Terry43
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Nope. eBay tends to be my Tudor-Con. 😃👍
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I heard Liza Minnelli belt out these lyrics when I was a young man and the words are still apt today...
"What good is sitting alone in your room?
Come hear the music play
Life is a cabaret, old chum
Come to the cabaret."Enjoy the Cabaret. 😃👍
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I assumed the idea for passing sticks came from miniature warfare tabletop games. This is a quote from the BoardGameGeek Forum,
"Lately there seems to be a trend away from grid maps back to unmarked terrain and the venerable Little Wars ruler, but I'm puzzled about what you do when the measurement is ambiguous, especially as the distance between two minifigs isn't a super well-defined concept to start with (base to base, or head to head, etc..?). A thought that has occured to me (and no doubt others) to avoid disagreement is to have a little grid map for precise movement and ranging, using the terrain board simply as an approximate display to add to the sense of reality, fun, and tactical thinking."
Recently I've seen electric football videos where they use spring loaded devices. Remarkably, spring loaded devices go all the way back to 1913 and that little game called Little Wars. H.G. Wells (yes, the science fiction writer) wrote the instruction booklet.
Wells references a cannon that,
“The beginning of the game of Little War, as we know it, became possible with the invention of the spring breechloader gun. This priceless gift to boyhood appeared somewhen towards the end of the last century, a gun capable of hitting a toy soldier nine times out of ten at a distance of nine yards, It has completely superseded all the spiral-spring and other makes of gun hiterhto used in playroom warfare. These spring breechloaders are made in various sizes and patterns, but the one used in our game is that known in England as the four-point-seven gun. It fires a wooden cylinder about an inch long, and has a screw adjustment for elevation and depression. It is altogther an elegant weapon.”
H.G. Wells references the inch-long wooden cylinder in his instruction booklet.
"(6) When men are knocked over by a shot they are dead, and as many men are dead as a shot knocks over or causes to be knocked over. But if a shot strikes a man but does not knock him over, he is dead, provided the shot has not already killed a man. But a shot cannot kill more than one man without knocking him over, and if it touches several without oversetting them, only the first touched is dead and the others are not incapacitated. A shot that re-bounds from or glances off any object and touches a man, kills him; it kills him even if it simply rolls to his feet, subject to what has been said in the previous."
Note the drawings of the inch-long cylinder hitting a man, or men. Does this remind any coaches of drawings in electric football instructions and rules manuals?
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On 4/14/2024 at 9:04 AM, Daryl Collins said:
I got excited all over again watching the videos
21 hours ago, Long island EFL said:Another great League!
Thank you. 😃👍 I'm still in the middle of my 2024 Draft.
It's time for the BASEMENT games. The next game — Trans-Am Javelins vs Meteor Storm — is an elimination game.
The winner of the game acquires the best players of the losing team. I'll use game statistics to make the acquisitions and culling.
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16 hours ago, Greg F said:
Already voted.
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On 4/14/2024 at 8:24 AM, Coach Shawn said:
Personally I just will never be able to put him on any of my teams
On 4/14/2024 at 8:58 AM, Daryl Collins said:Me neither.
I don't name my Little Plastic Peeps, and I'm not sure why Coach Shawn and Coach Collins wouldn't name one of their little Plastic Peeps OJ Simpson, but IF I was inclined to name a Little Plastic Peep I would use OJ Simpson's name.
I copied this from a Fox News story:
"The Bills drafted Simpson as the first overall pick in 1969, a year after he won the Heisman Trophy while playing at USC. He would go on to be League MVP in 1973, and was the league leader in rushing yards multiple times in the 1970s.
Simpson played 11 NFL seasons — nine with the Bills, where he became known as “The Juice” with an offensive line known as “The Electric Company,” and two with the San Francisco 49ers. He won four NFL rushing titles, rushed for 11,236 yards in his career, scored 76 touchdowns and played in five Pro Bowls. He was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
When he retired, Simpson held (or shared) the record for seven different stats, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. At the time of his death, the 76-year-old still held a few of them.During the 14-game 1973 season, Simpson became the first back in the NFL to rush for over 2,000 yards — specifically, he recorded 2,003 yards thanks to a 200-yard game in the last game of the season, according to the Bills. That’s the most of any Bills player on record. In that same season, Simpson recorded an average of 143.1 yards rushing per game, a record that still holds today. Among modern-day players, only Adrian Peterson and Derrick Henry have come close, recording 131.1 yards in 2012, and 126.7 yards in 2020, respectively.
