HATE THE BOX ???

[the french guy]

I believe there is a rule commitee...I believe I'm one of the members, as far as I know. Maybe.

To be honest I feel bad when I get a good shake and negate a critical play for my opponent. Why should dice take away a great gain that occured due to my poor play calling or players that did not execute?

Exactly. What I like in MF, it's ESPECIALLY the lack of dices (even if, as a lazy man, I use dice for kicks since I didn't tweak a decent kicker, even after almost one year in the hobby ) and other random events, in opposite to all the wargames and tabletop games I played before. I will never shake any box


The only thing who would be fun with random events, would be "campaign events"... I mean "season events".

Imagine a big hit (figure falling, or hitted by 2 or more opponents). The figure is out of the game. You roll a dice = the figure is out for the game, is out for a determinated number of games, or is healthy and come back directly on field. Etc, etc...

If the figure is out of the game or for several new games, the referee locks the figure somewhere the team owner can't take it (for base swaping or stuff like that).

That should be a logic and interesting use of random events for me. Just my two cents and personal opinion, don't want to flame any gaming style.

[eflfanatic]

Isn't somebody working on a national ruleset?

Not that I know of at the present time. The last project of the Rules Committee (of which I was Chairman) was the MFCA CPC Championship Game Default Rules.

I have since resigned as Chariman of the Rules Committee.

If there is a true need and interest in a national ruleset then that is something that the BOD needs to address.

[the french guy]

Not that I know of at the present time.

It 's why I putted reserves on my answer. I remember someone contacted me a few months ago, to ask me to bring my beginner enthusiast and wargaming experience in a rule commitee. But actually I never has been contacted again for that.

[NATIONAL]

If you make it a rule that the box has to be shaken on every play, that would take the crutch feeling away.

If you would shake the box at the first stop on runs & after the pass is attempted you would take away the man running down the field then fumbling with nobody around but the defense recovers it.

Rick those guys were close to that guy in the video. Guys are talking about a man 30,40 or 50 yds down the field and a box gives it to the defense.

I'm not a big fan of the box, in the NEFL we have the clock that causes penalties, 2 defenders making a tackle makes a fumble. Ball carrier falls over is an injury, so everything is taking place on the field and taking the luck factor out of things.

With so many leagues playing the Shootout style, I think it may be time for the box chart to be tweaked? You have so many vets and great MF minds using that style, I'm sure somebody has a twist that can be added.
What you can not deny is the amount of excitement the box brings to the game. Just needs to be used on every play, and at the beginning of the play

the F.O.T.H. is Nat'l

[the french guy]

2 defenders making a tackle makes a fumble. Ball carrier falls over is an injury, so everything is taking place on the field and taking the luck factor out of things.

Exactly the way we play here too. Apart for the injury thing, we do not use since we 're not playing organized (league format).