Has the hobby evolved past Miggle ?

[Orleanian In Exile]

Miggle serves that most vital function of any hobby —a mass-producer of basic equipment which maintains a foothold in the general retail market and therefore a window for the public, however small and unobserved, into the hobby. How many of us went along for years thinking the game was extinct until we one day just happened to stumble upon an ad for Miggle Electric Football in a boutique toy catalogue or Googled "Electric Football"? And could any of the specialty producers today keep up with fulfilling the supply needs for boards, bases, and figures on a bulk basis without a corporate maker out there? Miggle provides what Buzzball, FootballFigure.net, Rollerboards and other specialty makers cannot: volume production of games and accessories sold at reasonable prices for the entry-level player. The newbie or dilletante who can't or won't spring for a $450 Megawatz custom board and $50 Buzzball team packages can and will put down $70 for a Rose Bowl or EF Challenge board and $10 a pop for prepainted team packages (especially for those who don't have the time, talent, or patience to paint their own figures and want something ready-to-play right out of the box). And in economic times like these, when every dollar counts and there are far fewer of them to chase non-essentials, having a source of cheap games, bases and figures can make all the difference as to whether this hobby is sustainable or not.