Electric Football Think Tank Round 1

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For a moment lets assume that every one on this forum is a member of a National Rules Committee with the express purpose of developing a universal set of rules by which any person purchasing an EF game could come to any gathering and be able to sit down and play.

Rule 1 for this think tank is that all ideas are accepted without discussion in this first round. No idea may be thrown out or belittled. Only positive input is allowed.

We will ONLY be discussing Equipment allowed at this point and specifications for that equipment. i.e. figures allowed and weights, bases, fields and fieldcovers, etc and so on

If we successfully get through this without killing each other verbally we can move on to other sections of the rulebook...if not I will drop the idea.

I still believe that we have the people here to make this thing work. I believe that a set of rules set up by a diverse segment of the EF population can lead to a greater gain for all of us.

If I could I would lock 9 elected EF reps from across the US in a room and not let them out till they had come out with a complete set of rules. That isn't going to happen cause they would just break out fields and play EF till all hours without writing a single rule. Ultimately, we only need 51% of the EF community to agree on the rules set to tip the balance and in time many will follow.

You on this forum are the leaders! You each have great ideas...I know...I have read many if not all of them. You also have many differences but so did the people that came together to formulate the modern accepted version of the bible. Now surely if they could put together such a great book we can come up with a nationally accepted set of rules that any newbie or expert could play by on their first meeting.

When you all go home you can still tweak the rules to whatever you want or throw them out completely but wouldn't it be great if I could go to the league in Japan or Canada or Florida or Detroit and in a few minutes begin a game based on equality of equipment and rules. There is nothing wrong with your house rules...and in the words of Tony The Tiger "They're Great!" but how bout it fellas....let's put on a show for the EF community and display how we can come together and do this.

So who wants to start....and remenber this could take months to discuss but IT CAN BE DONE!! If you don't see any value in the idea of a national set of rules then as my mother always said, "If you can't say anything nice then don't say nothing at all".

QUESTION 1 before the rules committee..(that's you)
What equipment is allowed and what adjustments to that equipment is allowed?

(Oh man, if this works I'm changing my name to Kissinger)