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I am indeed! Have hardly used my games consoles since I have purchased EF, makes a great change

Hi Bob, Hope you're well and thanks for following along The games seem to be getting a lot better since I first started this tournament. This is my first real time playing electric football properly, currently only doing 6-a-side and I will gradually add a player or two in time until I play full 11 on 11 matches in future. Just for me at the moment using all 22 men at once is a bit much as I am still learning but set up times and matches are gradually getting shorter as I am getting more used to it. What I am thinking of doing in future is to play some 11 V 11 matches as a practice, not in any sort of tournament format, and see how I go I was hoping the games would be a lot more exciting and high scoring, but still being a novice to the game I am probably missing a lot of opportunities to score due to my untrained eyes. And as for being a casual fan of the sport I am not overly knowledgeable in regards to formations and tactics, I just set up in random formations and hope for the best 🙂 . Also still working on my bases, so far they are running forwards so they are up to the standard I want them to be! And I'm sure the unpredictability of EF plays a part in this too, no matter how much you tweak or how good my base is, if my player wants to take a dive on the turf or turn around and go for a hot dog or something in the stands then he will! 😂😂 That's part of the fun, the way I see it anyway As for how long a game takes, that really does vary. I sometimes get easily distracted being a millennial my phone is glued to me it can be a big distraction 😂. One game on Saturday took me 3 hours to play and I am only playing 10 plays per quarter! But most games take me around 1.5 hours to 2 hours max. I hope to knock down this time a little bit so I can play "Double Headers" eventually rather than one game per evening. Especially if I am playing 6,7,8 a side EF. With 11 V 11 I will treat this as a marathon rather than a sprint and I may spread the game over a couple of days. But practice makes perfect and I'm sure my games will be at a higher level eventually Thanks again 🙂

Looking forward to seeing more! I hope the Packers do better this time round than in your after the merger tournament!

Apartment hasn't burnt down. The smell went away after a little while 😂 motor runs a little warm though but cools quite quickly. I guess this is to be expected? I hope it isn't because it's plugged into a plug socket via a US to UK plug adapter. Hopefully I don't blow the board up or have the motor sent on fire So far so good though. Runs nicely some really big running and passing plays. A lot of first downs because the board is smaller than my 9092. May use my 9092 for 11 man games and this one for 6,7 or 8 a side 🙂 Gave up with the scoreboard I thought it would be solid plastic but never mind. Overall though it's a great piece of equipment I look forward to using 🙂

Is a slight burning smell coming from the motor normal for this board?.....

Thanks man that's a great help 🙂 I have been trawling through the college teams on Wikipedia and found a few more teams I could play as if I ever feel the need 🙂

Thanks 🙂 yeah looks great and seems to run real nice

It finally came! So far very happy with the purchase. Just wondering. How do you mount the scoreboard? I know the yellow clips come into play but I'm not sure if this even clips onto the board? Or is a stand alone accessory that doesn't clip on? Thanks

Yeah that would be good. I will be simply be relying on google images and some "concept" uniforms other fans have made up, some look nicer than their real life counterparts. I just purchased a set of pre-painted figures that are dark blue and hints of orange. They're going to be the Chicago bears/Auburn/Virginia Cavaliers. May touch up with a little extra colour eventually

