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I believe it is a very accurate depiction of football. The following quote is from The NY Times, December 21, 1976: "Russ Francis, the Patriot tight end, had his nose broken by a blow from the forearm of George Atkinson, the same Atkinson who had been fined $1,500 by the league for a vicious tackle of Lynn Swann of the Steelers. Swann suffered a concussion and missed a few games..." If you watch my videos you can see the CBs, safeties, and linebackers are right up on the line of scrimmage. Little plastic men can't get broken noses. Or concussions. And little plastic fingers certainly can't hold. But they can hit. They can hit really hard. That's the joy of the game for me. Pretending little plastic men are NFL players is a lot like pretending little plastic motels are real motels in Monopoly, it isn't necessary for the electric football to be fun. I appreciate that many hobbyists pretend a TTQB is like a high school, college, or NFL Quarterback. But the act of pulling back on a little plastic catapult doesn't seem like a skill that is necessary to enjoy a long bomb. Or a 10 yard down and out. The little plastic men + bases run. They run really fast. That's the joy of the game for me. I love this quote from John Elway: After being knocked out of the game by Jack Lambert, Elway said: I suppose having a "pad-to-pad" version of a heart-to-heart with Jack Lambert would solicit some initial concerns, no?

Are the brown bases as good as Tudor bases from the same time period? Have you tried tweaking them? Do they show promise?

An interception! 😉 Yes. When I bench the QB that mean I bring in a different D12. Never do. A good secondary holds up the receivers for a few seconds. A great secondary, the receiver never gets off the line of scrimmage. That sets up the QB sac by the loopers. Usually.

Right on! 💥 I don't have touchbacks or fair catches in my league. I don't even have the option. Don't need it! 😃 🤙 By the way, I have two Arena Football jerseys. Nashville Kats and the Portland Thunder.

A catch in the the corner of the end zone is a Touchdown. Outside of the end zone it would be a catch and then a fumble out of bounds. Either way, on instant replay that looked like a touchdown. You were robbed. 😉

Could you contact the MFCA and see if anyone knows where the content has gone?

"Kickoff and Punt returns (special teams play) are some of the most exciting plays in the game and most of the rules being used in electric football regarding special teams play had virtually been eliminated." Quoted from the National Electric Football Museum web page. I agree the kickoff is like an explosion that gets my heart pounding. I understand the NFL is trying to protect players from injury, and that's a good thing 🚑, but electric football players can't get injured. No concussion protocol required 👍.

The offensive roll has to be higher than the defense. Here's the video for a pass completion. Passing with Dice - completion.mp4 If the numbers are the same, that's an interception. It's really gut wrenching when the defense rolls a 1, and then the offensive dice comes up 1. 🤪 I used a D10 for a couple years, but a D10 has a zero which means the offensive dice doesn't have that much of an advantage (30%). The D12 (50%) better enables the West Coast offense and the long bomb.

I use an onside kick in nearly every game I play. Here's a video to illustrate how it works. The Onside Kick.mp4 In the video #5 recovers the onside kick and is almost immediately touched. In touch football that's a tackle. In Stop Forward Progress football the cube 🎲 weighs 25 grams which means the players surround it and usually don't advance. However, #5 isn't a player who lets something weighing 25 grams keep it out of the end zone. 💪

I believe tweaking is a necessary evil. However, I also believe that the base I need is in this current order of bases, or perhaps in the next order of bases, and I just need to find it and set it free Michelangelo said, Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it... I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. To set the plastic figure/base free I do minimal tweaking, then I just let the plastic figure/base combination evolve on the field of play. This may take four or five games but eventually I discover what position the plastic figure/base is probably best at. (Or I throw the base in the garbage. Sometimes I throw plastic figures in the garbage because they consistently hinder the performance of good bases.) I believe it is impractical to discuss tweaking bases without connecting the plastic figure. Change the plastic figure and you change the physics. That's probably why I have 28 teams. In some cases I'm still waiting for the better base, and in other cases I found a jewel but it wasn't what I was looking for. Plastic has a very strong memory. You can heat it up, twist it with pliers, and a week later plastic will remember how it came out of the mold and continue that way. "Not the way you want it," is the operative phrase above. In the hobby, or the game, we may call ourselves coaches, but I don't believe coffee warmers, pliers, and emery boards are motivational tools. I doubt we are crafting better performance for our players. We are improving our enjoyment of the game. Coffee warmers, pliers, and emery boards are tools to bend the will of the plastic to our will. Like a steam hammer on marble. Look for the angel in the marble first.

About the third or fourth time the foam football went bouncing off the field, my friends and I got rid of the triple threat quarterback. We started using a six sided dice. 🎲 When D&D became popular I saw dice I never knew existed. 🤪 I also recognized the potential: The defense could be actively involved in thwarting the offense. I've settled on a twelve sided dice for the offense and a six-sided dice for the defense. This video demonstrates how I pass.🤽‍♂️ Using Dice for Passing.mp4 There are a few advantages. No passing practice. (this is my favorite) No ricochets to track. The long bomb is common place. It's easy to find matching dice. 😉 I tweak my receiver to run straight and fast. Using dice gives me an opportunity to always hit them in stride. 😃

I've watched a few tournament games on Youtube and apparently the kicking team lines up on the 35 yard line, like in the NFL, and then the power is turned on for 3 seconds to simulate the ball traveling down field. The kickoff returner receives the ball at the goal line and play resumes. Where"s the Wedge? So here's a video that demonstrates how I do kickoffs. Alternate Idea for Kickoffs.mp4 I like the wedge and what better players to create the wedge than the offensive line. Also, I use Stop Forward Motion tackling so the video demonstrates an example of a tackled kick returner and the second shows the ball carrier bouncing off tackles and racing down field for a Touchdown.

I don't worry about realistic. I keep my speed lower so I can see what's happening. 👀 I don't have instant replay. 📽️

I just found this video on Youtube.

This is very interesting! 😃👍 My experimentation has shown that 25 grams is about the limit of the prongs on average Tudor base on my Ultimate field with two motion generators. I've tested other bases that have different plastic and have had somewhat better results. Here's an interesting discovery: The real beneficiaries of increase weight are Red Peg bases. Red Peg bases tend to be very fast and exceedingly weak. My red pegs, with a plastic player, tend to weight about 3 grams. However, if you increase the weight to 9 grams (about the weight of 2 dice) then they maintain speed, but their strength is better than any other player on my other teams. An excellent example of the true power of momentum. (weight X speed) Coaches who are experiencing the Law of Diminishing Returns, can unlock new strength potential by shedding the weight restriction. I believe the current trend toward increasing strength by increasing dynamic friction is a dead end because it is cancelling out the momentum created by the motion generator. I continue to be perplexed by leagues imposing weight limits. I haven't experienced this. My experience has been that with increased weight leads to less tweaking. TTC dials and red pegs turn more consistently. I haven't tested a lot of rookie bases. Thanks for letting me know your experience. I especially like the rule about knocking down ball carriers resulting in fumbles. 😃