Shabby J and detroitchild,
Just about all current rule sets that I have read lately allow for any size game board to be used with the "Home Team" coach being allowed or requested to provide the game board to allow for "home field advantage".
I am not looking to change that. I like that rule and prefer to participate in any competitive venue that does allow it. You are always going to have certain league and tournament organizers who prefer one game board over another, mainly the manufacturers of particular game boards and equipment, because they are sponsoring that league or tournament. Namely, Miggle and Buzzball. Nothing wrong with that.
The question came up when the MFCA was trying to decide what scale to use in its skills competitions. Refer to the previous thread regarding "Height and Scale."
http://www.miniaturefootball.com/for...t=Height+Scale
I know getting everyone to agree on anything is going to be impossible. But standards have to be set to use as guidelines for the future development, unity and continued growth of the game as a whole.
If you study the history of any organized sport standard rules had to be established for game play and equipment for any sport to survive which was certainly the case for college and professional football. Even they still have their own variations and rules that are unique to their styles of play. But a football field is still 100 yards long by 53 1/3 yards wide no matter whether it is professional, college or high school. We still need to set a standard scale to use as a guide and that's all it is "just a guide" not something to be "set in stone" and say "you can't play unless your game board is this size."
Just my opinion and "two cents" worth.