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Yes, I have these examples of the carrying cases that Miggle Toys / Tudor sold in the collections of the Museum. The larges one holds

There is also a Miniature Football Bowl Championship Series (MFBCS) national organization. Miniature Football Bowl Championship Series (mfbowlchampionshipseries.com) Contact them here: mfbowlchampionshipseries@gmail.com

That's Nice!!

Here is something I had never heard before. From a Facebook post. “#BudAdams founded the Houston #Oilers. He then moved that team to #Nashville and as part of the deal, he was asked to change the name in exchange for keeping the team’s history. Thus the Houston Oilers became the Tennessee Oilers and then the Tennessee #Titans.” Ashley Farrell - Senior Producer, Broadcasting for the Tennessee Titans 💙🤍❤️ To all the fans, especially those who followed the Oilers from Houston to Tennessee & stayed loyal to this franchise, tomorrow will be a special day for all of us & win or lose I just wanted to say I hope it’s one of the best days you’ve ever experienced as Oilers/Titans fans. #TitanUp

There are others who will make them. Contact Paul "Raiderman" Bartels. Sending you an email with his contact info.

Tennessee Volunteers Field Cover Kit (tudorgames.com) Dallas Cowboys NFL Field Cover Kit (tudorgames.com)

Yes, agreed, but GBN is no longer producing their motors. Unfortunately, the current market availability for motors is very limited, though.

I think the motor is the same Standard Field Drive Motion Generator motor. What is new, is the Plug-In Remote System that will now come with the Ultimate Game. If you already have an Ultimate Game, you just need to buy the Ultimate Remote Control System. If I am reading correctly, this just replaces the battery operated PlayAction Remote Control. If you are looking for a completely new motor this is what you need Super Power Pack 3 – ITZ Bases. Tudor may be working with ITZ to offer these motors, but I don't think it has happened yet.

Love the report.

This is typically a quiet time of the year for electric football and always has been. The only thing I have seen lately regarding Tudor Games came from Joel Pritchard in response to someone looking for a league in South Carolina.

There are definitely several options for both teams currently on eBay.

How soon are you needing them and is there a specific uniform that you want? In other words, Chiefs in Red home jersey and Bills in White away jersey or vice-versa. Also, when you say that you have ordered everything to make your own figures, what have you ordered?

Prongs are uneven in length. Prongs should all be the same length in order for a base to run straight. Check this first. Could be another issue such as one or more prongs slanted back or forward more than the others. All shoud be slanted the same. Base needs to set level on the gameboard and figures need to be balanced, not leaning right or left. Tweaking is a science and an art. Takes a lot of trial and error, practice and patience, and unfortunately a lot of ruined bases. Best thing to do is put a base on a figure and work with that base and figure combination until you get it do do what you want.

The Lego Stadium I have is a combination of 4 Manchester United Stadium kits and was built by KERRY WOO, a contestant on season 3 of Lego Masters. Reginald Rutledge builds replica stadiums for electric football. Here is a link to his website. https://www.footballfigure.net/

Mark and Bill Klingbiel are the owners of ITZ Bases. They are the creators of the Miggle/Tudor Proline figures and along with Mike Pratt helped to develop the Proline bases. The two in the Patriots jerseys that you are thinking of, I am pretty sure, are Chris and Alan Hebert from Boston.

Terry McFaddin on Facebook. "Showing my Grandson some electric football basics."

Don't know if you noticed but I did see where the Uni-forms are no longer including figures. I have never been a big fan of them any-way, but @ 17.99 plus $8 - $10 for the figures definitely won't be buying any.

The great thing about playing solitaire is that you are free to play and enjoy the game anyway that you like. There is no right or wrong way to play. For every 100 coaches that play the game solitaire there are 100 different ways to play. Haven't said it in a while but, here it is: "Just have fun and play the game!!"

The website blog post: https://nefgm.org/2023/10/10/throwback-electric-football-tournament/