Wow! That website is brilliant, thanks for sharing! 🙂

New York Jets 31-14 Miami Dolphins Dolphins eliminated as the Jets cruise to victory Q1: Kick off made by NYJ ball taken up to the MIA 20. MIA #32 80 Yard rushing TD, PAT GOOD, Miami up by 7 early in the quarter. Straight away on Dolphins Kick off NYJ #11 scores a TD on the kick off return, PAT BLOCKED and ball dead. MIA 7-6 NYJ. Later in quarter, MIA intercepts pass, immediately tackled on NYJ 44 yard line End of Q1 - MIA 7-6 NYJ Q2: NYJ ball on MIA 35 yard line, NYJ QB fumbles the snap, QB recovers tackled back at their 42. NYJ later on scores a 22 yard rushing TD, PAT MISSED. NYJ now up by 5. MIA then record an 82 yard kick off return. MIA then scores a rushing TD, MIA RB slips out of NYJ CB grasp, PAT GOOD. MIA 14-12 NYJ. Last play of quarter was an incomplete pass. HT score 14-12 to the Dolphins Q3: Snap fumbled again by NYJ QB on their own 11 yard line, ball recovered by NYJ RB, stopped for a 9 yard gain. NYJ #21 then gets a 36 yard gain to get into Dolphins territory. NYJ #55 on the rush, trips and falls, fumbles the ball. Luckily his teammates were on hand for pivotal blocks which put NYJ #11 in the clear for a long rushing TD, PAT MISSED. NYJ now up by 4. Late on in the quarter NYJ intercepts a pass, tackled on MIA 35 yard line. End of Q3 MIA 14-18 NYJ Q4: Early on NYJ get a TD, in Super 6 all players are eligible receivers including the "Big Men", the NYJ offensive lineman breaks free from his block and charges into the end zone, nobody was going to stop his bulldozer run! PAT MISSED AGAIN! Not a good night for the NYJ Kicker. NYJ now up by 10. NYJ controlled possession in the quarter making good gains and converting their downs. NYJ late on in the quarter score a 3 yard rushing TD with the PAT FINALLY BEING GOOD. FT: Miami 14 - 31 Jets Elsewhere...... The Steelers are facing elimination right in the face in the other play-off matchup against the Panthers who are close to recording a shock victory. Currently at the start of the 4th quarter with Pittsburgh with an uphill battle on their hands as they currently trail 21-0 to a ruthless Panthers team who finished bottom of their group but are really putting the hurt on their opponents. Steelers QB having a terrible game with multiple interceptions. Panthers #22 stealing the show he has clocked up all 3 touchdowns for the Panthers so far This game will continue this evening. Can the Steelers fight back to win or go down swinging? Does not seem that way. Heads are not in the game, they will need somewhat of a Christmas miracle to turn this one around otherwise they will be heading back to Pittsburgh early with their heads hanging in shame

A quick recap of results and the group standings 🙂

Sorry kinda realised my post was a little bit off-topic as this is in regards to throwback uniforms! I have seen this uniform from the Eagles a few times in pictures and videos, not sure what era this is from but I think it looks rather cool!

I see they have just added the Buckeyes hopefully they will add more NCAA teams in future. Personally I don't think I would get on with these new uni-forms and applying them, paining figures for me will be a big enough challenge 😂 Don't get me wrong they do look great Only thing I am worried about is are these Uni-forms going to be the only option that Tudor gives their customers in future? Will they be ditching their pre-painted figures? I hope not......would be nice to have a choice of what avenue you want to go down

Just for fun created Wake Forest and Crimson tide on an old madden game lol

Play offs Now all group games have been played the play offs have now been decided Group winners Titans and the Ravens get an automatic bye into the semi finals Game 1: Jets Vs Miami Game 2: Steelers Vs Panthers Ravens will then face winner of game 2 while Titans will face either Jets or Dolphins Losing teams in the play off round will be eliminated I will type up the group tables for the breakdown of points on Monday when I have access to a computer 🙂

Baltimore Ravens 24-0 New York Jets Baltimore destroy Jets in Bonus pont victory and Group A decider Q1: Kick off made by BAL. Jets first play is a 38 yard gain. BAL intercept pass on their 45 yard line. Runs it to NYJ 45. BAL 35 yard pass stopped at NYJ 4 yard line. Jets give away a holding penalty on their own 8 yard line. Ravens punish this by rushing in for a TD. PAT missed. End of 1st BAL 6-0 NYJ Q2: BAL intercept pass on NYJ 25 yard line, Ravens #47 runs this in for a TD. PAT missed. BAL up by 12. NYJ punt on 4th down at their own 12 yard line. Poor kick by punter who slices punt and ball only travels 20 yards. BAL #26 tackled at NYJ 22 yard line for great field position. But opportunity wasted as BAL to out of bounds for a loss of 2 yards to end the half. HT 12-0 to Ravens Q3: NYJ kick off, BAL with a 22 yard return. 25 yard rush by Ravens by #26 who was wide open but turned around. BAL #12 breaks free but tackled 1 yard short of end zone. BAL #47 rushes in for TD. PAT missed. End of Q3. BAL 18-0 NYJ Q4: Quarter started with NYJ 3rd&8 on their 26. 4th down. NYJ punt of 40 yards, BAL receiver very short gain to BAL 45 yards. BAL controlled quarter with plenty of yardage and first downs with great rushing and passing. BAL QB throws short to WR who sprints in for a TD! PAT missed. BAL kicker with a poor performance today with 4 missed kicks. Last play of game, NYJ tries a long pass but is incomplete to end the game FT BAL 24-0 NYJ Now time to enjoy the Alabama and Georgia 2nd half. I think Alabama are gonna do it 🙂

