consider how fun this game would actually be before investing $23 on it. 10 min entertainment at best imo.
Can someone explain how the game play on this works?
- Do you just go until the runner is out of bounds?
- How exactly do you set up a pass?
- Can you be tackled?
well, I can’t find a video of the exact model, but there are some of kind of similar items. Like this one
vibrating football
Love the writeup! Keep 'em coming!
sellout.woot also sold this item on May 20, 2009; no purchasers commented on the product once they received it, though.
Unlikely that he’d enjoy this. My guess this would be mostly bought by people remember these from their childhood. That’s the reason I almost bought one. The only reason I did not is that I could not think of a good place to hide it to prevent the wife from finding it.
I have an original game circa 1970 made by a company named Tudor.It cost $29 back then and still works
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Can someone explain how the game play on this works?
- Do you just go until the runner is out of bounds?
- How exactly do you set up a pass?
- Can you be tackled?
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Here is the manual: Excalibur Electrician - Excalibur Electrician
- you run the power until a point, like a defensive man is behind the QB and pressures him to throw. You then stop the power, actually make the QB throw and try to hit the receiver, then turn the power back on with him as the carrier.
That’s just an example. The QB also actually kicks the ball for other plays.
Funny how many people haven’t been exposed to “vibrating football”. I had this game when I was younger (late 70’s early 80’s) and never really cared for it much. I like the cool little player models, but the game play was meh. Now in my “old age” I’m sure I have a bit of nostalgia for it, but not enough to buy it.
Another odd coinky-dink is I was just talking to a friend about these at the ASU football game this weekend … he’s like 8 years younger than me and hadn’t heard of the game.
If you have an iphone and want to experience something similar without the size pieces … you can check this out.
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How are you supposed to kick a field goal?
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I replied with this link to another question, but you should check it out for your answer, too. This is the manual that describes the QB as a kicker, too, with a moving leg and a ball that he actually throws for other plays.
Awesome, another new generation gets to experience instant boredom when they realize it’s totally random! I’ll pick mine up next spring at a Wooter’s garage sale.
definitely boring
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Unlikely that he’d enjoy this. My guess this would be mostly bought by people remember these from their childhood. That’s the reason I almost bought one. The only reason I did not is that I could not think of a good place to hide it to prevent the wife from finding it.
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Then buy 2 sets, I suppose.
I believe I have seen originals in new condition at sports collectible shows for greatly appreciated amounts.
I’d buy a few of these myself and put them away but I’m in a possession-reduction mode to increase free space in my home.
It seems to be the same toy that bored the hell out of me in 1954.
I don’t see it competing with a Wii.
I had one of these when I was like 9 years old. (My folks may still have it in their house.) I just remember passing being really difficult because the ball was this little foam thing. Some Wooters have posted videos but it looks like the same game from 30-odd years ago just fancied up a bit.
It was fun, but not too much fun if you have to play it by yourself.
Unless you’re a woman, apparently. 
Useful for planning football strategy in your local pop warner game up to college and maybe even the pros.
It must be a mighty magnet…it held up for this guy’s wife an hour at a time…while using the dual speed mode. You should be able to grind out a good game.
The “originals” were in the late 50s/early 60s. They had to be one of the most boring and frustrating toys I every had. The part where the pieces move around is OK but it’s goofy-random (zero skill required) and that only lasts seconds where the B-O-R–I-N-G setup takes minutes. I can’t imagine kids these days getting any enjoyment out it.