ToyTalk
by Herr Paul
Between composing articles for Herr Hippo, WCH contributor Herr Paul runs a website called ToyTalk. ToyTalk is your online resource for toy news, reviews and features. Next week is World Cup week on the site and it will be focusing on the best football-related toys. Starting on Monday June 12th, there will be a new post every day detailing the best football related toys on the market, and a look back at some of the best footie toys from yesteryear. To check it out please click here.
June 13th, 2006 at 9:09 am
I hope ToyTalk has a feature on Subbuteo! I remember flicking the little men around for hours on end trying to recreate great Coventry City moments. The fun only came to a halt when I knelt on Steve Ogrizovic or Gary Mabbutt rolled too far under the couch.
I wonder if Subbuteo is played differently by people depending on where they are in the world. Do the Italians score early and then pat the ball around at the back? When Africans play the game are they naive?
June 14th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
I was also a fan of table football, apart from when I was told to stop ’spinning’. I remember the game being just like real football.
June 15th, 2006 at 11:44 am
Spinning is seriously frowned upon in cvilised table football society. It’s table football’s equivalent of making booking gestures to try and get someone a yellow card.
This table football clip is pretty cool.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6940674694984844619&q=table+football