| K Soccer!
K Soccer, also known as the Kentalong Football Card Game, was produced
in 1978 by Kentalong Limited of Osborne House, 12 Mount Ephraim
Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1EE. The cost of the game was £1.10 per
pack including postage and packing.
The game, designed for 2 players, consisted
of 38 cards made up of 30 team crest cards (5 cards for each of 6
teams), 4 penalty cards, 2 offside cards and 2 goalkeeper cards. The
makers 'gratefully acknowledge the help and assistance given to us by
every club represented which has enabled us to produce this exciting
game', which suggests that Kentalong did the right thing and contacted
clubs to ask for permission to use their crests.
The rules sheet states 'If you enjoyed
playing this Kentalong card game why not form a League with your
friends? If your favourite Club's Crest is not included in the game,
please send a stamped addressed envelope to the address overleaf and we
shall be pleased to advise you whether this Crest is available'. This
suggests that the game came in different versions, with different Club
Crests. The version I own has Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion,
Charlton Athletic, Fulham, Millwall and Tottenham Hotspur. I'm also
aware of Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Notts County, Orient,
Q.P.R., Southampton and W.B.A.. Presumably not every club gave their permission, and
perhaps after a while Kentalong went out of business and didn't produce
any more.
Set size: 12 Club Crests, perhaps more? |
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