The National Card Football League was founded in 1981 as a face-to-face league in Columbus, Ohio and expanded to online play via Skype beginning in 2013 with the 2011 season cards. It is a 10 team, continuous-ownership draft league using cards and dice with the APBA Master Game rules. The annual 12 round draft is held in April with cutdown meeting to 53 man rosters held in the fall followed by a 13 game regular season and four team playoff format running  January through March.