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Name: All for the Game
The Foxhole Court
Abbreviation(s): aftg, tfc
Creator: Nora Sakavic
Date(s): January 2013 – present
Medium: Book
Country of Origin: USA
External Links: The Foxhole Court Wiki
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All for the Game (often abbreviated to AFTG) is the official name of the Young Adult contemporary sports fiction novels written by Nora Sakavic, also known by fans as The Foxhole Court. The series featuring LGBT characters and dark themes. The books in the series are:

  • The Foxhole Court, January 15, 2013
  • The Raven King, July 10, 2013
  • The King's Men, December 2, 2014
  • The Sunshine Court, April 13, 2024
  • The Golden Raven, February 22, 2025
  • Still without title defined, coming soon

Initially composed of three works released between 2013 and 2014, with some extra tales published sporadically on Tumblr in the following years, recently in 2023 Nora confirmed that she was writing again for the series. The new book that would be initially unique was transformed into three, thus expanding the original trilogy for six -- What pleased many to fans of the series.[1][2]

History

In December 2015 Nora commented on her Tumblr that The Foxhole Court has been with her for 17 years, thus putting 1998 as the initial year of book writing.[3]

The Foxes have been a part of my life for 17-odd years. This is not the oldest story I have, but it is the most dangerous, because it is an all-consuming force of nature. The Foxes have seen me through the best times of my life; they have seen me through the absolute worst. They are everything I am, and everything that means anything to me. They are stepping off the plane in Nagoya and Osaka and Tokyo – they are Kuwait and the sick taste of beer and an ice cold linoleum floor in Florida. They are as toxic as they are important, and if I do not learn to let go of them I will never let anything else in.

Publishing The Foxhole Court was a major step for me, because it meant I’d finally found a version of the story I was happy with, that I’d finally found a draft I could let go of. And it’s so, so, so exciting, and so amazing, and so – impossible?? – that people are reading it, that people want to recommend it, that people are talking about it to each other and to me and????? how?? how did we come to this, what did I do to deserve this, why did you guys even—???[3]

Canon Overview

The Foxhole Court, The Raven King and The King's Men

The first three books focus on Neil Josten, son of a murderous crimelord who has spent the last eight years on the run. As a part of his latest fake identity, he signs with a College Exy team: the Palmetto State Foxes. Exy is a fictional sport, somewhere between lacrosse and hockey, played on a soccer sized court surrounded by plexiglass. Not only does Neil love the sport that he used to play as a child, but he's also incredibly talented. While he's determined to only stay with the Foxes for as long as his real identity remains a secret, he finds himself with more and more reasons to stay. One of which being the history he shares with the Son of Exy himself, Kevin Day, and another being the mysterious goalkeeper, Andrew Minyard.

The Sunshine Court, The Golden Raven

The next three books focus on the events following "The King's Men" and are told from the alternating perspectives of Jean Moreau and Jeremy Knox, who were featured as minor characters in the original trilogy. The books begin upon Jean's transfer to the University of Southern California, exploring both characters' pasts and present challenges as part of the USC Trojans team.

Extra Content

On her social media, Nora Sakavic published further information about the series background story. These extra content widely referred to as the Extra Content, -- and considered canon by large parts of the fandom -- have been added, edited and/or suppressed over the years from the publication of the books in 2013 to the present moment.

The FAQ page titled The Fouxhole Court originally had a link to asks related to the series, mainly answering messages asking her to expand on certain aspects, but in 2016 was closed.[3] Also, on the FAQ there was a chronologically organized masterlist, but in 2024 much of the content was suppressed for a simpler version. Other contents not available on Tumblr can be accessed on her Courting Madness blog. And the previous year, in 2023 added the information that the original FAQ content was from 2013 to 2015.

In the Extra Content she discusses previous drafts, what happens outside of the limitation of Neil's POV, as well as post-canon event. There is also information about the rules of the game, settings of the locals and others.

Characters and Relationships

Characters

Ships

The most commonly written pairings are:

Other common ships include Kevin Day/Aaron Minyard, Kevin Day/Neil Josten, Kevin Day/Andrew Minyard, Nicky Hemmick/Erik Klose, Katelyn/Aaron Minyard, Matt Boyd/Danielle "Dan" Wilds, Seth Gordon/Allison Reynolds, and Kevin Day/Riko Moriyama. Many fics also explore the familial relationship between the Minyard twins.

