So the place I work now has a table football / foosball table. I used to like playing now and again back in uni, but hadn’t played in a long long time. Naturally as the new guy I’d lose by ridiculous amounts each and every game, but over time I’ve now become mildly obsessed with it, so I’m starting a thread.
Anyone play much? I’ve heard that pros aren’t allowed to shoot from midfield or something because it’s too easy to score. Is that true!? Seems crazy and maybe made up, but I’m assured it’s not.
Have become really good at foosing which means that no-one does straight shots anymore, which is a shame for me.
Always hated anyone calling it Foosball. But then I’ve also always hated people calling a sport predominately played by throwing a ball around “football” too.
You know what, I don’t actually know. Think it was Friends I first heard it referred to that way, so assumed it was an American thing like pronouncing Herbs as Erbs.
English is the first language in this office, and I’m the only native speaker. Lots of people from all over the world, so a good chance that this place is the exception.
Spent many a lunch hour at the youth club, mastering the game with my friends. We had a league ladder and everything.
The trick then was the master the front three. Being able to switch the ball between any one of them, shoot and catch the defending player unaware was the path to enlightenment
That was a really long table wasn’t it? I think I was stuck somewhere in midfield obscurity.
Had such an impact that I’d completely forgotten about it until now - much like the rest of the dome, apart from the Blackadder special which was memorably shite.
It was oddly compelling. I too was in the midfield wasteland. But people were genuinely excited when the ball travelled towards the goal and cheered every goal. Lovely stuff