Simpson shares another record with Peterson and Henry: the most games with 200 yards or more rushing. All three have recorded six games, but, with Henry still in the league, we could soon see Simpson fall from the top of that podium.Henry is also one big game away from toppling another Simpson record: the most games with 250 yards or more rushing. Simpson has two — a 250-yard game against the New England Patriots in 1973, and a 273-yard game against the Detroit Lions in 1976. In both seasons, Simpson twice had consecutive games in which he surpassed 200 yards rushing, more than any other back has recorded thus far.
“I was part of the history of the game,” Simpson said years after his career ended. “If I did nothing else in my life, I’d made my mark.”
Amen.
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1 hour ago, Jayethekxng said:
it’s pretty impressive that a lot of these receivers got open without them
I used the past tense...
3 hours ago, Terry43 said:I used E-6000 to attach my bumpers.
... because I don't use bumpers anymore. I've posted a video on the Forum where I demonstrate that the shape of the front of the base doesn't make a difference in blocking.
In my experience — for receivers — the 'bounce' makes the difference, not the shape. The 'bounce' is when two bases collide they 'bounce' either to the left or to the right. A very strong player causes a very weak player to bounce backwards either to the left or to the right.
Therefore, receivers should be very strong so that when the bounce occurs — either to the left or to the right — the receiver pushes past the front corner of the defender's base.
A very soft base absorbs the impact kind of like the air bag in a car collision.
As you think about electric football remember the little plastic peeps are bouncing up and down and leaning forward. Vibrating resembles running but the physics are different.
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1 hour ago, Jayethekxng said:
good idea to hand sculpt different bumpers onto rookie bases. For instance a round base on a receiver or a concave bases for a corner
It's an excellent idea Jayethekxing. ITZ makes a variety of bumpers for their bases. https://www.itzbases.com
From the ITZ webpage: "These bumpers will fit all the rest of our ITZ Bases
- Championship Level 2 (CL-2) bases
- Blitz Bases
- Hitz Bases
- Starter Bases
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8 hours ago, nefgm.org said:
NO!! Never Ever!! Just makes me cringe every time I hear that.
Oh dear. 😱 No way out of this one. 🔚 I accept there is no redemption for all the football fields, bases, and little plastic players I've... Dare I say it... Expunged. ☠️
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Excellent list Coach Shawn.
I keep statistics on defense in the following categories (which are very similar to yours)
Tackles — one player, one game
Tackles — one player, one season
Tackles — one player, more than 10 games
Tackles for lost yards — one player, one game
Tackles for lost yards — one player, one season
Tackles for lost yards — one player, more than 10 games
Sacs — one player, one game
Sacs — one player, one season
Sacs — one player, more than 10 games
Blown Coverage — one player, one game
Blown Coverage — one player, one season
Blown Coverage — one player, more than 10 games
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Some of the Miggle football fields came out of the factory good. Some came out really bad. I bought two at Target and ended up pitching both in the dumpster. Very loud and I think the metal was very, very thin. Jiggled horribly.
From my experience I would urge caution.
Chris at the museum might have some pertinent thoughts on the Miggle fields that are in his collection.
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15 hours ago, Greg F said:
let’s add Gervan Dexter Jr of the Bears with 14T and 1 sack
Let's make Gervan the letter G. 😃👍
And Brents the letter H. 😃👍
I still prefer F for Offensive MVP, but my league MVP has to be H . Defense wins championships. 🏆
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6 hours ago, Greg F said:
F. 57 rushes 324yds 3 TDs 1 fumble, 14 receptions 302yds 5 TDs, 8 returns 322yds (P)
My vote is for F. The little plastic peep has over 300 yards in every category. Over 900 all-purpose yards. He's contributing in every aspect of the game and he has lifted his team into the playoffs.
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25 minutes ago, Long island EFL said:
I love the concept of drafting players from a college League.
I do something like this every spring. I start with eight high school teams (23 players on a team) that have received minimal tweaking (184 total players). Only the best high school players advance to four college teams (23 players on a team for a total of 92 players). The 46 players on the two college teams that play for the national championship are the only players in the draft.
I have 21 teams in my League and I usually have only two draft rounds. The remaining 4 players sit in a box and hope the rookies fail.
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50 minutes ago, Long island EFL said:
If you don't mind me asking where did you get the field cover from?
On the menu at the top of the page select TUDOR SITE.
Then on the Tudor webpage select Customize. >> Field Covers
There are three options. NFL Field Covers, College Field Covers, and Custom Field Covers.
53 minutes ago, Long island EFL said:cleaning it with a sponge with a scrubby on it scratched the game
You could scrub the whole surface until it looks like a Snow Field. Or a baseball diamond.
