Greg F

After a 36 year layoff, I played my 11th season and now have an 11th Super Bowl champion. I still remember my first 10. I Saint over Seahawks II Packer over Chiefs III Browns over Cowboys IV Packers over Colts V Cowboys over Broncos VI Steelers over Bears VII Giants over Dolphins VIII Chiefs over Redskins IX Rams over Bills X Rams over Raiders First, I'll give a little review of how I play. I've always used current players when I was a kid and continued doing so this year. I use a 4 game schedule (same as when I was a kid) with the current NFL playoff structure of 4 division winners and 3 wildcards per conference. I scheduled 2 division games, 1 other intra-conference game, and 1 inter-conference game. I average about 67 plays per games (without OT) as opposed to NFL average of 154 plays per game. I use all 32 teams, so I had to collect the new teams from Tudor and eBay. I used Oilers uniforms as Titans alternate uniforms, and I use a combo of current and retro uniforms for teams such as Bucs, Falcons, Broncos, Patriots, etc. I had hoped to tweak bases over the summer, but that didn't work out since I have a toddler LOL. So, I played every game with the same 24 bases. They were numbered, and I had a description of what each base did. I assigned each base to a player using a system that I developed. (Example: #4 was a great RB base. Say I drew it out for Aaron Jones at the first of the season, he would have the opportunity to use the base all year based on his performance with it. Lets also say, that the Packers played the Bears, and David Montgomery had used the #4 base all year. The #4 base would go to the player with the better season stats) This years playoff teams were as follows. NFC: 1st seed Seahawks 3-0-1 2nd seed Giants 3-1-0 3rd seed Lions 3-1-0 4th seed Buccaneers 2-2-0 5th seed Commanders 3-1-0 6th seed Los Angles Rams 2-1-1 and 7th seed Falcons 2-2-0. AFC: 1st seed Ravens 4-0-0 2nd seed Colts 4-0-0 3rd seed Dolphins 2-2-0 4th seed Chargers 2-2-0 5th seed Titans 3-1-0 6th seed Steelers 3-1-0 and 7th seed Chiefs 2-2-0. The season MVP was Derrick Henry with 45 rushes 225 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs, 15 receptions 374 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs and 2 kickoff returns for TDs (Disclosure: I am from Tennessee, but I'm a Packer fan. And, I went to Auburn University so I don't care for Henry, who went to Alabama LOL) In the AFC Championship game, the Steelers beat the Ravens in an offensive battle 35-31, with the Steelers coming up big on defense in the 4th quarter. George Pickens had 3 TD receptions in the game. In the NFC championship game, the Seahawks trailed 14-28 in the 4th quarter. Geno Smith hit Kenneth Walker for a 54 yard TD. Then, after an interception, Smith hit Metcalf for a 23 yard TD. The Seahawks went on to win in OT. Which brings us to.... Super Bowl XI Seahawks 26 Steelers 21. Seattle actually dominated the game. Najee Harris had a 14yd TD reception with 30 seconds left to pull close. But, Diggs recovered the onside kick to end the game. MVP was Rachaad Penny, who had a 63yd TD, and 91 total rushing yards. One problem I had when it became playoff time was the new NFL playoff rule that a team has a chance to respond to a TD in overtime versus the game ending if the receiving team scored a TD in regular season. That resulted in a game going to double OT, and 2 other games almost going to double OT. It was very time consuming. I will have to come up with some kind of system for that next year. Also, I think I will have to back up the 2 point conversion next season. It was too easy to get it from the 2 yard line.

Where do I get a GBN motor?

I’m still enjoying it. I’m just trying to find ways to improve both gameplay and my solitaire rules as I go along from year to year. 😊

This past year, I played my first solitaire league since I was a kid. I bought the ultimate board, which was very beautiful. Here are some things I've noticed: 1) Obviously, there was a sag in the middle. On the sidelines, I wasn't so concerned with it because it kept runners in bounds longer (which, of course, is what you'd want). However, it was much harder to run the ball as the plays got closer to the goal line. 2) With the motor on the instructed site at the 50 yard line, the board obviously vibrated more on that side of the field. However, it also vibrated more on one side of the field (from the 25 yard line to the endzone) than on the other side. This resulted in more players falling in these parts of the field. 3) Individual players would perform differently depending on which end zone they were headed towards (especially in speed, but also in power) Does anyone have thoughts on these things? Thanks! Greg

As a kid, I used the “backer” figure as a WR because it was the biggest target. I used the “all-purpose” figure as a Tackle. I know it doesn’t matter if I’m doing a solitaire league, but are there rules in competitive play events?

Which number decals are best if I want to change them every year? I’m wanting to keep my teams updated without pulling off the paint

Does anyone have any storage advice? I’m going to have all NFL teams white and dark by the time I’m through. Looking for basic or unique ways to store them. Thanks! Greg

The Saints should wear those as alternate helmets this year

I had a solitaire league for 10 years when I was a kid. Thinking very seriously about buying an ultimate board and resuming it. Any suggestions on boards, players and rules are would be appreciated. 🙂

I played electric football as a kid. I was excited to find the Tudor games website. I am very interested in getting into the community and seeing if I would like the tournaments. Does anyone know of any players in the Nashville/Middle Tn area that could help. I played mostly solitaire as a kid, so I've never really done competition. I'll have to learn all the strategy. Thanks!