SFTP – Super Football Tactics Pro Launches, Mixing Checkers with American Football

Sparkling Vinegar and Tiny Dragon have released SFTP – Super Football Tactics Pro, a turn-based tactics game that began as a single, unlikely question: could checkers be transformed into a modern strategy game? The answer, apparently, required American football.

The developers describe building the game with little prior knowledge of the sport, drawn instead to its structural drama — offensive and defensive lines, ball carriers, the geometry of collision. That fantasy became the scaffolding onto which they laid the checkers-derived ruleset.

What the game includes

• A core system combining checkers mechanics with American football structure
• Special abilities designed to reverse losing positions in a single turn
• A three-league story mode featuring a cast of rival coaches
• Arcade mode, local multiplayer, and online lobbies
• A playable demo available on Steam for those who want to try before buying

The release announcement, authored by olivier, invites players to share feedback via Steam discussions, reviews, or the studio's Discord server.

For players who have followed the demo, this marks the transition to the full experience — story mode included.