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Subbuteo is a classic finger-flicking football-simulation action game. It is played on a large cloth playing field called a "pitch", with teams of miniature football players mounted on smooth round bases. The football players are made to kick the ball by flicking their bases, which causes them to slide around on the pitch, hitting the ball. The rules simulate nearly all details of a soccer game including ball possession and passing, throw-ins, goal kicks and corner kicks. There is even a large section in the rules devoted to fouling.
Far more popular in European countries than in the United States, this game allows collectors to buy teams of football players representing dozens of teams and countries from around the world, along with soccer stadium enhancements such as stands filled with cheering fans, referees that stand on the sidelines, even stadium lights.
- Flicking a player sends them too far down the pitch, leaving a gap.
- Players are all the same, no distinguishing stats.
- Considered a game of skill by some, but lacks it.
- Revered due to its history, not quality.
- football
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Flicking — When you flick your player, say a defender, to get the ball away from your penalty area, that figure is going to be flung all the way down the other end of the pitch.
- Statless players — all the players are the same, there's no stats or anything to make attackers better shooting than defenders.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- what better time to give you another unbiased list on what football tabletop/board games you should and shouldn't be playing today
- The worst football game that has ever been made is a game I've hated since I was a kid
- Subbuteo sucks.
- If I were you, I'd avoid Subbuteo like the clap.
- Most, if not all of them, are dog shit.
- it ended up being an economics snore fest.
- and that's unforgivable.
- it's a pain in the ass.
- Foobie is a very very minuscule dexterity game that I quite like for some weird reason.
- I actually quite enjoy playing Dribble Fever.
- assist and by far and away our favorite football board game ever made
- I love this game to bits