Gaming system

A gaming system for manual game play by at least one player, the gaming system comprising:

• a game board having first end and a second end, each of the first and second ends defining a corresponding half of a substantially smooth playing surface, wherein the first end and the second end are shaped as right trapezoidal prisms;
• a hinge arranged at an intersection of the first end and the second end and configured to permit rotation of the first end relative to the second end between an open position and a closed position;
• a first rectangular face defined by the first end and a second rectangular face defined by the second end, wherein both the first rectangular face and the second rectangular face each abut the hinge, and wherein the first rectangular face and the second rectangular face are substantially identically sized such that:
• when the first end and the second end are arranged in the open position, the first rectangular face and the second rectangular face are flush with one another at the substantially smooth playing surface that is one face of a third right trapezoidal prism defined by the combination of the first end and the second end;
• and
• when the first end and the second end are arranged in the closed position, the first rectangular face and the second rectangular face are coplanar such that the game board forms a box defining a closed cavity,
• the playing surface including a plurality of scoring sections and a plurality of field line indicators to separate the sections from one another;
• a game positioning board coupled to a ball indicator and a first down indicator, wherein the game positioning board includes scoring indicia that correspond to the field line indicators of the playing surface;
• a line of scrimmage stick;
• a set of instructions;
• and
• a plurality of projectiles,
• wherein when the hinge is arranged in the closed position, the cavity of the game positioning board is sized to house the line of scrimmage stick, the timer, and the plurality of projectiles.