The Game

Playing Subbuteo is a physical simulation of association football, involving dexterity and skill in flicking the playing figures, which stand on weighted bases, across the tabletop pitch towards the ball.

What makes the game different from most other tabletop sports games are the hundreds of team kits and accessories. While most games feature only two teams (usually "red vs blue" or "white vs black"), Subbuteo has several hundred team designs, almost all represent real teams with the notable exception of comic book legends Melchester Rovers. While there were many famous teams such as Chelsea, Celtic and Barcelona, these were complemented by many unique sides, such as Boston Minutemen, Landskrona, Antwerp, Hartford Bicentennials, Admira Wacker, and even unpainted models. There are also many additional accessories, such as new balls and goals, special figures for free kicks and throw-ins, stands and crowd, linesmen, ball-boys, streakers and policemen, floodlights, TV cameras and even a mini-Her Majesty the Queen to represent the FA Cup.

Subbuteo has more than one competitive circuit, one of which is known by the term sports table football governed by FISTF. In 1992 there was even an attempt to have Subbuteo made an Olympic sport.

*Excerpt from Wikipedia

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i got a very old set. interested?

i have a set also,ur set comes with wat? issit basic sets with 2 teams,2 goals and two balls? wat are the teams featured? all players in good condition,no patah kaki or kepala? how much u wanna sell?

damn outdated d....2 years no touch no ppl play liou....still remember last game was when i were 15..now goin on 19.....

still good condition, i think. cant remember what teams, have you search for the box first and find it. I remember that I asked my uncle to help built a table just for the subbuteo pitch.. man, that was cool. I wonder what happen to subbuteo, i guess console games kills it off.

There was suppose to be a Subbuteo World Cup earlier this year in Malaysia but it got cancelled due to lukewarm response.

issit,wonder y no one playing d...last time when i saw it at departmental store,damn desperate to get,no money to buy,so i wait and waited then one day saw some teams for sale at the offer bin in a departmental store at rm5 per team oni,i bought 2 teams,then goalpost one box got two,rm25,no choice buy lah,then the soccer ball rm10 per box of three,then bought the pitch (4got the price) then terus go home kumpul my fren and have a whale of a time!!

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u search for it and let me know lah,i c how,actually i ord have one set but i dun mind to add another to my collection. can pm me with your price and ur subbuteo package. thnx.

If anyone is interested in the game, just let me know and I'll see if i can arrange anything.

you have a set at home too zio?

Wah! I cant believe there r still guys playing n collecting it. I've had my box set for about 15 years. Pristine condition like as if it just came out from the factory. Hehehehehe. It's coz this is my box for collection. I played with the other set which had the full stadium, floodlights, scoreboard, spectators n everything. Long live Subbuteo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow,u have the full sets with scoreboard and spectators!!!

Respect siol...

Ya maaaaaaan. Those were the days. Sumore last time don't haf rechargeable batteries. I used to spend so much on batteries coz I always turn off the room lights n use the battery operated stadium floodlights. Buy batteries until pokai.

hahaha...u still play it nowadays? are they still in perfect condition? now very hard to find people who play woo,apalagi those who own...

old set got. hahah the very 1st set release in malaysia still have it. =D

u still play wit it? very hard to find subbuteo kaki nowadays. last time i have a few frens who gather every week to play,we even organize a minor league of just 7 teams,which after the session end,we'll draw up the table and see who lead the standing,damn shiok like EPL pulak.

But now all went to play other stuff ord,PC,Cars,Girls...Sighhhhh....

Err no...but I operate a hobby store...u know..board games, card games etc..

the ones that are not electronic so yeah, if you guys need a space to hang around and play table soccer...not a problem here..

really,do we have to pay RM? where's your shop?

For table soccer, nah. We only charge for rental of our board games. The shop is located in Paramount Garden.

Cool Man! your shop near where? KFC there?

Err near Giant, the old cinema.

If you are familiar with the area, you will know a shop called Fatty Gan Bah Kut Teh. We are right above

Fatty Gan bak kut teh i dunno,Grandpa Bak kut teh i know. issit near there also?

