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The story of the game is fascinating, particularly as Adolph, a serial womaniser and heavy drinker, seems to have a remarkable knack for getting into scrapes, once being challenged to a duel after some ill-advised flirting at a trade fair in Belgium. ... there is a great story here, and some moments of high comedy. (FourFourTwo magazine )
Mark Hodkinson, The Times
It is some story, framing the rich and restless life of an enigmatic man, part-international play-boy and part homespun local businessman.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In this book Mark Adolph accomplished a difficult task, when he succeeds in humanising the myth of Peter Adolph, which to most Subbuteo fans always represented a kind of infallible, almost aseptic, figure.
Peter's penchants and, indeed, weaknesses are described in a very honest way, so that the man as well as the entrepreneur are brought closer to and for the reader.
A difficult, like many, father/son relationship is highlighted by a trip to Old Trafford, which is an amusing and at the same time little sad anecdote.
It is refreshing to read that Peter Adolph would not behave much differently to any other Subbuteo enthusiast when playing, i.e. with a bit of gamesmanship.
This is Subbuteo from a totally new perspective and, frankly, I did not miss one bit the technical aspects of the game, which are rightly overlooked in what is, after all, a man's story.
Peter's penchants and, indeed, weaknesses are described in a very honest way, so that the man as well as the entrepreneur are brought closer to and for the reader.
A difficult, like many, father/son relationship is highlighted by a trip to Old Trafford, which is an amusing and at the same time little sad anecdote.
It is refreshing to read that Peter Adolph would not behave much differently to any other Subbuteo enthusiast when playing, i.e. with a bit of gamesmanship.
This is Subbuteo from a totally new perspective and, frankly, I did not miss one bit the technical aspects of the game, which are rightly overlooked in what is, after all, a man's story.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
of course there is more to tell about subbuteo than what you will read in Mark's book. Subbuteo has become a little universe of itself with clones in Italy and world and other federations trying to create a sport out of a toy. There is the obvious link to New Footy and the accounting and marketing strategies of Hasbro. There is so much to tell that you wonder if it would all fit in one book? Maybe more people should put their own Subbuteo-story on paper, enough fanatics to buy and read. In his book Mark is giving us a glimps of the people behind the product. Untill recent day, all I read was about the little plastic men themselves (e.g. a flick to kick), I kind of forgot that you needed the initiative and hard work of people to come to something so popular and big as Subbuteo. Reading Mark's book brought back fond memories of my own childhood days, when I was playing subbuteo with my friends, the closest thing to playing the F.A. cup myself. The book helped me to complete my image of the complex Subbuteo story, I am happy to have it in my collection and will gladly lend it to my friends. The book is not written by an experienced writer, but is fun to read.
Format:Paperback
I came away from reading this book slightly disappointed. It's most definietly a biography of Peter Adolph rather than the game Subbuteo. In addition to Subbuteo there are chapters dedicated to fast cars, travel, woman etc. You do learn how the business developed in the early days and about how it was sold to Waddingtons. The author obviously played the game when he was a kid but stopped after that. But it's unfortunate there's no mention of Subbuteo accessories, competitions, variations of the game other than football etc.
It's an easy 200 page read and for the most part enjoyable. However, by saying that the recent Hasbro reluanched figures keep the spirit and playability alive makes you wonder if he really understood the game. I guess you have to remember that the author and his family viewed Subbuteo more as a business than a game.
If you're a Subbuteo fan like myself you'll want to read this. However, it's not the essential read that I expected.
6/10
It's an easy 200 page read and for the most part enjoyable. However, by saying that the recent Hasbro reluanched figures keep the spirit and playability alive makes you wonder if he really understood the game. I guess you have to remember that the author and his family viewed Subbuteo more as a business than a game.
If you're a Subbuteo fan like myself you'll want to read this. However, it's not the essential read that I expected.
6/10
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not a very good book
Written by some who doesn't know how to write (schoolboy error straight away), the story lacks any real interest in holding the reader.
Published on 13 Oct 2007 by John Boy 47
Well - I enjoyed it...
I agree with the previous reviewer - a fascinating and easy to read account of how the inventor of the worlds best known football game lived his life, set against the background of... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2006 by roobarb
My cousin invented the world's greatest football game
This is a fascinatingly personal account of Peter Adolph, the inventor of Subbuteo, written by his son Mark. Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2006 by Anthony Adolph
Oh, what a story this could have been
Looked at as a biography, this book is a pleasant but shallow read, lacking detail and witness (other than the author's). Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2006 by Pen Ultimate
Dreadfully Disappointing
It was with a sense of real eagerness that I bought and began reading this book. I had hoped for an insight into the mind behind the world's greatest football game. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by johnny_fp
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