On Brave Old Army Team... the Electric Football Battle Against Navy Awaits.

PositionTudor Games' Army-Navy Electric Football - Product/service evaluation

Tudor Games' Electric Football, one of this year's 12 finalists nominated to enter the National Toy Hall of Fame, is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Electric Football began in post-war Brooklyn, N.Y., as a plug-in vibrating board game where chaos reigned, much to the delight of kids and the toy business who had never seen anything like it. Today, more than 40,000,000 Electric Football games have been sold and leagues are thriving across ttie country and around the world.

Tudor's Electric Football originally operated by means of an electromagnetic motor causing the playing "field" to vibrate. Special stands under tiny plastic players propeled them, sometimes toward the proper end zones. Tudor's game proved so popular in the 1 960s that rival firms soon made similar games, but Tudor continued to dominate the market through an official license with NFL teams, as well as continual product innovations.

Tudor's new Metal Electric Football games have innovative features like Invisibase Cleats, detailed team sets, and PlayAction Remote Controls. Plus, there is Electric Football Challenge, a free App for Apple and Android phones and tablets. More than just a scoreboard, it's an interactive companion, driving game play with configurable timers that match the flow of real football.

When it comes to the gridiron--whether it be natural grass and dirt, artificial turf, or an electrified metal field--tradition matters, and nothing says tradition like the annual Army-Navy football game, first played between the U.S. Military Academy (aka the Black Knights of the Hudson or Cadets) and the U.S. Naval Academy (aka the Midshipmen or Middies) in 1890. So, we simply...

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