I have one Zuego team and I have never opened it, I just wanted to see what they
were like. I really can't help you on fixing the figures, unless the figure can
be removed from the base and rotated to stand properly.

Those figures are based on old Subbuteo figures, which are referred to as
"cereal bowls" because they are so rounded and tall. Subbuteo moved away from
that type of base several years ago and now use "solid" or "Hasbro" bases, which
are one piece, not as tall and they have a larger flat area on the bottom to
prevent the figure from tumbling as much. These figures are generally regarded
as far superior to the old cereal bowls (and Zuego) because they are much easier
to control.

I hate to tell you that you need to get some other figures, but if you really
want to get into Subbuteo and ease the process of relearning the game, I suggest
getting some newer Subbuteo figures. www.soccerinternational.com is the only
place in the US that sells them retail and they just got a new load of equipment
from Europe. You can also go on ebay and find a lot of teams, just look for the
single colored "solids" or "Hasbros" from the 1990's.

If you haven't heard, you can also get a free team if you join the American
Subbuteo Association! That would take care of getting you a good team to use
and you'd get all the benefits of the ASA! www.wtsl.org is the page for our
league here in DC and you can get to just about all of the information on the
web about the ASA and Subbuteo from there.

Welcome and enjoy!

Eric Walton
Mechanical Engineer
Survivability, Structures and Materials
Naval Surface Warfare Center

waltones@...
phone: 301-227-7351
fax: 301-227-1020

> ----------
> From: Bill Bradford
> Reply To: tablesoccer@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 2:06 AM
> To: tablesoccer@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [tablesoccer] Lifting?
>
> Thanks for the kind welcome and the 'lifting' tip Eric, I'll get practicing
right away.
>
> Also, I am using standard Zeugo figures - they are apparently based on the
original Subbuteo heavyweight figures - and I have noticed some of the figures
lean back slightly and those particular ones are harder to flick in straight
lines. I'm tempted to try and straighten these players out somehow - their
behavior is too unpredictable and is causing dissent in the squad. Any
suggestions as to how to bend the plastic back to true without snapping?
>
> I live in Bolivar, Ohio (between New Phila and Canton) so if there are any
locals out there I'd be glad to hear from you....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill Bradford
> wsbradford@...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Walton Eric S CRBE
> To: 'tablesoccer@yahoogroups.com'
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 9:15 AM
> Subject: RE: [tablesoccer] Lifting?
>
> Hello and welcome back to the game. Where are you located? We can help try
to find others in your area to play with.
>
> The best thing I can say about lifting or chipping the ball is that it
requires that the figure be tipped forward when he hits the ball so he hits it
lower and forces it into the air. How you actually go about doing that is a
little tougher to describe. I try to think of the flick on a ball I want to
stay low as flicking through the player, keeping my finger near the pitch. On a
chip, I try to think of it as flicking up through the player where the end of my
finger ends up pointing up into the air. That way I lift the back of the player
and hopefully get the ball up too.
>
> Even when I do it correctly, there's a pretty good chance that I will be
picking the figure up off the floor.
>
> Hope that helps some.
>
> Eric Walton
> Mechanical Engineer
> Survivability, Structures and Materials
> Naval Surface Warfare Center
>
> waltones@...
> phone: 301-227-7351
> fax: 301-227-1020
>
> > ----------
> > From: Bill Bradford
> > Reply To: tablesoccer@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 7:52 AM
> > To: tablesoccer@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [tablesoccer] Lifting?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm playing Subbuteo again after a 25+ year layoff. I last played as a
schoolboy and not seriously back then. It's very exciting to be getting back
into this after all this time but I have a LOT of work to do to be able to
compete.
> >
> > Can anyone out there tell me how to lift the ball over a defensive wall?
> > My attempts so far have resulted only in free kick takers having to be
recovered from other parts of the house and balls crashing brutally into
defenders.
> >
> > Clues anyone?
> >
> > If not, any idea where I could find an online forum where gameplay is
discussed?
> >
> > Thanks, Bill Bradford
> >
> >
> > wsbradford@...
> >
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