Wah seh? got grandpa bah kut teh?

We are at the row facing Hong Leong bank....on the other side, nearer to the housing area..

Or you could PM me your email and Ill send you a map

i'm trying to find subbuteo!!!!where can i buy???

i dun think u can get it locally ord unless u order it from UK. i have subsribe to their newsletter,maybe i can give you the contacts and u can try ask from them.

that would be great!!!gimme gimme gimme.thanks

O_o..this still very popular..i got the world cup set...argentina vs italy..

me took then for spraying and became model kit maintances people^^

here's the contact bro,try email him and ask;

vincent.cop@rsca.com

his name is Vincent,tell him u r interested to subsribe to their newsletter and want to buy some subbuteo stuff,he'll ask someone to contact u.

Cheers!

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Added on July 31, 2007, 10:53 pmwat u mean bro?

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Thanks!!!Hope to play the game again soon enough.hmm,is any person would like to sell a set to me...

u r welcome,hope u can find some mates to play with you.

This game haha...I still have some of my cards...I got Subbuteo David Beckham rare holo and thierry henry and patrick viera and ole gunnar solksjaer and a whole bunch of others......PM me if anyone wants to buy....

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Got a set of Subbuteo bought in th 70s. Wanna get a new set for memory sake. Anyone knows where I can get a new set?

I got one set too. Collecting dust.

So kesian I used to play alone cuz no kaki hahahaha

I need to gali my storeroom and find it. Suddenly hand itchy liao

don't think you can find the new Subbuteo sets here in MY, i picked up a set and some accessories when i was down in Singapore.
If you have the old 70's sets with the plastic figures you might not like the new photo image type 2D players they use now.

Ya,nowadays its very hard to get in Malaysia as the Subbuteo scene is not that active over here, kinda sad though becos its the best table soccer game thats available.

i remember when in the late 80's or early 90's i drool over the set on display at Kathy Toys at Jaya Supermarket Sect 14. I use to go there every other nite just to look at the set and wishing that i hv a set at home.

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wow, that's a name i haven't heard for ages - Kathy Toys! The Weld branch was where i got most of my stuff as well as MetroJaya i think.

I got my first set in 1978 and i remember we had a Subbuteo tournament in our school - i think 4 or 5 of us had our own sets and between my neighbours we had many a competition.

Thankfully my mum didnt throw away my sets when i went to college but she threw away a lot of my other stuff. Now they are stored neatly in a box in some cupboard. Your pix makes me want to go open up the box and give them a flick around. I bought the sets from SIN as i didnt want my 8 yr old to be playing with my "classic" set so he has his own set to play but unfortunately he prefers his PSP FIFA11 to Subbuteo!

It was the best table football game ever. My neighbour had the Rugby set and now i regret not getting the Cricket set but in 78 i hadnt a clue how to play the game but in 2011 i find myself watching the ICC World Cup and it looks likely that India is going to beat Sri Lankans

well bro,ur prediction came true,India DID beat Sri Lanka! any idea on the TOTO number next week? Haha,just kidding...

Yeah,Before Toys R Us, Kathy's TOys were THE toy shop ppl frequented back then. I remember the displays of M.A.S.K toys, Ninja Turtles, Game n Watch as well as some cheap china made toys were avaialble there n the price is not reli expensive too! I remember i bought a non-tranaformable Voltron made up of Rubber for RM5 only and i had a great time playing it.

And Also a Subbuteo set was majectically displayed near the entrance and everytime i was there i'll stand there for at least 10mins just to look at the fine details of the sets. Wat memories!

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Hey everyone just wanted to tell you how glad I stumble upon this thread. I remembered when I was younger I was quite intrigued with the idea of a tabletop soccer game when I saw a feature of it on TV. Never got a set as I couldn't recall the name of the item. I improvised with my own miniature figures that I had at that time but I guess after some time I got bored and forgotten about it. Thankfully after some 20+ years I finally got to know what the name of the tabletop soccer game is and perhaps I might hunt down a set of my own. Thank you helping me realize the name 'Subbuteo'.

