Armchair Quarterback is a decent free text-based American soccer simulation. As the game description says, '. . . almost every aspect of the sport is simulated or taken into account, including the actual statistics of professional teams in the 1980s. The designer made a serious attempt to endow the game with enough intelligence to make it a worthy rival'.
For its age and freeware status, Armchair Quarterback is a surprisingly fun and challenging simulation, even if it is somewhat limited. One nice touch is that the game is played in real time: you have a limited number of seconds during each match to make plays, make substitutions, etc. For a quick and dirty soccer management game, Armchair Quarterback more than delivers, although it's not as detailed as commercial titles released during the same period, such as NFL Challenge. Recommended.
