Without any interference in any league rules, I believe an "official" weight standard should be a good idea, simply to make the things more clear for the beginner.
As a beginner myself in the game of miniature football, first I was lost with several things :
the figures brands
the figures choice for each position in the squads
the bases types
the board choice (brand, material, size, etc...) and differences
the basic ruleset and advanced options for it (timing, passing sticks, fbt, etc...)
and finally, the weight.
Believe, that points wich certainly seems obvious for most of you, are chinese speaking for the newcomer. So any clarification for that points, including weight is good for me and for the other beginners. Today for me, after months of MF practicing, hours of forum browsing each day, a lot of infos stills hard to find or to understand
In a opening to newcomers perspective, the "hardcore MF players", and/or MF veterans has to think the things simple and non too technical. Pedagogy is the key !
So why not write somewhere a little pedagogic statement, explaining there is basically 3 categories in MF : 3.3g or less, 3.3 to 4.0, and 4.0 to no limit for example, and what are the reasons of that categories, the pros and cons, what league plays that or that, etc, etc...
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Some of you guys think that playing with the board cranked up somehow translates into "better gameplay" .............You are wrong, ........ you guys are ratcheting up the ante with this nonsense and you make it harder for a new guy to enter and get competitive right away.
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I agree with that, from my beginner point of view. On my tweaking videos, I show figs running 6seconds the 100yards, BUT when I play my board is tuned slower. I'm happy with that, and my MF partners too.
The board is quieter, we have the time to see the plays delloping, etc... Faster, the game become too complicated for us to play and marshall in the same time (since we doesn't have any spare referee
). That is a good example of what can be intimidating for newbies too.
My 2 euros, I mean, my two cents (cheaper)
