WHAT IS TOO CRAZY IN REGARDS TO BOARD SIZE.

[mantaraydre]

COACHES,

What is the widest and longest a field could be without it getting too outrages.


FORGET ABOUT STORAGE AND TRAVELING WITH FOR A MOMENT.


IS A BOARD THAT IS 100 INCHES LONG AND LETS SAY 45 INCHES WIDE.

IS THAT TOO MUCH FOR ELECTRIC FOOTBALL. IM TALKING SPREADING THE GAMES OUT SO THE FIGURES HAVE TO PLAY OFFENSE AND DEFENSE ON THERE OWN IN OPEN SPACE WITH OUT HELP RIGHT AWAY.

MANTARAYDRE

WOLF,

wHAT IS THE EXACT SIZE OF YOUR CHIELFS BOARD ?//
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[pit couture]

My board is 71 x 34 inches. It is great to play on a big field

Pierre

[Electric Coach]

I think that is too much board. The largest I would go would be 70 X 45. All of that would not be the playing field. I would use 10 inches of it for sidelines and behind the goal post area. There coaches will have a place for their team and any other equipment.

Maurice

The Electric Coach

[RavennaAl]

If you consider the Miggle standing guy as an average football player around 6'2" or 6'3", he's about 1 1/4" long, but he's also slouching just a bit. Figuring 1 1/4" = 6 feet, then a true scale board would be about 75" long and about 34 3/8" wide, based on a field that is 120 yards long (includes both endzones) and 55 yards wide

[mantaraydre]

Great info coaches,


My question is why are the boards so small ?

1) portability ?

2) storage ?

3)weight i guess ?

***Im just curious as to why the fields have been scaled down to miggle superbowl/rose fields. 620 fields.

If an idea came about to alleviate the 3 items i just mentioned. would coaches be willing to go 75 to 80 long and 45 to 50 wide.

would a print shop have an issue printing a field that size ?


talk about spreading out and playing some wide open football.
db's running with the wide receivers !!!!!!!!!
trap plays
incredible sweeps.

****your defense better know how to tackle in open space.


ok i'll compromise 80 x 42
mantaraydre


ps/ how many motors would one need and where exactly do you place them ?

Att pitt coulture, HOW DO YOU ATTACH YOUR MOTORS. iF YOUR THE COACH WHO MADE THE MOTORS FOR JERRY FULTON OUT OF PHILLY. THOSE THINGS ARE AWESOME. BEST BOARD I EVER PLAYED ON.

mantaraydre

[the french guy]

My question is why are the boards so small ?

From my point of view of (humble) board builder, the size was determinate by 3 things :


the size Even making a 42x22" will increase (I think) the gaming experience, and still be significantly bigger than a "factory" 6xx tudor/miggle board.


The cost. The bigger will be the board, the higher the price will be. More wood for frame, more glue, more paint, more motors. And the board itself will dramaticaly increase the price : field cover printing job is expensive and based on surface measurements. So the cutting of the board itself. A 80x42" board surface + vynil field cover will be TWICE more expensive than the "regular" 42x22" board.


The portability. For example, I've got 2 slot racing tracks in my cellar. If I count the 2 tracks together, about 30meters of track on 10meter square of surface board, and 7 players can race in the same time. But in reality, we are rarely more than 2 or 3 to play, once a month max. If I was able to take my tracks in my car and bring them in friend houses or events (town events, associations, etc...) I should be able to organize big races every weeks. You get it : it's why I choose to have a gameboard quite light and "small" (if we can say a 44"x24" -total size- gameboard is "small") so I can travel and bring the game everywhere I want : my brother house, friends house, community events, etc, etc....



It's of course my personal thoughts about that. But I think, in a league (or club, association, etc...) with permanent locals, a main giant board is a good idea.

would a print shop have an issue printing a field that size ?

No issue. A pro printer 's got new machines how can print several meters wide printed sheet, and even cut it on the printer out. But the bigger, the more expensive since printers will charge you on a surface base (in france they charge on a meter square base).



ah, and I forgot one thing about giant (or for 90"x45" or more let's speak about HUGE) boards : the board levelling. We certainly have to consider the own weight of the board surface (fiberboard or metal) how will collapse the field, I guess.

[pit couture]

It is up to each and everyone to decide on which size of board they want to play. I'm sure that it can be great fun to play a game on any size board. Many years ago, I have travel to India, in a small street, there was a group of people playing Ping Pong on a very small ping pong table that was home made. They were having a great time.

I personnally enjoy playing on a big board but as I think of it, I like playing period. We should never forget to have fun.

Pierre

[detroitchild]

Yep....what he said!

Originally Posted by pit couture

It is up to each and everyone to decide on which size of board they want to play. I'm sure that it can be great fun to play a game on any size board. Many years agao, I have travel to India, in a small street, there was a group of people playing Ping Pong on a very small ping pong table that was home made. They were having a great time.

I personnally enjoy playing on a big board but as I think of it, I like playing period. We should never forget to have fun.

Pierre

[Electric Coach]

We talked about size, weight, storage and figure size ratio. No one has talked about time. The longer the board the faster the players will have to be to cover the distance. Given the current speed of the players, a game may take 4 to 5 hours to play on a board 100 inches long.

Maurice

The Electric Coach