How to Play Subbuteo - Basic Rules: Learn to play in 20 minutes!

I have created a new video to teach people quickly how to start playing the game. Basic rules are reviewed. The purpose is to get people playing, and then to develop understanding from there.
Link to more detailed videos in our How to Play series and rules sets can be found here: www.tablesoccerusa.shop/how-t...
This would be perfect to send to a friend that you want to invite to play, or for a new club member, or as “homework” for a school club etc. Links are provided in the description to a simple rule set, and the full FISTF rules. Please consider liking and subscribing to the channel if you would like to see more content.

[@JonathanRodriguez-lh5mb]

Fantastic video! As a big soccer fan, I'm inclined to start playing subbuteo. This is the best explanation of the rules I've seen yet. Thank you!

[@subbuteoman]

many thanks Jonathan!

[@wartearswarmetal]

Hi. I'm from Brazil. I starting to play this wonderful game

[@subbuteoman]

greetings to beautiful Brazil!

[@alisterschembri8831]

Great demonstration of the rules! We’re a gang of 8 members, or ‘cats’ (that’s what we’re referred to by a low key disinterested member), have been into this as way back as 1995, but one or two of us just keep on dragging instead of flicking! Just thinking that the easiest cure to this malady is chopping off their finger or hammer it down until they learn the lesson!! Joking ;)

[@subbuteoman]

Thanks Alister! Where are you located?

[@richardclarke6363]

Cheers. I’m 42 & it’s my son’s 9th birthday today (subbuteo a birthday present for him). First time either of us have ever played it, so great to see rules. Didn’t know you could reset players at goal kicks for example! All our players were down the wrong end.

[@BritishRaceCaller]

You can reset the players after a goal kick!

[@subbuteoman]

Great to hear Richard!

[@subbuteoman]

Yessir 😄

[@stevegeorge67]

Great succinct summary, Paul

[@subbuteoman]

Cheers Steve.

[@subbuteo-trailblazers]

Really good breakdown of the rules 👍⚽️

[@subbuteoman]

thanks!

[@edwindrood2816]

Useful!

[@frankcullern7547]

That helped I didn’t have a clue how to play

[@damianalvarez1394]

Superb video. Very clear. Thank you very much for all the time you invest doing this

[@subbuteoman]

thanks for that Damian!

[@SalvadorGeo]

Do you know what are the dimensions of the pitch or the cloth;

[@63gazzer]

👍

[@DJChipsandGarlic]

when you reposition for a goal kick are the defenders only allowed to reposition backwards or anywhere? thanks

[@subbuteoman]

Anywhere David.

[@sowbblking5759]

Hi what happens if ur bad like me and flick your player off the pitch. Can I then pick it up and put it where it went out?

[@subbuteoman]

Hi King. :-) Players that fall off the pitch are placed at the half way line (think like where a sub stands before coming on) . They can be used on the next flick and are "in play". I hope that helps.

[@sowbblking5759]

@@subbuteoman so they can be anywhere on that half way line or just at the start of the half way line.

[@subbuteoman]

Not anywhere, they have to be on the side of the pitch just outside the touchline

[@sowbblking5759]

@@subbuteoman alright thanks

[@happyslugyt]

so if attacking the ball cannot hit an opponent or they become the attackers. defenders can't flick and hit the ball. fair enough. but what if attacher flicks a player, the ball is moving, a defender flicks their player, they have stopped, but the ball then hits them - what happened then?

[@subbuteoman]

if a defender flicks and the figure is stationary after flicking - and the ball hits the defender - it is a change of possession. Key is the defensive figure must be stopped and the ball rolls onto it. If the defensive figure is moving and the ball hits it. It is a foul to offense, or offense can play on, their choice.

[@happyslugyt]

@@subbuteoman Thanks Paul

[@theodoresofokleous]

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