If you've ever wondered why Subbuteo is called Subbuteo..

It's inventor, Peter Adolph was a keen onithologist and his favourite bird was a Eurasian Hobby . He wanted to call the game "Hobby" but the trademark was not granted,so he used part of the bird's neo-Latin scientific name "Falco Subbuteo".

Posted By: Augustus Pablo, Jul 27, 22:07:12