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Nice! I'm wondering just how the game was played. Why two "flippers?" Are they to pitch or hit?

My league is refining using dice to determine pass completion. First, with a D6, we had a roll of 1-5 be complete if receiver was in backfield, 1-4 from LOS to 15 yards out, 1-3 from 16-30 yards, and 1-2 over 30. A roll of 6 would be an interception IF there were an unengaged defender within a passing placement stick of the intended receiver. This worked to speed up the game, but was far from ideal, with a QB 18 yards behind the LOS throwing to a receiver across the field and 15 yards past the LOS and a defender right next to him being pretty easy to complete. So we've decided to use the measuring passing stick to determine the roll. If it's a red pass 1-4, white pass 1-3, blue pass 1-2 (same INT rules). This made it a bit better and what we are finishing the season with. However, we want to refine this a bit. I have two D10s, one for the tens digit and one for the ones. But we need to decide on the percentages at the three distances. We found that over the modern NFL history, 57% of passes were complete (I'm sure it's a little higher now). First thought was to use same %s as before (0-66 roll complete on red pass, 0-50 white, 0-33 blue). Then we thought maybe make it 0-70 red, 0-55 white, 0-40 blue. What seems more realistic? Are there better percentages for us to use? Additionally, we are adding pressure: defender close enough to QB knocks the number to roll down 5 points, and a close defender to receiver would also reduce it another 5, with a possible 10 subtracted if both are under duress. It would only seem fair if the receiver is wide open that the roll target increases by say 5, like if there's no defender further downfield than he is on his side of the field (using the hashmarks somehow?) Congrats if you read all this. I'm looking forward to the input of my fellow EFers.

Could you post the measurements of the Tudor passing sticks? The "normal" Buzz Ball passing sticks are based on the yards of an old 620 field and are likely different, as the Tudor ones are based on base lengths. Normal measuring stick is 40 yards long (half red, half white) Red placement stick is 6 yards White placement stick is 12 yards Blue placement stick is 18 yards The pressure placement sticks appear in the photos above to add 3 yards to each placement stick. Pressure measuring stick seems to be about 8 yards.

Pics of the painted team. please!

Wow. Fantastic work.

Sweet. I want to build a coffee table in a similar way, using a midsize (635?) Super Bowl field.

Those look great, though it pains my heart becuase that team ended the Packers' season so many times back then.

More info on these twist tie footballs?

I was surprised to find them, but the team I bought this past summer is indeed Redskins, not Commanders. All painted; looked a bit like NOS from the Miggle era.

I needed to make a momentary switched extension cord to use the GBN motor. I found a push-button momentary switch at home cheapo. Also bought two extension cords. On one of the cords, I fit the switch between the blades of the plugs and utilized the holes in them for the terminal screws on the switch. Taped it all up well. Clipped the other end of that cord off. On the other cord I cut one of the wires (hot side, but it doesn't reall matter) near the female plug end. Stripped back the insulation on the cut wires there and at the end of the cord with the switch. I used heat-shrink butt connectors and crimped the switch cord into the other, so now it's a dogleg. I made a second one, and all our board's switches are always turned to ON and we use the momentary switch to control the action. Works great.

We allow the receiver to pivot to catch the ball. One defender may also pivot to try to intercept. After the pass is completed, the receiver may pivot to run, and all unengaged defenders can pivot to make the tackle.

I bought a set of painted white jersey Redskins from Tudor this summer. Are they all out?

Nice videos. On the kickout one, you have a down o-lineman in the backfield. How does that work?

That motor looks a bit similar to the GBN motor I now use on the Ultimate field. Same magnetic mounting At about $50, the GBN cost less than half of the ITZ motor though.

That's funny, because my Ultimate already came with an AC plug and converter to power the regular motor. The battery spot on the play action remote was taped shut.

I looked for info on the new Ultimate motor but saw nothing on the website.

Funny--in the lineman scenario, I'd put him at right guard or tackle. I like my O linemen to curve to the center and form a wall, behind which the RB can run. Of course you can swap them to the other side when needed for the specific play at hand...

No "foot to the head" personal foul, even out of bounds??

Bases that don't seem to work at all are great candidates for your initial tweaking tries. It's already "bad," so you can't really ruin it. But you just might improve it!

Welcome (back). The Ultimate Board is great. That said, I did add a second motor to make it better, then replaced those with a GBN electrostatic motor, which is excellent for the ultimate. Additionally, in our league we use all 620 boards. Each team has its own home board. For the championship game, we break out the Ultimate though. Other's will chime in more about bases, but the strength invisibases seem to work pretty well out of the box. Useful for linemen. Uniforms I found too difficult to put numbers on nicely and to follow the contours very well. They look like guys with stickers on them. So I gave up. I'm sure some practice would yield better results, but I prefer the look of painted figures anyway.

For an onsides kick in our league, we line up 5 kicking team players at their own 34. Receiving team lines up 6 players at their own 46. Kicking coach drops the ball where he wants anywhere over the 45 yardline. If needed (almost always) the ball is then moved straight forward or back to the 45 yardline from where it came to rest. Coaches point players, and the board is turned on. First player to touch ball recovers it, and it cannot be advanced. The thinking: --ball is ten yards ahead of kickoff spot, where it's legal for either team to recover it --receiving team has the advantage of an extra player AND is closer to the ball (9 yards away vs. 11 for the kicking team), making successful attempts fairly rare but achieveable, like it was in the NFL until a couple seasons ago --randomness (to a degree) of where along the 45 yardline that the ball actually ends up simulates the bounces of a real ball and forces the coaches not to bunch all the players in one small spot

Our league forbids stacking, except for the QB under center. All other players need to be at least a base-length behind a teammate in front of them. This allows a RB (or even two) directly behind the QB, so long as it's a base length. And since RBs have to be 10 yards off the LOS to be elegible for the automatic handoff anyway, this puts them only two yards (620 fields) deeper than that.

Only stop we have is for a pass attempt. This game is best when the switch is on. Let the players decide the outcome.

I'd be breaking out the scissors lol.

Re: the freeze frame-- Makes total sense to me to count that as part of the QB's base. It's extra equipment that gives a benefit, but there's also the drawback of a bigger footprint. Seems to work out. Your other option (what we do) is to use a TTC base with the dial set at 90* for the QB to spin (basically) in place. Or set it to an arc, put it on backward, and have the QB roll out.