Thank you for the kind words and advice I always appreciate it 🙂 Yes I do need to stop worrying, I agree! Thanks for your list of teams there's some on there I missed on mine so will add to my list to maybe paint eventually 🙂 SEC looks good, some very good teams in that conference! I think the Alabama and Georgia game will be a good one. Yes I have seen a number of posts from users saying how much they enjoy the CFL so I may take a look very soon And thank you! Having a great time wish I found electric football a lot sooner, it's great! 😀😀

Tennessee Titans 13-10 Pittsburgh Steelers Titans topple the Steelers to claim top spot in Group B Titans victory earns them top spot in Group B and an automatic bye for the next round Q1: PIT with the kick off. TEN high snap on 24 yard line, ball recovered by offense tackled on TEN 13 yard line. TEN then made up for the error in the last play with their RB rushing for 30 yards. TEN RB 38 yard rush to PIT 20 yard line. Awful pass intercepted by PIT carried for a gain of 18. PIT RB 32 yard rush for 1st down on TEN 18 yard line End of Q1 TEN 0-0 PIT Q2: Poor throw by PIT QB that was intercepted on TEN 10 yard line with Titans player immediately tackled. Rushing TD by TEN #39 from his own 28 yard line. PAT Missed. Titans up by 6. Later in quarter PIT #72 caught a pass for a 40 yard gain. Last play of half PIT incomplete pass HT TEN 6-0 PIT Q3: Kick off return TD by PIT #11. PAT good. PIT leading by 1. Steelers intercept pass on TEN 22 yard line to give them incredible field position. PIT #18 rushes to TEN 5 yard line. PIT high snap by centre, offense recovers, player tackled for loss of 10 yards. Next play hand off to the RB fumbled, offense recovers and tackled for loss of 20 yards. This lead to 4th down for PIT. 43 yard FG attempt is good by PIT. End of Q3 TEN 7-10 PIT Q4: TEN off the mark early #39. 69 yard rushing TD. PAT good. TEN 13-10 PIT. The PIT QB passes to his WR for a 39 yard gain. PIT QB sacked for a 10 yard loss. 4th & 15 on TEN 45, PIT go for it. QB passes to the end zone but is intercepted by TEN and ran out to the TEN 23 yard line. To rub salt into the wounds TEN went for Hail Mary throw however the pass was incomplete and the game came to a close FT: TEN 13-10 PIT

Also if there are teams that can be added to the colour combinations or switched around please feel free to drop a post 🙂

So after trawling the past few hours I stumbled on the Big 5 conferences and went through the colleges team colours and came up with a list of teams/colour combinations I will hopefully end up painting. I understand some of the colours WILL be a bit off and not 100% accurate and there will be mistakes. I know some are for example "more gold than yellow" etc but I just have to make do with the limited resources. But I feel using this list will help me have more teams to use rather than buying tons upon tons of figures. Also there will be big teams I have most likely missed but I am here to learn also 🙂 Colour coding is: Yellow - Already own this colour combination Green - Very likely I will be painting these figures Blue - Interested in painting but not overly bothered, may do in future

