplay
Coach Version
$89 USD
  • Everything in the Player Version
  • Silver Coach Coin (limited)
  • Bean Call card
  • 6 Player
  • Premium in-game mechanic
GM Version
$129 USD
  • Everything in the Coach Version
  • Gold GM Coin + Coin Override
  • Don's Lock (exclusive)
  • 4 miniatures, choose your colors (13 options)
  • Choose your dice colors
The game

STRATEGY BEATS LUCK, EVERY TIME

1

Pick

Both players choose a play card face down

2

Reveal

Flip at the same time, the matchup matters

3

Roll

Dice resolve it, but your call set the odds

4

Score

Yards gained, pressure builds, next read starts

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