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

This post has been edited by kcmy: Apr 21 2014, 11:54 PM


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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?

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!!

This post has been edited by kcmy: Nov 10 2006, 08:27 PM

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.

you have a set at home too zio?

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

Respect siol...

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...

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....

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

Cool Man! your shop near where? KFC there?

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

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.

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?

This post has been edited by kcmy: Aug 1 2007, 09:50 PM

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

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This post has been edited by kcmy: Nov 15 2010, 12:05 AM

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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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!

This post has been edited by kcmy: May 28 2011, 11:50 PM

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...

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

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