Hi all, it's Mike back looking for MORE advice 😂 As my interest in American football has reignited thanks to Electric football, I have branched my interests not only to the NFL and now spend some time watching college games. I must say the passion and rivalries in these college games is incredible. And recently I have actually enjoyed watching college match ups a little bit more recently than NFL.... There are people on youtube who stream the college games (don't know how legal that is on their part) but its opened up a whole new world to me with the sport and I do have the urge to eventually maybe bring my new found interest of college football to the world of EF. Although I do find the college set up very confusing as a Brit as I believe there are hundreds of college teams playing for all sorts of different bowls and competitions. It boggles the mind but hey it sounds fun and I'd love to see a college game if I ever have a holiday in the US. I also know about the Canadian CFL but have not branched out that far in gridiron just yet but maybe I will have a watch of this one day 🙂 Being based in UK I am fairly limited to resources unlike you lucky chaps in the US when it comes to electric football. I maybe have a blow out on the Tudor games store for new accessories now and again to keep me going but the shipping charges are sometimes a killer.... I do have some pre-painted figures that I currently use for my games and most notably at the moment my "Super 6 Tournament". But I was wondering due to me not having the greatest of access to figures I was thinking of maybe doubling up some of my generic pre painted figures that I use for NFL teams to use as college teams? It will require some imagination as colours may not be exactly right but close enough! After doing a small bit of research I have found that the team I use as Pittsburgh Steelers away uniform looks kinda like the Iowa Hawkeyes. And the team I use as the Dolphins look a bit like the Michigan State Spartans. I do have a project I want to work on next year which I may now slightly reconsider to not be just exclusively NFL in my gameplay. I will be painting my own Packers team at some point that is for definite! However I have had the thought to maybe make some "generic" teams that can double up as both NFL/NCAA teams. For example Red jersey/white helmet, Blue jersey/white helmet, Black jersey/Gold helmet etc as I see there are a lot of teams in NFL and college who follow similar if not identical colour schemes. I wont be doing helmet decals and stripes will be minimal so I can interchange these generic teams I made to pass off as a variety of different teams how I see fit. Like as above one day my Pittsburgh team will be the Hawkeyes and vice versa depending on if I want to play an NFL or a NCAA matchup 🙂 I would love to hear peoples opinions on this! But I do not want to upset people in the community by doing this I am just doing what I can with the limited resources and trying to get as much mileage as I can with this game! Believe me if I was based in the US and had the funds I would buy all teams separately but alas I am across the pond and this option is not feasible. If there are any downsides to my idea I'd like to hear them as well 🙂 What teams are the top/most popular in college football? I have an idea in mind of who are the biggest like Buckeyes, Crimson Tide, Sooners, Notre Dame, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs (I could be totally wrong but please feel free to drop some more names) so being not so educated on college teams I will most likely miss a few important names if I do create these generic figures and do tournaments and gameplay I have attached a picture from some gameplay between the Steelers and the Dolphins. But I reckon this could also pass off as Hawkeyes and Spartans. What do you think? Look forward to hearing from anyone who has read yet another long winded post by me! Thanks for the taking the time to take a look and have a read Thanks Mike 🙂

Carolina Panthers 13-17 Baltimore Ravens Ravens win tight contest Q1: All Ravens ball for most of the quarter, picking up first down and good yardage. BAL RB made a 30 yd rush to CAR 5 yd line. However CAR forced an interception straight after this play, stopped at the CAR 20 yd line. QB passes to WR who breaks a tackle and charges in for a TD. PAT Missed. End of Q1. CAR 6-0 BAL Q2: Midway in the 2nd, BAL QB fired an impressive 40 yd pass to his receiver while under some heavy pressure. BAL then scored a 12 yd rushing TD thanks to some great O-line blocking. PAT good. CAR then straight from kick off as their #13 breaks a tackle to send it into the end zone. Late on in the quarter BAL made a huge play, QB threw a 65 yd TD pass, PAT good HT CAR 13 -14 BAL Q3: 3rd quarter started with a bang with #13 again breaking a tackle and ran the ball down from his own 2 yd line to BAL 10 yd line. Then an absolutely crazy next 2 plays ensued. An Interception by BAL then an interception by CAR back to back. On the last play of quarter, ball on BAL 45 yard line, BAL intercepted the pass to end the quarter. No change to the score Q4: Ravens absolutely dominated the 4th quarter. Plenty of 1st downs for BAL who controlled the ball for most of this game. Midway through quarter BAL were camped on and around the CAR 10 yd line. Got to the 9th play of quarter on CAR 10 yd line with the panthers hoping for an interception or some kind of miracle to get possession back. This interception did not happen as BAL QB hands off to his RB for a 1 yd loss. 10th and last play of quarter. BAL with possession, 4th down on CAR 11 yrd line. Ravens go for the FG which is good, securing the game and a tough victory FT: CAR 13-17 BAL Next up is the highly anticipated Group B finale between the Steelers and the Titans! 🏈

Going to be trying this physical ball carrying technique in my game this evening. Just a little concerned it may make the game take too long so depending how long it takes me will determine what direction I'll be taking with this. I do really like the idea though and it does look nice seeing your players make a play while carrying the felt ball. However I already take a long time setting up but getting quicker as the days and weeks progress. The big test will be when I start playing full 11 man games I think my setting up times are going to be painful! My last game took the best part of 3 hours (10 plays a quarter) so this technique may not be beneficial to my game. In my personal opinion I do not want to be spending 3 hours on one game, in that time I could play 2 possibly 3, but with more practice and experience I'm sure my games will be a more reasonable time. I do get easily distracted so the cell phone may have to go away for the duration of the game 😅 On laterals I too consider it a fumble when I roll double 1 and yes I agree on it's rarity it has only happened around 2 or 3 times since I have been playing but does happen. Really does spice the game up if it happens in key areas of the field But I will let everyone know how I get on and the ball carrying may be a permanent fixture to games going forward 🙂

Good shout! I will have a look or will send him a message to see if we can arrange something thanks