The distinguishing factor that sets Subbuteo apart from games like Dungeons and Dragons, however, is the fact you're kicking around a tiny football by flicking slightly larger (but still very tiny) players around a miniature football pitch. It has a playing surface of pre-determined dimensions, a set of rules that must be followed for its gameplay, and literally hundreds of tiny player pieces ready to be collected and used in full-on miniature battles against opponents. Subbuteo is really just like any other of the table-top miniatures game in many respects. Call me bias because I am! But this classic table top footy game has to come first on the list, partly due to nostalgia, partly due to the originality of it at the time it was first launched just after World War II (1947) and finally due to it's longevity - still entertaining people right now today and even used by some managers when discussing real life football tactics!
