Subuteo

[johnr]

everyone's got an opinion on this don't they?

 

[stevenb]

I had the Cricket game too....cool.
You could hit the ball out of the ground quite easily with a fast bowl....

 

[Tetedelacourse]

There was a boy in my year at school who represented Scotland at Subbuteo. He was in the paper cos he got his finger insured, no joke.

My Dad bought me a set at a jumble sale but I was gutted to find out it was a rugby version. It had a big rugby ball shaped thing for a scrum and you dropped the ball in the top and it came out of one of several holes all round the bottom of it. Crap.

I can still hear the crunch of standing on a rogue player who'd made it to the carpet.

 

[walker]

I remember doing a boot sale last year and I sold all the subbuteo stuff before it even came out of the car.

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

I do have an old Chelsea team...all blue with white short stripes

 

[QuickDraw]

There was a boy in my year at school who represented Scotland at Subbuteo. He was in the paper cos he got his finger insured, no joke.

I vaguely remember hearing about that. I remember thinking "Aye very good but I bet he's rubbish with the ball at his feet."

I never understood the point of Subbuteo. My brother had a set and games usually lasted about 5 minutes until we remembered how rubbish it is compared to the real thing and went outside to play 7-by's (I've never had to write that before so I've no idea how to spell it.)

 

[col]

My mate had one,and was very good at it,i used to try,but i was crap.Iv noticed the game isnt the same now is it?different figures and different way of controling?

 

[Arch]

And of course, you all know the connection between the game and a British bird of prey?

 

[col]

And of course, you all know the connection between the game and a British bird of prey?

Nope?

 

[walker]

And of course, you all know the connection between the game and a British bird of prey?

what, the sparrow?

 

[SamNichols]

Is the linkthat a Kestrel is both a British bird of prey, and surprisngly, the inventor of Subbutteo?

 

[Arch]

No. Keep guessing.

Hint for walker. The sparrow is not a bird of prey.

 

[walker]

No. Keep guessing.

Hint for walker. The sparrow is not a bird of prey.

Oh I get it, the robin. Vicious little b'stards them.

 

[Arch]

No, once again, robins aren't....

I'll tell you all later if no-one's worked it out/googled it.

 

[walker]

would it be that Subbuteo also did a range of wildlife books that covered birds????

Is a condor British?