Tropes

Popular tropes in the fandom include:

  • Hurt/Comfort: usually exploring the trauma of either of the Foxes.
  • Perfect Court: focusing on the dynamic between Riko Moriyama, Kevin Day, Jean Moreau, and occasionally Neil Josten and Andrew Minyard, being on the same team.
  • Raven!Neil: exploring what Neil's life might have been like if he had stayed with the Moriyamas and played for the Ravens, rather than the Foxes.
  • Trojan!Jean: fics taking place post canon, where Jean Moreau has left the Edgar Allan Ravens and joined the USC Trojans. Usually Jean/Jeremy.
  • Nest!Fics: taking place in the Edgar Allan University Nest, home of the Ravens. Usually fics with a darker theme, dealing with themes of abuse.
  • Olympics: fics about the characters being on the olympic team.

Challenges

Community Challenges

Bingo card for the 2018 Aftg Bingo Challenge.

The AFTG fandom is very active in terms of organizing community challenges. A lot of these are tracked by the AFTG Events Tumblr and Twitter.

General Challenges

Prompts for the 2020 Aftg Summer Challenge.

Topical Challenges

Fanworks

As of 24 February 2025, there are 19,929 works in the All for the Game fandom tag on AO3, 14,057 of which use the relationship tag Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard.

Fic

Andrew/Neil

Lessons in Cartography [1] by crazy_like_aDate: 2016Status: Complete
Nora mentioned in her extra content that Neil slowly maps out Andrew's body and then this fic happened. Starts after The King's Men.
light fires at night (to push back the void) [2] by intheseaDate: 2017Status: Complete
The first time Andrew realizes he wants to hear the words, Neil isn’t even doing anything. He’s just sitting there, staring at the horizon with that stupidly dramatic faraway expression of his, and letting the cigarette burn down between his fingers all the way to the filter — an outrageous waste of good nicotine, if you asked Andrew. (Or: 20+ times Andrew and Neil say I love you, and one time they say it out loud.)
The Unkindness of Ravens [3] by crazy_like_aDate: 2021Status: Incomplete
After Kevin publicly announces his intention to play for the Foxes, Riko sends Nathaniel Wesninski to convince him to return to the Nest. Unfortunately for Riko, Nathaniel has other plans.
Eyes Filled With Stars [4] by Cute Negativity CloudDate: 2018-03-17–OngoingLength: 69kStatus: IncompleteGenre: A/B/O
Andrew Minyard is a bored cadet in an Air Cavalry Academy he doesn't care for. Nathaniel Wesninski is a political hostage with nothing left to lose and a burning desire to join said Academy. No matter the obstacles - whether it's Riko's constant abuse or societal censure against omegas joining the cadets - Nathaniel will join the Foxes. He will. What does it matter if he serves the Empire that conquered his home, the same Empire that threw him into Riko's hands? Nathaniel has a plan, and he will do anything to see it through. What he hadn't factored in was to find people who cared so much, or to make promises he wanted to keep. Nathaniel was only ever good to break them, that he knew. If he was to find family on the way, well... what's the worst thing that could happen?

Jeremy/Jean

playing on [5] by flybbflyDate: 2018Status: Complete
In which Jean Moreau and Jeremy Knox play exy, share a dorm room, and accidentally insult each another a lot.
infinite sky [6] by idkimtiredDate: 2020–OngoingStatus: IncompleteGenre: Canon Compliant
jean's first year with the trojans as they try to teach him life

Allison/Renee

change your mind [7] by jewelsofnightDate: 2019-12-31Status: CompleteGenre: Alternate Universe
In an alternate universe, Allison and Renee's lives dovetail in an unexpected encounter on a random highway in Illinois.

Miscellaneous

Apartment 314 [8] by justwhatialwayswantedDate: 2020–OngoingMedium: SeriesStatus: IncompleteGenre: Alternate Universe
Series of short fics about Andrew/Neil and Jean/Jeremy, in an AU where Andrew is an author and Jean is his roommate.

Zines

There have been a number of All for the Game Fanzines. Most of which have been published digitally, with any profits going to charity.

Pipe Dream zine by llstarcasterll

Fanart

Fanart for aftg can mainly be found on tumblr and twitter. Listed below are a couple of fanartists and their aftg-tags.

Resources

References

  1. ^ shelbythesnail. "Hey all, has Nora given any indication of timeline for when the next books will be out? Many thanks!". r/aftg at Reddit. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21.
  2. ^ AwkwardMandork. "I finished it at 5am this morning, and I need to talk about it". r/aftg at Reddit. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Anonymous asked: Why do you plan on turning off asks in 2016? :(". 2015-12-30. Archived from the original on 2018-12-13.
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