Well, glad this thread can offer some help in discovering these sets bt too bad, the Subbuteo scene is not that active over here, reli pity...

Saw 3-sets on sale at one local flea market and I thought .... "who would want it?" Went looking at other things, back at the stall about 1 - hour later, GONE. There are still followers/diehard fans out there, glad to know that.

Yeah,glad to know that. some buy out of memories sake and also because maybe its quite rare over here. i still hv an old set but some players injured ord (broken legs) so didnt play much ord...



This post has been edited by kcmy: Oct 26 2011, 01:21 AM

Be happy, Subbuteo has made a comeback, look out for it at ebay and this is what it has go to say about the all new "SUBBUTEO" :-


The classic football game is back!

Subbuteo is one of the world's most iconic sports games and after 15 years off the shelves;this legendary game is back. Fans of all ages will love the new re-energised Subbuteo range with greatly improved detail.

No longer will players need to be glued back together having broken from the base yet again - the new players are so strong and flexible. A new and improved pitch means your teams will never have moved so quickly and accurately. With unparalleled detail;stronger and more flexible players you can now dazzle everyone with your skills. Pick your team;decide your game plan and victory will be at your fingertips!

A strong range of fully licensed Premier League Subbuteo teams are available including Manchester United;Chelsea and Liverpool.

Happy times is back. Lol.

Wonder if this new improved set will be available here in Malaysia?

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.

i don't think there is one around now but if you Google you will find the Malaysian rep is in Kuching somewhere.

Must figure out which of the Local Games Stores are keen on plugging the game so i can try out the new version. From what i heard there is a big difference between the ori version and the one from a few years back to this one.

If you don't buy the starter set how are you going to play the game? i would much rather get my own set and control my own destiny than to always have to rely on someone else for a game.

so its not mass marketed here, just a selective few who are bringing in and the price! if i remember correctly a starter set only cost about rm1xx like that which includes the items u mentioned. Additional teams cost only rm25 last time, so does a box of goalpost which contains 2 pcs per box bt of cos with the rising cost of material they'll only cost more and more...

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Added on September 20, 2012, 11:21 pmunfortunately bro, the Subbuteo scene over here is nt that active, i bet most still have their old sets but the difficulty of getting additional players and accessories means most may not have complete set anymore...

i still have a set bt i hardly played with it anymore as some of the players legs are already broken...

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Anyone still playing subbuteo?

Hope this game can be revived in malaysia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDnXWaStV9M

unfortunately bro, as u can see the total post, not many active players around to revive the game, guess nowadays ppl are more interested in console and handphone games. such a sad scenario...

How sad..malaysia full of football passionate..but not aware about this game..plus most of them never heard about the game since childhood..i'm interested to this game coz it was my dream gameboard...once only seen on tv ( singapore channel).. But forgot it's name..past few days i googled finally i found this subbuteo... Are u playing with friends around these days bro?

Not playing anymore. my set also quite old ord. some figures also patah kaki ord which is very fragile in the first place. my frens all have since move on to girls, cars and what not...

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 ......

fess

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.

Thats great news! Its time we start meeting real ppl and play real games instead of in front of TVs and Monitors...

license officially? u mean the right to use the name and colors of football clubs? yes, they did get the license, its that the jerseys are too small to put in any markings. actually u can buy teams like Liverpool, Man U, and even Blackpool separately other than those that comes with the set tat u bought. and yes, names like Liverpool, Manchester United were printed on the box. and they also comes in 2nd and 3rd strip in case everyone is a supporter of a certain team so when u play each other u guys can use alternate colors

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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!

Borders sells the box set as well as individual teams. Yeah I think its RM75 per team. I still have my 1994 set with ptch, fences, footballs, score board, corner kickers, throw in men and 3 teams. However the current pitch and players are totally different from the old editions so I wonder how if it affects control.

will try if see can gather a few ppl bro, then we'll see how.

yeah, also u have to have a table big enough to lay out the pitch (preferably dining table) but as families getting smaller nowadays so do the dinner tables...

yeah but now the jerseys are nicely decorated. u can see clearly the sponsors logo now compared to the the 90's where there's none.

