For the last month over 50 Subbuteo players have been flicking their way through the Subbuteo Cup 2020. The tournament was a way to pass the time during lockdown and it featured 64 real football teams. They were drawn randomly and Subbuteo players from around the world completed the games…
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Live: The Subbuteo Cup 2020 semi finals
The penultimate weekend of the Subbuteo Cup 2020 is here and four teams remain. Rangers vs West Ham and Sheffield Wednesday vs Burnley will kick off at 3pm today. After four rounds played by over 50 people across the world we have just three games left. Games have been played…
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How the world is coming together for a Subbuteo Cup tournament during lockdown
” You have given us a carefree day, which is golden in these times.” Subbuteo is never going to change the world. At one point it felt like it could. From the 1970 Subbuteo World Cup to the final iteration of the world tournament in 1990, there were times when…
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The Subbuteo NHS advertising boards raising money for charity
You remember the green Subbuteo pitch side fences don’t you? You’ve probably got hundreds of them, complete with brown fence posts, scattered through your Subbuteo collection. In every box of fences four of them game with a flat panel for you to place adverts for Mars Bars, Esso and Subbuteo…
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A Subbuteo stadium of your childhood and it’s filled with fans
Every lapsed Subbuteo player has a similar story; they had Subbuteo and a few teams as a child but they always wanted a full stadium. Very few people did back in the 1970s and 1980s – but many have now completed the lifelong dream of owning a complete Subbuteo stadium….
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The simple way to light up a Subbuteo stadium for a low price
We have featured a lot of huge Subbuteo stadiums on the blog but it doesn’t always have to cost a huge amount to create a beautiful stadium. While modern Subbuteo floodlights can light up the whole playing surface, there are other ways to add a bit of light to a…
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The story behind the Red Dwarf Partick Thistle Subbuteo team
Fans of long-running sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf will have spotted a Subbuteo team in one of the newest episodes. In the first part of Red Dwarf: The Promised Land main protagonist Dave Lister, played by Craig Charles, is hoarding old items he finds on the ship. These include a…
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Live: The Subbuteo Cup 2020 quarter finals
Welcome back for another Saturday of flicking action. The Subbuteo Cup 2020 is now in its third week and the original 64 teams have been whittled down to just eight. Players from around the world will now compete in the quarter finals and eight teams are looking to progress to…
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The Subbuteo Cup 2020 Quarter Finals preview
The Subbuteo Cup 2020 is now into the quarter final stage and eight teams will now battle it out for a place in the semis. We have four players set to kick off the games at 3pm including matches in Canada and Spain, as we continue the global reach of…
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Live: The Subbuteo Cup 3rd round
Welcome to the third round of the Subbuteo Cup 2020. The 64 entrants are now down to just 16 as the teams flick for glory. After a thrilling second round on Saturday we now have eight games kicking off at 3pm to decide who makes it into the quarter finals….