[Mert’s pliers]

Coffee cup warmer or candle warmer is what most use to heat pliers. I found one at Goodwill several years ago.They are not that expensive. https://www.amazon.com/ASAWASA-Candle-Electric-Practical-Portable/dp/B09YCVYCQ2/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=1OPI7LIRMFYDT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A7sPSVio0ISo5aJmgopCqNYfKANabXERLnkLw9EOizbnL9nLstQ-PruGWrJPKJsNOgbPfx03OcxIx69ofjHHFFqI61vT1vHxvt0m32BbJ0yP9SOKqCOe-vu606BTnu6bKmP5Jz7o5R5hspiiWfwYu9gnck_3D8DsWjwZw50d4vFtwRQJ-y_Sh34IHq6LDov9KB7MxJcM19L_zxJnL6CbNw.h1kURssaEyup8EyZAZogpTF13k89yGHeiRCGPB16JRo&dib_tag=se&keywords=candle+warmer&qid=1714821730&sprefix=candle%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-4

[Simple Electric Football for Kids]

Basically, I am trying to develop a neighborhood youth electric football league to run out of my garage this summer to help facilitate introducing the game and hobby to a new generation.

Don't know exactly how that is going to work. but we shall see.  Thanks to all for the suggestions. Keep 'em coming. 

 

 

 

 

[Simple Electric Football for Kids]

Thanks Rick. 

[Simple Electric Football for Kids]

Thanks, Shawn. 

[Tudor College Model 600]

Finally able to acquire a 1970 Model 600 College game set. 

[Simple Electric Football for Kids]

Thanks!! All good suggestions. 

[Simple Electric Football for Kids]

Thanks Daryl.

[Simple Electric Football for Kids]

I am trying to develop a simple set of rules for teaching kids from 8 years old and up how to play electric football. What would you suggest? 

[Please return the unique figures]

On 4/27/2024 at 11:17 AM, Long island EFL said:

Hoping B-Nut brings back one of the popular Super Bowl Edition game boards in 2024 too!

Which one are you wanting? Tudor can already reproduce any field graphics from the vintage games as vinyl and magnetic field covers to fit any of their current line of game boards. 

[Electric Football article published in the PFRA's Coffin Corner.]

Check this out!! From the PFRA's (Professional Football Researchers Association) Facebook Page. 

COFFIN CORNER VOLUME 46 NUMBER 1 is now available on the PFRA website for members to download. The issue includes the following:

PFRA-ternizing. Executive Director Lee Elder presents the annual “State of the PFRA” report to members and discusses the growth of the organization with an increase in paid memberships, the addition of new regional chapters, the success of the PFRA’s research and education initiatives and the many books on pro football history published by our members. He also highlights the official podcast with 12 episodes now produced and the PFRA’s continued growth in social media. There is also a call for assistance in the various departments of the Coffin Corner by the editor-in-chief.

2023 PFRA Awards. The official announcement of the Ralph Hay Award for lifetime achievement in pro football research and historiography, the Nelson Ross Award for recent achievement in pro football history, the Bob Carroll Memorial Writing Award for the best Coffin Corner article, and the Jack Clary Award for service to the organization.

The Hall of Very Good Class of 2023 by Matt Keddie, Andy Piascik, Jay Thomas, and John Turney. Career highlights of last year's class are included for Coy Bacon, Ray Childress, John David Crow, Earl Faison, Leon Gray, Nick Lowery, Michael Dean Perry, Buck Shaw, and Jeff Van Note.

Michael Dean Perry: Twenty Questions with the Newly Inducted Hall of Very Good Member by Barry Shuck. An interview with the former Cleveland Browns defensive tackle and a discussion of his career at Clemson and in the NFL, and his accomplishments, including the rare (or medium-well) honor of having a McDonald’s sandwich being named after him.

Catching the Buzz! An Electric Game of Our Own by Chris LeMay. An entertaining history of Electric Football, a tabletop game invented in 1948 by Norman Sas of Tudor Games that received an NFL license in 1967 and exploded in popularity among the Baby Boomer generation in the late Sixties and early Seventies. Other manufacturers and competitors in the market are covered, as is the continued following the game has among enthusiasts today. 

Here is a download of the current issue of the Coffin Corner with the full article:

CC-v46n1.pdf 

 

[Please return the unique figures]

I know the figure; a Kick Returner I believe. I only bought one also. 

 

[News from the Con?]

22 hours ago, Terry43 said:

The big event at Tudorcon seems to be the opportunity to compete against other coaches

Absolutely!! That is the main purpose of most electric football gatherings and why events like TudorCon were ever started in the first place. Read the history: Plugged IN!! – The National Electric Football Game Museum (nefgm.org), The Tweak – The National Electric Football Game Museum (nefgm.org

 

  

[Tudor Con 2024 Championship Game Video]

Here is a link to the Video on Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/360727521288108/

Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to download videos form Facebook.

[From Tudor Con 2024 Part 2]

Sunday, April 21,2024

Tudor Games

Games are awesome but we play the game for the relationships that come from it!  The best people in the world! 

