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About War Room Football
War Room Football puts you in the General Manager’s seat of a professional football franchise. You handle every roster move, draft pick, contract negotiation and coaching hire while an owner watches your results.
The game includes a multi‑layered scouting system, a realistic salary‑cap economy, twelve offensive/defensive schemes, a play‑by‑play simulation engine and a dynamic Blitz social‑media feed that creates season‑long storylines.
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Scouting System
Each season you can scout hundreds of prospects using scouting points. Points reveal hidden attributes, while the combine provides measurables, interviews assess personality, and college statistics can be tracked as they change, letting you build a draft board before draft night.
On draft night you receive live trade offers, allowing you to exchange picks or players. The system’s depth lets you decide how much information to gather before committing to a selection.
- Spend points on prospects whose hidden traits match the scheme you plan to run.
- Monitor college stat updates throughout the season to keep your draft board current.
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Salary‑Cap Management
You manage a 53‑man roster under a salary cap that mirrors real football economics. Contracts can include signing bonuses, dead‑cap values and restructures, and the cap amount grows each season.
Free agency arrives in three waves, and you may flip players at the trade deadline or experiment with out‑of‑position conversions such as moving a tight end to guard.
- Plan restructures early to free cap space for upcoming free‑agency waves.
- Consider out‑of‑position moves only when a player’s attributes support the new role.

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Coaching Schemes
Hire a coaching staff with defined philosophical identities. Choose from six offensive and six defensive schemes; each scheme directly influences how your team plays on the field.
Coordinators develop scheme mastery over time, while rival teams can attempt to poach them, adding a strategic layer to staff management.
- Match your scheme to the strengths of your current roster for better performance.
- Offer competitive contracts to key coordinators to reduce the risk of poaching.
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Player Development
Players follow realistic career arcs with position‑specific peak ages. Development traits accelerate growth, and training‑camp events can trigger breakout moments that change a player’s trajectory.
Every attribute—throw power, route running, arm length, weight, etc.—feeds into the play‑by‑play engine, influencing outcomes on each snap.
- Invest early in players with high development traits to maximize long‑term value.
- Watch training‑camp events for unexpected breakthroughs that may shift roster priorities.
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Blitz Social Feed
Blitz is an in‑game social‑media feed where players trash‑talk, analysts debate moves and reporters break stories. Coaching carousels, contract holdouts and playoff hype generate dynamic storylines each season.
The feed ties directly to league events, providing context for your decisions and keeping each season feeling alive.
- Read Blitz regularly to stay aware of emerging storylines that may affect negotiations.
- Use feed cues to time trades or contract extensions for maximum narrative impact.





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