Armchair Cricket

About this board game

Armchair Cricket is a cricket game for 2–4 players, with an average play time of 60 minutes. Released in 1981, it uses specially designed playing cards to bring the excitement of cricket to the tabletop.

Players take turns batting and bowling against one another. The game’s unique scoring system is based on the cards, creating the foundation for each exchange between bat and ball.

Armchair Cricket covers several styles of the sport, making it suitable for different kinds of cricket match. The formats named for the game include:

• Limited Overs matches
• Test Matches
• Knockabout “Beer” matches

This range gives the game a broad cricket theme, from the structured format of Limited Overs and Test Matches to the more informal atmosphere suggested by a “Beer” match. All of them use the same central idea: players alternate between batting and bowling while the specially designed cards determine scoring.

With room for up to four players and a stated playing time of about an hour, Armchair Cricket offers a focused way to recreate several recognizable forms of cricket. Its card-based scoring system is the key feature, translating the sport’s batting-and-bowling exchanges into a dedicated game format.