When the Covid—19 lockdown hit in March 2020, millions of people suddenly found themselves confined to their homes, with their lives on hold as the planet fought a deadly pandemic.
Land of the Giants: My Journey Through the World of Table Football
chronicles the author’s discovery of a vibrant Subbuteo sub—culture and the emergence of an online community that was determined to keep alive a game under threat.
Over a period of three years Derek Air met and interviewed dozens of those dedicated to the game.
This book tells their stories: the collectors who scour the charity shops, collectors’ fairs and online auction sites in search of that rarity they hope will complete their collections; the players who take the game so seriously that they train as hard for competition as their 11—a—side counterparts; the artists, who paint their figures and bring to life great teams, past and present and even those that recreate famous stadia at scale.
Land of the Giants
is a love letter to an old—fashioned favourite, a much—loved game, and one that simply refuses to die.