P. Dawg,

In my opion a good board is the most important piece of equipment that you can have in this hobby. When you get a good one gaurd it well and take very good care of it. The Tudor model #600 board is the best board going today. They are all usually well kept and in good runing shape. They can be found on EBAY. Try to keep the price below$60.00 and ask question on board speed, dents scratches or dings! These boards run fast and the speed is easy to adjust . They are great for tweaking and they are durable. NOw wiht that said, the scope of playing inthe hobby changes form league to league. If you want to play in a weighted league you will need a "big board". It will have to be custom made or you can attempt to buil dit your self. That's a story for another day. Right now, Bruce watts makes a wonderful board. His artistic skills makes his boards some of the most beautiful boards across this country. Football Figures.com make a strong and durable board that has a really nice adjustable motor. Reggie has also made it so that you can change your field to macth whatever team you want to use. Buzzball also makes a large baord that's very popular in the mid atlantic area. There are other boards makers out there and they should chime in to tell about there products. If you can imagine it, there is someone in this community who can build it for you. Start with finding a good model #600 tudor board. The have the green field of play with the NFL logo in the middle . One end zone id RED and the other end zone is Navy blue. The New #600 with the powder blue and red endzones are horrible. Also be careful if you want a Model#620. They are bigger than the 600's ,but some of them are in bad shape and people are selling them at outrageous prices. Ask around this chat board and check on Ebay, but ask seriuous questions before bidding/paying for anything on Ebay. It's not like it use to be. Hope this helps!