The great game of Paper Football

Paper football is a game played by two people with a piece of paper tightly folded into a triangle. Players sit opposite one another at a table or desk and one player begins the game by placing the "football" at their edge of the table/desk. That player kicks-off by flicking the football into the air so the football lands as close to their opponent's edge of the table as possible. Players alternate turns pushing the football in an attempt to get the football to hang off the edge of their opponent's end without falling off. If successful, 6 points are awarded to the scoring player and they get a chance to kick an extra point. Their opponent makes the goal posts by touching their index finger tips and extending their thumbs in the upward direction. To kick an extra point, the scoring player holds the football between their finger and the table and attempts to flick the football through the goal posts. If successful, 1 extra point is awarded. If the kick is missed, no point is awarded. The kicking player then restarts the game by kicking off. If a player knocks the football off the table, the opponent restarts the game by kicking off. Every third time a player knocks the football off the table, the other player gets a chance to kick a field goal. Kicking a field goal is exactly the same as kicking an extra point as described above, but the player is awarded 3 points for a successful attempt. The game can continue until a time limit is reached or a certain score is eclipsed. Most points wins.

How to make a paper football:
Nearly any size paper football can be used, but some will play better than others. The size of the football should be somewhat dependent on the size of the playing surface. Bigger footballs for bigger fields is a pretty good general rule. The football I am about to describe is best used on school-sized desks and kitchen tables under 4 feet in length. Here we go...

Starting with a standard size sheet of paper (8.5x11) , fold the paper long-ways so that you will be able to get 5 creases length-wise with 6 equal sections. If using standard notebook paper, this can be estimated by first folding along the red vertical line along the left side. Once you fold along the red line, continue folding until the end of the paper is reached. The paper should now be approximately 1.25x11 in size. Next, fold the top right corner down at a 45 degree angle so the top edge is adjacent to the left edge. Next, fold the newly formed triangle straight down and continue folding the lower edge of the triangle down until it cannot be done any more. When it cannot be folded down any more, tuck the remaining unfolded paper into the top edge of the football and it will stay in place by itself. The resulting football should be at least 1/4 inch in thickness and should have sides of about 1.25, 1.25, and 1.75 inches. Scotch tape can be used to secure the football but is by no means necessary. Now you're ready to play!