ABOUT up the table
Up the Table is a solo and multiplayer tabletop football management game where you take control of a struggling club and guide it from the bottom of the table to glory.
Built around streamlined roll-and-write mechanics, the game captures the tension of matchday decisions, tactical adjustments, squad development, and long-term planning. All without requiring a sprawling setup!
Up the Table is designed to deliver the feeling of being in the manager’s seat using a print-and-play format. That means as soon as you purchase the game, the files will be delivered to you, ready to be printed and played right away!
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
My name is Ian R. Martin and I'm the designer of Up the Table. I
To provide a little bit of background about myself, I've been designing games since I was a kid, whether it was scribbling ideas in notebooks, sketching out cards and boards on paper, or coming up with new games using playing cards. That early spark grew into a lifelong obsession with bringing games to life.
I'm also a fanatical football supporter, following my local team the San Jose Earthquakes since MLS began, as well as my beloved Newcastle United across the pond. Up the Table is therefore really a perfect marriage of my passion for tabletop gaming and my love of football.
Over the years, I've contributed to the tabletop gaming community as a podcaster, blogger, and content creator. I've been fortunate to work professionally on some of my favorite games, designing the Fortune and Folly scenario pack for Arkham Horror: The Card Game and providing development work for several expansions of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. Up the Table is my first self-published project, but there are many more to come!