This post has been edited by kcmy: Oct 26 2013, 11:50 PM

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

Thanks for sharing bro

anyone who wan to try before taking the plunge can head to the location provided by bro dano here, try a game or 2 first and see whether it reli interests u and ur mates.

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

thanks bro, alot of infos, updates and news on the Subbuteo scene!

The bookshop at Citta Mall is selling Subbuteo Teams at RM78.00 each team. Saw Liverpool, Chelsea, Rangers there.

This post has been edited by kcmy: Dec 18 2013, 08:44 PM

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

This post has been edited by dano: Dec 18 2013, 09:36 PM

If any of you are interested, Hamleys MY, located in the new wing at OneU are having a Subbuteo introduction or "training session"; their actual post from their fB page states:

"Calling all Subbuteo "veterans"!
Come and enjoy our Match Day Fun and let your young ones join our "training sessions" and learn to play the game you grew up with.
#hamleys #subbuteo "

It says the session is from 12-6 pm and even a promise of a mini tournament

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.

The response was at most, lukewarm at this part of the world. Most doesnt quite understand the rules of the game and most just baulk at the expensive price of a starter set. Anyhow, thanks for the update on the Subbuteo scene bro

Yeah, hope we can set up a local league among LYN forummers in the near future. With guys like u and dano around there is still hope yet. Let's keep our finger s crossed.

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.

i think there are 2 makers for the teams bro, one is ori Subbuteo itself and another from Zeugo but i could be wrong.

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.

Cant wait for the picts bro, just wat the thread needs

I think Zeugo's set only available recently or earliest during the late 90's. Before that, all the players and accessories were made by Subbuteo itself.

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)

Nice picts bro! u go there often?

Not as much as i would like to wrong end of town for me as i am on the "opposite" side of where all the action is

fess66, thanks for posting pics. The new pitch must be much better than the old cloth ones.

Actually, i will have to compare it again but i think they might be the same or maybe the material maybe slightly different. The trick is the laying of the pitch which is quite difficult to do when you mount it. The Hartamas pitches were made by a frame maker in TTDI, who must be quite an expert as i have seen his handiwork up close.

fess66, you posted in Subbuteo Malaysia page - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=102...&type=1&theater I sent you a friend request (Dan Lee)

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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

More updates on the MY Subbuteo scene courtesy of the Hartamas Tigers:

First up, we had Den Mulia, described as one of Asia's best Subbuteo players. He came to the club and shared some tips with the youngsters as well as the veterans. He is a great guy and a very good ambassador for the game as a whole.



There are big plans ahead so if you have an interest in Subbuteo i would say stay tuned to this thread as we have pretty big plans lined up

Nice, just nice!

any fees to join the club bro? members can get Subbuteo merchandises at discount?

kcmy, i need your help here, would you know how to add a picture to main thread page, i believe you had started up the thread, so would you know how to go about doing this?

This thread needs a catchy pixture to turn heads and there is nothing more striking than a Subbuteo player on green baize cloth pitch!

thats the problem, im not sure how to do it myself, i just started the thread to see how many played this game before and also to promote the game abit ,altho the response is not overwhelming bt at least there are folks like u and bro dano around.

if u know how to do it, i'll gladly close this for u to open a new one.

Don't really want to close your thread, a lot of history here.

Maybe i should contact the admin guys here and seek their help.

ok, if there's anything i can do pls let me know.

thnx bro

Hey guys, if anyone is interested - the first Subbuteo Tournament is being held this weekend at Plaza Damas, Hartamas. The Junior Tournament is on Saturday 21st June and the Open is on Sunday 22nd June. Prizes galore and the Hon. Minister of Sports will be opening the event on Saturday.

For more details get in touch with the organisers:
Hartamas Tigers Table Football
Plaza Damas Block L unit 1-9 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-6206 2606 Mobile (016) 233 8812 Email: hartamastigers@gmail.com

Go on! Flick it to win it! You know you want to do it! ;-)