Take a look OUTSIDE of your game's world for inspiration in your game design. For mechanical changes, look at some of the rules, scoring and penalties of major sports and see if you can find ideas for rule changes based on them.
Football: teams have four chances to score, then it is the other team's turn. Also, the score in football is interesting because field goals, touchdowns, and post-touchdown plays are all worth different point values.
Baseball: Players have three swings to hit the ball - but pitchers can walk the batter if he/she is too much of a risk at bat.
Tennis: Scores in tennis are relative - to win, you must achieve a certain quota, and then you must lead your opponent by two points.
Basketball: Shots from outside of a certain zone are worth more points.
Hockey: Teams that commit a penalty lose a man on the ice for 2 minutes, resulting in 4 men defending 5.
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