Or scrub the whole surface really well and make your own custom field. Maybe the profile of a '57 Chevy, or the NY Skyline, or a Royal Flush in poker.
The future is opening up before you. 😃👍
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If this is for League MVP shouldn't there be a defensive player or two in contention? Any Ray Lewis or Mean Joe Green or Troy Polamalu players with 15 or more solo tackles? Somebody from that suffocating Colts defense must be having an MVP year.
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7 minutes ago, Daryl Collins said:
I’m so disappointed for you.
Not to worry. I had the enjoyment of the artistic journey. 😃👍
9 minutes ago, Daryl Collins said:My son... loves the movie 300
300 isn't thoughtful like the movies Love Actually, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Remember the Titans , but it has an extreme heroic, wise-cracking feel that I enjoy. Kind of like Schwarzenegger's first Conan movie. "No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important!"
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I guess any day is a great day to play electric football but some days are extra special.
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22 minutes ago, Terry43 said:
I recommend the, "peel and stick vinyl." My experience with the peel and stick vinyl has been excellent.
Here's a video of my Peel and Stick Vinyl field cover. Different Ultimate board but the same two motion generators.
No difference as far as I can tell.
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3 hours ago, Long island EFL said:
Which do you recommend?
I recommend the, "peel and stick vinyl." My experience with the peel and stick vinyl has been excellent.
The problem I'm having with the magnetic field cover is illustrated in the following two videos.
The first video is my straight-from-the-factory Ultimate field with two Tudor motion generators. The little plastic peep is #46 my MVP of my Fruit Bowl.
Here is #46 on the 300 magnetic field cover on top of my Ultimate field.
The 300 magnetic field cover muffles the Buzzzzz of the motion generators (which some long-suffering loved-ones might appreciate) but it also affects the speed and straightness of #46.
It's worth noting that the first video takes only 10 seconds for the 100 yard dash. The second video takes about 4 seconds just to reach the 25 yard line.
I tried five of my best Kickoff Returners on the 300 magnetic field cover and the results were similar. The little plastic peeps moved about half-as-fast and turned rather than running straight. So now I'm thinking I won't use my 300 magnetic field cover for the remainder of my games.
Tudor states this on their webpage, "Why use a Field Cover? Field Covers are great for two reasons. First, they deliver an authentic NCAA experience. You'll feel like you're playing on the real college field! And second, they often improve the performance of your board ...Also suitable for framing." I think I will frame mine.
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37 minutes ago, Daryl Collins said:
I can’t wait to see some of the games highlights from this field!
I ran into a bit of a puzzler. 🤔 The magnetic field cover is acting like a damper. The players are running a lot slower.
I'm still planning to play my next game on the 300 field cover. 😃👍
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I wanted to try the magnetic field covers — but I didn't really want an NFL or college field cover — so I set about customizing a Michigan State Spartans magnetic field cover.
300 is one of my favorite comic books (Frank Miller) and movies (Zach Snyder). So I decided to use the art work from both to create my custom magnetic field cover.
My first step was to scrub away SPARTANS from both End Zone. I used a regular wet, dishwashing sponge.
The Tudor ink, or Tudor acrylic paint, or whatever it is, came off very easily. Too easy actually. I suspect it will be susceptible to scratching.
Then I wiped away the debris with just a paper towel.
In about the length of time it takes to have a molar pulled and a titanium implant screwed into my jaw, the End Zone was mostly white.
Yes, I know from experience. Tuesday was NO FUN.
I masked off the End Zone and splattered it with Liquitex acrylic ink like the Movie Poster for the movie the 300.
I created a stencil for the 300 and used a red Sharpie to write 300 on the magnetic vinyl.
I thought it came out okay.
Then it was time to do the other End Zone. I chose those wonderful words from King Leonidas as he is kicking the Persian Messenger into the well.
Just like that I have my custom magnetic field cover.
This is kind of the 'Chicken or Egg' question. Which came first the 300 electric football field or the team called the 300?
For right now there isn't an 300 electric football team but I'm sure I can remedy that. 😉👍 I will play out the remainder of my 2024 Draft games on the 300 field.
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Excellent paint and decal work. 😃👍
How do you keep the bumpers on the ITZ bases. I use glue.
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4 hours ago, Long island EFL said:
With the combination of itz, rookie bases, double and single clip bases and TTC bases,
I believe all these bases have strengths and weaknesses and the key is too get the best base for the position.
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Just like that I have my custom magnetic field cover.
Any of my solitaire buddies…
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Very sorry. I hope that life hasn't thrown you too much of a curve ball.
Are you able to get a refund from the hotel?
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