Received from Bart Moore Commissioner’s report on the First Annual Throwback Electric Football Tournament held Saturday, September 30, 2023, in Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida. Bart Moore, Commissioner The great Southern storyteller and Mississippi State Letterman Jerry Clower once said, “The first football game I ever saw, I played in it.” Well, the first electric football tournament I ever saw, I hosted and served as the Commissioner. We had 11 coaches for 10 teams, and only one had prior EF tournament experience. Disclaimer: This was a “rookie tournament” with ten (10) teams and I supplied all but one of the teams and all but one of the game boards. As the deadline to play got closer, we passed the “good idea” cut-off point. We made a lot of mistakes. Learning occurred. One big goal for the Second Annual Throwback Tournament is to “improve the product”. The Commissioner is reviewing the feedback from the coaches and can’t wait to host again. Shortly before 10:30 p.m., roughly 14 hours after the opening kickoff of the First Annual Throwback Electric Football Tournament, the veteran New Orleans Saints coach clung to a 7-0 lead over the charging Atlanta Falcons and their improving rookie coach. A small 3D printed Vince Lombardi Trophy glued to a silver painted Gatorade cap for stability hung in the balance. The Rookie tournament began at 8:30 a.m. with coffee and donuts. Upon arrival, each coach drew a folded paper with a number from the Commissioner’s “Go Buck Naked” Duluth Trading Company ballcap. Each coach received a 3D printed football-shaped key chain embossed with a commemorative sticker as their “coaching credentials”. The Commissioner’s wife, and co-host, Jennifer, crafted the key chains, printed goal posts, picked up the donuts and a sandwich tray from the local Publix grocery store. She bought all the necessary snacks and beverages. For dessert, since each coach hoped to be paired against a “cupcake” in the opening round of the double-elimination tournament, she selected green frosted cupcakes. For her hard work and dedication, the Commissioner appointed her as League Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, she set the limits on how much the Commissioner could spend on this endeavor. Once the games began, Jennifer took three of the other coach’s wives to get their nails done. As the coaches drew their numbers, I wrote the data into a poster-sized foam board and noted the home and visitors, and assigned a stadium (game board). We started with a Tudor Ultimate Board (Miami) which, being “Throwback”, we called the Orange Bowl. We had a Miggle Board which we called “Miggle Stadium”. We also had a beat-up board purchase from an Estate called the “Estate Bowl”. The newest board, and Jacksonville Jaguars Tudor 32x16 served as the “Gator Bowl”. The Saints coach brought an extra board that initially substituted for some of the Estate Bowl games. By design, after the first round, the winning team stayed on the Ultimate Board, and the losers fought through the losers’ bracket on the smaller boards. Before games and between rounds, coaches used a small Pavilion board as a practice field. Before play began, the Commissioner set up a “controlled scrimmage” that served as a rules clinic. Prior to the tournament, each coach received the rules, a rules “Cliff Notes”, and some received video links to passing stick demonstrations on YouTube. Each Coach received a “confidential scouting report” on his team, and the entire League received “public” scouting reports for every team. The confidential reports indicated fastest players, recommended offensive linemen positioning, and in some instances, recommended plays. We held two games – four teams – in the first round. It gave an advantage to the four teams to have real game experience, but it also gave an advantage to the other coaches to see how the game is played. To speed up the games, each game consisted of eight (8) plays per quarter. I originally wanted to have 10 plays per quarter with tight timing rules between downs. That was a bad idea for rookies. Kicking plays counted toward the total. We made a spinner for field goals. The specific rules used are beyond the scope of this blog. Coaches could use a Triple Option QB for passing, but most elected to use passing sticks. Next year we will encourage passing, and hopefully kicking. The tournament format required 18 games. The most games we could play at once was four, due to the bracket format. We are not in the part of Florida that makes up Georgia’s armpit, but if you push past the sweaty pit hairs, you can see and smell Georgia’s underarm from our North Florida residence. Thus, picking who got to be the Jaguars was not easy. “Hacksaw”, a 14-year-old Eagle Scout Coach took Jacksonville. In his first game, the Jacksonville offense, led by QB Treavor Lawrence and Running back E-T-N could not progress against the Washington Redskin defense. Hacksaw elected to move # 85, Tim Tebow, from Tight End to Quarterback. Timmy responded with a long bootleg scramble that set up a touchdown. For a brief moment, I knew why I wanted to host this adventure. Although Jacksonville lost 7-6, the excitement of a lad thinking he was coming to a “Madden” tournament but adapting to a “real” game gave us joy. Although he was the first coach eliminated, Hacksaw graciously accepted the “Mr. Irrelevant” good sport award. The other teenaged coach made the wild card round and earned Rookie of the Year (ROY) honors and top offense honors. In this League, we allowed coaches to accept an automatic extra point or elect to go for two. Most coaches took the automatic point, especially as the day went on and the value of points became apparent. In the first game