Can You Flick It? A Subbuteo Story

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Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 09, 2015
Category: Eccentrics | Games | 1940s | Europe

Comments

The only thing more boring than watching actual sorts is watching tabletop pretend sports.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/09/15 at 08:26 AM

Soccer, in all it's forms and variations is no more than a ploy to lower the competitive standards of the lower classes. 20+ guys run around for 90 minutes with neither side scoring any points and everyone exits the stadium to start the brawl over 'who won'.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/09/15 at 09:43 AM

When someone comes up with a tabletop version of Australian Rules Soccer, let me know. Until then, it's all baby toys.

Posted by Phideaux on 02/09/15 at 01:48 PM

My parents gifted my brother and I with an American football tabletop game. Worst toy I ever received.

Posted by KDP on 02/09/15 at 02:21 PM

Y'know, in certain fonts, an L followed by an I can look a lot like a U.

Needless to say, I was disappointed in the video.

Posted by Captain DaFt on 02/09/15 at 11:31 PM

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