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Date Posted: 17:12:07 12/22/03 Mon
Author: Amy, Googling around
Subject: CLICK
In reply to: Crystal 's message, "question on the James Bond bit" on 16:03:31 12/22/03 Mon

Subbuteo is the brand name of a form of table soccer that was developed in 1947 by an Englishman by the name of Peter Adolph. His game was a refinement and development of a previous table soccer game that had been first introduced in 1920. That game was called 'NewFooty'. The common principle of both games was that small figurines with semi-spherical bases that were slightly flattened on the bottom were flicked at a ball to propel it forward and eventually into the opponent's goal. The defender had a goalkeeper, which was a figure which had a rod attached to the back of the base, extending through the back of the goal, which allowed manipulation to save shots.

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[> Def Article gadgetry -- Bobsy, 19:17:53 12/23/03 Tue

Subuteo -and i have no idea how to spell it either, is a type of table football played in the UK by small boys. The players have 3D semicircular bases so they rock on the table top. Boys flick these players with their fingers to hit an ordinary ball the size of a marble and try to score goals in the opposing players net...just like ordinary football.

Hope this helps.

Bobsy xx (catch me on www.eddieizzard.com/blather)

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