well, guys the good news is that the newly launched Subbuteo has hit our shores. Yay! the bad news however is that it's now made by Hasbro. If any of you collect Hasbro stuff you will know what to expect, which isn't very much. i was hoping a British or European company would have taken it over since Subbuteo really fared well in Europe, so we shall see what Hasbro has in store for us.

Currentlg you can see the game and some of the accessories in either Borders (Gardens) or Times (Pavilion) - those are the only two places i have seen them although i was told there was a demo of the game in Bangsar Village a couple of weeks back.

The other bad news is the pricing, i can't remember the original 70's pricing but then as it is now it isn't cheap. RM250 for the basic starter set - 2 teams, pitch, balls and goal posts. Additional teams are RM75 a pop! But so far i haven't seen any of the EPL teams although they are selling an all white strip team which can be modded i suppose.

No need get the starter set.

May be you try asking the distributor directly for the pricing. If the pricing not right you can buy online anytime.

Wanna join the subbuteo club if there is one.

Anyone still playing subbuteo?   

Actually guys, there is a move to reintroduce Subbuteo back to our living rooms again.

Imagine Games and the guy behind them are bringing them in and i was last told that he is trying to restart the passion again.

There are a few things planned and even talk of the possibility of a league even.

If you go to Times (Bangsar or Pavilion) you will see the official Subbuteo (not the Zeugo ones mind you) teams for LFC, CFC and QPR. Odd selection but if you are fans of those teams you have to get them.

Will update you guys on this thread if i hear more ......

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Did Subbuteo get the license officially? I've been seeing a reintroduction in sales, mainly @ Borders Gardens.  Haven't seen any marked CFC or LFC, but definitely some that are 'styled' in their colours.

Hi all,
I am very interested to join any Subbuteo league, but it had been a while since i last played them.
If you guys had enough to finally set up a league, do let me know.
I have 1-2 friends who is also interested.

Thanks.

I first played Subbuteo in late 70s (yeah old dude here but young at heart). There were about 10 of us and we had our own English League with each 'managing' his own fave club. We had loads of fun for about 5 years until one by one moved away to college, etc. I did buy the 1994 USA edition and got a few friends to play. IMO Subbuteo did not take off here cos you need space to play the game. Malaysian homes tend to lack space unlike the West where average house is spacious.

I saw a set the other day, IIRC it was Liverpool and/or Chelsea.  RM75! 

I found this - https://www.facebook.com/BGDepot - see the post dated Sept 26.

Here's the Subbuteo Malaysia fb page https://www.facebook.com/SubbuteoWorldMalaysia

I wonder if it will last as I was at Borders @ Curve last Friday and they've removed Subbuteo from display and replacing with Star Wars game and such.

Here's an event that took place 2 weeks back - there may be hope yet for Malaysia to finally embrace Subbuteo. http://waspa-circuit.blogspot.com/2013/12/...n-malaysia.html

Hartamas Subbuteo Club also posted this on lowyat.net on November 20 - https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3028500

Hamleys Subbuteo update:
Well, if anyone turned up for the Hamleys Subbuteo promo today, it was a good one but you had to go right on inside the store to find them.

There were two excellent pitches set-up courtesy of the Hartamas Subbuteo Club and of course the game drew up a lot of interest. One little boy who i played with liked the game very much but was rather shocked by the cost of the starter set - The Club edition. So the only chance these kids can play is if stores like Hamleys are willing to support such sessions. My son also finally got to experience playing on a better surface than his bedroom floor which really helps to enhance the playing experience.

I have not played since the early 80's (mucking around with my son doesn't really count as playing    ) but trying it out again on that superb pitch really brought back some wonderful memories for me. 

Now to find that old box of mine with my Subbuteo stuff from the late 70's  e

For more info on Subbuteo just look up the Subbuteo Malaysia facebook page that someone had posted up the link in an earlier reply.

Here is hoping that Subbuteo gets to take off again here in MY.

I visited Hamley's this afternoon but the pitches were removed. The club team set sells for RM69 - packaging is not the same as ones at Borders though.

The pitches were not Hamleys, that was from the Hartamas Subbuteo Club. The Club has 6 of those pitches. Awesome playing surfaces!    They were there to demo the game.

As for the packaging they are indeed two brands as kcmy mentioned - there is the official Subbuteo teams and then there is the other popular brand of Subbuteo-type teams called Zeugo. Subbuteo teams are going for RM69 and Zeugo when i got them from Times was RM75. Figures are noticeably different with surprisingly the Zeugo figures being more like the old Subbuteo figures i grew up with c.1978! They looked much sturdier. If i can remember how to post pix up in the threads i will put up some pix later on.

Oh I get it now. Zeugo men has a flatter base compared to Subbuteo men which is 'deeper' - making it good for curling the player. I didnt have the Zeugo back in 70s and 80s so I cant say if I'll like it over Subbuteo's.

A wee bit small but you get the picture, literally 

So here are my pix from the Hamley's Subbuteo demo


The greatest table soccer game. Ever!


The Hartamas Subbuteo Club table - as seen from a player's POV. Really awesome pitch!


The Hamley's display. Not much but the basics are all there


The old pro at work ....


a game in play ... Spurs v City (both are using Zeugo figures)

The Hartamas Tigers Subbuteo Club has now gone "Live" Check out our cool logo below and why not visit us out on fB!



There are big things in store for the Subbuteo scene here in MY.

If there are any "veterans" out there who want to rekindle their childhood, why not join in.  The Club could do with more vets