VINTAGE 1981 SPORT BILLY TABLE TOP FOOTBALL GAME MADE BY SUBBUTEO VERY RARE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:19835241 | Vintage/ Collectable: Collectable/ Vintage |
| Product Type: Lightweight Teams | Sub-Type: Table Top Football |
YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A VERY RARE TABLE TOP FOOTBALL GAME. MADE BY SUBBUTEO IN 1980, LAUNCHED IN 1981. THIS VERSION WAS PRODUCED TO INTRODUCE YOUNGER PLAYERS TO THE GAME. SPORT BILLY WAS A CARTOON CHARACTER WHO REPRESENTED 'PLAYING FAIR' AND HE WAS ALSO THE MASCOT FOR THE 1982 WORLD CUP IN SPAIN. HOWEVER, DUE TO THIS BEING A DIFFICULT GAME FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO PLAY IT WAS REGARDED AS A BIT OF A FLOP AT THE TIME, RESULTING IN SUBBUTEO SUSPENDING PRODUCTION AND NO REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR TH...E GAME WERE EVER MADE, HENCE THE RARE STATUS OF THIS GAME WHICH IS HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION. THE GAME IS COMPLETE AND IN UNDAMAGED AND EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE ACTUAL BOX WHICH HAS A TEAR ACROSS THE TOP AND ONE OF THE CORNERS TORN, AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS. THE GAME COMPRISES ALL OF THE ORIGINAL AND UNDAMAGED FIGURES, BOTH BALLS, BOTH GOALS/NETS, THE KEEPER STICKS, THE FOLDING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE ORIGINAL PITCH.
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