[From Tudor Con 2024 Part 1]

Tudor Games

April 23, 2024

I just want to say that this weekend was a dream come true! Thank you to everyone who supported this event. It went better than I ever dreamed.

I want to thank the people who volunteered their time and energy to make this a huge success.

Thank you Joel Pritchard (my close friend). Thank you for building all the boards and transporting most of the warehouse to Murfreesboro!

Thank you David Haydel! Like I told you, I’m not having an event unless you are there!  You worked all weekend with really no break at all.

Thank you Chris Lemay! You did all of the leg work to find the hotel and it was amazing.

Thank you Ron Mango. You came through on the Trophies when I forgot to order them.

Thank you David Nickles! Thank you for always supporting these events and bringing the equipment and helping us in so many ways.

Thank you RK! Thank you for giving up your time and energy to keep everyone in the know about the event. We are praying for you!!!

Thank you Major for helping us load up everything to take back!

Most of all, thanks to my amazing wife Anne. She sacrifices a lot and puts up with this craziness.  She’s the best!

Congrats on all who participated. We had a lot of first time coaches and I hope you had a good time and will play again. Congrats to the final four coaches- Raiderman, Adrian, Hulk and Frank Jacobs. You guys played great.

Raiderman and Adrian battled to the very end and I want to congratulate both of you for the way you played and the sportsmanship you both showed. True champions!

Raiderman - you did it!  Congratulations on being the Tudor national champion.  You had an amazing run. That secondary was amazing.

It was great meeting new people and seeing people I haven’t seen in so long.

 

[Tudor’s scrimmage line divider]

I have one in the collection of the museum. Yeah, I guess you have to be really old school to remember it. LOL

[News from the Con?]

It was a great weekend. Thanks for the pics Terry 43. I have several and there are hundreds more that can be found on Facebook. There is video of the Championship game on Facebook. and hopefully I will be able to download it for my files. The tournament was won by Paul "Raiderman" Bartels over Adrian Baxter in one of the more exciting Championship Games I have seen in a while. Fanks Jacobs and Jim "Hulk" Davis were the other conference Championship participants. Overall, there were 40 coaches participating in the tournament. A good mix of Veteran Coaches and first-time tournament coaches. The rules were very easy to play. and everyone seemed to enjoy playing by these rules.  

Myself and several others meet with Bryan Nutt and his wife Anne last night to discuss the successes of this tournament and ways we can improve for next year. YES!! we plan to make this an annual event. 

It was great seeing and reconnecting with people that I had not seen in a while and also meeting and talking with a lot of the new people that have come into the game and hobby. 

The round robin games were played on the new mini ultimate size game boards. I would highly recommend that if you are looking for a new game board to get one of these. 

It will take me a while to get rested from and caught up with everything.  but I will post more as I have time. All I can really say for now is start planning to attend next year. It promises to be bigger and even better than this year's event. 

[The next step in the Evolution of the NEFGM]

19 hours ago, Curt said:

Ok, thanks for that. Perhaps then maybe one day, Collector's Corner will help out. I'll keep looking, thinking, and praying for ways to get you and the NEFGM promoted. Blessings, Curt 🙂 

Thanks, I truly appreciate it very much. 

[The next step in the Evolution of the NEFGM]

That's OK. Thanks for trying. We are classified as a 501(c)(3) non-profit and as an  educational museum. 

 

[Refurbished Vintage Game Boards]

The market for this is very small and yes finding a game board that is free  of dents or completely free of defects is very hard.  

[The Elusive and Very Rare Tudor College Electric Football Game]

Field covers have already been msde with a lot of the old designs. Many of the mini ultimate boards being used today in the Tudor Con Tournament have these vintage field cover designs on them. 

Tthere are plenty of the old 620 game boards in circulation that can be restored with new vinyl adhesive graphics. I have done several already. 

Miggle Toys did replicate the old 620's with their new 620's in 2004. I currently have 3 of those. 

I do have the opportunity to buy a vintage College Edition this weekend to add to the Museum's collection. 

To completely manufacture new 620's would be very expensive and the market demand for them just isn't there to justify the cost. 

Todays market is more for custom built 2' x 4'  game boards with multiple magnetic field covers and Tudor has that covered with the ultimate game boards and the ability to produce any field cover any body could want. 

[Tweaking Buzzball Bases]

Here is a brochure that was recently added to the NEFGM Library on Base Tweaking by Buzzball owner George Diamond. At one time Buzzball bases were the preferred bases over ITZ. 

 

The New Speed Diamond Base Brochure.pdf

The New Speed Diamond Base Brochure Easy Read Form.pdf

 

 

[Any of my solitaire buddies…]

Well, I had really hoped to see more of you guys come. but I understand, life has other plans, things happen.  

[Another idea to determine stick passing]

Very interesting read. 

 

[Another idea to determine stick passing]

No  I don't know the true originator of the passing sticks. Rules 2000 is the first rule set I know of that describes a method of passing using sticks. 

Rules 2000.pdf