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...
Subbuteo Cricket continued the line of sporting dexterity games started by Subbuteo football (soccer). The game was played on a green beige mat, similar to that use for the soccer version. The rules mimicked those of cricket (which will doubtless make this review impenetrable to most nationalities). The bowling side placed the small red plastic ball in the...
In Subbuteo rugby, you flick small plastic players on a cloth pitch to take possession of a small plastic rugby ball (similar shape to an American football). The rules included most elements of the sport of rugby - lineouts, scrums, offside, tries, kicked goals, etc. The game also included a number of specialized plastic components: figures which swung...
Subbuteo Penalty Shootout is a football (soccer game). It focuses on penalty taking. The attacking player flicks his Player to shoot the ball into the goal. The defending player operates the goalkeeper on a stick to defend the penalty kick. After taking 5 penalties each, the player with the most goals is the winner. A self contained game, it is designed to...
Subbuteo Free Kick is a football (soccer game). It focuses on set pieces. The attacking player flicks his Player to chip the ball into the goal using a ramp. The defending player positions a three man wall and operates the goalkeeper on a stick to defend the free kick. The first to five goals wins. A self contained game, it is designed to encourage younger...
Reimplementation of the classic soccer flicking game with a smaller playing pitch of similar felt-like sliding surface. The playing field comes already mounted on a very light foam-like material surrounded by walls. Goals are attachable plastic made frames with nets. Comes with teams of five players each painted with the colors of Spain and Brazil. —user...
Subbuteo Horse Racing (also simply called "Horse Racing") was the third in the family of Subbuteo racing games, which also included "Table Speedway", "Table Motor Racing", and "Cycle Speedway." This was a dexterity game. All games in the series used a very similar mechanic: a ball bearing was dropped down a tube and used to propel a playing piece around a...
Beyond Sudoku is a collection of eleven games designed as part of a contest. They all use a Sudoku grid - some a solved grid, some an unsolved grid - as a board. Six of the games are for two players, two are for any number of players, two are also for any number but can explicitly played solo, and one (the contest winner) can be played by two to four...
Race against your opponent to form Sudoku! This version of Sudoku pits two players against each other in a contest to see who can form Sudoku first on the board by sliding chips. The "Sudoku Slide" is a 2 players game. Players must race to see which one can arrange the tiles in "Sudoku" order - one of each, none repeated in 5 vertical columns and 5...
The 54-card deck of cards, shaped like soap bubbles, includes hats, t-shirts, boxers, pants, socks, sneakers, and 3 wild cards. The object is to be the first player to play the last card in their hand. The deck is dealt out completely to each player one card at a time. Depending on the number of players some may have an extra card. From this pile three...