for Atlanta, verses San Francisco, #24 for Atlanta sparked the Falcons by catching two Steve Bartowski passes for touchdowns, totaling 124 yards. Strangely, #24 went silent for the rest of the day. It reminded me of my high school teammate who scored one touchdown in each of our first three games one season, and never saw paydirt the rest of the year. In another early game, Terry Bradshaw of the Steelers (coached by a teenager) hit Franco Harris for a game winning touchdown via passing sticks, and brought back memories of the Immaculate Reception. As the day progressed, Jacksonville, San Francisco, Houston (Oilers), New England, Tampa Bay, and Washington fell by the wayside. Tampa Bay did go out on an Overtime, Father vs. Son contest; so it was not without a fight. But as the six fell, the other four gained momentum. In an all-Pennsylvania Wild Card Round, Pittsburgh, with Bradshaw, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Rocky Bleier, and Franco Harris, and the Steel Curtain defense, were too much for the Invincible Philadelphia Eagles. Pittsburgh won 17-7 with a late score. In the Winner’s Bracket, New Orleans defeated Atlanta 17-7 and moved to 4-0. Atlanta, a late entry into the Loser’s Bracket, moved into a rematch with the Steelers. In Game 12, the Falcons defeated Pittsburgh 28-27, because the Steelers went for 2 and the win after a last-minute touchdown. Atlanta’s Grits Blitz defense stuffed the two-point attempt. In the rematch, Atlanta survived 14-7. The Falcons lost 17-14 to the Saints in Game 15, and hoped to get revenge in the Super Bowl. It was not to be. What was expected to be a shoot-out turned into a defensive battle. Late in the game, Saints QB Archie Manning rolled right looking to hit running back George Rogers on a swing pass. An Atlanta defender raced toward the running back. Just before the buzzer stopped, the Saints runner smashed into the Atlanta defender, knocking the Falcon to the ground. Manning quickly hit the runner with a Triple Threat QB pass as the hapless defender lay on his back. The receiver turned, and the defender jumped to his feet, but the Saints great raced to the five-yard line before going out of bounds. The Falcons defense re-grouped and stood tall in the Red Zone, but Manning found Wes Chandler for a short TD pass putting the Saints up 7-0, with time running out. In the post-game press conference, the Saints coach acknowledged that Atlanta improved from the earlier game, making the contest a true chess match. Atlanta’s defense covered each move correctly, until the long play described earlier. The press hounded the Atlanta coach for not substituting June Jones at Quarterback in Game 18, to replace the ineffective Bartowski. The Atlanta coach explained that his philosophy was to not change for the sake of change, and the unproved Jones did not tempt him as an option. He rode #10 to the Super Bowl, and he was not going to pull him in the Super Bowl. Overall, in 18 games, teams scored a total of 344 points. Explosive plays included Game 2, 83 yard Touchdown run by Washinton #24. Game 5: Saints 11 yard TD pass (not with sticks) and 28 yard pass for TD – also not with sticks. Game 13 – 50 yard TD pass with sticks. Tampa Bay and 25 yard TD pass from Pittsburgh’s Bradshaw to Harris. There were too many other highlights to cover, but eventually, Atlanta faced the Saints with a chance to tie the game. The Saints defense held, and Atlanta turned the ball over on downs. In the week and a half since the tournament, two coaches already have their own games. Next year, we expect each coach to have their own team. All 18 games were very close, with the biggest margin of victory being 17. Two games went into overtime. Several were decided by one point (7-6, 28-27) and several were decided by one score. Besides the games, the coaches overwhelmingly enjoyed the fellowship. We had at least five coaches with current or past military service. Besides “Hacksaw”, four other coaches earned Eagle Scout, some many years ago. It’s often said that a small group with bricks and bats get TV news coverage, but regular people participating in positive events rarely get noticed. Thanks to Chris for asking me to give a report about good things. Buzz on! Thanks Bart and Dave for these reports Here are some pics. Working on a blog post for the website.

I would suggest contacting, Bryan Nutt directly. He used to run a league called the Dixie EFL that played in Spartanburg. There is a league in the Raliegh - Durham area of NC. Tobacco Road EFL. The first weekend in November, there is a TOC event in the Raiiegh - Durham area.

More than likely not. Any new teams to come out will more than likely be Tudor's standard Haiti Repro figures.

Did not realize Khan was a co-owner of All Elite Wrestling. My youngest stepson works for the production company that produces all of the AEW shows. He is the creator of all the cool videos and graphics that they use in their productions.

Daryl, I am with you. I watch very little NFL anymore. The only team I ever give very much concern to are the Titans and then only after the regular season starts. I don't get all caught up in the draft or the preseason. Because I grew up in the 1960's and 70's, that is the only era of professional football that I have extensively studied the history of. It is the era of the pre-merger AFL and NFL and the era of the WFL. My favorite solitaire leagues are composed of the teams and the rosters of this era. It is also the era of electric football and Tudor Games that brings back my fondest memories of the playing the game.

In a Facebook live video, Tudor Games announced a partnership with ITZ Bases. Here is the link if you have a Facebook account: https://fb.watch/nuFKOj0dy-/